HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



CLUB WORK 



NORTHAMPTON FAIR NEW ASSISTANT STATE 



Boys and Uirls Day 



The premium lists are out, interest is 

 rising, tlie time is approaching when ex- 

 hibits, cows, chickens, canning, floats etc. 

 will be arranged in the youth's depart- 

 ment building. Every member, boy or girl, 

 canner, cooker, gardner, whether you 

 raise a calf, chicken, pig, or if you sewed 

 last winter or did handicraft work, we 

 want you to be represented at Northamp- 

 ton with an e.xhibit of your work. Don't 

 forget that this yrcmium list xvax made 

 for you. The whole building will con- 

 tain young people's work. There will be 

 Club Exhibits, Town Exhibits, Individual 

 Exhibits, School Exhibits, and Special 

 Exhibits. There will be poultry judging, 

 dairy judging and canned products judg- 

 ing. There will be a grammar .school 

 track meet, a .Junior and Senior High 

 School track meet. There will be a Boy's 

 and Girls' parade, a greased pig race 

 and a band concert and vaudeville. 



Our poultry exhibit will be in the 

 youth's building this year instead of with 

 the men's poultry. The dairy calves of 

 the club members will be in the front side 

 of the dairy barns. The Grand Young 

 Peoples Parade will not only consist of 

 Club Work floats but it is open to any 

 organization of voung people in the Coun- 



ty. 



There will be some feature exhibits 

 to help tell the story of Club Work. An 

 Exhibit to tell the story of Paul Vaschula 

 and his one-half acre of onions will be 

 worth your attention. You will be in- 

 terested in the Exhibits of Stanley Pav- 

 lica of Huntington, and his Handicraft, 

 of Eva Alfieri of Amherst and her cloth- 

 ing, of Bronislaw Lebiecki of Florence, 

 and Henry Randal of Granby with their 

 poultry. Also see the club exhibits show- 

 ing the methods used by club members. 

 See the clothing made by the girls and the 

 many acconipli.shments of Hampshire 

 County Young People. 



CLUB LEADER 



Harriet D. Woodward, home demon- 

 stration agent and club leader of Belknap 

 [ county, New Hampshire, took Miss 

 Murdock's place as assistant state 

 club leader about the middle of 

 .July. She graduated from Framing- 

 ham Normal School in 1921, did club 

 work under Mr. Trask of Middlesex 

 County that summer, and took a bachelor 

 of education degree from Framingham in 

 1922. Then she went to her jiosition in 

 New Hampshire. 



Miss Dorothy Murdock leaves at the 

 end of July, after three years as as- 

 sistant club leader. She has enlarged 

 the scope of girls' club work from "sewing 

 a French seam," to include even "buy- 

 manship" and its relationship to other 

 items of home economics. The Big Sister 

 and summer clothing projects, among 

 others, are due to her efforts. She has 

 also developed leader training schools, 

 particularly those in canning such as was 

 held here early in July. She has brought 

 the girls' work at Brockton Fair to a 

 significant level. 



Promotion of Agriculture. An appro- 

 priation of $2500 is available for prizes 

 and camp expenses which makes it possi- 

 ble for 75 dairy club members and 150 

 poultry members to exhibit and attend 

 the Exposition. Come to the Northamp- 

 ton Fair on Sept. 30, Oct. 1 and 2 and 

 you will see this stock and the owners 

 who goes to Springfield. 



Four Baby Beef Boys O. K. for 

 Eastern States 



Four boys have 6 plump babies to ex- 

 hibit at the Exposition. They have 4 

 legs and weigh from 800 to 1200 pounds. 

 The boys plan to sell theije steers on the 

 Exposition grounds at the public auction. 

 They also will attend the Baby Beef 

 Camp for the week. The Baby Beef 

 gi'owers this year are : 



Luther Belden, Hatfield 



Robert Cutter, Hatfield 



Geo. Zgrodnik, Hatfield 



Raymond Granger, Huntington 1 Calf 



There will be a judging contest in 

 which all members will enter and a feed 

 and management contest which is based 

 on the year's records and work in the 

 Baby Beef contest. 



2 Calves 



2 Calves 



1 Calf 



Plan to see the Club Group Exhibit at 

 the Youth's Department Building at the 

 Northampton Fair. 



A number of club members are to com- 

 pete in the Judging Contest at the Brock- 

 ton Fair on Thursday, October 2nd. 

 $100.00 is offered for first prize in the 

 form of a .scholarship. Other prizes are 

 2nd, 3rd. and 4th. of $75.00, $50.00 and 

 $25.00 given for the same purpose. It 

 is necessary to have judged earlier in the 

 season at some fair to be able to compete 

 in the above contest and also to be 4-H 

 Club Member from 15 to 21 years old. 

 The contestants will judge the following: 



8 classes of dairy animals 



4 classes of poultry 



4 classes of vegetables 



DAIRY MEMBERS PICKED 

 FOR EASTERN STATES 



The dairy members picked for the 

 Dairy Club Exhibit at the Eastern States 

 were as follows. 



Elizabeth Pratt 1 year old Jersey 



Lyman Pratt 1 year old Jersey 



Christine Osley 3 year old Jersey 



Howard Atkins Jersey Calf 



Alfred Morey Jer.sey Calf 



Irving Clapp Guernsey Calf 



Earl Martin Guernsey Calf 



Osborne West Herd of four Holsteins 

 Roger West Holstein Calf 



Lewis West Holstein Calf 



Leonard White Holstein Calf 



Hilton Boynton ( Holstein Calf 



(1 yr. old Holstein 

 Steven Brusko Holstein Calf 



Alice Randall (2 yr. old Holstein 



(2 yr. old Holstein 

 ( Holstein Calf 



Law.son Clark 1 year old Holstein 



All of these members have pure bred 

 animals in good condition. These exhibi- 

 tors were picked out of 28 members in 

 the county. All animals have been tuber- 

 culin tested and found free from tuber- 

 culosis. The members have been groom- 

 ing and blanketing their animals for some 

 time and we know they will make a 

 creditable showing at the Eastern States 

 against all Massachusetts. The Dairy 

 Exhibit at the Exposition is made possi- 

 ble by the Massachusetts Society for the 



JUDGING AT NORTHAMPTON 



Every calf club member should enter 

 the Judging Contest. Don't be caught 

 saying, "I don't know how." That's 

 baby talk and poor at that. The chances 

 are good that you may learn how if you 

 try. It's worth making the attempt. It 

 won't hurt to be a good loser. The con- 

 test will be run by Mr. William Mayo of 

 Smith Agricultural School in the show- 

 ring by the cattle sheds at 10.45 A. M. on 

 September 30th. Be there and .show your 

 teeth. Register for the contest on or be- 

 fore 9 A. M. at the Youth's Department 

 Building. 



And also every poultry club member 

 start this year if you haven't before and 

 judge. The judging will be at the Youth's 

 Department Building in charge of Pro- 

 fessor Luther Banta of M. A. C. at 10.00 

 A. M. on September 30th. 



Also on September 30th at 10.45 A. M. 

 will be run the Canned Products Judging 

 by Miss Mildred Boice, Home Demonstra- 

 tion Agent. This is worth your while, 

 girls. You may per-chance learn a point 

 or two. Miss Boice will explain the work. 

 Be on hand. This contest will be in the 

 Youth's Department Building. 



Register for the above contest on or 

 before 9.00 A. M. September 30th. 



Herman Andrews of Sonthampton is 

 planning to purchase a Guernsey from 

 Alvin T. Fuller's farm at North Hamp^ 

 ton N. H. 



