THE HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARM BUREAU MONTHLY 



These complications, togetlier 

 with the great loss In calves and the 

 lessened milk production, make the 

 wide and ever extending distribu- 

 tion of the disease a matter of tre- 

 mendous importance, both the dairy 

 and beef industries. — U. S. D. A. 



TO INOCULATE SEED. 



Coating the seed of legumes with 

 inoculated soil before planting is a 

 simple method of insuring soil inco- 

 ulation at slight cost. County agents 

 in Illinois have found ordinary fur- 

 niture glue effective in holding par. 

 tides of inoculated soil to the seeds. 

 This method gives each individual 

 seed some of the particles in inocu- 

 lated soil which it carries with it 

 when it is planted. The scheme re- 

 quires but a small amount of inocu- 

 lated soil and costs but a few cents 

 an acre. The method is described 

 in Farmers' Bulletin 704 of the de- 

 partment. 



Dissolve two handfuls of furniture 

 glue for every gallon of boiling wa- 

 ter and allow the solution to cool. 

 Put the seed in a washtub, and then 

 sprinkle enough of the solution on 

 tht seed to moisten but not to wet 

 it (1 quart per bushel is sufficient) 

 and stir the mixture thoroughly un- 

 til all the seed are moistened. 



Secure the inoculated soil from 

 a place where the same kind of 

 plants as the seed are growing, 

 making sure that the roots have a 

 vigorous development of nodules. 

 Dry the soil in the shade, preferably 

 in the barn or basement, and pulver- 

 ize It thoroughly into a dust. Scat- 

 ter this dust over the moistened seed, 

 using from one-half to 1 gallon of 

 dirt for each bushel of seed, mix- 

 ing thoroughly until the seed no 

 longer stick together. The seed are 

 then ready to sow. 



FARM BUREAU WORK 



Summary of the Work 



(May 2 9- June 30) 



Farms Visited 88 



Letters Written 72 



Circular Letters 73 



Office Calls 59 



Telephone Calls 79 



MEETINGS 



Meetings Held 22 



Attendance 833 



Those desiring to buy or rent farms 

 can find a substantial list at the 

 Farm Bureau Office. 



FOR SALE: — Farm of 50 acres. 

 Good 8-room house with wide pi- 

 azza. Barn and henhouse. Nev- 

 er-falling spring water. 100 

 grafted apple trees, abundance 

 wood and timber for farm use. 

 Telephone and free delivery of 

 mail. An ideal location for poul- 

 try. Price $1,000. Reasonable 

 terms. Address owner, H. H. Ma- 

 son, Worthington, Mass. 



THE PURE-BRED Pejcheron, 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 7b» 

 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. 

 Moray, Bryant Hill, Cummlngton. 



FOR RENT: — Farm of 400 acres, j 

 consisting of 10-room house, large i 

 barn, pastures, wood, mowing,] 

 three blueberry lots, apple orch-^ 

 ard, supplied with barn yard fer-l 

 tilizer for spring planting, some 

 old hay. Farm located on State i 

 Road, one-third of a mile from ho-, 

 tel. "Hinckley Williams Farm."! 

 Address, F. H. Botlwood. Will 

 iamsburg, R. F. D. 



WANTED — 4-can Cooley Creamer; 

 copper-lined. Address, Lewis H. 

 Granger, So. Wor:hington, Mass. 

 Tel. 13-22. 



FOR SALE— 10-can Cooley Creamer; 

 copper-lined. Address, Lewis H. 

 Granger. So. Worthington, Mass. 

 Tel. 13-22. 



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 

 fenced 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. 



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: — 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 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— Two registered Hol- 

 stein-Friesian Bulls. 3 and 6 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. 



ONLY ONE HOLSTEIN BULL LEFT. 

 A son. born July 2S. 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. 



FOR SALE: — 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., 



