HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARM BUREAU MONTHLY 



BOYS' AND GIRLS' WORK 



CHARLES H. GOULD. Lea<l« r 



800,000 Enrolled 



More than 800,000 boys and girls in 

 Northern and Western States, as mem- 

 bers of agricultural and home eco- 

 nomics clubs, are enrolled for war serv- 

 ice in gardening, canning, bread-mak- 

 ing — war bread, too — poultry raising, 

 and other emergency enterprises, accord- 

 ing to a recent report of officials of the 

 United States Department of Agriculture 

 in charge of this work. 



The total enrollment in regularly or- 

 ganized clubs for the year ending June 

 30 last was 406,636. In addition, about 

 400,000 boys and girls were enrolled in 

 the war emergency projects. These were 

 from the cities and were not classified 

 as regular club members. The regular 

 members were organized into the follow- 

 ing clubs, the figures showing the number 

 of clubs, not the members: Corn clubs, 

 945; potato clubs, 1,217; home garden 

 clubs, 3,070; canning clubs, 2,152; gar- 

 den and canning clubs, 776; mother- 

 daughter clubs, 270; poultry clubs, 832 

 pig clubs, 1,037; baby-beef clubs, 158 

 bread clubs, 643; sewing clubs, 1,250 

 handicraft clubs, 76; sugar-beet clubs, 

 161; home cooking clubs, 755; other 

 miscellaneous clubs, 448. The total num- 

 ber of clubs of all kinds was 13,790. 



Twenty-nine Northern and Western 

 States cooperated with the Federal boys' 

 and girls' club service during the year 

 ending June 30, 1917, according to the 

 report. Seven hundred and fifty-nine 

 counties in the North and West now have 

 the junior extension work thoroughly or- 

 ganized into club groups and on a club- 

 project basis. Eighteen agricultural and 

 home economics projects were carried 

 out cooperatively. Eight States had 

 written project agreements with State in- 

 stitutions like departments of education, 

 normal schools, etc. Eighteen States 

 had written project agreements with 

 county organizations and institutions for 

 doing club work. 



For the year ending last June, 1,124 

 paid leaders were working in connection 

 with the boys' and girls' club work. In 

 addition to these there were 9,748 volun- 

 teer club leaders. A total of $157,304.75 

 was expended for local county, State, and 

 national overhead supei-vision for club 

 work. This is a supervision cost of 79 

 cents per club member enrolled, and $2.65 

 per club member making report. 



A Poultry Story 



Williamsburg, Mass. 

 October 28, 1917 

 Dear Mr. McDougal : 



You will be pleased to hear that I have 

 three nice pullets and one rooster. I had 

 eleven nice little chickens all well and 

 hearty. Something dug under the coop 

 and took seven of them. John Buckley 

 and I thought it was a weasel. This 

 happens in the night. I fed them rolled 

 oats when they were first born and then 

 fine chick feed and plenty of sour milk 

 which they gobbled down fast and now 

 they eat most anything. They always 

 have been well and never have had to 

 have even a dose of Castoria, and their 

 teething never bothered them. I am 

 sorry I could not take them to the school 

 exhibit but I received second prize on 

 my pumpkin and scjuash. 



Thanking you very much and hoping 

 the weasel won't act up next year. 

 With love from your friend, 



Clarence J. Casey 

 Grade III of the Center School. 



P. S. I have a dog named Prince. 

 Age nine, me not the dog. 



Twenty per cent of the pig club mem- 

 bers in the county have completed the 

 contest, and sent their records to Am- 

 herst. Nearly all records show a profit. 

 Every pig club member who gave a note 

 for his pig, haS paid off his debt. 



Home Economics clubs are being or- 

 ganized in about twenty communities. 

 Northampton is to have five clubs. 



There are eight members of the Sow 

 and Litter club in the county. These 

 boys have raised the sow in their pig 

 club contest during the summer. Now, 

 they have entered another contest to see 

 how many pigs they can raise. The boys 

 can sell the pigs when old enough to next 

 year's pig club members. 



More club members finishing their 

 contests is the aim for 1918. 



Do not forget that a good, well-bred 

 horse will pay dividends on good feed, 

 kind and fair treatment. 



The Farm Bui-eau can secure horse 

 manure in car load lots for $4.00 a cord, 

 plus freight, for anyone desiring same. 

 The manure is measured at this end, 

 comes from the cantonment at Ayer, and 

 is of good quality. This is a good propo- 

 sition. Farmers desiring to contract for 

 a carload, apply at Farm Bureau office. 



Every farmer who buys- grain or fer- 

 tilizer should send immediately to the 

 Massachusetts Agricultural Expei-iment 

 Station or the Farm Bureau and get 

 Bulletin number 7 "Inspection of Com- 

 mercial Feedstuff's" and Bulletin number 

 8, "Inspection of Commercial Fertilizers." 

 These bulletins give the analysis and 

 other valuable information that a farmer 

 j .should have when buying feeds and fer- 

 tilizer. 



When we get the WTong telephone 

 number twice running, our rage against 

 the central powers is positively un- 

 bridled. — Chicago Tribune. 



BREAD CRUMB GRIDDLE CAKES 



2 c. dry bread crumbs, 1 c. cold water, 

 2 c. sour milk, J t. salt, 1 c. flour, 1 egg, 



1 t. soda. Soak bread crumbs in cold 

 water to soften, stir into the sour milk 

 and add the flour; add the beaten egg, 

 salt and toda; beat thoroughly and fry 

 on hot griddle. 



SOUR MILK GINGERBREAD (without eggs) 



3 T. fat, 5 c. molasses, 1 4 c. flour, 1 t, 

 ginger, 1 t. cinnamon, 1 t. salt, i t. soda,. 

 Jc. sour milk. Melt fat, add molasses 

 and heat. Add sifted dry ingredients; 

 add sour milk and beat. Pour into a 

 buttered pan and bake 30 minutes in a 

 moderate oven. 



SOUR MILK LEMON PIE 



1 c. sour milk or buttermilk, 3 c. sugar,. 



2 T. cornstarch, 1 T. butter or substitute, 

 1 egg, yolk added to mixture, whites for 

 meringue, juice and rind of 1 lemon. 

 Heat sour milk in double boiler so as not 

 to curdle. Add sugar, cornstarch mixed 

 to hot milk. Add egg yolk, butter and 

 lemon juice. This makes enough fillings 

 for small pie. Meringue: — Beat white 

 of egg till points stand (2 T. confection- 

 ery sugar may be added gradually while 

 beating. Spread over filling and brown 

 in oven. 



BOSTON BROWN BREAD (.SOUr milk) 



1 c. rye flour, 1 c. graham flour, 1 c. 

 cornmeal, 2 t. salt, % c. molasses, 2 c. 

 sour milk, 13 t. soda. Reserve \ of the 

 sour milk. Sift flour and salt into liquid, 

 add soda to sour milk which has been 

 reserved and stir quickly into batter^ 

 Pour at once into greased pan or cups 

 and cover with greased paper. Steam. 



3 hours. 



COTTAGE CHEESE 



Cottage cheese contains all the proteins 

 of the milk and part of the fat. It is 

 valuable for its flavor as well as its food 

 value. 



Cottage cheese may be served in a 

 variety of ways, with cream or butter, 

 with lettuce, fruit, preserves, jams or as 

 sandwich fillings. Vegetables and nuts 

 are frequently added to give variety, and 

 are especially good served as salads with 

 any dressing. Prepare as follows: 



3 qt. thick clabber, i t. paprika, 1 t. 

 salt, butter or cream. Set colander in 

 pan. Line colander and pour boiling 

 water through the clabber until the curd 

 begins to harden slightly, drain, add 

 salt and paprika and butter or cream. 



