HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARM BUREAU MONTHLY 



D. A. FORBES & SON 



easthampton's 

 "home hardware store' 



Farming: Tools 

 Spray Pumps 



Spray Materials 

 Fertilizers 

 Seeds 



Implements 



EASTHAMPTON, MASS. 



BISSELL'S TIRE SHOP 



NOKTHAMPTON, MASS. 



Miller, Goodyear, and U. S. Tires 



Tires and Tubes 



Vulcanized by Steam 



GOODYf-AK SERVICE STATION 



FKKK A IK 



6G KING STKEKT 



T<?1. 129.3-M 



GRIST MILLS 



The following mills are prepared, and 

 have received their license from the Coun- 

 ty Food Administrator, to grind wheat and 

 rye : 



Charles Bisbee, Chesterfield 

 A. C. Howe, North Hadley 

 Warren & Ryther, Enfield 

 H. G. Hill Co., Williamsburg 



Conclndf^<l from ])ii^e li 



amount of hard fat in the abdomen, the 

 less the production, or the longer the 

 time since production. 



One of the finer indications but yet one 

 of the most valuable in picking the high 

 layer is the fineness of the HEAD and 

 the closeness and dryness of the 

 FEATHERING. The head of a high 

 layer is fine. The wattles and earlobes 

 fit close to the beak and are not loose 

 and flabby. The face is clean-cut. The 

 eye is full, round and piominent, es- 

 pecially when seen from the front. The 

 high layer is trimmer, that is, the 

 feathers lie closer to the body, and after 

 heavy production, the oil does not keep 

 the plumage relatively as sleek and 

 glosjy, but the plumage becomes worn 

 and threadbare. 



CHANGES IN SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARAC- 

 TERS 



The COMB, WATTLES AND EAR- 

 LOBES enlarge or contract, depending 

 on the ovary. If the comb, wattles and 

 earlobes are large, full and smooth, or 

 hard and waxy, the bird is laying heavi- 

 ly. If the comb is limp the bird is only 

 laying slightly but is not laying at all 

 when the comb is dried down especially 

 at molting time. If the comb is warm, 

 it is an indication that the bird is com- 

 ing back into production. 



MOLTING 



When a hen stops laying in the sum- 

 mer, she usually starts molting. The 

 later a hen lays in summer or the longer 

 the period over which she lays the great- 

 er will be her production so that the 

 high producer is the late layer and 

 hence the late molter. The length of 

 time that a hen has been molting or has 

 stopped laying can be deteimined by the 

 molting of the primary feathers. It 

 takes about si.x weeks to completely re- 

 new the primary feathers next to the 

 axial feathers and an additional two 

 weeks for each subsequent primary to 

 be renewed. 



TEMPERAMENT AND ACTIVITY 



A good layer is more active and nerv- 

 ous and yet more easily handled than a 

 poor layer. A high layer shows more 

 friendliness and yet elusiveness than a 

 poor bird. A low producer is shy and 

 stays on the edge of the flock and will 

 squawk when caught. 



While the characters discussed have 

 dealt specifically with the current year's 

 production, it should be borne in mind 

 that a high producer one year is, gen- 

 erally speaking, a high producer in all 

 other years. 



Prescott's Old Home Day 



Prescott people held an enthusiastic 

 Old Home Day, at Atkinson Hollow, 

 August 2.jrd. Food Administrator Pur- 

 rington spoke and helped straighten out 

 many misunderstandings regarding Food 

 Administration rulings. 



COBURN & GRAVES 



The REXALL Store 



Tel. 200 . . Northampton, Mass. 



Wood 

 Burning 

 Furnaces 



FOR THE 



COUNTRY HOME 



Utilize the fuel that 

 may be obtained near 

 at hand. 



Do away with the setting-up up of 

 heating stoves. 



Keep the house warm and comfortable. 



H. B. LYMAN, Southampton, Mass. 



ROSEN RYE 



$3.00 per Bushel F. 0. B. Michigan 

 A LIMITED NUMBER OE BUSHELS 



FOR sa.i_e: 



Make application through Farm 

 Bureau. 



H. D. SMITH 



Hatfield, Mass. 



GRAIN, COAL, ICE 



AND 



FARM MACHINERY 



