THE HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARM BUREAU MONTHLY 



Those desiring to buy or rent farms 1 

 can find a substantial list at the j 

 Farm Bureau Office. 



- .CLEAN MILK CONTEST 



The Clean Milk Contest under the 

 auspices of the State Board of Agri- 

 culture will start on June 30th. 



Last season several farmers in the 

 County entered this contest and won 

 many prizes. Also employees and 

 children of the owners entered the 

 contest with good results. 



The State Board, through its Dai- 

 ry Bureau are offering this season 

 a total of $2,700 in prizes; $1,500 

 for the owners, $450 for the juniors 

 and $750 for the employees. The 

 following are the principal rules: 



1. The prizes are open for con- 

 test only to dairies of five or more 

 cows in the state, where the own- 

 ers are practical farmers, superin- 

 tending their own farms and gain- 

 ing their principal livelihood from 

 their farms. 



2. All entries must be made on 

 or before June 30, 1916. 



3. Dairies will be visited at 

 times most convenient for the agents. 

 A sample of hand drawn, unstrained 

 mixed milk from five cows will be 

 taken and tested for sediment. The 

 dairies must be open for full and 

 complete inspection and questions 

 asked by the agents must be fully 

 answered. 



4. In cases where the milking is 

 done for the owner by the junior 

 contestants, the same sample may 

 compete in both cases. In cases 

 ■where the milking is done for the 

 owner by the hired help, the same 

 sample may comipete in both cases. 



Application blanks can be secured 

 by writing to the Farm Bureau of- 

 fice. This contest starts in a short 

 time so that those Interested should 

 attend to it at once. It costs noth- 

 ing to enter the contest and the 

 prizes are well worth trying for. 



FOR SALE — Farm of 400 acres, con- 

 sisting of 10 room house, large 

 barn, pastures, wood, mowing, 

 three blueberry lots, apple orch- 

 ard, supplied with barn yard fer- 

 tilizer for spring planting, some 

 old hay. Farm located on State 

 Road, one-third of a mile from ho- 

 tel. "Hinckley Williams Farm." 

 Address, F. H. Botlwood, 265 Mor- 

 ris Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. 



FOR SALE: — (The Levi Bryant 

 Estate) One of the best farms in 

 the town of Chesterfield. Less, 

 than one mile from the center. 

 Cream collector and school team 

 pass the door. 200 acres, includ- 

 ing 45 acres tillage and over a 

 million feet of lumber, two-thirds 

 soft wood, sugar bush that will 

 set 800 tubs. The farm is well 

 ffnced and mowings clear of 

 stones. Large house and barn 

 connected by shed. A fine sitely 

 place with many good building 

 lots — Apply to Frank Baker, 

 Chesterfield, Mass. 



FARM BUREAU WORK 



Summary of the Work 



(Apr. 24-May 27) 



Farms Visited 96 



Letters Written 90 



Circular Letters 512 



Office Calls 47 



Telephone Calls 91 



MEETINGS 



Meetings Held 15 



Attendance 457 



FOR SALE: — Farm of 89 acres, 30 

 tillage, in the town of Southamp- 

 ton. Beautiful location, large 

 house and barn in fine repair. 

 Running spring water in house 

 and barn, house equipped with 

 modern conveniences. Several 

 acres of good tobacco land. All 

 equipped, ready for business. 

 Large share of planting done. 

 Apply to Farm Bureau Office. 



FOR SALE— Two registered Hol- 

 stein-Friesian Bulls, 3 and G mos. 

 old, $50 each. 24 registered head 

 in herd. Herd bull is a grandson 

 of Finderne Pride Johanna Rue. 

 She made the following record in 

 365 days— 28,403.7 lbs. milk, 1,470.58 

 lbs. butter. Address, J. S. Graves, 

 Haydenville, Mass., R. F. D. Box 13. 



FOR SALE— Davis Strain Yellow 

 Flint Seed Corn: White Wyandotte 

 Hatching Eggs: Mammoth Pekin 

 Duck Eggs; Day-old chicks and 

 ducklings; Six fine Wyandotte 

 Cockerels. Address, Charles H. 

 Thayer. Hickory Farm, Amherst, 

 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. 



FOR SALE — A Son of Merry of Glen- 

 wood, her official record was 7b8 

 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. H. 

 Morey, Bryant Hill, Cummington. 



FOR SALE— Eggs for hatching from 

 prize wining strain, S. C. White 

 Leghorn, and Buff Wyandotte. $1.00 

 per 15— $6.00 per hundred. Also 

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

 Main St., Easthampton, Mass. 

 WANTED— 4-can Cooley Creamer; 



copper-lined. Address, Lewis H. 

 Granger, So. Worthington, Mass. 

 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: — Farm of 90 acres, 

 consisting of sugar orchard, 12-room 

 house, pasturage, running water, 50 

 bearing trees, 100 young trees. Ad- 

 dress, A. F. Dyer, Plainfield, Mass. 



FOR SALE Registered Jersey cows, 



heifers and bulls; also a few nice 

 grade cows at farmers' prices. H. 

 W. Gurney, Cummington, Mass. 



FOR SALE — 1 registered Jersey Bull 

 11 mos. old. Address C. S. 

 Parsons, 15 Sherman Ave., North, 

 ampton, Mass. 



FOR SALE— Seed Corn. Try Yellow 

 Flint. It has a reputation for high 

 quality. Highest rewards in five 

 entries at Boston Show. Perley E. 

 Davis, Granby, Mass. 



ONLY ONE HOLSTEIN BULL LEFT. 

 A son, born July 2S, 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. 



FOR S.A.LE: — A Jersey Bull Calf; 

 75 per cent, blood of Eminent 

 Second. Address C. M. Pratt, Had- 

 ley, Mass. 



NOTICE: — Judge a stallion by his 

 colts. Connet, pure bred percher- 

 on, will make the season at C. E. 

 Parsons & Son, 128 Bridge St., 



