THE HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARM BUREAU MONTHLY 



directly or indirectly compensate far 

 taxes and interest allowance on its 

 value, it is not doing its share toward 

 making the farm pay. It is beins^ 

 carried at a net loss. — Yearbook, 

 1S14. 



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. 



The Farm Bureau Office is receiv- 

 ing many inquiries with regard to 

 men who wish to buy, lease, or rent 

 farms and also from owners of 

 farms who wish to either sell or rent 

 them. It would be of much advant- 

 age to both parties if a list were 

 kept on file in the office so these in- 

 quiries could be answered. Will 

 those who desire such assistance 

 pleas send a description of the farms 

 for sale or to rent or of the kind they 

 wish to buy, to the Farm Bureau, 

 and, as much elp as possible will be 

 returned? 



FARM BUREAU WORK 



SUJIPIARY OF THE WORK 



(Sept. 20 to October 16) 



farms Visited 39 



FALL NOTES ON POULTRY 



Continued From Page 1) 



of cockerels equal to about 25% or 

 30% of those in his breeding pens 

 in reserve for the purpose of substi- 

 tution in ease any prove worthless 

 for breeding or become injured. 



Tn practically every flock of pul- 

 lets there is a certain percentage 

 that are more or less immature, slow 

 in development, low in vitality and 

 therefore become prey to disease. 

 Such speciens really prove to be 

 profitable. 



Cockerel? that are fit for market 

 and cannot be held for fancy trade 

 are better in the hands of the butch- 

 er or consumer than on the ordinary 

 poultry farm, especially at this time. 



The culling of a flock very clo.se- 

 ly has still another value and that 

 is, the reducing of the flock to such 

 numbers that their quarters are ade- 

 quate and comfortable. It is not un- 

 usual to find poultry kept in quarters 

 so crowded that each bird has only 

 about one to one and one-third 

 square feet of floor space. Usually 

 trouble starts in such flocks. 



J. C. GRAHAM. 



957 



FOR SALE Registered Jersey cows, 



heifers and bills; also a few nice 

 grade cows at farmers' prices. H. 

 W. Gurney, Cummlngton, Mass. 



FOR SALE — Berkshire Pigs of high- 

 est quality. Apply to D. C. War- 

 nock. 25 Hampden street, North- 

 ampton. 



BREED now tor fall colts. Use the 

 pure blood Percheron Stallion Con- 

 uet standing at C. E. Parsons & 

 Son, 128 Bridge St., Northampton, 

 Mass. 



FOR SALE — Farm Work Horse, 

 weight 1200 lbs., age 11 yrs., 

 black, sound and willin. Dr. A. 

 G. Doane, 102 Main St., North- 

 ampton, Mass. 



FOR SALE — Holsteins. Right near 

 home. 3 regustered heifers, 8 re_ 

 gistered cows and 2 registered 

 bulls. Writ', telephone or call in 

 person. Ball Holstein Farms 

 South Hadley Falls, Mass. 



FOR SALE — Cream separator, 

 "Sh.arples Tubular Number 4," 

 used very little. Price with extra 

 10-gallou 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. 



FOR SALE — Two young registered 

 Holstein cows, one pure bred Hol- 

 stein bull calf, 6 mos. old. Can 

 bo seen at Mineral Valley Farm, 

 Westhampton, Mass. E. B. Clapp, 

 E.isthampton, Mass. 



FOR SALE — Some choice youn.5 

 Berkshire pigs, dropped Sept. 6th. 

 Price $5.00 apiece. Address, 

 George H. Timmins. Greenway 

 Farm, Ware, Mass. 



FOR SALE — Edward J. Clark of 

 Worthington has a small herd of 

 officially tested advanced registery 

 Holstein Cows. Good records with 

 farmers' care. Two bull calves and 

 one yearling Bull for sale. Ad- 

 dress, Cummington, R. F. D. 



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- 

 foid 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. 



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. 



WE CAN FILL ORDERS from this 

 County for early spring pullets, 

 White Leghorn, up to 2,000 birds. 

 Our men are anxious to make sales 

 before time for winter housing. 

 The pullets are not culls or surplus 

 they were raised to sell. The price 

 would be around $1 to $1.25 f. 0. 

 b. our station. Otsego County 

 Farm Bureau Association, Coopers- 

 town, N. Y. 



