THE HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARM BUREAU MONTHLY 



4 1-2 per cent nitrogen and 8 'o 10 

 per cent phosphoric acid or a mix- 

 ture of cliemicals which will furnish 

 equivalent plaut food. 



e. Oats, barley and spring top- 

 dressing winter grain. — Except on 

 soils made rich by heavy applications 

 to previous crops, 300 to 400 pounQs 

 per acre of mixed fertilizer contain- 

 ing about 4 to 5 per cent nitrogen 

 and 8 to 10 per cent phosphoric acid 

 or a mixture of chemicals made up 

 chiefly of nitrate of soda and acid 

 phosphate, supplying about 100 

 pounds of the former to 200 of the 

 latter. 



f. Orchards. — Chief dependence 

 this year should be placed upon til- 

 age where practicable. A little ni- 

 trate of soda may be useful on the 

 poorer soils and where orchards 

 stand in grass 



FARM BUREAU WORK 



Summary of the "U'ork 



(Dec. 27, 1915-Jan. 22, 1916) 



Farms visited 13 



Letters written 104 



Office calls 56 



Telijphone calls 74 



MEETINGS 



Meetings held !^ 



Total atten-laTice 123 



MILES TRAVELED 



Auto 136 



Train 414 



Total 550 



AJSTNOmTCEMENT. 

 Space on this page is given to 

 Farm Bureau members who desire 

 to advertise live-stock, farm pro- 

 ducts, etc., either to buy or to sell. 

 At the present no charge will be 

 made for limited space. Send adver- 

 tisements to the Farm Bureau by 

 the twenty-fifth of each month. 



FOR SALE — A Son of Merry of Glpn- 

 wood, -her official record was 7bx 

 lbs. 11 oz. of 85% butter for one 

 year. Sire a Grandson of Tmn. Ot- 

 €ord Lad. his dam raade 499 lbs. 10 

 ox. of 85% butter as a three year 

 old. This calf was dropped J^l'^e 

 13 and is a fine individual. Also 

 ready for service, bulls from ad- 

 vanced registry cows. Prices right, 

 quality considered. Address W. H. 

 Morey, Bryant Hill, Cummington. 



FOR SALE: — Three (3) thorough- 

 tred Aberdeen Angus bulls. Pine 

 individuals. Address, H. N. Mason, 

 Worthlngton, Mass. 



ONLY ONE HOLSTEIN BULL LEFT. 

 A son, born July 28, 1915 to the 

 three-year-old heifer, Koningln 

 Beauty 2nd. She has given 6196 

 lbs. of milk from Aug. 1 to Jan. 1. 

 Price ?100. Address, Edward J. 

 Clark, Cummington, Mass., R. F. D. 



EGGS FOR HATCHINGS— White 

 Plymouth Rocks and S. C. White 

 Leghorns, $1.00 per 15 or ?6.00 per 

 100. Order early so there won't 

 be any trouble about filling your 

 order. Geo. H. Timmins, Green- 

 way Farm, V.'are, Mass. 



WANTED — 4-can Cooley Creamer: 

 copper-lined. Address, Lewis H. 

 Granger, So. Worthington, Mas-. 

 Tel. 13-22. 



FOR SALE — 10-can Cooley Creamer: 

 copper-lined. Address, Lewis H 

 Granger. So. Worthington, Mass. 

 Tel. 13-22. 



FOR SALE— One Leader Sprayer, 2 

 h.p. engine, 200 lb. pressure; can 

 run three lines of hose, tank 150 

 gal. with hose, bamboo rods, noz- 

 zles all in good running order and 

 ready for business. Price, ?175. 

 Inquire of J. Pierpont, Williams- 

 burg, Mass. 



FOR SALE— Seed Corn. Try Yellow 

 Flint. It has a reputation for his?h 

 quality. Highest rewards in five 

 entries at Boston Show. Perley E. 

 Davis, Granby, Mass. 



FOR SALE — Owen Farm strain, S. C. 

 White Orplnsrton cockerels; $2 to 

 .fS each. Write or phone E. J. 

 Burke, Hopkins Academy, Hadley. 



Mass. 



FOR SALE: — Farm of 30-35 acre.' 

 in the town of Ware, 2 miles from 

 Village, one mile from carllne. Tie 

 up for 5 head of stock, some fruit 

 and small wood lot. Apply at Farm 

 Bureau office. 



FOR SALE: — Farm of 90 acres, 

 consisting of sugar orchard, 12-room 

 house, pasturage, rimning water, 50 

 bearing trees, 100 young trees, price 

 S3000. Also fine pair of black 

 horses, age 9 to 10, perfectly matched 

 O K in all respect. Address, A. F. 

 Dyer, Plainfleld, Mass. 



FOR SALE — Edward J. Clark ot 

 Worthington has a small herd of 

 officially tested advanced registerjr 

 Holsteiii Cows. Good records wim 

 farmers' care. Two bull calves and 

 one yearling Bull for sale. Ad- 

 dress, Cummington, R. F. D. 



FOR SALE — Holsteins. Right near 

 home. 3 regustered heifers, 8 re_ 

 gistered cows and 2 registered 

 bulls. Write, telephone or call in 

 person. Ball Holstein Farms 

 South Hadley Falls, Mass. 



FOR SALE — Some choice young 

 Berkshire pigs, dropped Sept. 6th. 

 Price f5.00 apiece. Address, 

 George H. Timmins, Greenway 

 Farm, Ware, Mass. 



FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE — Pure- 

 bred Ayrshire bull, 17 months old. 

 Also a few nice heifer calves C. 

 T. Burt & Son, Pascommuck Farm, 

 Easthampton, Mass. 



FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE for one 

 of the same breed: A Registered 

 Guernsey Bull, three years old, to 

 avoid in breeding. Address, John 

 M. Black, Williamsburg, Mass. 



FOR SALE__Registered Jersey ccws, 

 heifers and bulls; also a few nice 

 grade cows at farmers' prices. H. 

 W. Gurney, Cummington, Mass. 



FOR SALE: — Two pure bred Hd- 

 stein Bull calves, nicely marked; 

 price $30. Address, C. E. Parsons 

 & Sons, 168 Bridge St., Northampton, 

 Mass. 



FOR SALE — Cream separator, 

 "Sharpies Tubular Number 4," 

 used very little. Price with extra 

 10-gallon tank only $25.00. Ad- 

 dress Walter Bliss, Enfield, Mass. 

 Tel. 9-2. 



FOR SALE — 1 registered Jersey Bull 

 11 mos. old; also one high-grade 

 Berkshire Boar. Address C. S. 

 Parsons, 15 Sherman Ave!, North, 

 ampton, Mass. 



FARM TO RENT— Small farm, 2S 

 acres — Pasture, Wood, mowing — 

 House and barn near State Road 

 and Electric Cars — Town water. 

 Price, $20 month. Work given In 

 our mill in winter. 'Bradford Hill 

 Farm" A. S. Hills, owner, Hayden- 

 ville, Mass. 



