HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



HAM PSHIR 



COUNTY CLUB WORK 



MANY BANNER CLUBS 



Final Exhibits 



Practically all the clubs in the county 

 have had their final exhibits. There 

 were many banner clubs but a few fell by 

 the wayside. There were all types of 

 programs arranged for the exhibits. We 

 wish space might permit to give full de- 

 tails of all. As it is, we are giving only 

 a word about a few of them. 



At South Amherst, a play was given by 

 the little sisters of the club members. 

 These girlies were dressed in aprons 

 made for them by the older girls. The 

 handicraft club there gave a very 

 clever Alphabet illustrated by articles 

 made by the club. 



East Amherst and Chesterfield each 

 gave the table setting play. It was well 

 done at both places. 



At Goshen and East Amherst there 

 were girls in the handicraft clubs. Mr. 

 Howe reports these to be the only ones in 

 the State. 



Helen Olds of Middlefield did two sets 

 of third year sewing work — one for Mid- 

 dlefield, her home town, and one for 

 Huntington where she is attending school 

 and a member of the organized club. 



The Westhampton girls gave a play. 

 All the girls were dressed in club uni- 

 forms they had made. They certainly 

 looked attractive. 



The four sewing clubs and two handi- 

 craft clubs of North Amherst and the 

 three sewing clubs and poultry club of 

 Amherst Center combined to hold a big 

 exhibit at the Memorial Hall, M. A. C. 

 This and Hatfield where the six sewing 

 and three handicraft clubs of the town 

 combined were the two largest exhibits 

 in the county. 



Ware had an exhibit at each of the 

 rural schools. This is a banner town. 

 Miss Harwood of 7 says the reason they 

 were able to handle fourteen boys was be- 

 cause the older boys took charge of the 

 work of the younger boys. That's real 

 extension work. 



West Chesterfield and South Worthing- 

 ton combined at West Chesterfield to 

 exhibit. The two clubs in Chesterfield 

 combined at the center. In both these 

 places a community supper was arranged 

 in connection with the exhibit. 



South Hadley Center made perhaps the 

 most attractive aprons, and the older club 

 members of Granby have the most at- 

 tractive story covers in the county. 



Lena Bialetski of the North Hatfield 

 club moved to Montague but she finished 

 her work and was present at the exhibit. 

 Hadley had three diff'erent exhibits, one 

 at the Center, one at Russellville and one 

 at Hockanum. 



Bondsville and Washington Districts of 



STICK AND WIN 



Finally County Champion 



Here is the story of the 1921 calf cham- 

 pion. This club member has been in the 

 calf club a number of years. In 1920 

 he was second in the county. In 1921 he 

 won championship. Isn't it always the 

 boy who stays with the game who comes 

 out on top? 



CALF CLUB 



Last winter a calf was born and I de- 

 cided to raise it and enter the calf club 

 the following spring. 



It was a nice Holstein heifer calf and 

 her name is Green Ridge Maid. She is a 

 purebred. 



I taught her to drink quite quickly and 

 she grew rapidly in the spring. I en- 

 rolled as a calf member June 1st. Miss 

 Erhard sent me the feed sheet and I have 

 kept the records up to date. 



I joined the calf club to learn more 

 about raising calves. 



In the summer Miss Erhard and Mr. 

 Howe came up and took a few pictures 

 of my brother's and sister's and our cal- 

 ves. 



I took my calf to the Cummington Fair 

 and entered the H. D. Clark Prize and I 

 took the blue ribbon. I have enjoyed 

 being in the calf club and hope to be in it 

 next year. 



Ward H. Harlow. 



Belchertown were both greatly honored 

 by having Miss Gertrude Warren, 

 National Club Leader from Washington, 

 D. C, present at their exhibits. They 

 were both creditable exhibits, too. 



At Blue Meadow an 8 year old girl said 

 a very cute poem regarding the feelings 

 of such a small lady who is waiting to 

 be old enough to join club work. There 

 were also very clever cheers and .songs 

 given here. 



Huntington, Plainfield and Pelham all 

 had well rounded out exhibits with bread, 

 sewing and handicraft work. 



The Cushman girls made pretty Chevy 

 Cha.se dresses. 



Enfield's exhibit was combined with 

 Children's Night at the Grange. 



Cummington and Williamsburg exhibits 

 are scheduled in June. As soon as they 

 are through the county champions will be 

 awarded and announced in the July issue. 



Following is a list of the prize winners 

 in each club. Each first prize winner 

 automatically becomes a candidate for 

 county champion. The name of the com- 

 munity is given — the first, second or third 

 written stands for year of work. 



CLOVER LEAVES 



June 10th was baby beef day at the 

 farm of Mr. S. E. Russell of Middletown, 

 Conn. The judging contest was won by 

 Berkshire County. 



June 26th Franklin and Hamp.shire 

 calf club members are combining to have 

 a calf club day at M. A. C. Mr. Cooper, 

 the Holstein Friesian National calf club 

 man will be present. 



The Worthington Room girls are now 

 refini-shing their furniture. There is an 

 article on the Home Making Page as 

 to the methods used. Mrs. French, the 

 Home Demonstration Agent, is helping 

 the girls in this part of their work. 



Food 



East Amherst 



First — 1. Marion Pitsinger 

 Second — 1. Helen Barlow 

 Huntington 



First — 1. Ruth Besaw 

 Pelham 



First — 1. Dorothy Martin 

 Hadley 



First — 1. Victoria Kozera 

 Plainfield 



First — 1. Marion Stetson 



Handicraft 



South Amherst 



First — 1. George Lombard 

 Second — 1. Ignes Mosakewicz 

 East Amherst 



First — 1. William Joy 

 Second — 1. Frank Mow 

 Russellville 



First — 1. Zigmond Muskewski 

 Huntington 



First — 1. Nelson Jolly 

 Cushman 



First — 1. Fritz Carlson 

 Hockanum 



First — 1. Roger Burton 

 Chesterfield Center 



First — 1. Jo.seph Pash 

 North Amherst (Older) 



First — 1. George Westcott 

 No. Amherst (Younger) 



First — 1. Joseph Burnske 

 Middlefield 



First— 1. Merton Cottrell 

 B. M. 



Second — 1. Frederick Holcomb 

 Hadley 



First — 1. William Chmura 

 Granby (Older) 

 j First — 1. Joseph Bernier 



(Younger) 



First — 1. Henry Randall 

 Bondsville 



First — 1. Hubert Howe 

 West Chesterfield 



First — 1. David Healy 



Continued in July issue 



