THE r^AMPSHlRE COUNTY FARM BUREAU MONTHLY 



MARKETING 



dealers have to offer the produce to 

 the public in uniform amounts and 

 quality, which means that they 

 must handle it over before they put 

 it on sale, and for this reason they 

 cannot afford to pay as much for it 

 as otherwise. 



The remedy for this state of af- 

 fairs is quite evidently community 

 markeMn.g under supervision of 

 some member of the community re- 

 sponsible to the others. He would 

 be the salesman for the association, 

 bargaining with the middlemen or 

 even the ultimate consumers in as 

 large amounts as desirable, and 

 keeping in touch with the more dis- 

 tant as well as the local markets. 

 The produce would be packed ac- 

 cording to a uniform standard, 

 quite possibly by packers hired by 

 the association rather than the 

 owners of the goods, and put into 

 containers of uniform size. The 

 association would soon establish a 

 reputation which would enable U 

 to obtain prices as high as the pro- 

 duce is worth, and to dispose of its 

 produce most readily to the best ad- 

 vantage. 



The only two crops which are 

 subject to such handling in Hamp- 

 shire county are the apples and po- 

 tatoes. Tlie Williamsburg Fruit 

 Growers Association has demon- 

 strated the practibility of the plan, 

 and will take care of the apples of 

 much of the western part of the 

 county. It may seem best to en- 

 large the scope of that association 

 to cover more territory, or to or- 

 ganize others, or both. In the 

 western part of the county particu- 

 larly there are planted acres and 

 acres of potatoes for the distribu- 

 tion of which no provision has b»en 

 made. Northampton and the larg- 

 er towns in the county will take 

 care of practically the whole crop 

 if the potatoes are stored and mar- 

 keted properly. Those grown in 

 the hill towns are admittedly of 

 better cooking quality than those 

 grown farther north, and it is 

 absurd that Hampshire people 

 should be importing potatoes from 

 Maine. But if the local farmers 

 are to compete successfully in the 

 open market they must see to It 

 that their potatoes are carefully 

 graded and marketed In uniform 

 sacks. And this can be done only 

 by some kind of organization. In- 

 stead of twenty farmers of a single 

 town competing against each other 

 in selling 10,000 bushels of pota- 

 toes, the best salesman of the group 

 should market the entire crop. The 

 Farm Bureau stands ready to co-op- 



erate with any communities which 

 may desire to do something of this 

 kind. 



THRIFT RECIPES 



Pie Crust made with Beef or Mutton 



Fat 

 1 1-2 curifuls flour. 

 1-2 teaspoonful salt 

 1-4 teaspoonful baking powder 

 1-1 cupful beef or mutton f:it 

 1-4 cupful fresh pork fat or lard 

 Cold water 



Mix dry ingredients, work in the fat, 

 and add enough water to make stiff 

 dough. Roll it out, and spread on It 

 1-2 the lard or pork drippings. Fold 

 it, turn it halfway around, roll again, 

 and add remaining shortening. 



Beef fat is preferable fur applie pie; 

 mutton fat for meat uie. 



Corn Bread , 

 1 egg 

 1 cupful milk 



1 1-2 cuiifuls corn meal 



2 teaspoonfuls baking powder 

 1 teasDOonful salt 



1-2 cupful cracklings 



Beat the egg until light and add 

 milk. Sift meal, making powder and 

 salt together, and add to egg and milk. 

 Beat well, add cracklings and bake in 

 hot oven until it is a delicate brown. 



Ginger Cookies 

 1 cupful molasses 

 1-2 cupful shortening 

 (1 part bacon fat, 2 parts mutton fat) 

 1 teaspoonful salt 



1 2-3 cupfuls pastry flour 



2 teaspoonfuls ginger 

 1-4 teaspoonful cinnamon 

 2 teaspoonfuls soda 



2 teaspoonfuls warm milk 



Heat molasses to boiling point. an<t 

 pour into mixing bowl. Dissolve soda 

 in milk, and add all ingredients. Chill 

 dough. Roll out a trial cookie and 

 bake to see if enough flour has been 

 used. Roll the dough as you need it 

 for baking, and keep the rest in a cool 

 place until needed. 



Whole Wheat or Graham Bread 

 1 1-2 cupfuls lukewarm milk 



3 teaspoonfuls brown sugar 

 1 1-4 teaspoonful salt 



3 cupfuls whole wheat or graham flour 

 1-2 yeast cake 



Scald milk, with sugar and salt. 

 When lukewarm, add yeast which has 

 been mixed with a little of the milk. 

 Add flour, beat well, and let it double 

 in volume. Beat thoroughly, put Into 

 pan, and let rise. Skim milk may be 

 used in this recipe. 



merchants have agreed to handle the 

 stuff without commission to make 

 the return as large as possible. 



Even a hoe will get rusty if it is 

 not properly cared for after using. 

 The depreciation in more expensive 

 machinery is proportionally greater. 

 It does not pay to house one's mach- 

 inery in "God's tool-shed." 



New York has just passed a law 

 making it legal to sell skim milk in 

 New York city. 



"Food conservation, like charity, 

 should begin at home." J. Ogden Ar- 

 mour. 



The United States grows 34,000,- 

 000 more pigs than any other na- 

 tion in tlie world. 



Keep your machines well oiled 

 and the nuts tight. This is simply 

 insurance against breakdown. 



When 4 per cent whole milk sells 

 at 10 cents a quart, skim milk for 

 protein is worth 10.3 cents and for 

 energy 5.2 cents. — Holstein-Friesi- 

 an World. 



At the Ayrshire sale in Spring- 

 field, June 14, 54 animals sold for 

 $34,875.00, an avera,ge of $646. At 

 Mr. Moyer's Holstein sale in Wor- 

 cester, June 7 and 8, 144 animals 

 sold for an average above $2,000. 



The best fed member of our 

 household is that star boarder, Mr. 

 Waste — he hangs around and when 

 we are not looking or thinking, n« 

 picks up a little here and a little 

 there, and while we eat three times 

 a day, he is at it constantly. — Ver- 

 tical Farming. 



FOR SALE— Ball jars. Lightning 

 stlye. pints 75c a dozen, quarts 80c. 

 Also copper sulphate for spraying. 

 County Committee on Food Produc- 

 tion. Tel. 53-W. 



FOR SALE — New milch cows; also 

 a new separator, 650 lbs. capa- 

 city, never used. C. M. Thayer, 

 Cummington. 



WANTED — Duroc-Jersey Boar 

 ready for service. J. A. Sturgls. 

 Easthampton. 



HEARD OVER THE GARDEN 

 WALL 



The farmers of Washington coun- 

 ty, Minnesota, have agreed to con- 

 tribute the product of one acre 

 apiece to the Red Cross, and the 



FOR SALE: — Guernsey bull calves 

 at reasonable prices. Mixter 

 Farm breeding. Fine opportuni- 

 ty if taken at once. Two of the 

 calves are from advanced Regis- 

 try Cows. George Tinimins, 

 Ware, Mass. 



FOR SALE— Farm of 50 acres. 

 Good 8-room house with wide piaz- 

 za. Barn and henhouse. Never-fail- 

 ing spring water. 100 grafted apple 

 trees, abundance wood and timber 

 for farm use. Telephone and free 

 delivery of mail. An ideal location 

 for poultry. Price $1,000. Reasonable 

 terms. Address owner, H. H. Mason, 

 Worthington, Mass. 



