HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



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is soldered to make it air tight. The 

 spring steel wire is soldered to the can 

 and to the shut off. When the water is 

 low in the pan, the can sinks and, in so 

 doing, turns on the water. When the 

 water reaches the propei- height the 

 rising can shuts it off. 



for four years, and after a summer's „,,.,_,„•» ni iir» mir'B/inmr' 

 study at ihe University of Chicago be WINTER CLUB MEMBERS 



came urban home demonstration agent in 

 St. Paul under the Extension Service of , 

 the University of Minnesota and the com- 

 munity chest. 



MAY POULTRY SUMMARY 



Two County Flocks Among 

 Best in State 



For the first time this year, two Hamp- 

 shire County Poultrymen are among the 

 list of five best in the state. N. K. Lin- 

 coln of Williamsburg is the State leader 

 with an average egg production per bird 

 of 23.53. Frank Steele's flock was fifth 

 for the state. His birds averaged 21.24 

 eggs per bird for the month. 



The following is the summary: 



No. farms reporting 

 No. hens and pullets 

 Av. hens and pullets per 



farm 

 Eggs per bird 

 Egg receipts per bird 

 Grain costs per bird 

 No. farms selling poultry 

 Poultry sold per farm 

 No. farms incubating 

 Eggs incubated per farm 

 No. farms selling chicks 

 Value of chicks sold 



per farm $93.05 



In spite of having two state leaders 

 and three other farms averaging over 19 

 eggs per bird, the county average is only 

 8.5 eggs per bird. The state avei-age of 

 11.5 eggs per bird is bad enough. In 

 many flocks it would be good business to 

 cull heavily, taking out all poor produc- 

 ing hens. Then there is that louse and 

 mite problem to care for. Many hens 

 are allowed free range in the summer, 

 but this does not mean that attention to 

 feeding and watering should cease. 



The following are the county leaders 

 for May: 



No. Eggs 

 Birds per bird 



1. N. K. Lincoln, Williamsburg 60 23.53 



2. F. D. Steele, Cummington 216 



3. H. C. Booth, Belchertown 500 



4. S. Ellis Clark, Williams- 



burg 225 



5. Smith's Agricultural 



School, Northampton 127 



The above records show that it is not 

 necessary to have a small flock to get 

 good egg production as three of the 

 county leaders have over 200 birds in 

 their flocks. Send for Extension Leaflet 

 No. 35 which tells how to cull. 



$87.40 



FARMERS' EXCHANGE 



FOR SALE:— Guernsey Bull, Mixture 

 Columbus. Sire, Langwater Demonstra- 

 tor. Dam, Mixture Alta Dean. .James 

 Loud, Williamsburg. 



FOR SALE:— Guernsey Bull— Sunny- 

 vale Admiral (72586) dropped May 10, 

 1921. Sired by Florham Admiral (33997). 

 Grandsire Ne plus Nltra. Also For Sale 

 —Dorothy of Edgewood (68872) Sire 

 Robin Hood of Lose Dine. Milked nearly 

 7,000 of milk at 5.8 per cent test. Earl 

 Martin, Enfield, R. F. D. 



19 .sewing clubs finished as banner 

 clubs, that is, all of the members com- 

 pleted. Also 14 handicraft clubs and 2 

 bread clubs were banner clubs. 



21.24 

 20.70 



20.23 



19.02 



St:i1e \iitri(iun SpefiiiliKt from Minne.sotJl 



t'oiuiiiued from pa^e .'». column 2 

 in Sioux City high school, was home 

 demonstration agent in Fort Dodge, Iowa, 



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Contented 

 Co^vs and 

 Grade A" 

 Milk 



Clean, sanitary stock quarters 

 directly increase your net profits. 

 They go a long way toward as- 

 suring Contented Cows and 

 "Grade A^' Milk. 



Concrete Dairy Barn Floors 

 are sanitary to the last degree, 

 and easily kept so. 



They are also easy to build. 

 And they require no maintenance. 

 They soon pay for themselves. 



Out fiee booklet tel!s you how to 



build Concrete Dairy Barn Floors. 



Ask for a copy of booklet F-14- 



PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION 



10 High Street 

 BOSTON, MASS. 



A National Organization 

 to Improve and Extend the Uses of Concrete 



