THE HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARM BUREAU MONTHLY 



SAFE FARMING. 

 Seven objections to a one-crop 

 system of Agricultiu-e set forth by 

 Bradford Knapp of the U. S. Dept. of 

 Agriculture to apply to the cotton 

 growers of the south may well ap- 

 ply to the system of farming in the 

 Connecticut Valley. 



The reasons stated why a one-crop 

 system is unsafe are as follows: 



"First. Because the system de- 

 pends upon market and crop condi- 

 tions of the one crop alone. Failure 

 of crop or failure of market alike 

 brings serious disaster. 



"Second. Because it does not pro- 

 vide for the maintenance of soil fer- 

 tility. 



"Third. Because it fal^s to provide 

 for a sufficient live-stock industry 

 to consume the waste products of 

 the farm and make its waste lands 

 productive. 



"Fourth. Because it does not pro- 

 vide for a system of rarm manage- 

 ment under which labor, team?, and 

 tools may be used to the fullest ad- 

 vantage. 



"Fifth. Because it brings return 

 In cash but once a year instead of 

 turning the money over more than 

 once a year. 



"Sixth. Because it does not pro- 

 duce the necessary foods to supply 

 the people upon the farm and keep 

 them in health and strength. 



"Seventh. It limits knowledge, 

 narrows citizenship, and does not 

 foster home building, but does en- 

 courage commercial farming." 



ANNOUNCEMENT, 

 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 SALK — A Son of Merry of Glen- 

 wood, her official record was 7t)» 

 lbs. 11 oz. of 85% butter for one 

 year. Sire a Grandson of Imp. Ox- 

 ford Lad, his dam made 499 lbs. 10 

 ox. of 85% butter as a three year 

 old. This calf was dropped June 

 13 and is a fine individual. Also 

 ready for service, bulls from ad- 

 vanced registry cows. Prices right, 

 quality considered. Address W. Hy 

 Morey, Bryant Hill, Cummington 



GRAIN PRICES. 



The following quotations 

 from the Boston Chamber 

 merce for March 8, 1916: 



Middlings 24 



Bran 



Mixed Feed 25. 



Red Dog 



Cotton Seed Meal 35 



Linseed Meal 36 



Gluten Feed 



Hominy Feed 



are taken 

 of Com- 



per ton 

 ,50—29.00 



23.35 

 .75—29.00 



33.00 

 .00—37.00 

 .00—38.00 



30.48 



29.90 



FARM BUREAU WORK. 



Summary of 'the Work 



Farms Visited 25 



Letters Written 96 



Circular Letters 121 



Offic? calls 75 



Telephone calls 75 



MEETINGS 



Meetings held 14 



Total attendance 575 



FOR SALE: — Three (3) thorough- 

 bred Aberdeen Angus bulls. Fine 

 individuals. Address, H. N. Mason, 

 Worthington, Mass. 



ONLY ONE HOLSTEIN BULL LEFT. 

 A son, born July 28, 1915 to the 

 three-year-old heifer, Koningin 

 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, Ware, Mass. 



WANTED — 4-can Cooley Creamer: 

 copper-lined. Address, Lewis H. 

 Granger, So. Worthington, Mass. 

 Tel. 13-22. 



FOR SALE— 10-can Cooley Creamer: 

 copner-linod. Address, Lewis H 

 Grander. So. Worthington, Mass 

 Tel. 13-22. 



FOR SAT,E— Onp Leader Snrayer. 2 

 h.p. enjrine. 200 lb. pressure: can 

 run three lines of hose, tank 150 

 gal. with hose, ham'ioo Tor's, no'- 

 zles all in trood runnln? order and 

 ready for business. Price. $175. 

 Tinuire of J. Pierpont, Williams- 

 burg. Mass. 



FOR SALE— One galvanized Iron 

 sugar making outfit, consist'Ug of 

 a sap pan 3 X iVz ft- about 200 

 Grimm's spigots, 100 palls and two 

 dozen new gallon syrup cans. Ray- 

 mond A. Warner, Williamsburg, 

 Mass. Phone 9. 



FOR SALE— Owen Farm strain, S. C. 



White Orpington cockerels; $2 co 



$3 each. Write or phone E. J. 



Burke, Hopkins Academy, Hadley, 



Mass. 



FOR SALE: — Farm of 90 acres, 

 consisting of sugar orchard, 12-room 

 house, pasturage, running water, 50 

 bearing trees, 100 young trees, price 

 $3000. Also fine pair of black 

 horses, age 9 to 10, perfectly matched 



K in all respect. Address, A. P. 

 Dyer, Plainfield, 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, yviUiamsburg, Mass. 



FOR SALE Registered Jersey cows, 



heifers and bulls; also a few nice 

 grade cows at farmers' prices. H. 



1 W. Gurney, Cummington, Mass. 

 FOR SALE: — Two pure bred Hol- 



stein Bull calves, nicely marked; 



price $30. Address, C. E. Parsons 



& Sons, 168 Bridge St., Northampton, 



Mass. 



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, 25 

 acres — Pasture, Wood, mowing — 

 House and barn near State Road 

 and Electric Cars — Town water. 

 Price, $20 month. Work given iu 

 our mill in winter. 'Bradford Hill 

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

 ville, Mass. 



FOR SALE— Seed Corn. Try Yellow 

 Flint. It has a reputation for higii 

 quality. Highest rewards in five 

 entries at Boston Show. Perley E. 

 Davis, Granby, Mass. 



FOR SALE— 200 Grim 13 qt. sap palls, 

 9 spouts, set Carlton lb. sugar 

 moulds, 5-barrel gathering tub. all 

 nearly new. Eight bottle Ea' cock 

 milk tester and outfit, two horse 

 sled, nearly new. All at my form- 

 er residence in Worthington. Aid- 

 en N. Curtis, Westfield, Mass. 

 FOR SALE— Eggs for hatching from 

 prize wining strain, S. C. White 

 Leghorn, and Buff Wyandotte. $1.00 

 per 15— $6.00 per hundreO. Also 

 day-old chicks. A. B. Roberts, 165 

 Main St., Easthampton, Mass. 

 THE PURE -BRED Percheron, Sir 

 Vivian, record No. 102007 will make 

 the season of 1916 at the Park 

 View farm, 93 West St., Easthamp- 

 ton, Mass. Geo. Emerson Searle, 

 Proprietor. 



