THE HAMPSHIRE COUXTY FARM BUREAU MONTHLY 



SEED CORN SELECTION 



In harvesting corn this fall, no- 

 tice how near a perfect stand you 

 have. A poor stand is usually as- 

 cribed to the inefficiency of the 

 men operating the planter to the 

 work of the crows, or to the cold, 

 wet, and late season. These all may 

 be true but how often, does the 

 trouble start with the seed itself, 

 which may have been injured by 

 heating in the crib, by early freez- 

 ing and by moulding the preceding 

 fall and winter. Such seed is often 

 viable and under favorable condi- 

 tions in the soil, may start. It 

 lacks, however, the strong and vig- 

 orous germination of well preserved 

 seed corn and the ability to main- 

 tain Itself under adverse conditions. 



Do not wait until next spring to 

 think about seed corn and then go 

 to the crib and pick out the big ears. 

 Now is the time to go to the iield 

 and select the best, fully ripened 

 ears from the normal plants. If the 

 field is to be husked, instead of pick- 

 ing the ears, each stalk may be 

 marked with a piece of bright col- 

 ored cloth to attract the attention of 

 the buskers and the selected ears 

 thrown out at husking. After the 

 corn is husked, put it in a warm, dry 

 place until it is thoroughly dryed 

 and then store in the attic or store- 

 room where the temperature is fair- 

 ly even. 



DAIRY RECORDS. 



Cows in the Connecticut Valley 

 Cow-Test Association, making over 

 1000 lbs. milk or 40 lbs. butter fat 

 for the UTOnth of August: 



W. H. Learned, Florence, Grade 



Milk Butter Fat 



1188 lbs. 31.6 lbs. 



1204 39.7 



1768 42.4 



J. S. Graves. Williamsburg. 

 1128 37 1 



1104 30!9 



H. M. Bridgman. Westhanipton. 

 915 41.2 



F. D. Bridgman, Westhampton. 

 1321 55.5 



936 41.2 



James McAuslane, Easthampton. 

 1052 34.7 



1123 29.2 



C. T_ Burt & Son, Easthampton. 

 1150 43.6 



E. T. Whitaker, Hadley. 

 lOGl 29.9 



W. C. Heiden. Hadley. 



90G 43.5 



917 40.3 



E. C. Harlow, .\mherst. 



969 58.1 



951 504 



858 4l!2 



J. L. Ingham. Granby. • 



949 43.7 



Those desiring to buy or rent farms 

 can find a substantial list at the 

 Farm Bureau Office. 



ONLY ONE HOLSTEIN BULL LEFT. 

 A son, born July 28, 1915 to the 

 three-year-old heifer, Koningin 

 Beauty 2nd. She has given 6196 

 lbs. of milk from Aug. 1 to Jan. 1. 

 Price flOO. Address, Edward J. 

 ! Clark, Cummington, Mass., R. F. D. 



FOR SALE: — Farm of 89 acres. 30 

 tillage, in the town of Southamp- 

 ton. Beautiful location, large 

 house and barn in fine renair. 

 Running spring water In hoase 

 and barn, house equipped with 

 modern conveniences. Several 

 acres of good tobacco land. AH 

 equipped. ready for business. 

 Large share of planting done. 

 Apply to Farm Bureau Ofl^ce. 



FOR SALE— Two registered Hol- 

 steln-Friesian Bulls, 3 and 6 mos. 

 old, $50 each. 24 registered head 

 !.n herd. Herd bull is a grandson 

 of Finderne Pride Johanna Rue. 

 She made the following record in 

 365 days— 28,403.7 lbs. milk, 1.470.5S 

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

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



NOTICE: — Judge a stallion by his 

 colts. Connet, pure bred percher- 

 on, will make the season at C. E. 

 Parsons & Son, 128 Bridge St., 



FOR SALE: — Farm of 50 acres. 

 Good 8-room house with wide pi- 

 azza. Barn and henhouse. Nev- 

 er-failing 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, Worth ington, Mass. 



FOR RENT: — Farm of 400 acres, 

 consisting 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, Will- 

 iamsburg. R. P. D. 



FOR SALE— Ereedvig stock from 

 the following officially tested Jerseys. 

 Two made over 700 lbs. butter, three 

 made over 600 lbs. butter, five made 

 over 400 lbs. butter. Wm. H. ;Morey, 

 Brick House Farm.. Cummington. 



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. 



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. 



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. Plerpont, 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. P. 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: — A Jersey Bull Calf; 

 75 per cent, blood of Eminent 

 Second. Address C. M. Pratt, Had- 

 ley, Mass. 



