HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



four stated that they would, six could not 

 tell what they would do and fourteen de- 

 cided that they had enough of the jjoul- 

 try business. 



In August, three tours were held to 

 visit some of the outstanding disease con- 

 trol demonstrators. One hundred thirty- 

 five people attended these trips. In ad- 

 dition to the disease control work being 

 carried on, they saw how poultry houses 

 could be remodelled, barns rebuilt, hop- 

 pers made and labor saved in feeding and 

 watering chicks. As a result of exten- 

 sion activities, eighty poultrymen have 

 built new or remodelled 110 poultry 

 houses. 



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Three pruning demonstrations were 

 given during the year with an attendance 

 of 56 men. Several men, having young 

 orchards, were given advice regaiding 

 starting young trees with central leaders, 

 so as to make strong trees at maturity. 

 Thirteen orchards have been carrying on 

 demonstiations to show the value of ni- 

 trate of soda as a fertilizer. In practi- 

 cally all cases, the trees are in thriftier 

 condition and in most cases the crop this 

 year showed a decided increase over pre- 

 ceding years. Trees that did not bear 

 this year appear to have set more fruit 

 buds than usual. Many fruit growers 

 have found that nitrate is valuable in the 

 orchard and i';s use is steadily increasing. 



I'oullry Acfoimt Siiiiiiiiitr.v 



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Average birds per fai'm 



Eggs per bird 



Egg receipts per bird 



Grain costs per bird 



No. farms selling poultry 



Poultry sold per farm $54.98 $21.98 



The figures show that our grain .costs 

 per bird are less than the state average. 

 We pay the same price for grain as is 

 paid in other parts of the state. This 

 means that we are not, on the average, 

 feeding as well as other poultrymen. This 

 results in the average egg p)'oduction be- 

 ing less than the state average and ac- 

 counts largely for oui' egg receipts per 

 bird being 7 cents below the state average. 

 Most of the high producing flocks have a 

 feed cost per bird fully 5 cents per bird 

 above the state average. One cannot ex- 

 pect hens that are pooily fed to produce 

 eggs. It is important to see that pullets 

 have all the scratch feed they will eat at 

 this time of year. 



The county leaders for October are as 

 follows: — 



Eggs per bird 



1. J. R. Gould, Belchertown 13.0 



2. D. C. Warnock, Northampton 11.0 



3. S. G. Waite, Southampton 10.9 



4. F. D. Steele, Cummington 9.8 



5. Geo. E. Scott, Belchertown 9.6 

 While a good many poultrymen signed 



up in the Egg Laying Contest there is 

 room for more. We should like to have 



every poultryman in the county in this 

 contest as we believe it can do a lot of 

 good. If you have not joined the contest, 

 send in a request for the monthly re- 

 port blanks. 



FOR SALE: White Leghorn Cocks. 

 State tested. Emory Bartlett, Enfield, 

 Mass. 



M. A. C. Strain diarrhoea — tested R. I. 

 Red breeding males to sell. L. Banta. 



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