HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



TWO DAY POULTRY TRIP 



Through Connecticut to Storrs 



June 29th and 30th the poultry club 

 members of the county took a two day trip 

 to the Connecticut Agricultural College. 

 There were four auto loads with the fol- 

 lowing leaders and members present; Mr. 

 Mayo, Robert Beers, Bronislaw Lebiecki, 

 Herman Andrews, and Earl Laflam of 

 the Smith School Club; Mr. Graves of 

 Southampton, Mr. and Mrs. Munson and 

 Marion Childs of Huntington; Mr. Lor- 

 ing, Osborne West and Lewis Whitaker 

 of Hadley; Professor Fawcett, Philip 

 Ives, Harry .Jones, Lewell Walker, Viola 

 Albee, and Mr. Nodine of Amherst; and 

 the county club agent. 



The cars left Northampton stopping 

 for the first time in Suffield, Connecticut, 

 at Hilltop Farm owned by H. L. Handy 

 & Company. An inspection of the plant 

 was conducted by Mi-. McKane, the Man- 

 ager. 



Next the procession lead acros.s to 

 Somers where the farm of Mr. Whitelock 

 was visited. This was especially interest- 

 ing as it had previously been a dairy 

 farm and the barn has now been made 

 over to accomodate 1,200 laying birds. 



The next stop was the college at Storrs. 

 Mr. Dossin of the poultry department 

 conducted the trip through the poultry 

 plant and through the contest grounds. 

 This was all very interesting. 



The latter part of the afternoon was 

 spent in a baseball game and the even- 

 ing with songs and speeches in the Arm- 

 ory. Mr. Brundage, State Club Leader 

 of Connecticut, and Professor Kirkpat- 

 rick of the Poultry Department has some 

 very worthwhile things to say to the club 

 members. The night was spent at the 

 college dormitories. 



The next morning an inspection tour 

 was headed by Mr. Nodine throughout 

 the campus and buildings. About eleven 

 o'clock the trip left for North Windham 

 where the farms of Mr. K. L. Brown and 

 Mr. L. B. Oekrig were visited. The 

 former place was interesting because Mr. 

 Brown is using the Connecticut laying 

 houses and the latter because Mr. Oekrig 

 is using an old dairy barn for a poultry 

 house. 



The tour then returned to Massachu- 

 setts arriving in Noithampton about five 

 o'clock. The club members and leaders 

 felt it was two days well spent. 



CALF CLUB NOTES 



The best bit of advice we have seen 

 for daily club members is to be found 

 in the following poem which appeared in 

 the last number of the Holstein Calf Club 

 Paper written by Mr. Earle .J. Cooper, 

 the .Junior Extension Leader of the As- 

 sociation: 



Now summer is here, and your calf is 

 growing, 



T'will soon be time to think of showing. 

 The calf needs a blanket for flies are 

 waiting 



To start their daily celebrating 

 Upon that rounded back so slick. 



But a well made cover will do the trick. 

 It won't be long before the county show, 



And this one fact we all well know. 

 Mr. Judge likes a calf that leads right 

 handy. 



And starts in the ring like a regular 

 dandy. 

 So start in now with the little airs 



That help make winners at county fairs. 

 In the Calf Club Books you can find good 

 reading 



About the ways you should be feeding. 

 And as you drive down the long corn row, 



Keep thinking of things to make your 

 calf grow. 

 For the boys who think and plan each day 



Are the ones who always find a way. 

 And don't forget to take it out 



For a daily walk or run about. 

 Clean, fresh water should be always close 



With no restrictions as to size of do.se. 

 While they say a brushing applied each 

 night, 



Will keep that calf a looking right. 

 We call your mind to these little tips, 



Which we have found in our several 

 trips 

 To Calf Club stalls and county shows. 



Where well groomed winners stand in 

 rows. 

 And it is our wish that you may stand 



As number ONE right next to the band. 



During the winter home economics and 

 handicraft clubs carried on a contest to 

 see which club could report the greatest 

 variety of kinds of chores or housework 

 done. The winning club is the handicraft 

 boys of East Amherst with thirty-three 

 different tasks reported. The East Am- 

 herst girls and the Williamsburg girls ' 

 each report twenty-one kinds of house- 

 work. 



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