HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARM BUREAU MONTHLY 



FARM BUREAU MONTHLY 



PUBLISHED BY THE 



Hampshire County Farm Bureau 



A. F. Ma<-n<me:ill, County At-fiit 

 Helen A. Ilai'ritnan, Home Deni. Acont 



Office First National Bank Building 

 Northampton, Mass. 



Entered as second class matter Nov. 9, 1015. at the 

 Post Office at Northampton, Massachusetts, under 

 the Act of March 8, 1879. 



** Notice of Entry " 



"Acceptance for mailing at special rate of post- 

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

 1917. Authorized October 31, 1917." 



Price, 35 cents a year 



Officers of the Trustees 



Leslie R. Smith, President 



Clarence E. Hodgkins, Vice-President 



Warren M. King, Treasurer 



A. F. MacDougall, Secretary pro tern 



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 



CLUB WORKER RESIGNS 



After Two Years' Active Service 



On October 1, Mr. Chas. H. Gould, 

 County Club Leader, resigned to take a 

 position in the Pomology Department of 

 the Mass. Agricultural College. Mr. 

 Gould has been with us for two years and 

 taken an active interest in the develop- 

 ment of the boys' and girls' work in the 

 county as well as in the other Farm 

 Bureau activities. It was with many 

 regrets that the trustees accepted his 

 resignation and his presence will be 

 greatly missed among the county people 

 and especially by the boys and girls. 

 The best wishes of Hamp.shire County 

 people follow Mr. Gould in his new work. 



Farm Individuality 



A farmstead possesses as much indi- 

 viduality as the person that lives on it. 

 The appearance of the farmstead is, nine 

 times out of ten, a pretty accurate index 

 to the character of the man on it. 



When we .see a farmstead with all the 

 buildings in good repair, with the barn- 

 yard uncluttered, the stable clean and 

 sweet-smelling we know what kind of man 

 is managing that farm without ever see- 

 ing him. 



Are you ready to be judged by the 

 appearance of your barnyard and of your 

 stable? 



James Magazine. 



HAS YOUR TOWN A PROGRAM 

 I FOR DEVELOPMENT 



Before November 18, every town direc- 

 tor has been asked to arrange a com- 

 munity meeting for his town at which 

 time a report can be made of 1919 

 results and a program of work drav*Ti up 

 for 1920, and leaders for each project 

 elected. 



The first towns to reply that they were 

 on the job were Worthington, Hatfield, 

 Hadley and Middlefield, 



Last year meetings were held in fifteen 

 out of the twenty-three towns and pro- 

 jects were decided upon in 14 out of the 

 15 towns. 



There isn't a town in Hampshire Coun- 

 ty but what depends to a large degree for 

 its prosperity on the prosperity of its 

 farms and farm homes and a great many 

 of our to\\Tis depend entirely on its farms 

 for future development. 



Organized effort along three or four 

 lines will bring quicker and better re- 

 sults than the efforts of individuals along 

 several lines. 



Has your town a definite program for 

 its development? If it has, be sure you 

 have a community meeting .so everyone 

 will know of its progress and lay your 

 plans for 1920. If your town still is 

 unorganized, be sure your director ar- 

 ranges for a meeting this fall and start 

 your town in the right direction. 



Below is a list of the town directors so 

 that you can call them up or call them 

 down if you wish, if you don't hear of 

 some progress being made toward your 

 community meeting. 



Amherst, H. C. Barton. 



Belchertown, Henry Witt. 



Chesterfield, H. L. Merritt. 



Cummington, Leon Thayer. 



Easthampton, Jarius Burt. 



Enfield, F. E. Parson. 



Goshen, Geo. L. Barrus. 



Granby, Chas. W. Ball. 



Greenwich, William H. Walker, 



Hadley, G. Fred Pelissier, 



Hatfield, Oscar Belden. 



Huntington, W. A. Munson. 



Middlefield, We.sley A. Olds. 



Northampton, Louis A. Duffey. 



Pelham, Fred Harris. 



Plainfield, John Dalrymple. 



Prescott, W. M. Waugh. 



Southampton, W. A. Parsons. 



South Hadley, H. T. Brockway, 



Ware, W, N. Howard. 



Westhampton, A. D. Montague. 



Williamsburg, Sereno Clark. 



Worthington, Howard Johnson. 



COUNTY NOTES 



The largest yield of potatoes that the 

 County Agent has noted to date is that 

 of Pelissier Bros., Hadley, whose Green 

 Mountains yielded at the rate of 370 bu. 

 per acre and Russets 360 bu. per acre. 

 Who can equal it? 



Calamity Ed had been feeding his 

 horse on straw through the winter, and 

 then like the witless fool he was had 

 worked him hard the first day he had 

 him out in the field. The next morning 

 when he went out to the barn to hitch 

 him to the plow, he found the nag dead. 

 He was telling about it down at the store 

 that night. 



"Funny thing about that horse," he 

 said, shaking his head. "He never did 

 that before." 



"No," replied Eben Hoskins grimly, 

 "an' he ain't likely to do it again!" 



The Williamsburg Fruit Growers' 

 Asociation has sold its apples this fall 

 to the same concern who has purchased 

 them for three previous seasons. This 

 year the buyer bought them by telephone, 

 not deeming it necessary to inspect the 

 fruit. Does this not prove that cooper- 

 ative marketing pays? 



The outstanding educational feature 

 at the Belchertown Fair was the float 

 shown by the "Blue Meadow Canning 

 Club" composed of Mrs. Dwight Randall, 

 Leader, and five girls, Alice Randall, 

 Rachel Randall, Blanche Haesaert, Rose 

 Haesaert, and Frances Sauers. 



.A.t the HoLstein Sale, held at Brat- 

 tleboro, Vt., November 7-8, Hampshire 

 County was well represented, showing 

 the increased interest in pure-blood 

 cattle. Those purchasing stock at the 

 sale were C. W. Tower, Chas. E. Clark, 

 Leeds; W, A. Parsons, Southampton; W. 

 W. Haswell, Easthampton ; and North- 

 ampton State Hospital. 



The New England Fruit Show is to be 

 held this year in Providence, R. I., 

 November 10, 11, 12 and 13. With the 

 good .showing made by Hampshire Coun- 

 ty apples at the Eastern States, many 

 entries should be made at the New Eng- 

 land Show. 



SEED POTATOES 



Why Not Buy This Fall 



Within a short time we hope to publish 

 the results of this year's seed potato 

 demonstrations. We can safely say at 

 this time however, that it has been defi- 

 nitely proven that new seed is a good 

 thing every few years and in most cases 

 every year. 



With late blight so prevalent this fall, 

 very few farmers will try to carry their 

 seed over, even those that purchased 

 certified seed last spring. The general 

 indications are that seed will cost more 

 next spring than this fall and many 

 growers plan to purchase at the present 

 time for spring delivery. What is your 

 decision? Let your wants known to your 

 town potato project leader or town 

 director so that the necessary action can 

 be taken. 



