HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARM BUREAU MONTHLY 



FARM BUREAU MONTHLY 



PUBLISHED BY THE 



Hampshire County Farm Bureau 



A. I*'. Ma<"I><>iiKalI. Comity Agent 

 Helen A. Harriiiiaii, Home l>eiii. Agent 

 C H. Gotili), Boys' aiul Girls' ('Inb l-e:i<ler 



Office First National Bank Building 

 Northampton, Mass. 



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

 Post Office at Northampton. Massachusetts, under 

 the Act of March 8. 1879. 



"Notice of Entry" 



"Acceptance for mailings at special rate of post- 

 age provided for in section 1103, Act of October 3, 

 1917. Authorized October 31, 1917." 



Price. 25 cents a year 



Officers of the Trustees 



Leslie R. Smith, President 

 Clarence E. Hodgkins, Vice-President 

 Warren M. King, Treasurer 

 Charles H. Gould, Secretary 



Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture 



Edwin B. Clapp, Easthampton 

 Charles E. Clark, Leeds 

 Clarence E. Hodgkins, Northampton 

 William N. Howard, Ware 

 Milton S. Howes, Cummington 

 Mrs. Clifton Johnson, Hadley 

 Warren M. King, Northampton 

 Leslie R. Smith, Hadley 

 John A. Sullivan, Northampton 



TOBACCO GROWERS 



Remember that Cover Crop 



The use of cover crops on tobacco land 

 is on the increase, both in Massachusetts 

 and Connecticut. Timothy and Rye are 

 the favorite crops used, with most of the 

 growers favoring timothy. The follow- 

 ing quotation is taken from the Hartford 

 County Farm News: 



A good timothy cover crop on an acre 

 of tobacco land adds 3 J tons of organic 

 matter — as much humus-forming mater- 

 ial as 15 tons of manure. Estimating 

 that value in dollars is almost impossible, 

 but all tobacco fields need humus, and on 

 many it is seriously deficient. 



The 170 pounds of soluble nitrogen 

 saved for future crops cannot now be re- 

 placed for less than $35 per acre. 



Many tobacco growers who use a cover 

 crop firmly believe it benefits the soil in 

 some unknown way, for it heljjs "bring 

 back sick fields." Certainly it is true 

 that no tobacco giower should leave his 

 fields bare over winter if he wants econo- 

 mical production and the best future 

 crops. Suiv timotlii/ this fall! 



Don't Tell Anyone We Told 

 You— But: 



Be sure and see the e.xhibit made by 

 the Easthampton Clothing Efficiency 

 group at the Three County Fair. Types 

 of the varions garments will be shown 

 and there will be someone to tell you air 

 about it. 



Remember that sugar isn't necessary 

 for canning. Better can fruit without 

 sugar than not can at all. When serving 

 fruit, open several hours beforehand and 

 sprinkle well with sugar. This gives 

 time for the fruit to absorb the .sweeten- 

 ing. 



"Do you think early rising is good for 

 your health?' asked the tired city visitor. 



"I don't know about my health," an- 

 wered Happy Hawkins, "but next to sun, 

 rain, and fertilizer, it's the best thing 

 there is for crops!" 



GOOD-BYE SCRUB 



Campaign Is On 



October 1 sounds the death nell to 

 scrub sires over the entire United States. 



The United States Department of Agri- 

 culture is starting a country-wide cam- 

 paign on that date to eliminate any un- 

 worthy sire, either pure-blood scrubs or 

 common scrubs. It will take in all clas- 

 .ses of Live stock — cattle, horses, swine, 

 sheep and poultry. The plan includes 

 everyone who keeps any kind of domestic 

 livestock, from the boy or girl with a few 

 chickens to the extensive ranchman or 

 breeder of live-stock. 



Now, how about Hampshire County? 

 How many scrubs do you have in your 

 town? Have you one yourself? Only 

 yesterday the County Agent saw a scrub 

 red and white bull in a pasture with a 

 herd of cattle. How much profit can 

 that man make raising stock from a 

 scrub bull with grain at .$80 a ton and 

 labor at $3.00 a day? 



Hampshire County hasn't many scrub 

 sires. Even the men keeping pure-blood 

 sires have shown a marked desire to get 

 even better ones, paying more attention 

 to blood lines and records. Many faim- 

 ers who, a few years ago, hesitated at 

 paying $25 for a calf, are now looking 

 for stock costing $100, $150, and even 



more. But we still have some scrubs 

 in each community. Make yourself a 

 committee of one to talk to that fellow 

 and show him where he is losing. Help 

 him to see how he can start the dollars 

 rolling his way if he will start right with 

 a sire from stock of known production. 

 Suggest to him that possibly the Farm 

 Bureau can locate some stock for him at 

 reasonable prices. By helping your 

 neighbor get better stock you are help- 

 ing yourself. 



A Delware Co., N. Y., woman has di.s- 

 covered that when making potato cakes 

 she saves time by forming the mixture- 

 in a roll and then slicing it into patties. 



Send some of your favorite recipes to 

 the Home Demonstration Agent so she 

 can pass them on to others in the County. 

 Send them today. 



"Farmers warm water for cows in cold 

 weather, cook food for hogs in winter, 

 and heat coffee for themselves when 

 lunching out in the timber during wood 

 cutting season, but too often allow their 

 children to eat cold food at noon, day 

 after day. Something warm at noon 

 will benefit the children physically and 

 mentally." 



Another Club for girls between 10 and 

 18 years, known as the Home Economics 

 Club, starts in Januaiy for three months. 

 Keep it in mind. Club work is bound to 

 bring out the best there is in your child, 

 if he or she is interested and is en- 

 couraged at home. 



New Clothing Efficiency groups have 

 been started in Williamsburg and Had- 

 ley. The women meet i-egularly for 5 or 

 6 weeks until the patterns are made and 

 tested. 



Middlefield Fair had as good an exhibit 

 of cattle this year as one would find at 

 fairs double its size. An improvement 

 is seen each year in the stock exhibited. 

 The farmers in that section believe in 

 high-grade or pure-blood stock. If you 

 don't believe it, come around to the Fair 

 next vear and see for youiself. 



You have a dollar, I have a dollar. 



We swap. 

 You still have a dollar, I still have a 

 dollar. 



Profit — nothing. 

 You have an idea, I have an idea. 



We .swap. 

 You now have two ideas, 1 have two 

 ideas. 



Profit— 100%. 



QUICK PICKLES 



Put cucumbers in strong brine (i to- 

 3 cupful of salt to 1 quart of water). 

 Bring them slowly to the boiling point, 

 and simmer them for 5 min. Drain off 

 the brine, cover them with cold water, 

 and change it as it becomes warm. Keep 

 ^changing the water until the pickles are 

 crisp and cold. Cover them with a vine- 

 gar mixture made by either of the two 

 preceding recipes. 



PEPPER RELISH 



12 red peppers, 12 green peppers, 12 

 onions, 1 pint vinegar, 2 cupfuls sugar, 

 3 tablespoonfuls salt. 



Chop the peppers and the onions. Co- 

 ver them with boiling water, and let them 

 stand for 5 minutes. Drain off the liq- 

 uid, .^.dd the vinegar, scalded .jars, and 

 seal them. 



