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BUREAU MONTHLY 



Published by the Hampshire County Farm Bureau 



PRICES 50 CENTS PER YEAR ; $1.00 PER YEAR INCLUDING MEMBERSHIP IN FARM BUREAU 



Vol. 1 



Northampton, Mass., August, 1916 



No. 12 



FIELD MEETINGS 



POULTRY DAY IN HUNTINGTON 



A Poultry Field day has been ar- 

 ranged by the Hampden County Im- 

 provement League and the Hamp- 

 shire County Farm Bureau, to oe 

 held in Huntington Aug. 11, on the 

 farm of W. A. Munson. The pro- 

 gram will consist of a talk on 

 Breeding for Egg Production by Dr. 

 H. D. Goodale of Massachusetts Ag- 

 ricultural College, and a demonstra- 

 tion on the Selection of Breeding 

 Stock. At noon a basket lunch will 

 be enjcved, followed by a talk by 

 Robert P. Trask of the Hampden Co- 

 unty Improvement League, on Feed- 

 ing for Summer Egg Production. 

 Prof. A. G. Lunn of Mass. Agricul- 

 tural College will give a demonstra- 

 tion in caponizing and also a de- 

 monstration in killing and dressing 

 for market. 



WARE 



On August IS the dairymen in 

 the vicinity of Ware will hold their 

 annual field day on the farm of 

 Bert Green. Ware. The dairymen in 

 this section have been "much alive" 

 during the past year and an interest- 

 ing meeting is assured. It is hoped 

 that the dairymen in Enfield and 

 Belchertown will attend this meet- 

 ing and possibly take some action in 

 establishing a cow test association. 

 Twenty dairymen have^ already 

 stated that they would join if one 

 was started and it only takes twen- 

 ty-six men to make a full association. 

 Prof. J. C. McNutt of the Mass. Ag- 

 ricultural College who has been In- 

 strumental in allowing the college 

 stallion, Ker David, to stand the sea- 

 son in Ware will give a talk on the 

 "Care of the Brood Mare and Foal" 

 Also in the morning Prof. McNutt 

 will hold a stock-judging contest for 

 adults n as to bring out the import- 

 ant points in a dairy cow. Prof. O. 

 A. Jamison of M. A. C. will be pre- 

 sent and give a talk on Marketing 

 Milk. Prof. Jamison is one of the 

 best men in New England on this 

 subject and it is of special import- 

 ance to the dairymen of Ware. A 

 program will be arranged for the wo- 

 men's sections, but as yet no speaker 

 has 'been obtained. 



WILLIAMSBURG 



This year the dairymen in the yi 

 cinity of Williamsburg are especial- 

 ly fortunate in being able to hold 

 their meeting on the farm of Mr. J_ 

 S. Graves. Mr. Graves has a mod- 

 ern cow barn and manure pit and his 

 farm is as well equipped with ma- 

 chinery as any found in the county. 

 The meeting will be held on Tuesday, 

 August 22. Mr. George Putnam, a 

 practical farmer from Conpoocook. 

 Vt.. vill give a talk on the keeping 

 cf dairy records and building up a 

 £00 i producing herd. Prof. J. A. 

 McLcr.n of the Quaker Oats Co. will 

 discuss the Profitable Growing of 

 Ycuig Stock. A speaker will also be 

 obtr.ined for the women's section. 



CUMMINGTON 



f omplete arrangements have been 

 made for the dairy field day on W, 

 H. Morey's farm. Cumniington on 

 August 2S. Prof. George Story of 

 Vermont State Agricultural College, 

 formerly connected with the Exten- 

 sion Service of the Mass. Agricul- 

 tural College, will be present. Also 

 Prof. 0. A. Jamison of Mass. Agri- 

 cultural College. Prof. Story will 

 give a talk on the "Growing of 

 Young Stock" and Prof. Jamison on 

 "The Care of Cream," topics of vital 

 interest to every farmer in the hill 

 towns. Miss Marie Sayles of the 

 Mass. Agricultural College will be 

 present to speak to the women on 

 some phase of Home Economics. It 

 is planned that at least the towns 

 of Cummington. Plainfield, Goshen, 

 Chesterfield, Worthington and Mid- 

 dlefield will join and attend this 

 field day. Years ago the farmers 

 used to visit with their neighbors 

 more than at the present time, with 

 telephone convenience, and it is hop- 

 ed that this field day will become an 

 annual affair with meetings held in 

 the different towns mentioned. This 

 would give the farmers and their 

 families a chance to keep up ac- 

 quaintances in their neighboring 

 towns and profit from each others' 

 experiences. The Morey Farm has a 

 fine herd of Jerseys, a large alfalfa 

 field and many other interesting 

 things to show. Remember the date, 



Monday, Aug. 28, bring the whole 

 family, a basket lunch, and spend 

 a profitable as well as an enjoyable 

 day. 



GRANBY 



A Community Picnic with the 

 Church, Boys' and Girls' organiza- 

 tions, and the Farm Bureau co-op- 

 eration, will be held on the Town 

 Common, Wednesday, August 23d. 

 Mr. George Putnam of Conpoocook, 

 Vt., wi.U speak in the morning on 

 "DaiiT Improvement." In the after- 

 noon an exhibition of folk dancing 

 will be given by the boy? and girls 

 under the leadership of Miss M. Car- 

 men Burr, local supervisor. A talk 

 will be gi.ven on some phase of Home 

 Economics. The chief speaker of the 

 afternoon will be Sumner R. Parker 

 of Mass. Agricultural College, former- 

 ly of the Mixter Farm, Hardwick, on 

 "Farm Management." This topic is 

 of vital interest to every farmer in 

 Granby. An exhibition of sewing, 

 cooking, canning, etc., will be made 

 by the girls, showing what has been 

 accomplished thi.s summer in the 

 community work under the direction 

 of Miss Burr. It has been several 

 years since a community day of this 

 kind has been held in Granby and 

 practically everyone is planning to 

 attend. 



ORCHARDING CONTEST 



The Massachusetts State Board of 

 Agriculture offers $360 in prizes to 

 Massachusetts orchardists for the 

 season of 1916. Prizes are given ior 

 peach, pear and apple orchards of 

 different ages and different sizes. 

 Last year Hampshire County had 

 more prize winners in this contest 

 than any other county in the State. 

 Entrance blanks and premium lists 

 can be obtained at the Farm Bureau 

 office. 



How Much Do You Know About Your 



Farm Business? 



Do you know how much you make 

 each year for your year's work? You 

 should know how much you make 

 and how you make it. 



