Mansfield Town (part 11 of 12)

Many years back, before the federal and state tuberculin test on livestock became a law, the school herd was tested by local veterinaries and reported and tagged "clean." The death of one young animal that the veterinary diagnosed as pneumonia looked suspicious to me. I told the veterinary I was going to hold a post mortem and he came down. The animal was rotten with tuberculosis. I was "hot" because two different veterinaries had tested the herd within about six months and pronounced it "clean."

We got our own tuberculin, our dairy instructor put on the test - weeded out eleven the first test. Some months later in the second test seven more were eliminated, taking most of the herd. The Trustees were reluct'ant to slaughter the animals. It was before the tuberculin test had been proven reliable as it has been since. What to do! Some of the Board suggested pasturing them on the farm until we could be sure of their condition. That did not look right to me as it was harboring the disease too close at home. So I sent oai dairy instructor up country to find a pasture where pastures are better than in Bristol County. The season was well advanced and the instructor came back to report he had been unable to hire a pasture. He was sent again with instructions to get a pasture. If he could not hire, to buy and I would pay. He bought a hill-top pasture in Auburn, Mass., for somewhat over a thousand dollars, and f paid. The tuberculosis infected stock was put

Third Annual Poultrymen'S Field Day

If you have met with us you are probably one of those folks who is still convinced that you can beat George at horseshoes, or that Umpire West was wrong by a mile v/hen he called you out on that bunt.

This year the Associations are going at that baseball (soft!) game on a matched three inning basis, winners playing for championship of the hen yard! There will probably be a lot of clucking around, with more than a guess that some molting will be in evidence before the end of the affair.

Remember - games for all - and this is not time to leave the wife and kids at home. Eats same as before, in the covered pavilion. Rain or shine, come over and have a good time.

The market gardeners that are using Rotenone Dust to control the Mexican Bean Beetle and the Striped Cucumber Beetle are expressing considerable satisfaction in sprays and dusts containing this insecticide.

There is a change in our recommendations for late tomato blight and when Bordeaux spray is used we recommend a 2-2-50 spray (2 lbs. of copper sulfate, 2 lbs. hydrated lime in fifty gallons of water). Experience shows that this strength of spray is less liable to injure the fruit setting. The same spray is recommended for vine crops and powdery mildew, scab and late blight because of previous injury to blossoms. Extension Leaflet No. 116 is available, giving information on control of all vegetable garden diseases and pests.

We will have in Dighton a plot demonstrating the use of Red Copper Oxide to control Late Tomato Blight and another plot demonstrating the control of late blight on tomatoes and cucumbers by a new fungicide called Cupro-K.

At the County School we have again this year the vegetable plots showing some of the newer strains of vegetables. Each row is labelled and one can look it over at his leisure. C. W. H.

June, 1937

JUNE, 1937 Total herds 29 ; Total cows on test 897 ; No. cows in milk 782 ; No. cows dry 115; Average production per cow, 776 pounds milk, 31 pounds butterfat; Average butter'fat test 3.99.

on this pasture. Of course, it all had to be disposed of soon as best it could to the advantage of the county. No charge was made for the pasturing and no advantage accrued to me in any way from the transaction.

The Trustees of the school knew and passed upon all the action taken. The school herd was cleaned up and has been kept clean ever since. The federal-state test soon became a law and we at once put the herd under this careful test, as it is today.

When the Bristol County Tuberculosis Hospital was established in 1919 1 asked the County Commissioners to allow the County School to supply them with milk and cream because we could do it more cheaply and more satisfactorily than they could otherwise take care of it, and it would furnish a right outlet for the school product. For many years, so long as Mr. Warner lived, this was the .arrangement, to the advantage of hospital, school, and taxpayer.

This arrangement did, however, increase the :school herd somewhat. Summer pasturage off the school farm was sought. Only once, when the number of head to be pastured was small we find suitable pasture available in Bristol -County. Our dairyman found good pasture at West Brookfield, Mass. at 25c a week per animal. So for a number of years the stock was shipped to West Brookfield. When by death and sale this pasture was no longer available Mr. Millard arranged for the pasture now in use owned by one Miss Agnes R. McQuade of Auburn. This pasture was not always adequate and adjoins the pasture I had earlier purchased, so with my consent Mr. Millard opened the fence between and the stock has since ranged this and another adjoining field I control to their advantage. The cost to the school has remained the same, 25c a week per animal plus cost of transportation.

It has worked out to my personal advantage about as did the purchase of drums and saxaphone for our school orchestra since you came on the Board in January. As you know, when the Trustees did not go through for the boys with : these needed instruments, Mrs. Gilbert and I bought them at a cost of somewhat

Some other advantages have accrued to the school from my pasture purchase. Once or more each year pupils and staff who care to, go there for a weekend camp-out. Of course, no charge is made for its use or for fuel used.

Also, a few years ago Mr. Philbrook of the school staff brought down from this pasture for use on the school grounds 200 young laurel plants that would cost from nurserymen a dollar to a dollar and a half each - for which, of course, no charge was made.

As to the practice of shipping dairy stock to a distance 'for pasture, some of our shrewdest Bristol County dairymen have practiced it at times and just now Mr. Harris of our Extension staff has a project with Bristol County dairymen, which has my endorsement, by which they raise their own replacements by shipping to the north where pasture and other roughage is cheap, because they can be brought to maturity on these farms farther north more cheaply than under Bristol County conditions.

One word further. It is this singleness of purpose in the administration of the Bristol County Agricultural School - that the school be administered primarily, to be sure, in the interest of pupils, farmers, and other agriculturally minded folks who patronize it, but next in the interest of the taxpayers who support it, that has enabled this school to make the outstanding record it has made over the years of educating our boys at a cost of $125.00 to $150.00 per pupil per year less than at any other similiar school within or beyond the borders of the Commonwealth. This is not a boast. It is a matter of public record available to anyone interested in the figures and facts.

This practice of shipping livestock to pasture originally passed upon by the Trustees has been a matter of routine with us for so many years it had not occurred to me to bring it to the attention of the Board. Any other handling of the matter that is to the advantage of the County would be favored by those in charge, I am sure.

Building

It will be good news to all of the older students and to the new students coming in this fall, that the County Commissioners plan to have the new building completed and ready for occupancy some time in October.

The old building served its purpose, but the new building will be much larger, better arranged, with larger classrooms, laboratories, and equipment. With the added facilities, the advantages to the pupils should be far greater.

Parents, who are thinking of sending their boys to the school this fall are urged to visit the school, look over the school farm and talk with the instructors.

School Events

The Annual Camping Trip to Crowell Hill at Auburn, Massachusetts, will be held July 17 and 18. The party will leave the school at twelve o'clock Saturday noon and return Sunday evening. There will be cooking over an open fire, sleeping under the stars, swimming and athletic events. Arrangements will be made for those who wish to attend church Sunday morning. If you are planning to go with the group, please notify the school office immediately, and bring blankets and swimming suit. Mr. Wyman Hawkes and Mr. Philbrook will be in charge.

The Beach Party will be held August 4 at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven. Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Woodward and Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Millard will sponsor the party. There will be hot dogs and dessert served by the committee in charge. Mr. Woodward will supervise the swimming and diving contests.

Raymond Haglund '26 has left Mason's Poultry Farm in Taunton to accept a position as Farm Manager of the Lewis farm in Foster, Rhode Island.

New Building Well Under Way

(Continued from Page 1, Column 1) done than to hurry the construction faster than is compatible with good work, even if we are meanwhile put to considerable inconvenience.

The gymnasium hall will not be built until 1938. In September or October 1938 we shall have a double celebration - the public Reopening and 25th Anniversary of the Bristol County Agricultural School.

Executive Board

EXECUTIVE BOARD Five months seemed a long time last January when I was looking forward to my leave of absence, but time passes quickly, and I am glad to find myself back at work in Bristol County. It is good to go away for a time, but coming home refreshed and with a new perspective is even better.

We were very fortunate in persuading Mrs. Eliza B. Hawkes to act as substitute Home Demonstration Agent. Her experience as a homemaker and mother was a very practical value while her charming personality endeared her to everyone.

Her many friends throughout the county will be interested to know Mrs. Hawkes has consented to serve on the Home Bureau Executive Board for the next three years, so that we may have the benefit of her knowledge and experience in our Board Meetings.

Canning Saves Money Gives Improved Diet

- Blanche W. Eames County Home Demonstration Agent CANNING SAVES MONEY, GIVES IMPROVED DIET The family that takes advantage of low summer prices and puts up plenty of food for the winter will live better than the family that lets the summer slip past without canning, says - William R. Cole, extension specialist in horticultural manufactures at Massachusetts State College. Canning means money saved and a more healtful diet.

Homemakers, he says, have learned four "must" rules in canning that spell the difference between success and failure. Processing "must" be done by a standard time-table. Blanching water "must" be boiling as products go into it. Jellies and jams "must" boil vigorously. Jars "must" be carefully inspected and adjusted. In other respects, the canner may vary the canning directions according to conditions, but these four rules must be followed strictly.

Dates For Canning Meetings A Rainy Day Cupboard

A RAINY DAY CUPBOARD No, a rainy day cupboard is not a' place to furnish protection in case of a storm, neither should it be like Old Mother Hubbard's Cupboard - bare. As a matter of fact it doesn't need to be a cupboard at all. It may be a large box or trunk, a large drawer or even a closet. The outside isn't important at all, but the inside - what an array of play equipment - enough to cause any child's eyes to dance with joy! The best part of it is that the materials in this cupboard don't cost anything. Cardboard boxes, colored papers, string, empty spools and corks are just a few of the things that may be included.

In order to keep the novelty from wearing off it is well to limit the use of this rainy day cupboard to shut-in days, when either illness or the weather keeps the children indoors. Another way to keep the interest in the cupboard alive is to slip in newly acquired materials before the children see them, so that part of the fun will be to see, each time the cupboard is opened, what new materials have been added and what can be done with them.

A stock of old magazines and several pairs of blunt scissors should be included in the cupboard. The younger children will enjoy cutting out paper dolls, pictures and perhaps letters or words for forming sentences. A game of anagrams may be manufactured by pasting cut out letters on small squares of cardboard. A few of the many small wooden and cardboard boxes of various sizes around your home will appeal to the imagination of the child and will be used in the manufacture of carts, animal cut outs, doll furniture and marble games.

Colored crayons and paints are an almost indispensible item in a rainy day cupboard. The older girls will enjoy making colorful wall hangings with these colored crayons. The process is simple, just draw the design on a plain piece of unbleached muslin and then color the design solidly with the wax crayons. When finished turn face down (be sure to protect the ironing board) and press on the wrong side with a hot iron.

Here is an interesting "Take Away" game which is lots of fun to make and to play. In a board 4"x8"xl" drill 3 rows of holes in which marbles will rest. In the top row put 8 holes, in the middle row six and the bottom row 4. Two can play. To win, make your opponent take the last marble off the board. Take turns picking up marbles. Take away any number of marbles in a turn from any one row. Marbles from only one row may be taken up in any turn.

Directions for simple and inexpensive home-made fun are contained in the following leaflets: "Home-made Games,,' Home-Made Toys", "Party Favors to Make for Fun". A penny post card is all that is necessary. Write and ask us for any of this material.

Mother! Why not start today accumulating a supply of interesting things for a rainy day cupboard so that your youngsters can forget the rhyme, "Rain, rain go away. Little Mary wants to play."

Join Us In Amherst For Farm And Home Week

Bristol County Homemakers will find much to interest them and to make the trip to Amherst for the Farm and Home Week program quite worthwhile.

Only those who have been to Farm and Home Week can appreciate the pleasant, informal atmosphere, and friendly intercourse with the fine people one meets ; and above all the carefree feeling when one is relieved of all responsibility.

In addition to this is the very satisfactory sense of accomplishment, and time well spent in attendance at the splendid educational program.

Are you interested in gardens? There is a three days' program centering about "The Home Flower Garden", and a tour of some beautiful Amherst gardens is included.

Friday, July 30, is Grange day. S. T. Brightman of Fairhaven, and C. M. Gardner of Westfield who are on this program need no introduction to Grangers. Everyone is interested to hear the Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. who is to give an address that afternoon.

Write the "Mailing Room,,' M. S. C, Amherst, Massachusetts for a complete program or communicate with the Bristol County Extension Service at Segreganset.

County Camp Gleanings

The Bristol County 4-H Club Camp has just completed its seventh season with an excellent staff of counselors and a very happy and cooperative group of campers.

Although Monday and Tuesday were rainy the spirits of the campers were not dampened. Ideal weather made the Candlelight Service on the last evening of camp more beautiful and impressive to the 200 in attendance.

A Service Club meeting followed with 30 members in attendance. This meeting was enjoyed by all and important business of camp accounts, raising money to send junior leaders to State Camp, and preparations for the next meeting were discussed.

From the middle to the last of July the Club Agent will meet with the various garden clubs demonstrating the collecting, pressing, and mounting of garden diseases which is a requirement for this year.

Write for a premium lists of the State Garden exhibit at Horticultural Hall, Boston, on August 26 and 27, and of the Rehoboth Fair on September 1, 2, 3 and 4. Each offers fine premiums for garden club members. The latter show premiums in other projects, also.

Watch for insects and disease troubles on your vegetable and flowers and spray them carefully. If you do not attend to this promptly you may lose your crop.

Off For A Picnic

How about a jolly club or family picnic in the greenest, coolest spot that you know. There's something about a meal eaten out of doors that no one can resist. It's more fun, too, when we don't get all tired out getting ready for it. Make your outdoor picnics as simple and as easily prepared as possible. There are several very important things which must be done if a meal is to be cooked out of doors. L Before building a fire, be sure to consult the fire warden, even though the fire is to be built on your own land. If it is to be on the property of another, get the owner's permission.

A Meal Prepared Out Of Doors Michigan

Fry out one-half pound bacon cut in small pieces. Add one can tomatoes, one can corn, one can peas. Cook five minutes and serve on saltines.

Bread On Stick At Camp

Mix fat into flour and add water or milk to make stiff dough. Peel one end of sticks about one inch in diameter, flour peeled end. Pull dough into ribbon ^ inch thick and six inches long and wind around end of stick. Roast over glowing fire. Pull ofi^ and fill with jam.

Poultry Club Notes

First ribbon, tie between John and Randolph Riley of East Taunton; Second ribbon, Robert Allen, South Easton; Third ribbon, Alphons Strachocki, North Dartmouth. Others receiving average egg yield of over 20 eggs per bird were Leon F022 and, Edwin Eastwood of South Easton; Howard Bankert, South Attleboro; Leonard Doran, North Dartmouth; Richard Jones, South Easton; Raymond Furmanik, East Taunton; Lawrence Bliss and George Remillard, Attleboro; Alfred Henault, East Taunton and Bernard Paquette. North Attleboro. By Clubs- First, Grade A, South Easton; Second, Caswell, East Taunton; Third, Oak Grove, Attleboro; Fourth, Full-O-Pep North Dartmouth; Fifth, South Attleboro; Sixth, Westport.

Canning For Winter

D. M. S. 4-H COUNTY CAMP, 1937 Camp opened Sunday, June 20, with dinner. The remainder of the afternoon was spent getting settled. Supper, which was eaten in the grove, was followed by a vesper service at sunset, held on the shore of the river. Those participating in the service were in boats a short distance from the shore. Rev. Walter Telfer, minister of the Berkley Church gave an interesting talk. Songs were sung by some of the campers: Mr. Richard Bugbee, a counselor from Attleboro Falls, was in charge of the service.

Monday the regular camp program began. Following breakfast a half hour was spent doing necessary camp duties. After an assembly craft classes began. In metal work, taught by Mr. Bugbee, bracelets, bookends, ash trays, and letter openers were made. Mrs. Telfer had charge of the Amberol craft in which rings, bracelets, and pins were made. Mr. G. O. Oleson of Amherst assisted with the photography. Numerous facts about light were learned in this hobby.

The camp fires, the most interesting feature at Camp, were under the direction of the counselors. Mr. Wyeth was in charge of the campfire on Monday, Miss Marion Forbes of Amherst gave a talk during the evening. After the singing of songs a few stunts and challenges were tried.

Tuesday, Mr. Lyle Ring, Assistant Recreation Specialist visited camp. He taught many new songs, games, and dances. The camp fire, which was held in the pavilion as on Monday, was under the direction of Mrs. Louise Gwilliam.

Wednesday night the campfire was under the direction of Mr. John Perry, Jr. Each tent put on a stunt with the evening ending in a scene from Romeo and Juliet portrayed by Miss Stewart and Mr. Wyeth.

Thursday, the final camp fire was under the direction of Mr. Brady, Assistant State Club Leader. This was candlelight service. A large four-leaf clover was marked on the ground with a fire laid in each leaf. The Camp Spirits chosen were Constance Ide of Berkley, and John Davis of Westport. Their candles were lighted by a candle which had been used at the National candlelight service in Washington, D. C. The people chosen to represent the 4-H's were - Head H - Lois Van Housen, Mansfield and Richard Sprague, Attleboro; Heart H - ^Virginia Dustin, Mansfield, and John Pelchat, Norton; the Hand H - Ora Chace and Stephen Crowinshield, Taunton; Health H - Helen Wyeth, Segreganset, and Robert Salley, Rehoboth.

Radio Programs

Radio programs change quite often and we wonder where our favorite program is located. On July 1st there was a big shake-up and expansion in the daily program known as New England Agriculture formerly heard over Station WBZWBZA. Now the Colonial Network, through the courtesy of Mr. John Shepard, is sponsoring the program from ten stations with WNBH at New Bedford our nearest station. The program goes on the air at 12 noon for fifteen minutes. This program features one guest speaker and market news. In addition, if my information is correct, WBZ and the Colonial Network will broadcast the market news at 6:15 every morning.

Other programs that are available locally are the Farm and Home Reporter over Station WSAR, Fall River and the Saturday broadcast of the 4-H program over WHDH, Boston at 12:45 P. M. The program on the first Saturday in September will be devoted to Bristol County 4-H Clubs.

County Agent Charles W. Harris has temporarily discontinued his weekly radio broadcast over Station WNBH, New Bedford but hopes to resume them again in the fall.

With the Cobbler digging season getting underway some thought should be given to orderly marketing and crop prospects. The local Cobbler crop is smaller than normal and considerably less than last year's bumper crop. The Long Island crop is up to average in yield and the New Jersey crop is not up to expectations since it matured early.

The field price of potatoes is anyone's guess. It should be nearer to last year's price than first anticipated. Long Island will try orderly marketing of potatoes through a dealers' organization. Dealers on the Island belive that they can hold the price by refusing to buy until the overloaded markets are cleaned up. New Jersey will not have an orderly marketing program this year and we may or may not be flooded with potatoes from New Jersey.

I would advise that all growers dig rationally each day and do not get panicky over a slight drop in the market price. The Cobbler crop is your cash crop and you should market it to give you the most money.

Salesmen, All

Among the graduates of the Bristol County Agricultural School several have found interesting employment in selling agricultural equipment, supplies, etc. David Hatherly '23, representing the Creamery Package Company throughout eastern Massachusetts; Charles Fletcher '26, representing the Northeastern Supply Company throughout southeastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, Harry Quick '27, representing Louis E. Page Company, selling sugar cane fiber for litter throughout New England ; Howard Potter, '34, handling Jamesway equipment in Bristol and Plymouth Counties; Gordon Hixon '25, representing the Bartlett Tree Expert Company through southeastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island and eastern Connecticut.

And this is not to mention the many who are locally selling farm machinery and equipment or are milk dealers, and the like. There are nine graduates of the school who have some part in retailing milk in the city of Taunton alone.

As nearly every farmer must sell his own products, it is not surprising that some who are educated and trained in farming are finding their major employment in serving farmers as salesmen of what the farmer needs. The list as given above is, I know, incomplete. Those mentioned are the ones that occur to me as I write.

All this was brought to my attention by a good mother who came to the school to enroll her boy who "is a born salesman", yet the boy insists he does not want to be a clerk or accountant, his major interest is agriculture.

Re-Opening Of School

The Bristol County Agricultural School will open on Wednesday, September 8 for all Freshmen. Fine progress is being made on the new school building, and although the date when the new structure will be ready for occupancy is still uncertain, it is probable that it may be ready by the middle of October. Upon the completion of the new Bristol County Agricultural School building, we feel certain that we shall have one of the finest school buildings in this section.

Apples are "spotty" in yields, especially Baldwins and Mcintosh, and range from a prospect of a 100% crop to one of 25%. Many Mcintosh orchards are badly scabbed showing an extensive development of late infection in places where the regular and special scab sprays were not timed correctly. Weather conditions were especially bad for scab control during the entire month of June. Wealthies promise a full crop and, where thinning was done, should reach a good size. Other varieties follow the same trend, some heavy and some extremely light.

Peaches look very good with nearly a normal crop in view. As yet there is no brown rot, but, where infection has been serious in other years, careful watch will have to be made to effectively prevent its start.

Since the beginning of farm inspeciton by the supervisors, many problems have come to light which should be of interest to us all. The supervisor must be as accurate as possible. We have measured many fields and have checked estimated acreage very closely. We have definitely proved that estimated acreage is usually over by about thirty percent.

We realize that this program is still new to many of us, yet farmers who do not understand the practices and how one should participate neglect to educate themselves on these points. A short trip to the school and a few minutes with the Conservation Agent would clear up many misunderstandings.

Again we feel that the farmer who has carried out practices should have the receipts or bills for materials used. Applications will be suspended until the farmer has shown proof that practices have actually been done. This may seem very definite, but is the result of two applications in which we found mis-statements had been made to the supervisors. Brief mention of these points should help everyone to better understand the task of the supervisors ?nd the Program in general.

Perhaps a mention of Fall Practices would be worthwhile. Liming and new seedings of grasses and legumes are two of the best. There is no better way to insure better feed than by a well-established seeding. After the open winter last year we all know the value of a (Continued on Page 2, Column 2)

July, 1937

JULY, 1937 Total herds 28; Total cows on test 885; No. cows in milk 781; No. cows dry 104; Average production per cow, 765 pounds milk, 30.1 pounds butterfat; Average butterfat test 3.94.

Sentiment seems to be growing in favor of the pits for new hen houses. If properly made, they should have fox wire under the perches to keep the birds out of the pits. Any lighter wire soon sags and may result in broken wires. A rear window in each pen, besides providing light and air circulation in summer, helps in the convenience of cleaning the pits. There seems to be some tendency toward crowding the perches together. Heavy breeds of birds need at least fourteen inches of space between the perches. Anything nearer is too close for summer comfort.

Every poultry man knows of the tendency for the newly housed pullets to stay in the nests over night. The Peckham poultry farm in New Bedford hit upon the idea of a strip of inch furring set into supporting cleats over the open front of the nests. The nests are in sections of twelve units each and, as soon as the night feeding is done in each pen, the bar is dropped into the supporting cleats to be removed on the last trip around at dark, or early in the morning.

The Bristol-Plymouth County Growers have been meeting at frequent intervals since last winter and a great deal of interest has been shown in these events. The fact that so many of the group have joined in the discussion wholeheartedly has made these meetings particularly worth-while. A desire has been expressed by some to carry on another fruit tour this year, but it looks as if it will be more desireable for the growers to join in the meeting on August 11th at George Drew's orchard in Westford. This will be one of the Massachusetts Fruit Growers' Association orchard meetings and should offer a very worth-while opportunity for the growers to get together.

A new idea in orchard mouse control is timely at this date. Many fruit growers mulch their trees and, unless the trunks are wired, damage from mice is often noted in the spring. This past spring I have noted girdling on trees that were wire guarded because the mice worked their way under the wire and then caused serious injury. The scheme is to place small piles of mulch in places likely to harbor mice, such as beside rocks over a furrow filled with rubbish, or near marshy or wet areas. If placed early in August, mice are apt to congregate under these hiding places and prepare their winter quarters. These areas, together with mulched trees, should be examined by the first of September for mouse runs and then the bait should be set in these locations.

winter cover crop. For August seeding Barley, Rye grass or Jap millet will produce a good grov/th that will mat down and cover the land well. Because thev are winter killed these crops are somewhat easier to handle in the spring than a green crop such as winter wheat or rye or combinations of these with vetch.

or three cords of green manure into your soil for next year's crops. Important, too, is the fact that these are good farm practices eligible for payment under the Conservation Program. V. J. R.

Work

Dudley Austin '39 of Chartley has two hundred and thirty early hatched, sexlinked pullets that have been laying for over a month. He, also, has one hundred and fifty later ones that are coming along fine. The job which he is doing in landscaping the home grounds is a credit to any community.

Frank Rose '39 of Attleboro has one hundred Rhode Island Red pullets that have been well cared for. He, also, puts in about fourteen hours a day in the home dairy. Undoubtedly he is putting in more hours a day than any other boy, but with all his work his project and accounts are in good condition.

Whitman Higgins '39 of Rock has one hundred and fifty Rhode Island Red pullets which are a credit. He is working on the school farm driving each way every day. He is making some improvement on the home grounds.

Charles Burroughs '40 of West Bridgewater was seriously ill with the mumps early in the season and was handicapped in starting his garden. Despite his misfortune he planted a garden which is several times larger than necessary. Charles has successfully transplanted some cucumber seedlings which his instructor told him that he did not think it would be possible to do. His record book is accurate, neat and one to be proud of. He, also, has established an egg and vegetable route through the town.

Michael Lesiak '40 of Taunton probably has the finest garden in the Freshman class this year as regards neatness, straight rows and proper management.

George Varney '40 of South Eastor. has a nice garden and is working in the Brockton Public Market. If his record book were as good as his garden, his marks for the summer would be among the highest.

It seems that the boys who put in the most outside hours of work and, also, carry on their project, have the best project and keep their records and accounts up to date better than the pupil who has little outside work to do.

Beach Party Date Changed

The date of the Beach Party has been changed to Thursday evening, August 12, The party will go to Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven. There will be swimming, diving and athletic events.

Food Frauds Exposed

"Facts, Fads and Frauds in Nutrition" 3s the title of Bulletin 342 from the Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station, prepared by Helen S. Mitchell, Research Professor, and Gladys M. Cook, Research Assistant in Home Economics. "Present- -day food advertisements make a tremendous appeal to a nutrition-conscious public which has only a very limited "basis for evaluating the merits of the made. This bulletin is intended to serve as a guide to the consumer."

"Material presented in this bulletin is not the result of original investigation by the authors but a summarization of information, decisions, and criticisms by recognized authorities concerning nutritional and therapeutic claims in food advertising well as faulty concepts and notions regarding foods and nutritions."

Emotionally Secure - Has he had broad, satisfying, and successful experiences in order to develop - Self confidence in his ability to face life, independence from parental supervision, interest in and pleasurable anticipation of school ?

Socially Adjusted - Has he had opportunity to play with other children and to be with other adults so that he - Knows how to get along happily with other children, has developed social attitudes of cooperation and consideration, judges his behavior in the light of its effect on other people, recognizes authority?

The Whole Child Goes To School

Time was when the child was sent to school to learn - to develop his mind Not much thought was given to the rest the child. Now we know that his mental progress m school depends upon his physical condition, his habits of work, his social adjustment, his attitudes and feelings about himself and other people. More than this, we should expect the -school to develop the whole child as well as to give information.

Hooked Rugs Exhibited

HOOKED RUGS EXHIBITED The exhibit of hooked rugs and chair seats made by members of the South Rehoboth rug making class attracted much attention at Farm and Home Week in Amherst. The careful workmanship and well blended coloring called forth many complimentary remarks. The following women had either a rag or a chair seat in the exhibit: Mrs. Ernest M. Horton, Mrs. H. W. Westfield, Mrs. Irwin Duckworth, Mrs. A. J. Cnossen, Mrs. Everett Horton, Mrs. Joseph Hass; and Mrs. S. A. Arnold, all of Rehoboth ; Mrs. Elizabeth Duckworth, No. Swansea, and Mrs. Louise Caldwell of East Providence.

New Bulletins

Miss May E. Foley, Extension Nutritionist, is the author of two leaflets which are available for distribution without cost through the Bristol County Extension Service, Segreganset, Mass.

The first of these - "Salads and Salad Dressings" - is particularly timely these hot summer days. "Cooking with Herbs" is the title of the second leaflet. Our great-grandmothers knew the secret of adding elusive and interesting flavors to their cookery by the use of herbs, but we are in the habit of relying on readymade flavorings and spices obtainable from the store.

popularity. The use of home grown herbs will add zest to everyday meals, and will give the hostess a reputation for originality with her party menus.

The soybean has a wide range of commercial uses. Paint, varnish, door knobs, floor coverings, window sills, plywood, . wall paper, sprays, and plastics are among the products made from this crop.

Fall Program

Increasing cost of ready-made garments brings renewed interest in making her own dresses to the woman who sews. Making dresses of wool, silk or rayon fabrics is the subject of a study course to be conducted in Bristol County this fall. This course is being given in response to requests from members of the "Cotton Dress" study groups held in this county two years ago.

This course is open to all women. Everyone who enrolls will be expected to make a dress either for herself or for some member of her family. Some women like to take this opportunity to make a dress for an adolescent daughter. The course is being prepared by Mrs. Esther Cooley Page, and will be taught under her leadership.

One lesson in the course will be devoted largely to the problem of buying yard goods, and to choosing patterns. Selection for good style and suitability of purpose as well as durability will be considered. Special problems in handling silk and wool as well as the new synthetic fabrics will be discussed. Lessons will begin the first week in October, and there will be only three weeks between each of the four lessons so the dresses will be ready in ample time for the holiday season.

Enrolment in this course will be limited so it is not too early to get your own study group organized. Write to your Home Demonstration Agent for further details.

CANNING At the final canning demonstration conducted by Mr. Walter Maclinn the use of the pressure cooker was demonstrated in the canning of chicken. It is cheaper to kill off and can those extra birds than to feed them during the fall. A few jars of home canned chicken on the closet shelf are a great satisfaction to the thrifty homemaker as well as a protection against the worry over what to serve when unexpected guests arrive.

The canning of corn and peaches were demonstrated. Add some home canned tomato juice, a few hot biscuits and you have a meal fit for the most fastidious guest, all ready and waiting on the closet shelves.

Note: At the time this goes to press we are still waiting for the long promised new canning recipe book, bulletin No. 142, to come from the State College. We sincerely hope that by the time you receive this the canning bulletins will be here so that we can get them into the hands of ihe many who have requested them.

In a recent elm census report, the value estimated for the elms in four Massachusetts cities and towns was conservatively placed at $7,300,000.

Three State 4-H Camps, namely, Conservation, Junior Leader, and Adult Leader Camps hiave just finished and delegates from Bristol County were in attendance at all three camps. Those who attended the Conservation Camp were; Ellen Swanson, Rehoboth; Leonard Doran and Theodore Paquette, North Dartmouth ; and Fred Padelford of Raynham.

In the Junior Leaders' Camp the following were present: Sophie Bator, Florence Silvia, George Gray, and Gilbert White of Taunton; Alice Budd, Acushnet ; Cecelia Scribner, Dartmouth ; Mary Schobel and Ellen Swanson of Rehoboth. Miss Dorothy Stewart, Assistant Extension Agent accompanied this group from Bristol County.

At the Adult Leaders' Camp the following attended: Mrs. Jerome Greer, Dighton; Mrs. Clifford Chace, Taunton; Mrs. Audrey Tripp, Westport; and Mr. John Perry, Jr. of North Dartmouth. The Club Agent accompanied this group.

During the last day of the Adult Leaders' Camp, included in the Farm and Home Week program, four young ladies from Bristol County participated in the 4-H Style Review. They were: Virginia Dustin, Mansfield ; Ellen Swanson, Rita Vincent and Jeannette Vincent of Rehoboth. These young ladies had won honors in a State Contest held at Amherst a few weeks ago.

It is hoped that in another year more can go to these various camps as they furnish a wonderful inspiration to say nothing of the training and contacts. Local leaders and club members who can be in camp with our State Leader, George L. Farley, for even a week certainly gain much.

Poultry Club Notes

The Grade A Poultry Club of South Easton was the leading poultry club in Bristol County this past year and will receive the free two day trip to the Eastern States Exposition in September.

Poultry Clubs will have many fine opportunities this fall for club members to exhibit both poultry and eggs at shows where good premiums are to be given. At the Rehoboth Fair from September 1-4, at the Eastern States Exposition from September 19-25; and at the Boston Poultry Show in late December, exceptionally fine premiums will be offered. A premium list will be furnished you upon request.

If you raise your own chickens this summer, be sure to give them good range, plenty of succulent food, plenty to eat and keep them clean. Well matured stock of a good strain, free from disease, is what you should have to start the egglaying contest on November 1st.

During the past few weeks the Club Agent has inspected over one hundred Club Gardens and of those visited the following are very good: Acushnet - Joseph Allemao, Robert Dietz, Joseph Lopata, Fred Milos, and Kadmus Slowik; Berkley - Harold Hathaway, Arthur White, and Robert Harrington; Dartmouth - George Perry, John Cooper, Charles Kurz, Frank Bosworth, and Antone Raposa; Easton - Charles Anderson, Winslow MacDonald, Viola Davis, Barbara and Meredith Walker, Roy Knowles and Elmer Harvey; Freetown (Assonet) - George Mycock, Jr., Robert Chew, Dinas Viveiros, Francis Clarke, Joseph Simmons, Jr., and Linwood Copeland; Norton - George Paille, Harvey Jackson, and Clifford Brown; North Attleboro - Herbert Griffin and Kenneth Fisher; Rehoboth - William and George Corey, Ralston Read, Jr., Wilfred and Edward Schobel ; East "Taunton - Howard Baker, Constantine Gregoreas, James Lakin, Raymond Furmanik, Richard Caplin, George Mattos, Randolph and John Riley, Ralph King, Walter Travers, Manuel Roupa, Daniel Andrade, and Alice Silvia.

Rotenone, either m dust or liquid form, is a good material to use for most all of the garden insects. A good hand duster may be procured for a dollar which should last a long time, or, if you wish to use the liquid rotenone, it may be sprayed on with a hand sprayer. Rotenone should come in actual contact with the insect to be effective. Also, its effectiveness as an insecticide lasts only four or five days so that during the period that the insects are injuring the plants, rotenone should be applied every four or five days until the insect is checked.

Fair Ball Jar Contest

This contest is open to any 4-H Canning Club member. The exhibit is to consist of two jars of canned product, one jar of non-acid vegetable, and one jar of fruit. These may be either pint or quart jars. It is hoped that every Canning Club -member will exhibit.

Food Contest

There are to be two classes in food contests. Girls 10-14 years of age will enter a muffin baking and judging contest. For girls over 14 there will be a cake-making and judging contest. In both cases girls will bring in a product baked at home, muffins or cake depending on the class entered. Products will be baked and judged during the contest.

Sewing Machine Contest

This contest is open to 4-H Clothing Club members fourteen years of age or older. A pair of sleeping pajamas should be made at home and sent to County Extension Office at Segreganset. During the contest at the fair girls will cut-out and make a child's apron using binder attachment on the sewing machine. The prize for this contest is an electric portable sewing machine.

The difficult haying weather this June and early July prompts the suggestion that dairy farmers in Bristol County may well use silos more than i* commonly done.

At the Agricultural School we have for quite a number of years been cutting wheat and vetch that had been seeded the September before into the silo the first week in June, then planting the land with silage corn and soy beans for a second silage crop on the same land the same year. It has been good practice.

Now comes along the suggestion from New Jersey experiment station and elsewhere that this can be improved upon by cutting in with the roughage a limited amount of molasses. The added sugar preserves and contributes to the feedmg value of the silage. Moreover, many other crops such as clover hay, alfalfa hay, oat and Canada pea hay, etc., can be ensiled with molasses with excellent results.

The one new feature in all this is the addition of molasses. Thirty years ago when caught in trying to hay clover rowen during impossible weather we put it into the silo dripping wet between a bottom and a top layer of corn silage. It kept perfectly and how the cows did relish that rowen in midwinter ! It showed up handsomely in the milkpail.

For numberless years before he died, Thomas Holt, Commissioner of Dairying in Connecticut, and known throughout that State as the "Clover King", grew many acres of oats and clover mixed fodder each year for summer silage for his large dairy herd. Medfield Hospital in our own state ensiled 60 tons of alfalfa hay and clover hay with molasses last year. They found it so satisfactory they are putting 300 tons into silage this year.

There are some advantages in being independent of the weather when the crop needs harvesting, in being sure to save the crop in good condition, in more milk or growth to the acre. The School can give information on , the procedure to anyone desiring it.

Farmers In 2 Installments

Massachusetts farmers who participated in the 1937 Agricultural Conservation Program will be paid in two installments. The initial payment will be 80 percent of the amount each farmer earned. Decision to make installment payments is to allow farmers to receive their money as soon as possible.

While the county committee already has measured soil-conservation work done by many cooperating farmers, some time will elapse before the total expenses of administration and also the total number of participating farmers are known.

The cost of administrating the program in the county will be deducted from the final payment to farmers. The 1937 conservation program provides that the announced rates of payment may be increased or decreased by as much as 10 percent, depending on the number of farmers who cooperate. In the case of applications filed after county expenses and rates of payment are known, one full and final payment will be made.

Feed And Prices

It was predicted last spring that grain and feed prices would drop after the July crop estimates were released. Grain prices have dropped during the last month and should drop again. Prof. A. H. Lindsey of the Agricultural Economics and Farm Management Dept. of the State College has this to say about the "Dairy Feed Situation": "For the last two months it has required on the average around 1800 pounds of milk to purchase a ton of feed. This ration has prospects of returning to the normal level during the coming feed year. The actual and prospective feed grain crops this year will be the largest since 1932, With fewer animal units on hand to consume this year's crop, the grain supplies will be ample.

"The combined winter and spring crop will be one of the largest in recent years, tolr.lling nearly 900 million bushels. This may be compared to a crop of 625 million bushels in 1936 and a normal crop of 860 million. In spite of the large crop, wheat prices cannot be expected to decline from present levels. The world crop is abnormally low and the crop of Canada, one of the largest exporters, will be barely sufficient for domestic needs. The crops in the southern hemisphere, ready in January, have been severely affected by drought.

Egg Auction Closes Another Prosperous Year

The Brockton Cooperative Egg Auction Association held their annual meeting at the auction headquarters Friday evening August 27 and the financial sheet showed the closing of another prosperous year.

Gross sales for the year amounted to well up toward a million dollars (868,331.40,) a gain over the year before of 66% ; with a net profit for the year of $10,016.09.

This continues the good record for steady progress this farmers' cooperative has shown since it was organized in 1932. As the volume of business done has grown the per unit cost of handling has steadily lowered from 46 cents a unit in 1932-33 to just over 29 cents in 1936-37.

The auction serves southeastern Massachusetts, the counties of Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth and Barnstable. It provides an outlet for both eggs and poultry. The auction started at first as an auction for eggs only. Poultry was added the last of February, 1934, and the amount of poultry sales during 1936-37 has increased over the previous year by 65% with a total of 9,203 coops sold during the year just closed.

The advantage of the auction to poultry farmers lies not alone in a somewhat better price for goods actually sold through this channel, but even more in the fact that through the auction prices for poultry are stablized. Glutting of the nearby markets with the attendant cutting of prices below cost of production is prevented. This works to the advantage of members of the association and of all other producers. Furthermore, orderly m.arketing, with reasonably stablized prices, is, in the long run, an advantage to both producers and consumers.

Reopening Of Class Work

New entrants, because they are not otherwise employed, as a rule, begin their class work at the school each year the Wednesday after Labor Day.

The selling of agricultural products a* the farm door has become widespread in use in recent years. Perhaps the idea behind the scheme has been that the producer could charge retail prices for his beans, eggs, etc. while paying no transportation or marketing charges. This practise gave the grower the most returns for his crops but there have been manystrange (to the farmer) situations that have developed from this type of selling. The iithod still has its merits. Direct prod r to consumer selling has always been the advantage of the farmer. But wheri e became involved in competitive salesii iship with all its attendant factors, the road has been in some instances a nerve-wracking one. Consequently, today there are roadside stands and more roadside stands. They range from an inverted box or the kitchen table placed at a spot near the home to the elaborately constructed stand of large dimensions, filled with every conceivable product that is raised.

Briefly, it seems to the writer that there are five fundamental factors in the operation of a roadside stand. Each is important in itself and failures in this type of selling are chiefly due to inattention or neglect of one or more of these factors. Perhaps the location of the stand comes first. There are instances where this factor is not in accordance with the usual ideas concerning this point because of other special advantages, but in general location is pretty important. In the first place, there must be customers and they must stop at the stand before one can haveany chance to sell products. Customers are found on well-traveled roads but they will not stop unless the stand is so situated that the autoist can safely turn out of traffic and come to a stop off the highv.'ay. High speed trunk highways do not fit in well as locations for stands because folks cannot travel slowly enough to look around for products when in the traffic lanes, and it requires quite a bit of skill to be travelling at 45 miles an hour or more, then safely leave the highway traffic and stop before any stand. Another point is that such trunk highways usually connect large cities and it is not a buying public that is travelling on them.

People who are looking for farm products are those who are out for a cool ride or are just out riding for enjoyment. They make up the best prospects. Therefore it is the highway used by this group that offers the best location for the stand. If, however, a stand may be located on a

August 1937

AUGUST 1937 Total herds 28; Total cows on test 901; No. cows in milk 802; No. cows dry 99; Average production per cow 763 pounds Milk, 29-9 pounds Butterfat; Average butterfat test '3-92%.

Using Lime

The use of lime in Bristol County has increased ten fold during the past year but there is need for more lime on our farms. The fall application of lime is a good practise since it can be done when farm work is slack and the neutralizing action of lime has just so much more time to work before the crop is planted. Lime applied in the fall should be harrowed in so that it will not run off during the fall rains.

Just which brand of ground limestone to use or whether to use hydrated lime or ^ground limestone is a thought provoking The question can be answered lay computing the cost per unit of effective 'Oxides. The percentage of calcium oxide and magnesium oxide is printed according to law on each bag of lime purchased. The units of effective oxides can be determined by multiplying the percent of calcium oxide by 20 and the magnesium oxide by 1.39. Then, by adding these values and dividing the sum into the price per ton of lime the cost per unit of effective oxide can be found. In general at will be found that ground limestone containing both calcium oxide and magnesium oxide costs the least per unit of effective oxides and that ground limestone is more economical than hydrated iime.

When hydrated lime is used 1500 pounds is equivalent to 2000 pounds of ground limestone and all recommendations for liming are generally made on a ground limestone basis.

has been applied previously. Where land has been limed before, have the soil tested to determine its lime needs. The Extension Service will test free of charge if soil is brought to the office at Segreganset. Leaflet No. 134 - "Lining Massachusetts Soils" is now available for distribution.

Brockton Fair

This year at Brockton Fair a new type of cattle exhibit will be held. The show as planned will be an exclusive Dairy Herd Improvement Show requiring that all animals to be shown must be listed for production by the supervisors in the Herd Improvement work. The animals exhibited will be judged on type and production. Before entering the show ring the production record of each animal will be equalized on a mature basis. In the show ring the animals will first be placed on type and then placed on the composite placing of type and production.

This type of cattle exhibit has been tried in Maine and is now successfully operating at the large state fairs in that state. County Agent Gerald Dunn of Plymouth County brought the idea to Brockton Fair and we have worked out a show that should be interesting. The Laneway Farm of Taunton, George Flint herd of East Mansfield will be represented at the show. The cattle will be judged Tuesday, September 14th starting at 9:30 A. M. At the finish of the judging the exhibitors and Herd Improvement members will gather for a light lunch and get together.

Project

It has been our intention each issue of the Bulletin to mention the summer program of the boys who are doing outstanding work either at home or elsewhere.

Robert Clorite '39 of Fall River has been giving a fine account of himself in the Garden and Greenhouse division of the school. In addition, he has been handling quite a program at home, which is in reality a small farm. It consists of an attractive house with the usual buildings which like the grounds are neat and well-kept. Robert has been carrying on his landscaping work at home to such an extent that he has made a very attractive lay-out.

His special interest this summer has been a small orchard. By proper spraying and thinning the quality of the fruit has been improved a great deal. One day last week Robert marketed twenty-five bushels of fine Wealthies at $1.00 to $1.25 per bushel. Other crops include one acre of sweet corn, a kitchen garden, potato plot, and some small fruits including berries, plums, cherries, and grapes. There is, also, some live stock including a cow, a horse and about 150 laying hens.

FEED AND PRICES (Continued from Page 1, Column 1) "The corn crop will be a normal crop of 21/2 billion bushels. (There is very little possibility of the same chain of events happening to reduce this estimate as occurred last year when the July 1 corn estimate was reduced from 2.3 billions to 1.4 billion bushels in October) The oats crop is another bright spot in the feed picture. Abundant moisture and sufficiently cool temperatures have produced a crop of over 1.1 billion bushels, over 325 million bushels more than last year.

"The barley crop of 243 million bushels is a little below normal. The rye crop v/ill be almost double that of last year. Pasture conditions throughout the country are excellent for the belt from East Montana to Texas. The hay crop of the country is large and of good quality. Good hay and pasture crops in the grain belt will release more grain for use in New England and other deficit areas. In summary, it appears that all grains will be abundant this coming fall and winter, but corn and oats, and possibly barley and rye feds will be relatively cheaper than wheat products. December futures indicate that corn will cost but 60% as much per pound as wheat."

Indications are that hay yields were abundant in the regions which generally supply Bristol County with its purchased hay. The weather during harvest was not the best and the quality of purchased hay may be poor and the price reasonable. C. W. H.

MOTH CONTROL Copies of a new bulletin on the control of clothing moths by Mrs. Harriet J. Haynes, Home Management Specialist, State College, Amherst, Mass., have just been received at the Extension Office. According to Mrs. Haynes these pests are active in September and October as well as during the late spring and the careful housewife will want to pack summer coats, bathing suits, and other woolens where they will be secure from injury.

Clothing Program Arranged

Special circular No. 43 entitled 'Moths' may be obtained without cost on application to the Bristol County Extension Service, Segreganset, Mass. CLOTHING PROGRAM ARRANGED

A two-fold program has been arranged in Bristol County this fall. For those who are interested in actually making a silk or wool dress, a study course, "Problems in Silk and "Wool" has been arranged. Mrs. Page's description of this course follows: "In this course factors involved in buying wool, silk, and synthetic materials (rayons), and ready-to-wear dresses of such materials are discussed. Suggestions are given for coordinating pattern and material characteristics and suiting them to individual types and needs; working out the construction plan, cutting and fitting; special techniques of construction and pressing." This course is designed primarily for those who were enrolled in the Cotton Dress program, but we will be glad to include others who are experienced in home sewing.

In order to release some of Mrs. Page's time for those who are not interested in actual dress construction, a slightly different plan is being followed in organizing these classes. Two schools for training leaders have been arranged, one in Taunton to be taught by Mrs. Page on the following Thursdays: October 7th and 21st; November 4th and 18th; and December 9th. A second leader school will be taught by Miss Eames in New Bedford on the following Wednesdays: October 13th and 27th; November 10th; and December 1st and 15th.

Miss Eames will arrange to visit each group whose leaders are attending the leader school conducted by Mrs. Page, and in turn if the groups attending the leader school conducted by Miss Eames will be willing to schedule one of their local meetings during the time Mrs. Page has available, she will attend one of their meetings.

The second part of our clothing program concerns everybody including those who are not interested in actual dress making. Single meetings are being scheduled in various parts of the county during which Mrs. Page will discuss the subject of "News in Fabrics, Fashions and Finishes." Current problems relating to the buying and care of clothing will be under consideration. New style trends in design, color, and fabric, new touches for old dresses, suggestions for buying ready-mades, and the use and care of different materials, especially the synthetic fabrics, are among the subjects which will be discussed. Acushnet, Dartmouth, Westport, Fairhaven and Swansea have requested these meetings. A few open dates remain which will be filled according to requests received.

B. W. E. The possibility that King Arthur's knights drew strength for their conquests from raw vegetable salads was suggested by Miss May E. Foley, extension nutritionist at Massachusetts State College. While salad is ordinarily considered a modern food, she said, research proves definitely that this dish was no novelty in the early days of England.

By Queen Elizabeth's time the young leaves of spinach were being added to the vegetable menu. Across the channel sturdy Frenchmen were munching sandwiches of wild dandelions. Even the ancient Greeks and Romans had a good word for raw cabbage and lettuce.

Despite this early popularity of salads, it remained for modern America to exploit the full possibilities of tender young vegetables in flavorful combination for the luncheon and dinner table. Salads today are far more varied and far more healthful thafl they have ever been. Vegetables are fresher and come from a wider variety of climes.

Miss Foley said that present nutritional practice calls for one salad a day somewhere in the menu. Not only does this dish give interest, color, and variety in texture, but it is rich in vitamins and bulk, all necessary to growth and health. A new leaflet. Salads and Salad Dressings, has just been prepared by Miss Foley for distribution through the state college. Copies may be obtained free by writing to the Bristol County Extension Service, Segreganset, Mass.

Nutritionist

HERBS ARE VALUABLE IN COOKING SAYS STATE NUTRITIONIST More homemakers should make use of herbs in cooking, according to Miss May E. Foley, extension specialist in nutrition at Massachusetts State College. It is greatly regretted, she says, that the interest our forefathers took in culinary herbs seems to have been forgotten nowdays.

Herbs can be very valuable from the standpoint of the person who gets the meals, as they give another tang to cheese, salad, soup, spaghetti, fish, and beverages, and add brightness to the flavor of many a dish that would otherwise be dull.

From the standpoint of the homemaker or the practical gardener, herbs may be divided into four groups according to their uses - for medicine, flavor, perfume, and ornament; and some of the herbs have two or more of these uses. Herbs such as chives, parsley, sweet basil, and mint can be grown very easily for winter use in pots in the house, and will serve both for flavor and decoration.

Miss Foley says that herbs are usually best when used fresh, but they are very satisfactory dried or preserved in vinegars. The preferred method of drying is to spread the leaves and tender tips on a tray, cover them with cheesecloth, and let dry indoors. When they are perfectly dry, put into closely topped glass jars and label.

There are certain herbs which always seem to go with certain foods, such as dill for pickles, mint for lamb, fennel for fish, basil for tomatoes, savory for string beans, caraway for cookies, thyme for clam chowder, and tarragon for eggs, but the cook with an experimental mind will try new and different combinations.

Other herbs listed by Miss Foley as valuable in cooking include anise, boarage, burnet, chervil, cress, chives, corionder, horehound, horseradish, majoram, parsley, saffron, and sage.

Contest

This should be of interest to many of our students and graduates. The Rehoboth Fair Association is conducting a contest to extend over a period of a year in Home Grounds Improvement. There will be prizes offered of $25.00, $15.00 and $10.00. Following is a list of rules, judging and explanation: HOME GROUNDS IMPROVEMENT CONTEST

5. A report of cost of labor, work carried on, kinds of material, and an explanation of propogation, planting dates, spraying and care must be presented.

2. The cost of material and hire of labor will be taken into consideration. The one who has expended little and made considerable improvement will rate higher than one who has hired the work done and bought material.

"if you are interested in this contest, please fill out the following form, and mail it to the Rehoboth Community Hall Ass'n, R. F. D. 1 Attleboro, Mass.

Ralph Doran, Jr

Ralph first joined our 4-H Club in the fall of 1929 starting in at that time with a small poultry flock of Rhode Island Reds. Ever since then he has continued with the flock increasing in size and, of course, his profits have been greater. Ralph from the beginning saw the importance of getting good stock, hence the returns from the sale of eggs have been good.

Besides being in the Poultry Club, Ralph also belonged to a Garden Club for a few years and made this a profitable undertaking. His garden work like his poultry project was carried on in a very ship-shape and successful manner. For the three years previous to entering Harvard University last fall, Ralph led the Full-O-Pep 4-H Poultry Club of Smith Mills, North Dartmouth. This club has made a fine record in the county during the past eight or ten years.

Some of the Club honors that have come to Ralph during his seven or eight years of Club work in this county have been a trip to the State Camp, Amherst in 1934, an award given for outstanding accomplishment in Club work; a trip to Camp Vail, Eastern States Exposition, Springfield, also in 1934 (this award is given each year to the outstanding club member in each county in the state) ; a free trip to County Camp back in 1932 because he was chosen the best camper among the boys in camp the previous year. In addition to these trips, Ralph took three free trips to the Eastern States Exposition with the Full-0-Pep Poultry Club which was three times winner of the Annual County Poultry Club award.

Ralph was, also, a good poultry judge and took part in many county and state contests. Fie says that his earnings from his poultry club work have helped a great deal to defray his expenses at Harvard. Not only has money made in Club work benefited him, but he feels that the experience he has gained in leading clubs has been most helpful. The friendships gained at 4-H Camps both County and State and on trips is something that can never be overestimated.

Ralph has just completed a year at Harvard and enters the sophomore class in high standing. He plans to enter the teaching field and will specialize in history. Watch for Ralph's name in the regular Harvard baseball line-up next spring. He played on the freshman team this past year. Ralph has a father, a mother, a sister and a brother who are all very cooperative in the 4-H work in the county, so we will no doubt hear a great deal more about the good work of the Doran family in the 4-H program in the years to come.

A Correction

In a paragraph in the daily papers recently the change of the word "value" to the word "number" made me speak of 2,002,190 cows in the county instead of a cow value of $2,002,190. A clerical error, but some error!

Garden Members Exhibit At Boston

Twenty-three Garden Club members made seventy-seven exhibits at the State 4-H Garden Show at Massachusetts Horticultural Hall, Boston recently. Of the twenty-three who exhibited, twenty-one of them won a total of fifty prizes amounting to approximately $25.00 in cash.

The following Club members exhibited: Fred and Walter Milos and Raymond Brown of Acushnet; George Perry, Raymond Langlois, Roland Brun, Alfred Bieault and George Berry of Dartmouth; George S. Mycock, Jr., Wayne Snell, Linwood Copeland and Robert Chew of Freetown; Gilbert White and Charles Brown of Taunton; Constantine Gregorean, Howard Baker and Raymond Furmanik of East Taunton ; Richard Wordell, Roger and Kenneth Sanford, James Acheson and Carlton Macomber of Westport; Helen Wyeth of Segreganset.

Appreciation And Appeal

Miss Stewart and I are very appreciative of the wholehearted service given by local leaders in the county during the past year and sincerely hope that these folks will continue to serve. We, also, hope that others will join us as it will be necessary to have more leaders if the enrollment and work is to grow.

Any man or woman, older boy or girl, who is interested in boys and girls and in any club projects offered to young folks, is eligible to become a local leader. The Club Agents will give assistance in every possible way to persons who wish to lead 4-H Clubs. E. R. W.

Fall And Winter Clubs

It will soon be time for the fall and winter clubs to get underway. Anytime after school starts, or even before, and continuing until November 1st is recommended as a starting time. Of course, it is possible to begin even a little later than this but this makes the season quite short because final exhibits for these winter clubs should be held in April or early May of the following year.

The main projects for the boys for this coming year are: Poultry, Conservation and Handicraft. There may be some Forestry and Dairy Club work carried on, also.

Glowing September weather, one day warm and the next day with a chill to the air, makes us realize that fall is almost here. 4-H Clubs for the girls will, also, start soon. What club will you join this year? Are you going to continue in the Food Club learning to plan and prepare the family meals, as well as doing the purchasing.' Or are you planning to join the Home Furnishing Club and redecorate your own room and make that dressing table or those new lamps you have wanted for so long? Perhaps you plan to make your own clothes this year. The Clothing Club is just what you want so that you may get assistance in making that new slip or that adorable dress to wear to school.

There will be fun for all who joia 4-H Clubs this fall. Ask your local leader when the club will hold its first meeting. If there is no 4-H Club in your vicinity, are there five or more girls who would, like to organize a club, and an older girl or a woman who will be your leader ? If you wish more information about 4-H Clubs, write to the Extension Office, Bristol County Agricultural School, Segreganset, Mass.

Last Call For Canning

LAST CALL FOR CANNING Canning Club members should have al' canning finished and records in the County Extension Office by October 15th, if they wish to receive credit for work done. Clubs have done well this year and it is hoped that every member will complete the requirements.

Alumni To Meet September 24

The officers of the B. C. A. S. Alumni Association have called a meeting of all alumni and former pupils to be held at the school Dining Hall the evening of September 24 at eight o'clock.

Graduates Please Note

ROADSIDE SELLING (Continued from Page 1, Column 3) trunk highway that is used by home-going folks and the stand is well off the highway with plenty of space to stop, then such a location may prove of value.

Tomato Movies

Movies from \ the tomato fields of Dighton will be shown throughout Massachusetts thi': winter. These pictures were taken during the latter part of August by James W. Dayton and Prof. RoUin H. Barrett after arrangements were made by the County Agent. These movies of field operations will be put together with a film showing the use of tomatoes in the home so that the housekeeper will realize just what is behind the ripe tomato she uses.

Plans are now underway by the Extension Service to put on an educational program to increase the consumption of vegetables that are grown locally.

Do not burn up the leaves that fall from your trees. Instead rake them up and use them for mulch, or put them into a compost heap. Old leaves will serve as a frost protection on beds of perennials or as mulch at the base of shrubs. In the compost heap mixed with a little dirt, straw and manure, the leaves will make a good soil amendment next spring to your garden. If you don't want the leaves for mulch or compost, by all means don't burn them. It is a poor practise and the smoke is very obnoxious to your neighbors. C. W. H.

Fall Liming

Arrangements are now underway to conduct soil clinics throughout the county during November. The State College now has available for field work an electric potentiometer for use in testing soil for acidity. Dates will be set soon at which Prof. Ralph Donaldson and your Count}' Agent will test your soil while you wait and recommendations will be given to you. We shall ask you to bring your soil to us at the meeting place.

In most cases testing soil means liming and in recent conferences with the Lime Kiln Owners' Association, Prof. Ralph Donaldson learned that they are not making plans to increase their output for the spring of 1938. The result will be another lime shortage such as existed last year. The 1938 Conservation program will make liberal allowance for the use of lime and it behooves farmers to purchase their lime this fall for late fall or spring use.

There is an advantage to the fall application of lime since it can be applied when work is slack and the lime will have a longer period to neutralize the acidity before next spring's plantings. If you can, apply your lime this fall and be ahead of your farm work for next spring. C. W. H.

Shade Trees.'

It is difficult in New England to find a city or town that has not been beautified in some measure with shade trees. One needs but to go into some other section of the country where barren streets and bare business blocks and homes make the place quite unattractive to learn to appreciate the beauty of some of our Massachusetts towns and cities. The village "green" or "common" is a priceless heritage we all too little appreciate.

A letter just received from the Massachusetts Experiment Station asks the writer to pass along to others information on precautions we all may take against the dreaded Dutch Elm disease.

Here are the suggestions. To date, the Dutch Elm Disease has not been found in Massachusetts, but it has spread over Nev,' York State too close to, up to v,-ithin fifty miles of, our State line.

And the European elm bark beetle, the little insect that spreads the disease, has been found throughout eastern Massachusetts from Plymouth all the way up to the New Hampshire State line.

The beetles breed in the bark on the dying and dead parts of the elm tree, also on elm logs. By keeping our elm trees pruned of dead branches, and in healthy, growing condition, burning at once parts removed, or if some logs are to be saved for firewood, at once remove and burn the bark, we may definitely contribute toward protecting our communities from the Dutch Elm disease.

Meet Again October 29

The Alumni of the Bristol County Agricultural School held a meeting at the dining hall of the school, Friday evening, Sept. 24, with about 60 present, representing practically all the classes which have left the school. Walter Woolley of Berkley, president of the association, called the meeting to order and requested H. Judson Robinson of Segreganset, to serve as secretary pro tern in the absence of Harold Kayc of New (Continued on Page 3, Column 3)

Aroumd The Farms

The Bristol-Plymouth County Fruit Growers who have been holding reg-ilar meetings during the past season are to meet again at the Bridgewater State Farm on October 29th. At that time a fruit show will be put on and all the Fruit Growers are invited to bring any or all of the following exhibits:

3. Plate Exhibits - five apples of the New England seven (Baldwin, Delicious, Mcintosh, Northern Spy, Gravenstein, Rhode Island Greening and Wealthy) .

exhibiting will be divided into two classes: those with exhibits from orchards of less than one hundred trees, and those from orchards of over one hundred trees. ,

In addition to the display of fruit,, "t, there will be commercial exhibits , of orchard equipment and spray materials. At three o'clock in the afternoon a round table discussion on insect and disease control as carried on this past season, with specimens of the injury, will be led by Doctors Boyd and Bourne and Professor Thies of the Extension Service. In the evening a well-known orchard man will discuss his methods of carrying on business and a short period of entertainment will close the day.

(Continued from last month's Bulletin) One of the main reasons for the growth of the roadside method of selling is the fact that from the beginning the customer was induced to buy farm products at the farm for the sake of the freshness of the product. In the earlier days many times the customer waited while the farmer went into the field and gathered the desired product. Thus freshness was assured and many times the customer became acquainted with a flavor and appeal of some farm products that were hitherto unknown in the home. Because of the returns, growth in this type of selling quickly resulted in development of stands on main travelled roads. These stands were not operated in connection with any one farm. In some cases this move has not helped the business to maintain the original appeal of the farmer-owned stand because of the lack of freshness of (Continued on Page 2, Column 2)

September 1937

BRISTOL-PLYMOUTH COW TEST ASSOCIATION REPORT - MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 1937 Total herds 28; Total cows on test 913; No. cows in milk 815; No. cows dry 98; Average production per cow 719 pounds milk, 28.4 pounds butterfat; Average butterfat test 3.95%.

Marketing Milk

One cannot help being sympathetic with the dairy farmer who sells his milk wholesale to a dealer in an uncontrolled market. In markets like Fall River and New Bedford with a federal license, this license guarantees the farmers the right price for his milk. There is sufficient auditing of books in these markets to find under-payments as well as over payments. This cannot be said of purchases of milk by dealers in other markets, or in Fall River with those dealers who violate the federal license.

During the last two months, I have been shown prices paid by dealers which were anything but the price set for the market areas. It seems to me that purchasers of milk should look ahead into the future in the dairy industry and try to build good will with the dairy farmer. The milk industry is the only large agricultural industry that has not yet been forced to use government civil service inspectors to grade the milk by butterfat tests and to weigh the product as it comes to the milk dealer's platform. Perhaps the farmers have been too easy in selling their milk to dealers but the day will come when a trusted agent will have to supervise the weighing and testing of the milk at the dealer's platform.

Another alternative that the producer has in the smaller cities is uniting to form their own distributing agency. They can pool their resources and thus form an economical distributing agency which will overcome the short weights and butterfat tests. The formation of such a distributing agency would have my approval in the cities of Taunton and Attleboro if the various schemes used by dealers to reduce the price paid to the farmers are continued. C. W. H.

(Continued from Page 1, Column 3) products on the stand. There is also a good deal of prejudice by many consumers against buying at a so-called farmer's stand where products are sold that were certainly not raised on the farm. The original idea of the stand was that it gave the producer an opportunity to sell fresh, farm grown fruits and vegetables direct from the garden. But, as an example, v/atermelons in July on a New England stand were not of local growing and for this reason many people have lost their interest in markets of this type. And so, we really have three types of roadside stands: the temporary small unit of wide variation in all the factors involved in home grown products; the farmer-owned stand at the farm of a permanent nature; and the large "country-market" which sells everything in the fruit and vegetable line but has no connection with any grower.

The appearance of any roadside market has a great deal to do with its success. Any indication of its temporary nature, or that the products displayed are placed tliere without much hope of selling is sure to defeat the purpose. Neatness and an orderly appearance are absolutely necessary to encourage any passer-by to stop for a purchase. Well mowed lawns act as a natural advertisement of neatness, as well as coolness and quietness particularly if shade trees are present. The traffic conditions today are hardly restful to the nerves and any opportunity seen for relaxation at a roadside stand while making purchases is an inducement to stop.

Dirty surroundings, waste paper, broken-down machinery all tend to take away from any attempt at an attractive stand. (Continued on Page 3, Column 3)

Poultry Judging

POULTRY JUDGING Under Mr. Harold Woodward's efficient supervision the Bristol Poultry Judging team has made a fine record for several years and this last season was no exception.

The team went to Topsfield Fair on Saturday, September 18 and brought back the Wirthmore Cup for high team. The team was made up of Errol Whittemore, Roland CuUenberg and Stanley Collins. Norman Crowley and Frank Mederios judged for individual honors. Whittemore and Crowley tied for first individual and Whittemore won out in breaking the tie. CuUenberg placed high but his final score is not reported as yet.

The Topsfield Contest served as the final elimination in choosing the State Poultry Judging Team. Whittemore entered this contest in first position and CuUenberg in third. The final did not change the above positions. The State Team was made up of: - Whittemore from Bristol; Freeman from Essex; Cullenberg from Bristol as alternate.

The team judged at Eastern States Exposition against one from each of seven other states and did not place among the winners, either as a team or as individuals.

Classes

WEDDING BELLS Adrain Vincent, '34 of Rehoboth was married September 11th to Dorothy Rose of Providence. They have taken up their residence in Westport, Conn. OPENING OF SCHOOL FOR ALL CLASSES The Bristol County Agricultural School opened with all four classes October 4, with a total enrollment of 123: Freshmen: 42; Sophomores: 26; Juniors: 30; Seniors: 21 ; and Specials 4. It is expected that classes will be in the new school building before Thanksgiving.

The Good School Lungh

THE GOOD SCHOOL LUNGH School is well underway for another :season and many mothers are faced with the problem of preparing a noon meal for the son or daughter whose school is so far from home that he must carry his lunch with him. The problem is not a simple one. First of all the lunch must be nutritious, then it must be quickly and easily prepared, and last but not least, it must be attractive and palatable so the child will eat it. Miss May Foley's leaflet No. 73-"The Good School Lunch" is available through the Bristol County Extension Service in Segreganset.

No small part of the attractiveness of the lunch lies in the way it is packed. Sandwiches nicely wrapped in wax paper do not dry out. Fillings which soak into the bread should be avoided. Lettuce sprinkled with water and wrapped in wax paper will retain its freshness tetter than when put into the sandwich. It tastes good eaten in the fingers, too. Strips of raw carrot or turnip, bits of celery, and small whole tomatoes are also very crisp and palatable when eaten with simple sandwiches.

"Surprises" are always welcome in the lunch box - a few nuts or dried fruit, a bit of candy, or some particularly wellliked delicacy that mother slips in. Small screw top mayonnaise jars make it possible to carry a variety of wet foods, such as cut-up fruit, canned fruit, custards, etc. As the cold days come on, what about something hot to warm up bodies weary from too much sitting and to pep up tired brains? Is your child one of those who does not care to carry a thermos bottle, or who is so active that it gets broken all too regularly? If that IS your problem, won't you write us so that we may tell you a very simple plan that has been worked out in several communities. This plan does not depend on sacrifice of any parent's time or add to the busy teacher's burden. It is also a plan that makes it possible for the child who cannot afford a thermos bottle or extra pennies to share in the benefits of a hot dish at noon. "Pa warms the milk for the little calf. Ma heats the food for the chicks ; They have a hot dinner at noon-time, too, But my lunch is as cold as bricks."

It is difficult to say just when the flowers in our outdoor gardens give us the keenest delight. We welcome the first blossoms in early spring with a thrill of emotion and a sense of release from the winter's bondage, but it seems to me that garden flowers are never enjoyed quite so much as in their last riot of blooming just before the frost strikes them down. Each room in the house is gay with the flaming scarlets and oranges of these late autumn flowers. Each morning our first thought is for the gardens. Did they escape for one more night?

Long before this time, the wise homemaker has her house plants all potted and ready to bring cheer to the house through the long winter months. Some people have luck with house plants and others do not. While it is undoubtedly true that some individuals have a greater instinct for the care of growing plants than others, most bad luck with house plants is due to a lack of understanding of the plants and the conditions essential for their maintenance and growth.

Leaftlet No. 103 entiled "The Care of House Plants" prepared by Clark L. Thayer and Arnold M. Davis, Department of Floriculture, State College, Amherst, contains detailed directions for the care of a variety of plants in the house. Suggestions as to the growth conditions necessary for the difi^erent plants make is possible for even the amateur grower of house plants to have "good luck". Copies of this leaflet are available without cost through the Bristol County Extension Service, Segreganset, Mass.

Household Hints In Rhyme

B. W. E HOUSEHOLD HINTS IN RHYME If your day is sort of dreary. And your task is hard to choose; These household hints may aid you. If them you carefully peruse. Now stains on clothes we seem to get. And so before the garments wet. Attend the spot and you will find Stainless days and peace of mind. If coffee, over bowl pull tight Then boiling water makes it right If poured upon the spot, I'd say. And fruit stains, treat the very same way. But if they prove to be much worse, Javelle water takes away the curse. If cream or blood, cold water'll do, A soaking, then a washing too. For iodine or medicine. Use alcohol and rub it in. For chocolate, tea and iron rust A paste of borax, make you must. If iron rust persists, why then Stretch over bowl and try again. Pour boiling water and HCl. A 10% solution is well. And a rinse in borax, I'd advise The acid then to neutralize. For paint and varnish, turpentine Will make your garment look quite fine. For mildew, now, this paste I hope, Of starch and lemon juice and soap. Then place in sun, and now for ink A soaking in sweet milk, I think. For vaseline, heat will set it But turpentine perhaps will get it. For scorches, wet and place in sun. If all these things you've faithfully done. These hints I'm sure will befriend you, And may good luck with them attend you. (Written by Mrs. Hollis L. Eldridge of Wellfleet and published in the New Bedford Standard Times.)

Discolored bottles can usually be cleaned by filling them with a solution of warm water, baking soda, and potato peelings. Let the solution remain for several hours, then wash the bottles and rinse them in clear, warm water containing a little ammonia.

Italian Hemstitching

(Continued from Page 2, Column 2) Many places do a very neat job of painting, using colors that attract when setting up a permanent shelter for the produce. In general, whatever building is used is for the protection of the produce, rather than for storage purposes. Coolness and shade go together, yet a dark place is not desirable for display purposes. There are some very attractive stands built of durable lumber, and painted either white with green trimmings, or a dark natural wood finish that do a wonderful job in displaying the fruit and vegetables. I have in mind a stand constructed of half sawed spruce logs, natural finish, with all benches and trays painted a dark green. The building is of the two-thirds span roof type, all open in front, and faces in such a way that the sunlight does not enter the building, but does light up the interior to an excellent degree. When the day is hot, can't you imagine the appeal such a place might have for one to stop and enjoy a delicious Bender Surprise W. T. P. ITALIAN HEMSTITCHING

A two-page leaflet on Italian Hemstitching by Miss Grace B. Gerard, Home Furnishing Specialist at the State College in Amherst includes diagrams which show clearly how this form of embroidery is done. Suggestions as to various articles to which this form of decoration may be applied as well as the materials most satisfactory for its use are also included. Write to the Bristol County Extension Service, Segreganset, Mass., if you would like a free copy of this leaflet. B. W. E.

(Continued from Page 1, Column 2) Bedford. Willis T. Pettey, faculty advisor, urged the members to choose their own officers and go ahead with the organization to make it a live, cooperative group. Mr. Robinson spoke of the help an alumni association can render to a school and particularly to the undergraduates.

Officers elected were Hugh Kenworthy of Swansea, president; Milton Sherman of No. Dighton, vice president; and Harold Kaye of New Bedford, secretarytreasurer. Mr. Kenworthy appointed Walter WooUey of Berkley, Herbert Henman of Swansea, and Rudolph Christenson of Dighton a committee to draw up new bylaws - the old records and by-laws having been destroyed in the fire. It was moved and unanimously carried that the assoociation go on record as favoring the early completion of the new school building and a letter to that effect be sent to the trustees.

The matter of pennants which are given yearly by the alumni to the outstanding pupil in each class was laid on the table until the next meeting.

It was voted that the alumni association has the utmost confidence in George H. Gilbert and his ability as director of the school and that a letter to that effect be sent to the trustees of the school.

Elisabeth Gilson

Elisabeth Gilson of Taunton, or "Betty" as you proably know her, has been in 4-H Club work for four years. When first enrolled, she was twelve years of age. She first belonged to a Clothing Club and later became a leader. Betty has always been interested in music and nature and spent much of her time on these hobbies. She went to County Camp for three years and during the second year she was cho- sen Camp Spirit for 1936.

In 1935, Betty entered the State Music Contest and by winning this, she was able to go to the State 4-H Camp. That same summer she also went to the 4-H Conservation Camp. She was very interested in this. Betty had entered several dress contests and received high praise for her work in sewing.

During her high school years Betty showed a keen interest in biology and received a very high grade in that subject. In her last year at high school, she decided that she would like to go to Massachusetts State College and major in Horticulture. In order to help finance her way through college, she invested what money she had in quite a few chicks. She guarded this precious cargo until they were large enough to sell. Last year she worked as a waitress at The House In The Pines. When the school closed last spring, she packed her bags and went down to Wareham where she worked as a second maid for a wealthy family.

Since Betty's family thought they would like to see her before she went away to school, she came home for a few weeks before she left for Amherst - her life long dream had come true.

Garden Club Notes

Garden Club records are due in this office by October 15th. Garden Club members should fill out the questionnaire which is being sent to them and return to the Club Agent promptly.

Old dead vines, tops and weeds in the garden should be raked together and burned to destroy insect and disease pests that would otherwise carry over into next year's garden.

If possible, sow some winter rye in the garden this fall in the bare spots. This may be planted even as late as October 20th. Next spring it may be ploughed in and it will furnish the humus which is needed so much in the garden.

Winners In Food Contests

WINNERS IN FOOD CONTESTS Two 4-H Food Contests were held at Rehoboth Fair on Sept. 3rd. One contest was for younger Club members and the other was for those over fourteen. In the younger girls class of muSin making Louise Swanson of Rehoboth placed first and Charlotte Woodward of Segreganset second. The older girls made cakes and first place was won by Muriel Salley, second Ellen Swanson, third Lillian Stott, and fourth Dorothy Moore, all of Rehoboth.