HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



be highly commended for theiv efficient 

 work. 



Plainfield Grange staged a comebacl< at 

 the Cummington Fair by winning- a well 

 deserved blue ribbon on their exhibit. 



Granby staged one of the best grange 

 fairs we have seen this yeai'. The dis- 

 play of fruit, potatoes and vegetables was 

 a credit to the community. The boys' and 

 girls' exhibits overflowed the space allot- 

 ted to them. The quality of the displays 

 was excellent. 



The certified seed potatoes grown by 

 farmers in the western part of the county 

 attracted considerable attention at the 

 fairs. Ye.s, we now grow seed potatoes ! 



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flock compares with the county average. 

 Timely information will also be included 

 in the summary which should be of value 

 in solving the many management prob- 

 lems. In fact ,the contest will be a 

 regular correspondence course in pro- 

 fitable poultry production. 



The names of the owners of the five 

 best flocks in each division will be pub- 

 lished each month in this paper. It is 

 hoped that ribbons can be secured to 

 send to the prize winners also. Copies of 

 the report blanks will be furnished on 

 reque.st and will be in the hands of all 

 contestants shortly after Novem.ber ist. 

 Those who do not have a satisfactory re- 

 cord book can get one by sending 25 cents 

 to the Hampshire County Extension ser- 

 vice, .59 Main Street, Northampton. En- 

 ter the County egg laying Contest today 

 by sending youi name to the County 

 Agent, .59 Main St., Northampton, Mass. 



It Paid To Fertilize 



Five years ago A. E. Johnson, of Beth- 

 lehem, Connecticut, was considered a 

 "dairy" farmer. To-day his neighbors 

 refer to him as a "fruit" farmer. 



The reason for this change is simple. 

 In 1919, the receipts from the sale of 

 apples on the .lohnson farm amounted to 

 only $.308, while in 1922 and 1923 the 

 apple crop brought in around $2000 each 

 year. This big increase in income from 

 the orchard was due entirely to fertilizer 

 which was used for the first time on one 

 acre in 1921. In 1922 each tree received 

 eight pounds of sodium nitrate, and in 

 1923 the fertilizer applied consisted of 

 five pounds of sodium nitrate and eight 

 pounds of acid phosphate per tree. A 

 half-acre plot was left without any fer- 

 tilizer for comparison. 



A carefully kept record shows that foj- 

 the past two years the fertilized trees 

 yielded an average of 34.5 bushels per 

 acre, while the unfertilized trees only 

 averaged 120 bushels per acre. After de- 

 ducting th'e cost of the fertilizer, the net 

 profit from its use was $157.84 per acre, 

 or 352 per cent on the investment. 



LINCOLN ^^^^SA FORDSON 





NEW PRICES OCTOBER 2nd, 1923 



Tliese are tlic lowest i)ric('s in history of Ford .Mcjtor Co. 



4-])oor Sei.Uui witli Starter and Deiii. Kims, 



Coupe 



louring 



Kunahout 



Chassis 



Ton Truck Chassis, 



Fordson Triietor, 



All prices F. O. B. Detroit 



!i<(585.0(l 

 525.00 

 880.00 

 850.00 

 315.00 

 ;57o.oo 

 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 fann 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 students 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 histoiy 

 of the School. Agricultural departments opens September 29. 



H. N. LOOMIS, Director. 



