HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



pens should be thoroughly disin- 

 fected. 



(.3) Litter, preferable of straw and 

 shavings kept dry and reasonably 

 clean. 



(4) Droppings should be protected 

 with wire and removed frequently. 



(-5) Yards, if used, require occasion- 

 al sweeping or plowing and seed- 

 ing. 



(6) Feeds of the best quality, skill- 

 fully fed should be supplemented 

 by such protective foods as milk, 

 greens, clover, etc. 



(7) Rigid culling of unthrifty birds 

 should be a constant practice. 



3. Brooding and Rearing Chickens. 



(1) When permanent brooder houses 

 are used, chickens should be con- 

 fined to the house unless the yards 

 are chemically treated or the soil 

 replaced. 



(2) Portable brooder houses should 

 be used in a rotation of not less 

 than three years. 



(3) Rigid brooder sanitation is im- 

 perative. 



(4) Green feed is essential for satis- 

 factory growth. A sod range is 

 desirable. Colonies of growing 

 pullets ought to be small and wide- 

 distributed over the range with a 

 maximum of .500 birds to the acre. 



4. Certified plants may be advertised. 

 Attractive buildings and well kept 

 premises support and enchance ad- 

 vertising. 



5. No uncertified stock shall be mated 

 without permission from the Board 

 of Directors. 



6. Stock not know to be free of White 

 Diarrhea shall not be housed in the 

 same building with certified breed- 

 ers. 

 7. Custom hatching may be done only 

 under conditions defined ' by the 

 Manager as affording ample protec- 

 tion from contamination. 



8. New stock purchased must be quar- 

 antined until inspection and test. 

 9. Hatching eggs for sale must be giv- 

 en particular attention. They .should 

 be gathered frecjuently, protected 

 from cold and heat, graded for uni- 

 formity of size and shape, weigh ap- 

 proximately 24 ounces per dozen, 

 show sound shell texture, be not over 

 ten days old and should be packed 

 for shipment with extreme care. 



10. Baby chicks should be .shipped in 

 standard boxes, bedded to prevent 

 slipping, pioperly ventilated and 

 transported with the ininimum of ex- 

 posure and delay. It behooves breed- 

 ers to see to it that their chicks are 

 properly delivered and when possible, 

 to insure that suitable brooding faci- 

 lities and feed are provided. 



11. Each shipment of stock .shall be ac- 

 compained by a certificate provided 

 by the Association. 



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LINCOLN 



>^, FORDSON 



NEW PRICES OCTOBER 2nd, 1923 



Tliese are the lowest ])ric(\c; in liistory of Yard Motor Co. 



4-Door Seiliin with Starter and Deni. Kims, 



Coupe 



louring 



Kunaliout 



, ,1 ■ 1, ii 11 11 .1 



( hassis 



Ton Truck Cliussis, 



Fordson Ti'actor, 



All prices F. O. B. Detroit 



.ttiSo.Oo 

 5-25. U( J 

 380.00 

 350.00 

 315.00 

 370.00 

 420.00 



CHASE MOTOR COMPANY 



NORTHAMPTON, MASS. 



24 Center Street 



Telephone 470 



Farm boys Should supplement their Farm experience 

 with Agricultural School Training 



The Agricultural Department at the 



SMITH SCHOOL 



is organized for the farm boy 



Valuable training is offered in the following subjects: 

 Carpentry Harness repair 



Auto repair Saw filing 



Forging Poultry husbandry 



Orcharding Dairying 



Field Crops Farm accounting 



In addition, all student.s study the following- High School 

 subjects, English, Mathematics, Science and Citizenship. Ad- 

 vance credit is given for good High School work. 



Largest enrollment in the Trade department in the history 

 of the School. Agricultural departments opens September 29. 



H. N. LOOMIS, Director. 



