HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



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the entire flock of hens was sold thus 

 giving a chance to remodel the houses and 

 to thoroughly disinfect them. The 

 brooder houses have cement floors so they 

 cannot be moved. This year the yard for 

 chickens was shifted to a new piece of 

 ground behind the houses and practically 

 no disease has been found. The old run 

 has been plowed up and a fine piece of 

 oats grown on it. The plan is to use the 

 present range another season and then to 

 shift back to the old yard or to build por- 

 table brooder houses that can be shifted 

 to new land. 



In one of the houses Mr. Lego demon- 

 strated his method of disinfecting the 

 houses. A barrel pump is used with a 

 Bordeau nozzle. The pump gives good 

 pressure thus making possible the reach- 

 ing of every crack and corner. The Bor- 

 deau nozzle is more satisfactory than the 

 disc type for this work as it does not clog 

 so easily and is more readily cleaned if it 

 does clog. On the floors is used a solu- 

 tion of corrosive sublimate — 2 oz. to 15 

 gallons of water, to kill germs and eggs. 

 Then two coats are given the house itself. 

 The first is with a disinfectant and the 

 second a whitening coat. By growing 

 clean healthy pullets on clean ground each 

 year and putting them in clean quarters, 

 Mr. Lego feels that one of the big prob- 

 lems of the plant will be solved. 



Several people brought ailing hens 

 to the meeting and these were di- 

 sected by Prof. Monahan. By far the 

 greater part of the trouble was caused 

 by worm infection. This brought out the 

 necessity for carrying out the disease 

 control program of clean ground, clean 

 houses and clean stock. 



In one of the remodelled houses, Mr. 

 Lego had placed one lot of Barred Rock 

 Pullets and in this house Prof. Monahan 

 stressed the necessity for disease control 

 methods. He pointed out the importance 

 of putting pullets of one age in the same 

 house. To do this it means that on one 

 day 6 eggs must be set for every pullet 

 that is to be put into the house in the fall. 

 For that particular house about 1400 

 eggs should be set at once to obtain pullets 

 of the same degree of maturity. The 

 cleanliness of the house, the arrangement 

 of mash hoppers, water and all the fix- 

 tures gave a fine demonstration of the 

 points brought out by Prof. Monahan. 



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Pomona Grange and the Farm Bureau 

 at Hillside Agricultural School drew a 

 good crowd. In the morning Superin- 

 tendent Zappey conducted an inspection 

 trip around the farm. After lunch Evan 

 Richardson of Millis addressed the group. 

 Later in the afternoon sports were run 

 for all present and a stock judging con- 

 test was staged. 



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You will be able to rely on 

 your starter and lights, if you "^S^ 



bring your battery to us regu- "^ 



larly for free inspection, dis- 

 tilled water, etc. We recharge and repair all makes 

 at right prices. When you need a new battery, 

 drive around and let us show you why you should 

 buy a Prest-O-Lite, built by the Oldest Service to 

 Automobile Owners in America. 



Official Prest-O-Lite Service Station. 



HOTEL GARAGE, NORTHAMPTON, MASS. 



SMITH'S 



AGRICULTURAL 



SCHOOL 



AIMS TO MAKE 



ITS STUDENTS 



PROFICIENT IN 



THE PRINCIPAL 



AGRICULTURAL 



VOCATIONS 



Stock judyi"g team. First at M. A. U. Hish .School Day, May 6, Meii. 

 Ten other schools competing. 



The folliiwin;; may be especiaUy t,inp]iasized 



(1) POULTBY HUSHANDKV: The care, feeding and breeding of producing hens. The 

 operation of incubators and brooders, The construction of equipment. 



(2) DAIRYING: The balancing of rations. The testing of milk and its products. Advanced 

 registry work. The breeding of cattle. The construction of farm buildings. 



(3) FRUIT GROWING: The pruning of trees. The mixing and application of spray ma- 

 terials. The operation and rejiairs of spray machinery. The packing of fruit. 



Work in the agricultural department begins September 2.ith and ends early in May enabling 

 students to take full advantage of practical training on the faim. All other departments open 

 September .'ith. 



For further iiiformntion write for i'atalou:ue or visit the school 



H. N. LOOMIS, Director 



Northampton, Mass. 



