THE HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARM BUREAU MONTHLY 



ORCHARD WORK. 



Now that the fruit crop is dis- 

 posed of, attention should be turned 

 to tlie question of how can the crop 

 for next year be improved? Before 

 the spraying season, tlie important 

 work is pruning. This work can be 

 started at any time now when tlie 

 general farm work makes it the most 

 convenient. Some of the main things 

 to remembers in pruning apple trees 

 are: 



Keep the tree low and spreading 

 Remove all dead and diseased 

 branches. Keep the top fairly open, 

 but not enough to invite sun scald. 

 Avoid the crossing of branches when 

 possible. Remember the bulk of the 

 crop is borne on the outside of the 

 tree and don't do all your pruning 

 on the outside. Attempt to dis- 

 tribute the fruit evenly over the 

 branches, not overload at the tips 

 and wonder why so many limbs 

 break. Save some of the suckers 

 that appear toward the center of the 

 tree and favor the new wood growth. 

 Have a sharp saw and make all cuts 

 close to the rimbs of the tree. Stubs 

 are a thing of the past. Make two 

 cuts on all large branches, cutting 

 the branch off first a foot or two 

 from the base and then cut the stub. 

 Use pruning shears for the smaller 

 branches. 



Peach trees are preferably pruned 

 during the latter part of the winter 

 if only a few acres are to be done. 

 This is for the reason that a large 

 amount of the winter killing of the 

 blossoms can be detected at that 

 time. The most important thing to 

 remember is that only one-year old 

 wood bears peaches; consequently, 

 remove as much old wood as possible, 

 both for the benefit this year's crop 

 and also to insure a larger wood 

 growth for next season's crop. Keep 

 the tree low so that practically the 

 entire crop can be harvested by the 

 picker standing on the ground. 

 Hjave the tree bowlshape and 

 spreading so as to reduce broken 

 branches and insure good circulation 

 of air and plenty of sunlight. Prun- 

 ing sheers can be used at a large ex- 

 tent in pruning peaches. 



FARM BUREAU WORK 



Siuumai-y of the Work 



(Oct. 30-Nov. 25) 



Farm Visits 86 



Office Calls 35 



Telephone Calls 58 



Letters Written 75 



Circular Letters. 36 



MEETINGS. 



Meetings Held 6 



Attendance 187 



PUBLISHERS' STATEMENT. 



Northampton, Mass., 



December 1, 1916. 



Statement of the ownership, man- 

 agement, circulation, etc., of the 

 "Hampshire County Farm Bureau 

 Montlily," published monthly at 

 Northampton, Massachusetts, re- 

 quired by act of August 24, 1912. 

 Owner and publisher, Hampshire 

 County Farm Bureau, Inc. Leslie 

 R. Smith, President; W. D. Man- 

 dell, Treasurer; R. K. Clapp, Sec- 

 retary: Editor, A. F. MacDougall, 

 Northampton, Massachusetts; Man- 

 aging Editor, A. F. MacDougall; 

 Business Manager, A. F. MacDoug- 

 all.. Bond holders, mortgagees, 

 stockholders and other securities, 

 none. 



(Signed) A. F. MacDougall, 



Business Manager. 



Sworn to and subscribed before 

 me this twenty-ninth day of No- 

 vember, 1916. 



JOHN C. HAMMOND, 



Notary Public. 



My commission expires Septembel 

 28, 1917. 



DAIRY RECORDS 



■Cows in the Connecticut Valley 

 Cow-Test Assoliation, making over 

 1000 lbs. milk or 40 lbs. butter fat 

 for the month of November: 



W. H. Learned. Florence, 



milk butter fat 



Ayrshire 935 lbs. 41.6 lbs. 



Guernsey 1211 47.2 



Holstein 1083 37.9 



J. S. Graves, Williamsburg, 



Holstein 1000 31. 



C. G. Loud, Westhampton, 



Holstein 1035 35.2 



H. M. Bridgman, Wiesthampton, 



Holstein 1048 36.7 



E. H. Montague. Westhampton, 



Guernsey 793 44.4 



James McAuslane, Easthampton, 



Holstein 1213 32.8 



P. B. Holstein 1042 33.3 



C. T. Burt & Son, Easthampton, 



1032 32. 



Clapp Bros., Easthampton, 



Holstein 964 45.3 



FOR SALE: — Farm of 50 acres. 

 Good S-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, Worthington, 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. F. D. 



FOR SALE — Registered Holstein 

 yearling bull. Also registered 

 bull calf. Both from high-pro- 

 ducing dam and backed by good 

 breeding. Both dams have rec- 

 ords in Conn. Valley Cow-Test 

 Association. Apply at once. Jo- 

 siah Parsons, 128 Bridge St., 

 Northampton. 



FOR SALE — Excellent opportunity 

 to get registered Holstein bull 

 calves at reasonable prices. One 

 out of dam with an 18 V2 lb. rec- 

 ord and sired by a bull out of 21 

 lb. dam and he out of 25 lbs. dam. 

 Also calf from a heifer giving 40 

 lbs. milk daily. J. G. Cook. Am- 

 herst, R. F. D. 



FOR SALE — Guernsey Bull Calf. 

 Dam raised at the Mixter Farm 

 and calf sired by bull from high 

 producing stock. A good chance 

 if taken at once. E. D. Montague, 

 Northampton, R. F. D. 



YORKSHIRES — A chance to start 

 in the pure-blood hog business 

 with stock that is healthy, quick 

 growing and very prolific. Have 

 three sows to let on shares to 

 right parties. Sows are bred to 

 prize winning boar. It interest- 

 ed write at once for further in- 

 formation to H. C. Barton, South 

 Amherst, Mass. 



Those desiring to buy or rent farms 

 can find a substantial list at the 

 Farm Bureau Office. 



GUERNSEY BULL CALF FOR SALE 

 Dam is an A. R. O cow from the 

 Mixter Farm. Calf is excellent 

 type and color. 



Berkshire Pigs all ages, eligible 

 for registry. For sale, reasonable 

 if taken at once. George Timmins, 

 i Ware, Mass. 



