HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



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FiiNl Dye anil I'nNhrinkahle liinenN 



Continued from page 5, column 2 



Shrinkage. Some of these goods were 

 sold as "unshrinkable". Others were 

 represented only as "pre-shrunk". No 

 statement was made as to the remainder. 



In this connection, it may be stated that 

 the word "unshrinkable" is not relative 

 but absolute in meaning. 



All the samples shrunk: none could be 

 correctly advertised as "unshrinkable". 



Becau.se it appears that the terms 

 fast-dye" and "unshrinkable" as applied 

 to colored linens have been abused, the 

 Boston Better Business Commission sug- 

 gests that unless you are certain of the 

 facts, great care be exercised in the use 

 of these designations. 



Idle Ijiinil anil ('ustl.> 'E'itiilter 



Continued from page 3. column .3 

 forest lands. Full use of their growing 

 power is the only way to make ends 

 meet, on a basis of sufficient timber sup- 

 plies. 



Idle forest lands are in themselves 

 harmful, since they mean lowered wealth 

 production ; and the depressing effect of 

 this falls most heavily on the lural com- 

 munities where such lands abound. 



Intensive forest cultuie applied to the 

 equivalent of our entire present forest 

 area is es.sential to meet the country's 

 permanent timber recjuirements. Agri- 

 cultural demands will not require the cut- 

 ting- down of this area for cultivation. 



Although it already pays to grow for- 

 ests in various regions, the spread of tim- 

 ber-giowing must be accelerated by pub- 

 lic action or the remedy will come too 

 late to meet the public needs. 



The urgent first steps called for are 

 the protection of all forest lands against 

 fire, better tax laws applicable to growing 

 forests, more publicly owned forests, pub- 

 lic aid to tree planting, nation-wide edu- 

 cation in forestry, and research to de- 

 velop improved methods of growing and 

 using timber. 



The Massachusetts Department of Ag- 

 riculture, State House, Boston, or your 

 Congressman will send on request to resi- 

 dnets of Massachusetts the Fanners' Bul- 

 letin 1417 on Idle Lands and Costly Tim- 

 ber. The United States Department of 

 Agriculture has established at Amherst, 

 Massachu.setts the Northeastern Fore.st 

 Experiment Station to study the forestry 

 problems of New England and adjacent 

 territory. The Massachusetts Forester, 

 State House, Boston, will on request give 

 special information relative to the man- 

 agement of the farm wood lot and as- 

 sistance in reforestation. 



Mass. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Feeding Pullets 



Many poultrymen make a serious mis- 

 take in feeding pullets equal parts by 

 weight of laying mash and scratch feed. 

 This results in increased egg production 

 for a few weeks, followed by a serious 

 slump. Pullets should be eating about 



15 pounds of scratch feed per 100 birds. 

 If they are not doing this, remove the 

 diy mash for part of the day. Do not 

 think that the pullets are not cleaning the 

 scratch feed up because you find a little 

 ci-acked corn on the floor. Often these 

 particles are poor and the birds show 

 good judgment in not eating them. On 

 several plants a practice is made of keep- 

 ing whole coin before the birds all of 

 the time in small hoppers. 



FARMERS' EXCHANGE 



FOR SALE: Berkshire Pigs— Pelis- 

 sier Bros. Hadley, Mass. Also potatoes 

 for sale. 



FOR SALE: 100 bushels of Certified 

 Seed Potatoes from field yielding 416 

 bushels per acre. H. L. Merritt, Ches- 

 terfield, Mass. 



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Top Prices 



and the 



Concrete 



Storage 



Cellar 



When you dump your crops 

 on the market while everyone 

 else is doing the same thing, you 

 are throwing away money. 



Only by waiting until the 

 market is no longer glutted with 

 apples, potatoes and the other 

 produce you raise can you get 

 "top prices." 



Here's where the concrete 

 storage cellar comes in. Many a 

 man who has one can tell you 

 that its total cost was returned 

 to him the first year by enabling 

 him to hold his crops until 

 prices were right. 



Write us today about your fruit and vegetable 

 storage problem. We have some valuable in- 

 formation which is yours for the asking. 



PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION 



10 High Street 

 BOSTON, MASS. 



cA National Organization 

 to Improve and Extend the Uses of Concrete 



Offices in 29 Cities 



