HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARM BUREAU MONTHLY 



FARM BUREAU MONTHLY 



PUBLISHED BY THE 



Hampshire County Farm Bureau 



A. F. MacDoiieall, County Asent 

 Helen A. Hnrriniaii, Hume Dem. Agent 

 C. H. Gould, Hoys' anil Girls' Club Leader 



Office First National Banl< Building 



Northampton, Mass. 



Entered as second class matter Nov. 9, 1915. at the 

 Post OfBce at Xorthamjiton, Mas-sachusetts. under 

 the Act of March 8, 1879. 



Priee, 50 cents a year 



$1 a year, including membership in Farm Bureau 



Officers of the Farm Bureau 



Leslie R. Smith, President, Hadley 

 William D. Mandell, Treas. , Northampton 

 Ernest S. Russell, Secretary, Hadley 



AKVISOKV BOAKU 



Leslie R. Smith, Hadley 

 Charles R. Damon, Williamsburg 

 Perley E. Davis, Granby 

 Clarence E. Hodgkins, Northampton 

 Warren M. King, Northampton 

 William N. Howard, Ware 

 Edwin B. Clapp, Easthampton 



Seed Potatoes for 1919 



Potato fields planted with MassE' 

 chusetts grown seed seem to have more 

 weak plants and a more uneven stand 

 than usual this year. The plants vary 

 considerably in height, vigor and often 

 there is a good stand. Weaker plants 

 are likely to show a rolling of the leaves 

 and brown areas on the leaves, while 

 others are healthy. 



It has long been known that for most 

 parts of the state. Northern grown seed 

 is ordinarily better than home grown 

 seed. This yeai' we hear frequently 

 that Northern gi'own seed potatoes are 

 better than our own and fields demon- 

 strating this are numerous. 



Possibly the hot weather of last sum- 

 mer reduced the vitality of home grown 

 potatoes more than usual and some of 

 the poor results may be due to the chill- 

 ing of the seed during the severe winter. 



Because of the above conditions we be- 

 lieve it worth while to make the follow- 

 ing recommendations regarding seed po- 

 tatoes for next year. 



(1) Plant Northern grown seed po- 

 tatoes, unless hill selected seed 

 grown in the more elevated 

 regions of Massachusetts can be 

 found. 



(2) Seed from a field having an un- 

 even stand or containing weak 

 and diseased plants should not be 

 used 



(3) Seed from fields that look well 

 one year may not produce satis- 

 factory crops the next year. 



—M. A. C. 



^__^^„^„„ Hampshire County Farm Bureau 



^ ^^ Finan4-ial Support by itiun.s. 11)18 



S'ii .'jU lUd T.i 1.50 200 HiU .iOI] Total $-^<>00 



A glance at the above map shows in an instant, the financial backing Hamp- 

 shire County gives to its Farm Bureau. 



The system which brings forth this income operates as follows: 



1. In making up the budget, the Executive Committee determines the 



amount to be asked from each town. 



2. The local Farm Bureau directors see to it that an article is put in the 

 town warrant, calling for the appropriation of a definite sum for Farm 

 Bureau work. 



3. The local directors are furnished from the Bureau office a complete, de- 



tailed, report of all the work of each agent, did in their town the pre- 

 ceding year. In case the article is contested this furnishes facts con- 

 cerning Farm Bureau work. 



4. The town checks come in. No campaigning for members. 



During 1918, twenty-one of the twenty-three towns have appropriated money 

 for the Bureau. In justice to those towns shown in white on the map, it must be 

 said that they, too, have in the past, appropriated money, so it may be said that 

 Hampshire County towns are unanimously in favor of this method of Farm Bu- 

 reau support. 



Hampshire County is an intensely rural district with a total population of 

 about 70,000. In the four years of the Bureau's existence, no business man, 

 manufacturer, or individual has ever contributed more than $2.5 during any one 

 year. There have been no philanthropists to fall back on. Memberships have 

 been solicited, but with a small staff, it is more bother than it is worth to cam- 

 paign for them. 



There are several advantages in this method: 



1. Town directors work better for the Bureau when they realize begging 



dollars from their fellowmen is not part of their .job. 



Farm Bureau patrons have a warmer regard for the organization when 



they know that agents or directors driving into their yards are not 



looking for a dollar. 



More money can be secured from the small community, with only a few 



piogressive farmeis, than could ever hope to be raised by membership. 



It allows agents to put time and effort usually spent on soliciting to 



other uses. 



2. 



4. 



Don't be Caught next Spring without 

 good Seed Corn 



If you have ever found yourself com- 

 pelled to plant corn that was not fit for 

 seed — a predicament many growers 

 faced last spring — do not be caught that 

 way again. Now is the time to begin 

 preparations for next spring. Get 

 your seed at ripening time, when the 

 best quality is most plentiful. Get an 

 abundance — enough for a second plant- 

 ing, if necessary, and a hold-over sup- 

 ply. Next year's crop may not be fit 

 for seed. 



Rosen Rye 



Rosen Rye has eliminated all other rye 

 from Michigan, where it originated, 

 having increased the yield in that State 

 to a remarkable degree. 



Compared with common rye this new 

 variety is a heavier yielder. It with- 

 stands adverse weather conditions re- 

 markably well. It matures with well 

 filled heads, plump grain, and has a 

 short stiff straw. Rosen I'ye was de- 

 veloped from a sample of Russian rye. 



See Adv. on page 7 



