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HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



Are Vonr Lnyins: Houses in Order 



Continued from page 9, column 1 

 should be laying. Remember that plenty 

 of green feed should be provided as well 

 as mash and water. 



Go over each bird carefully and see 

 whether she has the physical development 

 necessary to become a profitable layer. 

 If not cull her out at once. Don't keep 

 her around all winter in hopes that she 

 will develop. In the race for early eggs 

 remembei- that to be profitable a pullet 

 should be rather fat. Thin birds do not 

 give good egg production. If only a few 

 birds are thin put them into a separate 

 house and feed less mash and more 

 scratch feed. Try to keep birds of simi- 

 lar maturity together so that they may- 

 be treated properly. 



JUNE POULTRY SUMMARY 



still have Two County Flocks Among 

 Best in State 



They say history repeats. So it is in 

 the poultry account project. We again 

 have two state leaders for -June. F. D. 

 Steele of Cumniington is the State Lead- 

 er, while Mrs. E. H. Alderman of Middle- 

 field takes second place, being .22 of an 

 egg per bird behind second place. 



The following is the Summary: 



County State 

 No. farms reporting 18 40 



No. hens and pullets 3638 8801 



Average birds per farm 202 220 



Eggs per bird 13.27 13.27 



Egg receipts per bird 40f 40^- 



Grain costs per bird 20f 20^- 



No. farms selling poultry 1-5 31 



Poultry sold per farm $88.-56 $97.23 



The greatest change from last month 

 is in eggs per bird, the average being 

 raised from 8.5 in May to 13.27 in .June. 

 Many flocks can be still further culled 

 without hurting egg production. In fact 

 from now on culling should be very rigid 

 if you are going to keep any yearlings 

 over winter. The only excuse for keep- 

 ing these birds is to use them for breed- 

 ing. Egg receipts per bird has increased 

 from 2i<- per bird to AOC, while grain 

 costs have only increased from ll^- to 20f. 

 In other words, in carefully culled flocks 

 the margin of profits has greatly in- 

 creased. Apparently only three of the 

 flocks reporting did not cull heavily in 

 June. 



The following are the county leaders 

 for June: 



No. Eggs 



Birds per bird 



1. F. D. Steele, Cummington 202 20.3.5 



2. Mrs. E. H. Alderman, 



Middlefield 139 19.66 



3. Smith's School, North- 



ampton 87 18.40 



4. H. C. Booth, Belchertown 335 17.88 



5. Geo. E. Scott, Belchertown 28 16.85 



Before Vou Inve-st Investigrnte 



Continued from pa|?e 5. column 2 

 $20.00, we immediately think of 

 saving $25.00. When in reality it 

 is not a $45.00 suit but a $45.00 

 value according to the merchant. 

 Beware of the word Value in ad- 

 vertisements. 

 If then the merchants are cooperating 

 with the commission in the effort to 

 honestly present to the homemaker the 

 truth about the product she is buying; 

 does not the homemaker owe something to 

 the merchant? She should know all about 

 the material she is going to buy, what 

 substitutes there are on the market, how 

 to take care of it after .she has it, etc. 



The following article is one of the many 

 prepared by the Commission to enlighten 

 women so they may be better investors. 



Linen Sheeting 



Cotton and cotton mixtures have 

 heavily encroached on the time-honored 

 prestige of linen as a material for sheet- 

 ing. Linen sheeting at present has a 

 wide variety of u.ses. Some is made into 

 sheets and pillow cases, but it is also in 

 demand for uniforms, aprons, lunch- 

 cloths, napkins, skirts and embroidery. 

 As with other linen fabrics, ti-ue linen 

 sheeting is loomed in the mills of Ireland, 

 France, Belgium and Czecho-Slovakia. 



Linen sheeting may be plain or twill 

 in weave. The texture may be of as fine 

 a count as that in handerchiefs or as 

 coarse as a medium embroidery linen. It 

 is of two-ply yarns throughout, both warp 

 and filling. Widths range from thirty- 

 six to one hundred and eight inches. 



For the bedroom, linen has its advan- 

 tages and its faults. It wears longer 

 than cotton, feels smoother, and keeps 

 whiter. On the other hand, it wrinkles 

 easily and, what is bad in a damp climate, 

 it holds the moisture. 



Continued on page 11. column 1 





RAISE HEALTHY CHICKS! 



CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE 



is valuable for 

 Disinfecting Brooder Houses and Yards 



We carry it in powdered form 



Put up in the size package you need 



It is cheaper by the pound 



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52 Main Street 



Northampton, - - - Mass 



BISSELL'S TIRE SHOP 



NOKTHAMPTON, MASS. 



Miller, Goodyear and LI. S. Tires 



Tires and Tubes 



Vulcanized by Steam 



Qoodyear Service Station 



FREE AIR 

 60 KING STREET Tel. 1203-M 



Pasturage Ends Soon— 



and then begins heavier feeding of protein for maxi- 

 mum milk-production during fall and winter. Thou- 

 sands of eastern dairymen agree that there is no 

 better ration than Milkmore 24'/' to feed along with 

 ordinary hay. Other thousands attest to the eflfi- 

 ciency of Fulpail 20% when supplemented by good 

 clover or alfalfa hay. Perhaps you ordeied your 

 requirements of these rations through the Pool. If 

 not, look ahead to your future need.s and order a 

 month's supply on the pre.sent market, through your 

 local representative. 



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Eastern States Farmers' Exchange 



A non-stock, non-profit organization 

 owned and controlled by the farmers it serves 



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