THE HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARM BUREAU MONTHLY 



Bt'low are the grain prices quoied 

 from tlie Boston Chamber of Com- 

 merce Report, October 28, 1915: 

 Middlings $25.75 — f27.&U 



Brau, Winter, 23.50 



Bran, Spring, 23.25 



Mixed Feed 25.50 — 29.00 



Red Dog 30.50 



Cotton Seed Meal 38.(10 



Linseed Meal 38.00 j 



Gluten Feed 28.00 j 



Hominy 28.90 i 



Stock Feed 2S.oO ; 



Oats 



No. 1 clipped white 45.5c per bu. 



No. 2 clipped white 45 c per bu. 



No. 3 clipped white 44.5c per bu. 

 Bag Meal, $1.47 — $1.49 per bag 



Cracked Corn 1.49 — 1.51 per bag 



COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER 



FOR NEXT SPRING! 



Many of the agents of both che- 

 micals and mixed goods are in the 

 field this month taking orders for 

 the fertilizer for next spring's crops. 



Due to the unsettled condition of 

 the market and the danger of increas- 

 ed prices toward spring, the farmers 

 should pay more attention to thfiir 

 fertilizer order tliis fall than ever 

 before. 



Except for the specialized crops, it 

 is doubtful if any potash can be used 

 this coming spring; the price quoted 

 on the market today being $250 per 

 ton. In general, the mixed goods at 

 the best will only have 1 or 2% ac- 

 tual potash. Pay strict attention .o 

 the analysis this year if you are buy- 

 ing mixed goods; be sure and know 

 how much potash you are getting if 

 you are getting any. With the de- 

 crease in amount of potash in the 

 mixture, more chance is given for us- 

 ing either a poorer source of nitrogen 

 and phosporic acid or an increase in 

 the amount of filler. This is one 

 more point in favor of using chemi- 

 cals and practicing home mixing. In 

 any of the towns where the farmers 

 wish to figure out their fertilizer for- 

 mulas for their different crops and 

 order co-operatively, the Farm Bu- 

 reau will be glad to give any assist- 

 ance possible. 



The following are some of the 

 prices that have been quoted the 

 Farm Bureau . They are subject to 

 change without notice, but will give 

 a general idea of what fertilizer will 

 be worth this coming season: 



Ton 

 Nitrate of Soda, 15% N 

 Calcium Cyanamid, 17.5% N 

 Concentrated Tankage, 



10.8% N 

 Bone Flour, 1% N 29% P 

 Acid Phosphate, 16% Av. P 

 Dry Fish, 7% N 5% P 



$64.00 

 66.00 



47.50 

 35.00 

 20.00 

 52.00 



APPLE PACKING SCHOOL 



The Department of Pomology at 

 the Massachusetts Agricultural Coi- 

 lege is offering a One-week school of 

 Apple Packing from November 17-23. 

 The school is given at this date so 

 that thos" attending will be able to 

 return home and pack this season's 

 crop according to the methods ex- 

 plained to them. Lectures and de- 

 monstrations will be given on differ- 

 ent orchard problems, but a lars-e 

 p.art of the time will be spent in the 

 .actual v/ork of packing apples. This 

 will give those attending an excel- 

 lent chance to get well acquainted 

 with the new Massachusetts law re- 

 garding the grading and packing of 

 apples. 



As the school is limited to thirty, 

 those desiring to enter should send in 

 their application immediately. Ap- 

 plication blanks can be obtained by 

 writing to the Director of The Exten- 

 sion Service or by applying at the 

 office of the Farm Bureau. 



YOUR FARM BUREAU 



The farmers and business men of 

 Hampshire County have helped to 

 support a Farm Bureau since Febru- 

 ary 1st. The officers in charge have 

 attempted to carry out the different 

 issues which they thought were of 

 most importance in the county. Are 

 you acquainted with the aims of the 

 Bureau? If so, have you been sa- 

 tisfied with what it is doing? If you 

 are satisfied with what it is doing, 

 give it a boost. If you are dissatis- 

 fied, tell us why. What we want is 

 to have every farmer and business 

 man in the county take an interest 

 in the Bureau. The Bureau belongs 

 to you and we need your help and co- 

 operation to make it a success. 



You have a director who has 

 charge of the work in your town. Is 

 he doing his part toward letting 

 your town get its share of the ben-i^- 

 fits of the Bureau? If not, go to him 

 and find what the trouble is and 

 help him along. We need you and 

 your neighbor to get the best results. 

 Join hands with him to boost your- 

 self and your town and then your 

 town will join with the neighboring 

 ones to put Hampshire County in the 

 lead. 



Below is a list of the directors elec- 

 ted upon the organization of the 

 Farm Bureau: 



DIRECTORS 



Amherst 



H. A. Parsons, North Amherst 



J. B. Knight, Belchertown 



M. T. Anderson, Chesterfield 



Cummington 

 M. S. Howes, Swift River 



Jarius F. Burt, 

 Charles Felton, 



Goshen 

 George L. Barrus, 

 Henry S. Pease, 

 Josiah Parsons, 

 .lesse M. Ely, 

 H. S. Packard, 

 Waldo Pierce, 

 I. N. Day. 

 H. C. Searle. 

 C. W. Ball, 

 William H. Walker, 

 Pufus M. Smith, 

 B. M. Warner, 

 Wilson A. Munson, 

 George Timmins, 

 A. D. Montague, 

 Charles R. Damon, 

 Frank W. Bates, 



DIRECTORS AT LARGE 

 Amherst 

 W. H. Atkins, Sputh Amherst 



George Belden, Bradstreet 



E. B. Clapp, Easthampton 



Perley E. Davis, Granby 



R. Lyman Cook, Had'.ey 



W. M. Purrington , Haydenville 



J. A. Sullivan. Northampton 



Easthampton 

 Enfield 



Lithia 



Middlefield 



Northampton 



Pelham 



Plainfield 



Prescott 



South Hadley 



Southampton 



Granby 



Greenwich 



Hadley 



Hatfield 



Huntington 



Ware 



Westhampton 



Williamsburg 



Worthington 



THE FARM WOOD-LOT PROBLEM 



The farm wood-lot problem may be 

 put in a few words. It is the problem 

 of making the wood-lot pay. Farmers 

 can no more afford to keep unprofit- 

 able land than they can afford to 

 keep unprofitable cows. Idle laud 

 which is not growing more valuable 

 is like a boarder in the dairy herd; it 

 eats up part of the profit made else- 

 where. Good farm management may 

 or may not call for the opening of an 

 actual book account with the wood- 

 lot, but every good farmer needs to 

 know at the close of the year whether 

 he is richer or poorer for his timber- 

 j land. 



i It costs money to hold land. Every 

 ! acre means carrying cost. The tenant 

 farmer pays this cost in rent. The 

 man who works his own farm should 

 be able to earn at least rent and 

 wages. If he sold the farm and put 

 the money in a good savings bank it 

 ] would yield him a yearly income 

 I without the lifting of a finger. His 

 I farm is an investment. It should be 

 '. a paying investment. A bank which 

 paid no interest would be a poor 

 place to put savings. So a farm 

 which does not yield its owner and 

 user a fair return on his investment 

 as well as a fair return on the labor 

 and industry of himself and his 

 family is a poor place on which to 

 work. Its possessor is paying for the 

 privilege of owning it instead of mak- 

 ing it pay him for what has been put 

 into it. If the wood-lot does not 



