HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



AROUND THE COUNTY 



With Club F oiks 



The Cummington potato boys met on 

 February 10th to talk over the work for 

 the summer. Each will plant some certi- 

 fied seed and the bushels planted will 

 range between two and eight apiece. 

 Each of the boys felt that good seed was 

 very important and they will place their 

 orders at once with the Western Hamp- 

 shire Farmers' Exchange. 



A hearty vote of thanks was extended 

 to Mr. Russell, retiring President, for his 

 faithful services to the Federation during 

 the past several years. 



A concise report of the activities and 

 accomplishments of the Massachusetts 

 Farm Bureau Federation since its organi- 

 zation in 1921 has been prepared in the 

 form of a six-page leaflet entitled, "Three 

 Years' Dividends". This leaflet is soon 

 to be put in the mail and sent to each 

 paid-up member. 



Herman Andrews of Southampton has 

 won the blue ribbon foi' having the high- 

 est egg production for the month of Jan- 

 uary. His 2.5 birds laid 438 eggs or 17.5 

 eggs per bird. Dexter Beals of Goshen 

 and Viola Albee of Amherst tied for 

 second. Dexter's flock of 39 hens laid 

 504 eggs or 12.9 eggs per bird. Viola's 

 13 hens laid 1G8 eggs or 12.9 eggs per 

 bird. 



IVnillr.^ 'I'l'aili T:ik«'s *»oroiMl 



Cuntiniu'd Hdni iKigt- 1. rdluniii Z 

 are given over to collections of animals 

 (present and past), fish, minerals, etc. 

 On Fiiday evening we joined a banquet 

 of college and club teams from the various 

 states and the boys had the opportunity 

 of talking with the club members from 

 other states. 



At the poultry show in the Madison 

 Square Gardens the boys did their judg- 

 ing and had the opportunity to see some 

 of the very best poultry from a fancy 

 standpoint that are raised. From a 

 balcony one of the boys estimated that 

 there were between 4,000 and 5,000 birds 

 in the building. 



The expenses of this trip were met by 

 various organizations in this county 

 which were as follows: 



Northampton Chamber of Commerce. 



Northampton Poultry Association. 



Amherst Business Men's Association. 



South Amherst Grange. 



Hope Grange of Hadley. 



Amherst Poultry Association. 



Hampshire County Extension Service. 



i 



CisaECttc Prtitltiiij Ulu. 



-IJnli fJrtutriu 

 Nnrlhaiuptun, Haas. 



H, D. SMITH 



Hatfield, Mass. 



GRAIN, COAL, ICE 



AND 



FARM MACHINERY 



I will buy for highest cash prices: 



PEWTER— OLD GLASS (colored or plain)— OLD DESKS, 

 TABLES, CHAIRS, BUREAUS, CHESTS,-OLD LANTERNS, 

 MIRRORS, CLOCKS, OLD FLASKS OR BOTTLES (with faces 

 or figures blown in the glass or having odd shapes)— CANDLE- 

 STICKS, BRASS OR COPPER OR HOUSEHOLD UTENSILS 

 OF OTHER METALS. 



Write best description you can of what you have to sell. All letters 

 answered. 



i 



j BOX 96 



i 



FRANK THOMAS 



NORTHAMPTON, MASS. 



Fiirzii ltiiri>aii \o1c-m 



Continued from ijmk'' '■'•■ (-■olumji :; 

 ferent farmers' notes. We have never 

 had a single farmer fail to honor his ob- 

 ligations." 



President Russell explained the cam- 

 paign which is being waged by the Fed- 

 eration to reduce fire losses on farms. 

 He said by joining the Insurance pool, 

 members have saved considerable on 

 premiums. Frederick W. Porter, Secre- 

 tary of the Fitchburg Mutual Fire In- 

 surance, supplemented Mr. Russell's re- 

 marks. 



Exactly fifty delegates and invited 

 guests were present at a special luncheon 

 served at the Hotel Warren during the 

 noon recess. At this time the various 

 committees prepared their reports. | 



From Kgg: to Egg 



I'li.iii tlio hatcOiilis L-SK li»lH Uuough to maturit.v and Un- 

 laid c-gg. you can la-ly on Eastern States Open Formula 

 I'oultry Feeds (uv tin- proper nouri.ihment of your birds. 

 tViiouglioul every .-stase of their growth. For the first six 

 weeks after hatching, E. S. Chick Grains and E, S. Growing 

 Mash: then E. S. Intermediate Scratch Grains as a supplement 

 to the mash; then E. S. Fattening- Mash for cockerels and 

 culls; and finally. E. S. Egg Ma.sh and E. S. Scratch Grains 

 for Maturity and egg production. 



This entire line of poultry feeds, used with such success last 

 year by eastern poultrymcn, is made under open formulae 

 originated and r- rummended by poultry feeding experts of the 

 .Mew England State Agricultural Colleges. Plan now to benefit 

 this ye,-ir from quality fc-eds based on these authoritative 

 formul.-H-. which w.- will ni.-iil on request. 



Know \Vll:ll Voll Ft-ell: 



EASTERN STATES FARMERS' EXCHANGE 



A iii»ii-sti>ck, iion-|M-<»tit orgniiixntion 

 owned iinil oonli-iillcil l.j 12.1100 \e« Rnglnnd tiirniei-N. 



SrUl.N'GFIELD 



MASSACHUSETTS 



