Mansfield Town (part 5 of 12)

Forestry Club Notes

Forestry clubs are now being conducted in the Marie S. Howard School of Acushnet; the North Attleboro Junior High School; Booth's Corner School, Westport; Factory School, Westport; at Mr. Fred J. Wyatt's home in West Dighton, and just recently one at the Russell's Mills School in Dartmouth.

Miss Susie J. Davis and Lawrence Philla lead the club in Acushnet; Alfred Glode in North Attleboro; Miss Partington, the Principal, and the Club Agent in South Westport; Mrs. Kirby, the Principal, and the Club Agent at Westport Factory; Mr. Wyatt in West Dighton and Mr. Suitor, the Principal, and the Club Agent at Russells Mills in South Dartmouth. In all there are six

The "Pine Tree" Club at Acushnet and the "Maple Leaf" Club of West Dighton, are making excellent progress. Many of the members of these clubs have been in the project for two or more years.

There are nearly 300 members enrolled in this project and a total of 25 organized clubs. The following is a list of local leaders of these clubs; Mr. George B. Williams, Attleboro; Mr. John Perry, Jr., North Dartmouth; Mr. Fred 0. Walker, Dighton; Miss Dorothy Manning and Miss Catherine Gilmore of Fairhaven; Miss Helen Gurney, Freetown; Mr. Joseph Merrill, Raynham Center; Mr. Gardner Cnossen, Rehoboth; Mr. Elwood Lindsay, Seekonk; Messrs. Raymond King, Frank Lewis, Thomas Jordan, Albert Lenox, Charles Webster, Peter Caramos, Harold Ames, Francis X. Lamb, and Charles Chace, of Taunton.

Don't forget the County Handicraft Contest which is to be heM on April 17 at the Taunton High School. You will hear more about this through your local leader later.

Cotton Dress Contest

April 20 is the date set for the County-wide Dress Contest this year. It will be held on Round Up Day as in previous years. The rules will be similar so you can begin planning the type of dress you will make. Will it be a cotton school or sport dress, party or Sunday best dress, or will it be a silk or wool street costume? Have you looked at fashion magazines, newspapers and store windows to get your ideas? Remember, April will soon be here!

Food Contests

Are you taking particular care in making your food notebooks attractive? There is to be a food notebook contest again this year at Round Up Day. The rules will be similar to last year. There will be a table-setting contest also.

A new contest at this time will be a baking powder biscuit making contest for girls 16 years of age and over. The two prize winners will enter the State Contest. Two prizes of a trip to Camp Gilbert for the girls in Eastern Massachusetts will be awarded at the State Contest.

Homecraft

What are your homecraft projects this winter? On April 20 at Round Up Day there will be a contest for girls who have made articles and notebooks for homecraft. Watch the Bulletin for the rules of the contest.

Annual Spring Fruit Day

This year, in response to many requests, part of the day will be devoted to discussions on small fruit growing with strawberries heading the list. The detailed program will be published later.

Spray Charts Ready

The 1935 Orchard Spray Chart issued by the State College is now ready for distribution.. Send in your request to the Extension Office at Segreganset.

Regional Market

The preliminary work on the Boston Regional Market progresses slowly but surely. The interest in this new market is tremendous, not only as a Boston Market but as a market place for all New" England farm products. A market of this size will require not less than 35 acres and preferably 75 acres of land as a site. The reports of H. S. Russell of the Farm Bureau, who is chairman of the- market committee, states that the legal set-up is being handled by a well known law firm in Boston. The Bank for Co-operatives at Springfield has guaranteed financial support provided the farmers give their support in its financial set-up. The general committee is now waiting for the site committee to report on possible locations for the market before going ahead.

It seems probable that the farmers using the new market will be asked to support the establishment of the new market by purchasing stock to the extent of $100,000. The stock will be available in both common voting stock and preferred non-voting stock. It is very possible that shortly individual growers using the Boston Market will be approached relative to supporting the new market financially.

The Bristol County Market Gardeners' Association has contributed funds to help defray some of the expenses necessary to establish this new market. It is also highly evident that if Bristol County is to have a say on the location of the new market, the users of this market must support the general committee financially.

Radio Broadcasts

The Extension Service w'orkers have resumed broadcasting over Station WNBH at New Bedford. Station WNBH has been alloting time daily to the regular extension broadcast of Farm and Garden Chats. It is the plan of the county extension workers to supplement the Farm and Garden Chats with a regular Wednesday morning broadcast consisting of timely comments for Bristol County farmers, homemakers, and young people. The broadcasts are made regularly at 11.30 in the morning.

Market Garden Meeting

The next meeting of the Bristol County Market 'Gardeners' Association will be held at 8.00 o'clock, March 14, at the Agricultural School, Segreganset. This meeting will be devoted to plant diseases. A discussion of cause, prevention, and possible precautions that the grower may take before planting to insure crops free from seed borne diseases will be led by Dr. 0. C. Boyd, Extensin Pathologist of the Massachusetts State College.

Grass And Pasture

During the third week in March three "Pasture and Grass" meetings will be held. Thece meetings will be held on Monday evening, March 18, in Taunton; Tuesday afternoon, March 19, in Attleboro; and Wednesday afternoon March 20, in Westport.

Mr. John B. Abbott, well knowii authority on roughage growing and fertilizers, will be present with Prof. Ralph Donaldson, Extension Agronomist. The purpose of these meetings is to put before the dairymen of Bristol County the opportunity they have to reduce the cost of making milk by improving pastures and roughages.

"A 3500-layer poultry farm that is doing business; owned by a thoroughly in earnest man who is operating the plant with the wholehearted support of a daughter and two married sons." That's the reaction a visitor gets when he looks over the Oak Hill Poultry Farm, owned by Mr. J. 0. Demers & Sons of Rehoboth.

Starting in 1920 with less than two hundred chicks of the White Leghorn variety, the flock has been increased to its present total of nearly thirty-five hundred layers. The entire business had a small start. Mr. Demers, of French Canadian stock and an engineer by trade, came from Canada and bought eleven acres of brush land in Rehoboth. Having but a very small amount of cash, yet an abundance of energy and will power, Mr. Demers cleared an acre of land from brush and put up a small shelter for his family. Today that little home is pointed to with pride as the original home, and is now used as a brooder house. Mr. Demers has always thought of his fa.mily first, and consequently worked to make sure of an education for the three children.

Royal choEe agriculture at the County Agricultural School, with Wilfred and Agnes following a business course through high school. Today, that faith in an education to prepare for life's work has resulted in the family working together for the common good. The group was saddened last fall by the untimely passing on of Mrs. Demers, a good mother and a faithful helpmate.

The facts on the poultry enterprise are interesting. For foundation stock Beal, Tancread and Hollywood strains of White Leghorns were used with stock from the Hass Poultry Farm in Rehoboth. By consi tent, well directed breeding methods, their flock average of 143 eggs per bird per year has been increased steadily until now it has reached 206.2 eggs as a 1933-34 average production from all layers on the farm. This increase in annual egg yield ha been brought about by the following of a definite breeding program directly in charge of Mr. Demers' son Royal. Some of the factors which he has consistently kept in mind in the (Continued on Page 3, Col. 3)

For the month of February, 26 herds with a total of 714 cows, 120 of them dry, averaged to produce 653 pounds of milk and 26.6 pounds fat, with a test of 4.07 per cent.

Short Course

The Director of Short Courses at the Massachusetts State College is offering three courses in vegetable production. The courses offered deal in plant culture, soils and fertilizers, and diseases and insects. These courses are offered primarily for the large group of people with a reduced income and who are trying to supplement their income with vegetable growing.

The courses start April 8 and continue for five days. There is a tuition fee of $2.00 and a registration fee of $2.00. Further information about these courses may be had from the Director of Short Courses, State College, Amherst, Mass.

Many Peaches Killed By Sub Zero Weather

For the second successive year, the peach crop in many parts of Massachusetts appears to have been almost completely destroyed by cold weather, according to observation of the Massachusetts State College fruit men. Prof. J. S. Bailey of the pomology department reports finding only three live buds out of two thousand which he examined a short time ago. Similar percentages of dead buds have been reported by orchardists in other parts of the Connecticut Valley. In some orchards in eastern Massachusetts there seems to be a possibility of a small crop on some of the more hardy varieties, although Bristol

The extreme cold of January, with minimum temperatures of 24 degrees below zero in the State College orchard and similar local marks, put an end to hopes for a crop of peaches in 1935. The only live buds in the orchard seem to be those on small trees, protected by the snow'. Practically all the fruit buds which were exposed were killed by the cold.

The State College men have found considerable injury to the wood of old trees and moderate injury to the wood of young trees. For this reason, they are recommending that peach growers delay pruning their trees until growth starts in the spring and it is possible to ascertain how much damage has been done to each tree.

The same recommendation was made to peach growers last year, and an experiment was carried on in the college orchard, by pruning some trees in the winter, and allowing others to go unpruned until the extent of the damage could be determined. In general, the trees pruned in the spring were in better condition at the end of the summer.

Professor Bailey and his associates are recommending moderate fertilization and cultivation, to enable trees to recover next summer. But they warn that too much stimulation of growth by heavy fertilization may do more harm than good, by promoting an excessive crop of leaves which the tree cannot support during dry w'eather.

Patrick O'Connell. Address, East Taunton, Mass. He is a very successful dairyman, serving part of the milk supply of Taunton. He is unmarried.

The graduation of the class of 1935 will be held March 28. Mr. J. A. Linke, Acting Chief of the Agricultural Education Service, United States office of Education, Washington, D. C, will be the speaker of the evening. Mr. Allen P. Keith, Superintendent of Schools of New Bedford, will present the diplomas to the members of the graduating class. Wojciech Pysz and Philip Therrien were chosen from the class, because of their high school record, to speak at this event. All the friends of the members of the class and of the school are cordially invited.

The Senior Reception and Dance will be held Friday evening, March 15. This will be the last party by the boys of 1935. They are making plans to excel the reception of previous years.

Father And Son Banquet And Glee Club Night

This annual double event will be held Thursday evening, March 21. The banquet will be held at the school dining hall. This event is primarily for the students of B. C. A. S. to bring their "Dads" for a fine get-together, and getacquainted time. The interest has been steadily grovsring and a splendid attendance is expected this year.

After the banquet, the group will adjourn to the school auditorium and enjoy a program by the B. C. A. S. Glee Club. The concert is free and open to everyone, whether you attend the banquet or not.

Your Cotton Dress

The new cotton fabrics are interesting in texture and fascinating in color. Gay colors in unusual conabinations are shown in all fabrics. Brown and green or turquoise blue, grey and rose, and a deep beet red, all of which are seldom seen in cotton fabrics, are frequently seen this spring. While many stripes are seen, plaids and checks of all kinds predominate in favor. Plain polka dots are seldom seen, and in their place we find odd shaped spots, or varicolored dots of different sizes. Flecks and spots of bright colors appear most unexpectedly.

All of this makes the yard goods counter a fascinating spot and it is a strong willed woman who can come away without the material for at least one bright new dress.

Perhaps all this has contributed to the popularity of our spring study groups. Whatever the cause every possible minute of the Agent's time has been spoken for and the leaders are nearly all sending in S. O. S. calls, "We have more women in our group than we can take care of, and others want to join. What shall we do?"

Adolescence

Understanding the Adolescent is the general theme of the new study course which Mrs. Ruth Morley, Child Development Specialist from the State College in Amherst, is conducting in Bristol County.

After a necessary postponement because of extreme bad weather conditions in January the first meetings of this series were held in Taunton and New Bedford. Representatives from several communities and groups were present at each meeting.

As an introduction to the course and so that everyone might be thinking along the same lines some time was spent in discussing the general characteristics of this period and in analyzing the reasons for some of the more outstanding features.

Questions And Answers

Answer: Fats furnish energy and heat in a very concentrated form and give flavor to other foods. Some fats are valuable for vitamins A and D. Pish liver oils contain both of these vitamins in generous amounts and the body fat of some varieties of fish is a good source. Butter is a good source of vitamin A and some of the butter substitutes contain A in varying amounts.

Answer: The fats which melt at a low temperature (the soft fats) digest more quickly and easily than those which melt at a higher temperature (the hard fats).

Answer: Two and one-half to three ounces (about 5 tablespoons) is sufficient. Part of this of course will be included in the milk, eggs, fat meat gravies and other foods, so that twothirds tablespoons added in the form of butter, lard and similar fats will be sufficient.

(Continued from Page 1, Col. 3) breeding program are egg size of 25 ounce or better from the old stock, a steady separation of family lines of low mortality and their use in breeding pen; all pedigreed chicks are from hens of 238 annual eggs or better in production mated vnth pedigreed males whose dam records range from 225 to 303 eggs per year of production. High hatchability and maintenance of body weight during the laying year are also important factors in their breeding plans. Six thousand chicks are raised annually for their own use, while an electric incubator of 32,000 egg capacity takes care of the steadily increasing demand for baby chicks.

A three-story laying house 100 feet in length houses about 3000 layers with the rest of the flock housed in an adjoining long laying house. Their own laying mash formula is used with the grain mixed by machine. Electric lights are used, automatic water supply in each pen. Mr. Demers believes in comfort for the birds with strict sanitation and a constant supervision over the flocks to guard against any possible breaks in their production and general health.

Besides the growing business in the sale of breeding stock, two trips weekly are made to the stores in the cities of Providence, Pawtucket and other nearby markets.

Mrs. Clara Ashley

Mrs. Herbert M. Ashley of Berkley, formerly Clara Munroe of Rehoboth, has had a very interesting 4-H Club life. When Clara was eleven years old she joined the Bread and Sewing Clubs as they were then called. At the end of her second year she won a trip to Camp GUbert, Amherst, for proficiency in her Food Club work. During the summers she joined the Canning Club.

When she entered high school there was little time for club work except during the summer. After graduation she w'as a clerk at the Ashley Lumber Company in Attleboro. She then formed and led a Clothing Club during the winter and a Canning Club in the summer. One year she raised a dairy calf. For seven years Clara has led 4-H clubs and has done an excellent piece of work. Her girls have won prizes in the Cotton Dreiss Contest and at the Young Farmers' Show as well as at local Grange fairs.

Clara has won 8 or 10 ribbons offered by the State Department of Agriculture for canning at local Grange fairs. She also won a State Ribbon in the Home Department at the Young Farmers' Show.

The first year of County Camp Clara w'as a counselor and the third year she was Camp Secretary-Treasurer as well as counselor and did her work exceptionally well.

She has been Secretary-Treasurer of the Service Club ever since its formation four years ago and has taken other active interest in this organization.

Both she and her husband are members of the All Star organization, which is made up of outstanding 4-H club members throughout the State. They have a fine robust young son, bom last June. Herbert has an excellent 4-H Club record also, but that is another story.

Round Up Day

County Round Up Day is only a little over a month away - April 20. Begin now to make preparations to come to this "day of days" for 4-H Clubs in Bristol County.

Watch for the next number of the Farmers' Bulletin. It will have the program in detail. I'll let you in on one secret about it now, however. Mr. Farley is to be here and that is enough in itself to come for. From all indications this event will be the biggest and finest 4-H Club assembly we have ever had.

Owing to the several trips to Ciounty Camp that the County Service Club is giving this year it will be necessary for any others who wish to go to get their applications in early. .

There are two free trips to Camp to be awarded this year, one in the "Protect Your Smile" program and the other in the "Music Contest." The aw'ard" will be made to the outstanding accomplishments of a member in an outstanding club, which is carrying on either of the above projects. This matter has been explained in a letter to the leaders and school principals, and also verbally to the hundred or more clubs in the county. If you wish to know more about it get in touch with your leader or the Club Agent.

The Camp Cook is to be Mrs. E. R. Wyeth of Segreganset, with Miss Lillian Gaboon of Westport as assistant. Judging from our experience with these folks last year we should fare quite well in the Camp Dining Hall.

Another reason for getting in your request for County Camp early is that we will have to know before too late so that we can make arrangements for enough counselors to take care of all the campers. Don't forget that application should be accompanied by $1.00, the amount of registration fee.

Others receiving high yields were the following: George Phillips, North Dartmouth; George Hyde, Berkley; Emmons Eiitwistle, North Westport; Abraham Liventhal, Attleboro; and Norman Picard, Freetown.

Any flock which produced at least 9 eggs per bird for the month made a slight profit, so the boys listed above have made from 20 to 40 cents per bird profit last month.

Over 40 club members sent in records last month. Let's have more next month. There are 78 members enrolled altogether in the poultry club. The standing of clubs is as follows :

Saturday, April 6, is to be County Poultry Rally Day at the Bristol County Agricultural School. All poultry club leaders and members are cordially invited to come. .A very interesting program has already been planned

There will be movies on "How to Get Rid of Rats," and "Preparation and Marketing of Dressed Poultry." Prof. G. T. Klein, Poultry Extension Specialist of the State College, will give a demon.tration on the wax method of picking poultry. Mr. Pettey, the County Agent dealing with poultry and fruit, wiD. speak on chicks and chick raising, and Mr. Earle Nodine will also speak and award ribbons.

There will be an egg show in connection with the rally. All who can are urged to bring a dozen of eggs. Ribbons will be aw'arded the best three dozen of white and brown eggs.

Mr. Elsmore Austin of Mansfield, a member of the County 4-H Service Club, a local club leader, and some years ago an active poultry club member and county champion, is convalescing at his home after a sickness of a few weeks ago.

Recently the Club Agent in company with Mr. Earle H. Nodine, Assistant State C'.ub Leader, visited Elsmore and presented him with a basket of fruit from the Service Club. They found Elsmore looking well and hoping to be around soon.

What are you doing to protect your smile? Are you giving your teeth daily care, eating nourishing foods and visiting the dentist? There are 54 dentists in Bristol County co-operating in this project. Get your check-up card and the names of dentists near you from your local leader or the County Club Agent. Many club members are availing themselves of the opportunity to get dental examinations and whenever possible having the necessary dental work done.

Poster Contest

Hear ye. Hear ye! The Health Poster Contest is back again. This year it is to be on some phase of "Protect Your Smile." The date is April 20, the place Segreganset. The rules follow:

Pastures and the growing of good grass was the subject of three meetings held last month. An extra ton of hay can be produced on an acre of fair sod for less than five dollars spent for fertilizer. This seems to be an economical way to produce extra roughage but there is another way to grow lots of good feed without too much cost. This is -in the pasture whether it be permanent or temporary pastui'e.

Fertilization of permanent pastures is questionable unless a good sod is present and a good sod means a sod full of grass or clover plants. The reclaiming of old pastures is expensive and before fertilizer is used on any of this land your County Agent should be called in for consultation.

The use of temporary pastures and the soiling crops for pasturage is increasing rapidly throughout the state and in most cases on dairy farms in Bristol County one method of pasture improvement can be used to reduce the volume of feed used for summer barn feeding.

In the permanent pasture increased growth of grass may be obtained by applying at the rate of 250 to 300 pounds of double strength potato fertilizer per acre on the acres of good sod. Fertilizer treatment of cut over pasture lands is problematical and each cut over pasture is a problem in itself. Greater amounts of pasturage can be obtained in most cases from tillable parts of the farm. Early spring feed can be obtained by fertilizing a hay field, pasturing it ten days in early May and then cutting a hay crop in late July with no appreciable decrease in jdeld. Winter rye or winter wheat and vetch fertilized will give pasturage in early spring.

Early summer to late summer pasturage may be obtained by pasturing forage oats, Japanese millet and barley. These crops will give ninety to one hundred fifteen days of pasture per acre per cow.

Evening Session

8.00 P. M. The American Troubadour. (Musical Drama on Life of Stephen Foster). By Builders of America (Student Body at Bristol County Agricultural School). Admission 25 cents.

Saturday, April 27, 1935 Sunday, April 27, 1935

It is quite evident that many fruit growers have been attending to their trees injured by the winter of 1933-34. The outstanding facts about these trees when pruned are their apparent height due to loss of lower limbs and the great number per tree of large pruning wounds.

Every opportunity should be given the tree to put out new shoots on the lower part to replace those limbs removed. Of course, a water sprout that is more or less shaded under the top of the tree will not make the growth that one would out in the open. But judicious pruning next year that will open up the new limbs to the light, will help in bringing the shoot through to a satisfactory growth. Don't forget to prune the new growth to get the side branches started out at a comparatively low point. Unpruned water sprouts tend to make a long straight growth up through the tree with the minimum of fruitful side branches.

In order to effectively ward off the inevitable, wood rot that comes in pruning cuts it vrill be necessary to paint these cuts as soon as possible now with a protective covering. The Massachusetts State College Extension Horticulturist says that Bordeaux paint has given the best results. It is made from one pound of dry Bordeaux mixed with a quart of water and about a pint of raw linseed oil added to give the mixture a paint-like consistency. This material should be applied now When the pruning cut is dry. A covering of the paint with tanglefoot will help to preserve the protective paint.

Now is a good time to remove those neglected, "forgotten" fruit trees. There is nothing so favorable for the hiding of and breeding places for destructive insects and injurious diseases as a group of old fruit trees - half dead, never pruned or sprayed, trying to keep alive in a mat of tangled brush, weeds, and old dead grass. They are a menace to a healthy orchard, and if not good enough to warrant a clean-up they should be removed. Let us all co-operate in this matter with a right spirit, for Che common good of all.

There were 26 herds with a total of 700 cows, 108 of them dry, averaged 675 pounds milk and 27.3 pounds fat testing 4.04 per cent. Following are the

Home Gardens

The family grocery bill can be reduced materially by having a home vegetable garden. A home garden for a family of five can be started for a cost of less than $10.00. This cost includes fertilizer, fitting land and the buying of seed and plants. William R. Cole of the State Extension Service has prepared several garden plans. These plans vary depending upon the size of the family and whether or not one wants just a fresh vegetable garden or a fresh vegetable garden which also gives produce for canning and storage.

Professor Cole's garden plans give garden sizes, vegetable varieties, planting dates and a concise disease and insect control program. These garden plans can be furnished by your County Agent if you write him giving size of garden plot and whether you want a fresh vegetable garden, or a garden that gives you fresh vegetables as well as some for storage and canning.

(Continued from Page 1, Col. 1) management. Plans must be made months ahead in order to supply sufficient pasturage when pastures are short.

tor 0. C. Boyd, Extension Pathologist, gives out the following information on potato seed treatment to control Rhizoctonia and Black Leg. The cost of treating potato seed is about one dollar per acre and under most conditions the improvement in stand and yield warrants the cost of treating seed.

The purpose of seed treatment is to kill the scurf or seed bodies of the Rhizoctonia fungus and Black Leg bacteria on the tubers. Rhizoctonia infects the sprouts, thus reducing the stand and causing weak, low yielding hills. Black Leg causes seed-piece decay followed by death of the entire plant about blossom time, particularly true is this in the Irish Cobbler.

The purchase of certified seed does not necessarily mean that the seed is free from Rhizoctonia and Black Leg since certification rules do not bar these diseases in inspection. Certification of potato seed gives assurance that the seed is practically free from such virus diseases, as mosaic, leaf roll and spindle tuber. These diseases are highly injurious to yield and are not controlled by seed treatment.

spirit for the year. Those receiving awards for this year were: Freshmen, Alfred Adamczyk; Sophomore, Gilbert Ward; Junior, Ellsworth Phillips; Senior, Roland Blais.

Thrift Awards

Each year thrift awards are given to three members of each class. These are based upon the amount of earnings, the wise expenditure of earnings, and the general neatness and care in keeping the records. These were awarded to:

Athletic Awards

At the final assembly for the school year, held Friday, March 29, athletic awards were given out by Mr. Wyeth and Mr. Mason. Those who received letters in tennis were George Berry, Fall River; Ellsworth Phillips, Acushnet. Gilbert Ward, and George Moreau of Taunton.

Members of the basketball squad who received letters were Mitchell Plonka, Somerset; Roland Ashley, New Bedford. John Rogers, Berkley; Milton Laycock, Acushnet; Lionel Peabody, Taunton, and Manager Wojciech Pysz of Swansea.

Basketball numerals were awarded to the following boys: Seniors, George Berry, Teddy Kocon, Malcolm Brownell; Juniors, Norman LaBelle, Clarence Thurston, Norman Desjardins, John Szwaja; Sophomores, Alfred Santos, Holder Tripp, Peter Thompkins; Freshmen, Arthur Saucier.

A special award was shared by John Rogers and Roland Ashley for having made good the largest percentage of foul shots taken during the varsity basketball schedule.

Mitchell Plonka and George Berry Will be the only Seniors graduated from the varsity basketball squad this year and there is every prospect for a very good team next year.

Your Cotton Dress

At the time the last Farmers' Bulletin was published it seemed as if every possible moment of the Agent's time was spoken for in our Cotton Dress classes. However, requests for three more groups came in to the office and with careful planning we were able to take care of the instruction of the following groups:

The third lesson, when fitting points were demonstrated, was perhaps the most fascinating of those held. Simple changes in shoulder seams and in the direction of Waist and skirt darts made surprising differences in the appearance of the dresses.

We are asking each group leader and chairman to ask as many women in her group as possible to send their dresses to Segreganset for the Annual Home Bureau Day program on June 8 at the Bristol County Agricultural School. Wouldn't it be interesting if all of the five hundred dresses might be exhibited? Which of the twenty-nine groups will have the best exhibit?

Social development was the subject of the second meeting of the study group conducted by Mrs. Ruth D. Morley, Child Development Specialist at the State College in Amherst.

The change in the dates is necessary because of a conflict with the 'Garden Day at the Bristol County Agricultural School. The subject of these meetings will be Adolescent Conflicts.

A limited number of copies of the "Graduation Test for Parents" which was used at the first meeting of this series is available for distribution. If you would like a copy we will be glad to send it to you.

and successor to Mrs. Mary Pozzi Phillips, has recently conducted meetings in Mansfield, New' Bedford and Taunton. Members of last year's Program Planning groups and present officers in the organizations represented were invited to attend.

Short Plays and Dramatic Skits was the subject of the meetings. Miss Mc- Intire demonstrated the effectiveness of some impromptu stunts, which by the way, provide an excellent method of selecting talent for the cast of a more serious play. A few extremely simple skits and one act plays were presented by members of the audience, showing the possibilities of providing excellent entertainment with only a minimum of work in preparation.

Recreation Simple Cookies

Prepared by May E. Foley, Extension Nutritionist In the spring we are all a little tired of heavy desserts. Nothing is better than fruit, fresh, canned or dried, but with it a simple cooky is often liked. Cookies are also good with light custards, or with a glass of milk.

Sugar Cookies

Cream eggs and sugar. Add fat and mix Well, then milk and vanilla. Sift salt, baking powder and flour. Combine all ingredients. Put in ice box for several hours, then roll thin and cut. Bake in hot oven.

Ginger Cookies

Cream fat and sugar. Add eggs, well beaten, and rolled oats. Sift all dry ingredients and add alternately with the milk. Add raisins and mix thoroughly. Drop from, teaspoon on greased baking tins. Bake in moderate oven from 10 to 12 minutes. Makes 50 cookies. GINGER COOKIES 1 cup sugar 1 cup molasses 1 cup lard 1 teaspoon ginger 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon soda % cup boiling water Flour to roll

Heat the molasses and shortening together and let cool before using. Add sugar and cream, then hot water. Sift soda, ginger and salt with one cup of flour until dough is of consistency to roll. Bake in hot oven.

There is one thing I have noticed in visiting poultry farms that seems to warrant a word at this time. With grain at its present high price no poultryman can afford to close his eyes to the mash waste beside the hoppers. The feeling that "Oh well, there isn't much of it lost" - or "the birds will pick up most of it," doesn't fit in with actual facts. The most of that spilled mash is lost. True, it is in the litter and maybe the birds will dust in it, but they don't absorb protein and other feed nutrients through their feathers and feet. Hoppers that are as nearly waste proof as possible can and should be provided to help in stopping one of the costly leaks in the poultry business.

Another cost reducing item, when faithfully and wisely carried out, is that of culling, both in the laying flock and the chickens. If a flock of youngsters contain a feW that are runty, have malformed legs, or are very evidently weak, they should be disposed of as soon as these defects are apparent. This culling will reduce the feed bill by decreasing the quantity used and increase the egg or meat returns from the feed used.

The culling of the laying flock, which after all is not a laying flock if there are non-producers in it, is a well known principle and need only a reminder here. Its need, however, should not be overlooked in the press of spring work. A non-layer is an expense in a production bred flock, and if not to be boarded for her looks should be on her way tableward. However, do not throw out a normally good producing hen if she slows up in egg yield due to faulty management.

"Bill" McConvill of North Dartmouth enrolled in club work in the fall of 1921. He was interested particularly then in the dairy club and raised a couple of fine Holstein calves. He continued for the second year and was chosen to go to the State Camp at Amherst as County Champion from this County in the dairy project.

"Bill" then became interested in the poultry club and although he continued in the dairy work for a while he finally decided to make poultry raising his main business. He won another County Championship in this project.

Following this he became interested to get further training in Poultry raising and took the two-year course at the Massachusetts State College. He made a fine record while there. When he came home from college he carried on a small poultry business at his home in North Dartmouth doing some hatching and raising a few in his comparatively limited space at his home. Besides this he procured a job with a wholesale produce company in New Bedford where he had charge of the egg department. Thus he could carry on both jobs at once.

A few years ago he gave up the job in the city and has gone into the poultry business for himself. He has hatched several thousand chickens during the past few years and has raised many of these and sold several thousand fine pullets. Folks who have bought his pullets have had fine results.

Bill, like most of the rest of us men folks, became interested in a fine young woman, I don't know just how long ago, but what I do know is that he was married "on the quiet" last spring. (These club folks have a way of getting married and not telling us anything about it until some time after the "knot has been tied."

At any rate Bill is married and it must have been a very suecessftil one for his business has increased and he is doing well with poultry near his home in North Dartmouth. He has been a local poultry club leader also.

Round Up Day

The Annual Round Up Day is to be held at the Bristol County Agricultural School on Saturday, April 20, from 10 A. M. to 3.30 P. M. The program will include many interesting features.

There will be many contests including Cotton Dressj, Food, Homecraft, and Baking Powder Biscuit for the girls, and for the boys Handicraft, Egg and Forestry. Both boys' and girls' clubs will compete in the "Protect Your Smile" Poster and Song Contests.

Delegate To National Camp

Nellie Kut of Acushnet has been chosen as the Bristol County delegate to represent Massachusetts with three other 4-H Club member at the National 4-H Club Camp at Washington June 13 to 19.

Nellie has been in club work since 1929, carrying Clothing, Forestry and Young Housekeepers' programs. She has been a leader of the Young Homemakers' Club for three years. She also was assistant clothing leader for another club. She attended County Camp in 1931 and the State Junior Leaders' Training Camp in 1933.

Through Nellie's interest in club work another Young Homemakers' club has been formed of New Bedford Vocational High School girls, all schoolmates of hers.

The club that Nellie leads has done some interesting Community service w'ork which typifies their use of the Heart H. They have made popcorn balls, candy and cookies for the children at the Sol-E-Mar Hospital. They also entertained these children on Christmas and St. Valentine's Day. One year they entertained 120 small children and gave them refreshments also.

They have had open meetings when the parents have been invited. One evening they had a guest speaker from the Bristol County Agricultural School to talk on winter dish gardens so the Forestry Club was invited to attend.

We are trying as far as possible to get the same counselors in Camp as we had last year and in all probability most of them will be there. Those last year

Please be sure in sending in your application, either cash, money order, or check, that you send them to Mrs. Clara F. Ashley, R. F. D. No. 1, Taunton, Mass.

It may be a little previous, but every prospective camper should know well ahead some of these things: Each one is to bring either a health certificate or a note from the School Nurse stating that he is in a good state of health.

Final exhibits of all Forestry and Handicraft, Food, Clothing, and Homecraft club members must be made during the month of May. Make arrangements at once with local and County Leaders. No pins will be awarded unless the final exhibits are made in the above mentioned projects.

West Cambridge

Manuel Dutra, Elliot Walker, Gene Perry, Joseph E. Souza, Donald Tinkham and William Kay of Dighton, and Eugene Peck and Harold Peck of Seekonk attended a meeting on Saturday, April 27, at Lexington with 200 farmers and market gardeners to organize the Boston Regional Produce Market and to choose a location for such a market. Bristol County was represented by Dutra and Elliot Walker in the general committee that has been Working for the last fifteen months under the direction of the Massachusetts Farm Bureau locating possible sites and setting up the financial and business structure.

Saturday was the climax of the long and hard work of the general committee when those attending the meeting picked the site of the market and approved and carried out all the recommendations of the committee.

The site chosen is located at Alewife Brook Parkway about one-half mile from the new Concord boulevard and is easily accessible to Route 128 that circles Metropolitan Boston. The market site is 42 acres in area, is level filled in land and has railroad sidings on the Boston and Maine Railroad.

The financial structure calls for 1,000 shares of farmer-owned common stock and 7,000 shares of preferred stock owned by anyone. The marketing agreement is quite simple and every market gardener desiring to sell produce on this market should sign it.

Mr. Luke Ollis, newly elected manager of the Boston Regional Produce Market, Incorporated, has arranged with your County Agent to hold a meeting at the Agricultural School, Segreganset, Thursday evening, May 16, at eight o'clock. At this meeting the plans for the new market, market agreements and future growth of the market will be discussed by Mr. Ollis. Elliot F. Walker of Dighton, and Manuel Dutra of Segreganset, will also be at this meeting. Manuel Dutra has the distinction of purchasing the first share of common stock of the Boston Regional Produce Market, Incorporated.

Junior High School Day

The Sixteenth Annual Junior High School Day will be held on Saturday, June 1, at the Bristol County Agricultural School with its usual interesting program of events including identification contests and moving pictures in morning, and athletic events and a baseball game in the afternoon.

Ruth Cruickshank Harlow

Mrs. Ruth Harlow, in the early days of club work, Ruth Cruickshank, started in club work in this county in 1920 by joining the garden club. Her work was always of the highest order and a few years later she was chosen as County Champion to go to Camp 'Gilbert at Amherst.

A few' years after entering the Garden Club Ruth decided she wanted to can, so much of the garden produce was "put up." She also became as proficient in this as in her garden work. I might add here that Ruth's sisters, Ethel, Mary, and Florence, and her brother Edward were also ardent garden club members and the girls also did some canning.

Ruth became a local leader early in her club career. It was largely through her efforts that the Poquanticut 4-H Club was organized and she was the first president of this club and then its local leader for some years. She went to Framingham State Teachers' College for one year during 1928 and 29.

Up-to-the-minute information on the time for applying fruit sprays is being given out this year under the direction of the State Extension Service. Professor Thies, Extension Horticulturist, is assembling the information at the State College and from there it goes out daily to the fruit growers by way of the radio. Station WBZ makes the announcements at 1.15 P. M. and WEEI at 12.30 P. M. Bristol County conditions are noted locally and WNBH is broadcasting this information at 11.30 A. M. as often as needed.

During a recent visit to several orchards in the county more and more damage was noted as a result of 1933- 34 winter injury. There seem to be two types of injury that have shown up more and more. Apparently there Was more bark injury last year on the trunks of trees than was supposed. Many Mcintosh trees are now showing large cracks in the trunk that were not noticed last summer. The growth of the new cambium layer under the old, dead bark has caused that bark to split, thus showing the injury. The best treatment seems to be to trim off the broken edges of the bark back to the live cambium and making sure that the bottom of the wound is open, to allow water drainage. When dry, cover the heart wood with Bordeaux paint to prevent rot.

The other injury is the development of last year's crotch injury into dead limbs. It seems to be true that those limbs which were considerably injured at the point of leaving the trunk have not been able to recover and are now dead. In other words, a border-line tree of last year is now definitely recovering or on its way to the wood pile.

There are quite a number of poultrymen in the county who find that owing to their limited tillable lands they have some income possible from the sale of poultry manure. Prof. Ralph W. Donaldson of the State College has recently issued a report upon tlie uses of this plant food material. Briefly, his report states that as the manure may analyze

April Report

Twenty-six herds with a total of 6 87 cows, 106 of them dry, averaged to produce 724 pounds milk and 28.7 pounds fat, with an average test of 3.96 per cent. Following are the ten high h erds in butterfat.

Radio Broadcast

Do you listen to the radio broadcasts over the New Bedford Radio Station WNBH? The County Extension Service has free time over this station every Wednesday at 11.30. Charles W. Harris, County Agricultural Agent has been broadcasting on pertinent farm subjects every Wednesday since February. We intend to use this station and hour to speak about farm crops and give notices of meetings from time to time. During the sumnaer months Edwin R. Wyeth, County Club Agent, will speak the first Wednesday in each month with Charles Harris on the air the other Wednesdays.

Federal Land Bank Loans Now

Probably never before have farmers been able to refinance their mortgages and other obligations at such low cost. Most Federal Land Bank loans are now being written on the thirty-three year plan. Under the present arrangements borrowers are not required to pay anything on the principal for the first three years, after three years borrowers are required to make small semi-annual payments and can usually have up to thirty-three years to pay off the loan. The loans can, however, be paid at the option of the borrower any time after five years.

not borrow a sufficient amount on a Federal Land Bank loan, he may secure a Land Bank Commissioner loan with which to supplement a Federal Land Bank loan. Land Bank Commissioner loans are mostly written over a period of thirteen years, the first three years only the interest at 5 per cent is required and after three years semiannual payments are required on the principal.

The loans in this County must be made through National Farm Loan Associations. Following is a list of Farm Loan Assocations which are chartered to grant loans anywhere in Bristol County, together with the addresses of the Secretaries: King Philip National Farm Loan Association, Warren L. Ide, Segreganset, Mass.; Acushnet Farm Loan Association, Miss Geneva Tripp, Acushnet, Mass.; Attleboro Farm Loan Association, Mr. John D. Glover, Attleboro, Mass.

May Queen Dance

The May Queen Dance, which is the last dance of the school for this season, is to be held Fi-iday evening, May 24, at 8 o'clock. This is always a very colorful and interesting evening, with much anxiety as to who will be the Queen of the dance. Fellows, pick out your prettiest partner to bring to this dance.

Social Events For The Summer Class Of 1920, Where And What

Edward Lavagnino. Lives in Philadelphia, where he has been supervisor of milk testing at Penn College. He is married and has one child. If any one knows any corrections or additions please give us the information.

A famous American was once asked what one thing' he would do, given the necessary power, to make the world a better place in which to live. He replied, "I would make health contagious instead of disease." - Hygeia.

Annual Home Bureau Day

Saturday, June 8, has been scheduled for the annual get-together of vfomen interested in our Extension program. An interesting and varied program is being planned.

This will include an announcement of our Food Buying classes, which are to be conducted next fall under the direction of Miss May E. Foley, Nutrition Specialist from the Massachusetts State College. Many Bristol County women will welcome this opportunity to renew their friendship with Miss Foley.

The members of each of the twentynine clothing groups throughout Bristol County are planning a style revue and exhibit of the cotton dresses they have made. There is a great deal of interest evident in this feature since the group leaders are not only anxious to display the very attractive dresses the members have made, but everyone wants to see the other dresses that have been made.

If the sun shines on us as cheerfully as it has so many times for our Home Bureau Day one of the very pleasant features is the picnic lunch on the lawn.

The day is Saturday, June 8 - ^the time from 10.30 A. M. to 3.30 P. M. - and the place at the Bristol County Agricultural School, Segreganset.

A study of the adolescent period is interesting to everyone, first because it describes a period of life through which all adults have passed, and second because it helps us to interpret, to understand, and to guide more wisely the young people of today who are facing a far different world than that which we faced.

The third meeting of the series was devoted to the subject of "Adolescent Conflicts." A conflict Mrs. Morley pointed out is really a problem which the individual must meet, and no period of life is free from problems.

The problems of the adolescent become more significant in that the individual at that time is emerging from the shelter of parental control to the full independence of adult life.

School in .New Bedford on May 16, and at the Taunton Public Library on May 17. The subject for discussion will be Vocational Guidance - ^that problem of helping the adolescent to find a life work which is becoming so increasingly difficult.

Fish

Answer: No one food Is ever a perfect substitute for another, but all lean meats and fish are protein foods or muscle builders. They do vary in their composition, but in day-to-day meal planning, one may well be substituted for another. Lean meat is richer in iron than fish, while all salt water fish is an excellent source of iodine and meat a poor source. Fat fish are good sources of vitamins A and D, wlhile meat is a poor source.

Answer: It depends upon the amount of bone and other waste. With small fish purchased whole, it is often necessary to provide a pound to a serving. Lean fillets often serve four persons to a pound. When purchasing fairly large fish whole, a half pound to a person is usually allowed.

Answer: No, most small fish or fillets are good broiled, though some are best sauted. Most large fish are good liaked. Lean fish will need some kind of a sauce to make them less dry. In fact, most fish are improved with the addition of a slice of lemon, a little cheese, or a sauce of some kind.

Answer: We must always keep in mind that both color and texture are important in the vegetables to be served with fish, as it lacks color and the texture is not particularly interesting. Serve vegetables whole, diced or sliced. A crisp green salad is essential. Beets, carrots, spinach, peas, green beans and broccoli are all good. Avoid mashed and colorless vegetables, such as mashed potatoes, onions, cauliflower, vs^hite turnips and vegetables in white sauce.

During the spring and early summer, when eggs are plentiful and reasonable in price, it is often wise to preserve a few dozen for winter use. Fresh eggs, properly preserved, keep from eight months to a year in excellent condition.

If an egg is only slightly soiled^ a cloth dampened with vinegar may be used to remove stain. If an egg is sO badly soiled that it must be washed all over, it should not be used as washing removes the natural protective coating which prevents spoiling.

Waterglass for the preserving solution may be bought at almost any drug store. For 15 dozen eggs, use one quart of waterglass to nine quarts of water that has been boiled and cooled. Wash and scald a five-gallon crock. When the water is cool, measure it and place in crock with the waterglass, and stir well. Drop the eggs in carefully. A cracked egg will spoU. Eggs may be added from time to time as they axe obtained. When the process is completed, there should be at least two inches of the solution over the top layer of eggs.

Fresh, clean eggs, properly preserved, can be used satisfactorily for all purposes in cooking and for the table. When eggs preserved in waterglass are to be boiled, a small hole should be made in the shell with a pin at the large end before placing them in the water. This is done to allow the air in the egg to escape when heated so as to prevent cracking.

It was about this time, in 1929, that Ruth was selected among all the club girls in the county, as the one to represent Bristol County at the first National Club Camp at Washington.

A few weeks after her return she became Mrs. Harlow, to put into practice some of the things she had learned in 4-H Club v/ork. It was a lucky day for Mr. Harlow.

However, she did not lose interest in 4-H Club work. She continued to lead canning clubs in the summer and combination food and clothing clubs in the winter. In 1934 Barbara Williams, one of her girls, won County Honors in the canning and a trip to State Camp. In 1935 Barbara won a trip to State Camp offered by the BaU Jar Company. Martha Allen, also a club member of Ruth's will receive a trip to County Camp this year because of her canning. Ruth has also had girls prize vnnners in the County Dress Contest.

We can always add to our knowledge and Ruth certainly believes this because she has helped organize groups in the Home Demonstration projects for Finishes, Children's Coats, Your Money's Worth, Child Development, and is now leading, with another young woman, Mrs. Alice Harvey, the Cotton Dress Class. These classes covered a period of three years. In the meantime she keeps house and takes care of her two healthy children aged four and one and one-half years.

Lee Johnson Speaks At Springfield

Mr. D. Lee Johnson, a prominent County Service Club Member, accompanied by the Club Agent, journeyed to Springfield recently where Lee spoke On the occasion of the annual banquet of the Hampden County Service Club. He told of the w^orMngs and accomplishments of our own Service Club and received many favorable comments on his speech after the banquet.

Club Broadcast

The Club Agent will broadcast matters of interest to 4-H Club members and leaders the first Wednesday in each month from now on at 11.30 A. M. from Station WNBH at New Bedford. The power from this Station has been increased so that it can be heard on the radio in all parts of Bristol County, so listen in if you can at the time stated above. There will be some important news in regard to County Camp at each broadcast before camp opens on June 23.

Plans for County Camp are fast rounding into shape. The following counselors have been procured to date: Mr. Joseph Merrill of Raynham will have entire charge of the waterfront, that is, swimming and boats, and Colby Gilson of Taunton will be his assistant. Raymond King of Taunton and John Perry, Jr., of North Dartmouth wiU be tw'o of the counselors for the boys' hobbies and assist with the recreational part of the camp program.

The women counselors to date are Mrs. Louise Gwilliam and Miss Rose Gwilliam of Norton; Mrs. Clara Ashley of Berkley, Camp Secretary; Mrs. Doris Johnson of Rehoboth, and Miss Helen Gurney of Freetown.

Definite applications for Camp have been received to date from Margaret and Grace EastWood of South Easton; Barbara Williams of Easton; John Paul Hyde of Berkley; Elizabeth and Jean Richmond of Chartley, and Gorden Gurney of Freetown.

We hope that if you want to go to Camp you will send in your application soon, with $1.00. Please be sure in sending in your application, either cash, money order, or check, that you send it to Mrs. Clara F. Ashley, R. F. D. No. 1, Taunton, Mass., Camp Secretary.

All of the following boys also received over 20 eggs per bird, or over 66 2-3 per cent production for the month: Raymond Michand, Swansea; Martin Slutsky, Abraham Linenthal and David Briggs of Attleboro; Richard Hyde of Berkley; Milton Miehado of North Dartmouth; Loring Chace of Swansea; Ralph and Leonard Doran of Dai-tmouth; Frank and George Medeiros of Somerset; Charles Paiva of Swansea; George Phillips, North Dartmouth; George RemUlard of Attleboro; Alban Vincent of Rehoboth; Albert Desmarais. North Westport, and Mabel Mason of Swansea.

Garden Club Notes

Your vegetable and flower gardens should be under way. Plant peas, radishes, lettuce, carrots, beets, parsnips, early cabbage, early potatoes and swiss chard now'. It would be best to wait until about the middle of May for sweet corn, beans, tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers and melons.

Watch for the insects and at their first appearance destroy them. Don't let them get started. Arsenate of lead for chewing insects like potato beetles, and Black Leaf 40 or Nicotine Sulphate for sucking insects. Send for a bulletin on garden insects and diseases. This will tell you in detail how to check these pests.

It is advisable to stir red oxide in your seeds before planting. It prevents dying off of your seedlings and gives you a much better stand. This bulletin wUl also be sent to you if you write to us here at Segreganset.

Canning Clubs

Summer is nearly here and it brings all the luscious fresh vegetables and berries. How good they will all taste to us now, but how much better it will be when the snow is deep and the wind is whistling around the corners of the house, to be able to go to the canning closet and have these vegetables all ready for us to use.

Wouldn't you like to join a 4-H Canning Club and make this come true? Now is the time to enroll so you can start canning the first fruits and vegetables of the season. Write to Miss Dorothy M. Stewart at Segreganset, Mass. .

Health

"The place to get vitamins is in the market, in the grocery store, from the milk man, and from the garden, and not from the drug store." - Dr. E. V. McCollum.

(Continued from Page 1, Column 3) 1.5 per cent nitrogen, 1.0 per cent phosphoric acid, and .4 per cent potash, it is quite useful as a top dressing for mowing lands, fruit trees, and leafy types of vegetables. For grass lands and trees, the amounts to use vary with the condition of the crop, but should be applied early in the spring in amounts up to about six tons per acre without any other chemical fertilizer. The amounts to use must be gauged by the apparent needs of the crop and should be carefully considered as the manure is especially active in promoting wood and leaf growth. Too heavy an application late in the season may result in "burning" of the grass crop or late tree growth that will winter kill. For vegetable crops, too heavy an application of manure in direct contact will burn the seedlings and encourage rank top growth in root crops, tomatoes, peppers and potatoes. A regular vegetable fertilizer supplemented by a small amount of manure is a safer course. For most other vegetable crops where reasonably heavy applications of poultry manure are used in amounts of around five tons or more to the acre use 300-500 pounds of superphosphate and 100-200 pounds of muriate of potash as supplements to the manure.

In cases where there is a great deal of litter in the poultry manure the rate per acre to use such a mixture depends somewhat upon the type and amount of litter mixed with the manure. Peat moss, being organic by origin, is especially valuable.

Fall River Farmers' Market

Your County Agent, with the help of the Fall River Chamber of Commerce, D. F. Sullivan, City Real Estate Agent, and several others have been instrumental in asking the Fall River City Council to set aside the center ai-ea of the Merchant Mill site as a farmers' market.

The proposed use of this area has been explained to the council as well as to a farmers' meeting held in Somerset May 22. The area is now being leveled by the ERA and ground will be suitably prepared by them for use as & market place. According to plans about 150 farmers' vehicles and 50 buyers' trucks can be accommodated on the area that contains two and one-fourth acres.

It will probably be desirable that the farmers using this market get together and form a co-operative association to lease and operate the market. The Somerset' meeting named Victor Pontes, Frank Botelho, Chester Simcock, and Joseph Traynor of Somerset; Milton Wood and Manuel Maderios of Westport, and Lester Allen of Fall River as a committee to study possibilities of using and operating the Merchant Mill site as a Fanners' Market. It Was also desirable that farmers from Newport County be on this committee, and Charles W. Harris, Jr., County Agent, in conjunction with the County Agent in Newport County have held a meeting in Taunton and a committee from that county were named to work with the Bristol County group to plan the operation of a new market.

Insect And Disease Control

With the early potatoes 3 to 6 inches high, flea beetles are starting their work of puncturing a thousand feeding holes to the leaf. The flea beetle severely injures the leaf as well as spreads Early Blight. The control is two pounds of lead arsenate with a 5-5-50 Bordeaux spray. This same spray can be used for tomatoes and egg plant to control flea beetle injury.

Wool Pool

Sheep owners who will have wool for manufacture into blankets through the Massachusetts Wool Pool this year are urged to plan their shipments so that they will arrive at the Bristol County Agricultural School at Segreganset not later than June 15. For the benefit of those who may not be acquainted with this work the wool pool offers growers an opportunity to send their wool through one of several collecting centers, to be made into virgin wool blankets at the mill.

The Massachusetts Wool Pool has been operating since 1920, with the definite purpose of increasing the price of raw wool received by the grower through the medium of sale of blankets.

5. The forwarder of the wool, (Mr. Pettey) shall see the wool weighed at the station when shipped and verify the weight as recorded on the bill of lading.

Fruit development is sufficiently advanced so that the indications are that we shall have a rather full crop of apples. Baldwins seem to be bearing the lightest of the common varieties. Wealthy, Delicious,- Mcintosh, and Gravenstein look to be heavily loaded. But - and this "but" is big - many things can happen yet to lower the crop in value before it is put on the market. The June drop may be heavy. And that would be a good thing for the heavily set trees. It will decrease the (Continued on Page 2, Column 3)

Tattooing Of Poultry

The following sentence is a part of a letter received at the Extension Office last week from a poultryman in the county: "As I had over one hundred pullets stolen last year, I have become interested in tattooing poultry."

Again, a part of a letter from Mr. Howard Whelan of the State Department of Agi-iculture, sent out to poultrymen of the State, "The program of registering numbers tattooed on poultry has been developed for your protection as a method of curtailing the amount of poultry thieving throughout the state. Without a definite, unremovable mark on poultry, it is almost impossible to trace i>hem and identify them after they are stolen. The identification af poulti-y after it is stolen has been the weak spot in convicting poultry thieves. It may perhaps be neWs to you, but there have been thousands of birds stolen from poultrymen in the past year. These birds have been taken in lots of a few up to over five hundred birds at a time. You, as a poultryman, are urged to participate in this program. The only cost to you is the price of the tattoo outfit which is very reasonable. The process of tattooing is simple and approximately 150 to 200 birds can be tattooed in an hour."

On May 23rd, a county-wide meeting was held in regard to this matter, with Mr. Whelan demonstrating the method. About sixty poultrymen were present, and many made out their application for the outfit. A complete list will be published later. Applications and information may be had at the Extension Office or through the secretary of your nearest poultry association as follows:

Herd Improvement Report Of

The annual report of the Bristol- Plymouth Herd Improvement Association brings forth again a listing of figures that may be interpreted in any one of many ways. The significant figures to most dairymen are the pounds of milk produced and pounds of butterfat, or as this report gives it, average butterf at test. This year a column is added giving the average value used per hundred weight of milk. This figure aids in explaining why some dairymen have such a large margin between value of the milk produced and feed costs. The report shows that six herds averaged more than 400 pounds of butterfat for the year and that 15 herds averaged 300 pounds or more of butterfat for the year. A record of this sort is hard to equal in any herd improvement association.

On Your Radio

Cut worms have been numerous this spring. One tomato grower lost tWo thousand field set plants in two nights last week. The control is 25 pounds of bran, 1 pound Paris green, 1 pint of molasses and enough water to make the bran stick together.

The spray rigs should be all set to go on potatoes when they are 6 inches high. For the man who forgot to clean his sprayer at the end of the season last summer a solution of 1 quart of hydrocholorie acid (muriatic acid) to 20 gallons of water will loosen up the old spray residue and clean up the tank. This solution can also be used to re-

With Daylight Saving time in effect radio broadcasts over WBZ and WBZA are one hour later, coming over the air Monday through Saturday from 12.45 to 1.15 P. M., and Monday through Friday from 5.15 to 5.30 P. M. These broadcasts are timely talks by state and county extension workers and leaders in agriculture and home economics as well as market news and weather forecasts.

This month on June 14 from 12.45 to 1.15 Charles W. Harris, Jr., County Agricultural Agent, will speak on "Reducing .Production Costs," while Miss Blanche W. Fames, Home Demonstration Agent, will speak on "A Summer Health Round Up."

(Continued from Page 1, Column 2) amount of thinning that apparently will have to be done this year if size of fruit is desired. This is a very important factor in the marketing of Delicious.

Then there are the insect and disease factors to be reckoned with. Curculio beetles are now busy. Scab is either under control by now or not. We may expect apple maggots or Railroad worms by June 25, approxmately. And there are many more pests looking for their favorite feeding or breeding grounds.

So it seems a matter of everlasting w'ork at the job of prevention or control. Timeliness of spray and thoroughness of application, together with sanitary orchard practices will go a long way towards the possibility of making a lit Je money for you.

How about your poultry range for the pullets? Remember that hot day last week? Were the youngsters out in the sun, panting for coolness, water supply warm, and a hot house to go into at night? What about providing a little shade for chicks, and water? Pine boughs, tar paper covered frame, or grain bags stretched on some kind of support will help a great deal, if you haven't natural shade on the range.

Annual Dance At Wilbur'S

Nothing more need be said to the B. C. A. S. boys and their partners. "We shall gather along the south wall," and the management has assured us of their fullest co-operation for the evening. Let's turn out in a large group and enjoy ourselves as much as at the May Queen Dance at the school. By the way, do you know who was chosen as May Queen? The next note Will tell you.

May Queen Chosen

The May Queen Dance was one of the best events of the season at the school. Miss Lois Cummins was chosen by popular vote to have the honor of being the May Queen. The decorations of lilacs, honeysuckle, and apple blossoms, lent an atmosphere of gaiety and joy to the occasion. Rev. George Truman Carl, of Winchester, New Hampshire, was a guest of the evening. All of the older fellows are always glad to see him, as he was English instructor in the School for a time.

Since June is the month for strawberries the following recipes may be useful. For further information regarding canning or other forms of food preservation, write to your Extension Service at the Bristol County Agriculural School in Segreganset.

Canning Strawberries

3. Sprinkle a little sugar on the bottom of a flat crock or enamel pan. Add a layer of strawberries then alternate sugar and fruit until all are used up, being sure to have sugar on top.

7. Complete filling of jars with syrup resulting from the mixture of berries and sugar. Proper packing will permit the use of all the syrup.

Strawberry Jam

STRAWBERRY JAM This product if properly made is the best method of straw'berry preservation. It may be made sweet or mildly sub-acid depending on the amount of sugar used. It may be of smooth, even consistency, with no indication of individual fruits, or it may be made so that most of the fruit shows as individual berries. It may be quite thin or very thick depending on the taste of the consumer and the amount of cooking.

5. Boil vigorously, being sure it does not scorch. Jam of medium consistency is finished when it will mound up on a spoon. Allow to cool five minutes with frequent stirring to get rid of froth.

6. Pour finished jam into jars. Jams made with less than 2 cups of sugar per quart of fruit will not keep unless they are hermetically sealed.

On June 8 the following program was presented at the Bristol County Agricultural School. A more complete review of this event will appear in the July Bulletin.

Vocational Guidance was the subject of the final meeting- of the groups studying the adolescent under the leadership of Mrs. Ruth D. Morley, Child Development Specialist.

Since this problem of selecting a satisfactory vocation is such an important factor in the life of any individual too much emphasis cannot be placed on the importance of careful guidance.

The following principles of vocational guidance are suggestive to those who are helping young people to select a means of earning their living.

Question And Answer Column Facts For Food Faddists

Answer: Food is not poisoned by being left in opened tin cans. It will spoil just as quickly but no more quickly than food kept in any other kind of a container.

Answer: No food is perfect in itself, although we can probably honestly say that milk is the most nearly perfect food. We need a balanced diet and the ideal state to be arrived at is that we learn to eat everything, and include variety from day to day.

Answer: All the roughage or bulk that we normally need can be had from whole grain breakfast cereals and breads, fruits and vegetables. Too much roughage may injure the lining of the digestive tract. Before using bran, consult your doctor.

Answer: Proteins and starches at the same meal are not "incompatible." Nature provides them both in combination, and there are very few examples of either in the pure state. Bread, breakfast cereals, potato, diced beans and peas are all examples of combinations of both starches and proteins.

Answer: Acid fruits and milk taken at the same meal should be no bugaboo. What if the acid does curdle the milk? The gastric juice will curdle it anyway. In fact the curd formed by the action of the acid fruit will hasten digestion.

Robert M. Sharples

Bob Sharpies is one of this county's former outstanding club members. He joined the poultry club in the fall of 1921 and at that time was living in Fall River. He also enrolled at the Bristol County Agricultural School in the fall of that year.

Bob made some fine records with his flock of poultry and for a few years, about 1924 and 1925, was considered', in club circles, to be one of the best poultry judges in the State. He placed second in the 4-H Judging Contest at the Boston Poultry ShoW at about that time in which over 50 contestants took part.

After Bob graduated from the Agricultural School in 1925 he took over the management of a poultry and dairy farm in Attleboro, where he made a great success of his work. After being there for a few years he went to the Peck Farm in Seekonk and conducted their poultry department, putting it on a paying basis and making a great success.

It was while here that Bob become a local leader of a 4-H Club in Seekonk. He was active in this and in the County 4-H Service Club, of which he was vicepresident, until he accepted a better job in East Greenwich, R. I. Just recently Bob has returned to this county where he accepted a position with Mr. Henry H. Goff, one of Rehoboth's leading poultrymen, as foreman of his plant. We understand that Bob is making his usual good record there and that Mr. Goflf is much pleased over having secured the right man.

The Club Agent and the Service Club is also much pleased that Bob has returned to this county, for this means that he will be active again in the 4-H Work. He has always been a staunch supporter of the 4-H Club and the County Service Club.

He has been a county poultry champion and State champion in Farm Management and has been rewarded by receiving two trips to the State Camp. He was a counselor at our own County Camp a few years ago.

During the time that Bob was here at the Aggie School, and also for some time after, he has, by the receipts from his poultry, helped to support his own home in Fall River. He has always been capable, helpful and dependable, and success in life is sure to be his.

The following also had 20 or more eggs per bird for the month: Howard Slocum, North Dartmouth; George and Frank Medeiros, Somerset; David Briggs, Attleboro; Alban Vincent, Rehoboth; Loring Chace, Swansea; Raymond Harrington, George Phillips, Norman Bessette, Milton Michado of North Dartmouth; George Hyde, Berkley; Raymond Michand, Mary Furtado, Swansea; and Lavn'ence Bliss and George Remillard of Attleboro.

The entries are beginning to come in better now. Since the last issue of the Bulletin the following applications have been received: Edward Bedard, Fairhaven; Walter Milos, Acushnet; Helen Mitton, West Dighton; Charlotte Cornell, Freetown; Shirley Jones, Easton; and Vira Haskell of Chartley.

County Champions chosen to date are: Canning, Martha Allen, Easton; Garden, Leonard Perreault, Acushnet. Each of the County Champions vrill be asked to pay just the $1.00 application fee.

Miss Hilda Leite of Acushnet is the other counselor not mentioned in last month's Bulletin. We are all sorry to hear that Mr. Merrill cannot be with us this year. We are not sure yet who will take Joe's place, but it will be a competent "water front man."

Three free trips have already been donated to date as follows: The Fairhaven Grange, The Dighton Rock Grange and the New Bedford Kiwanis Club.

There have been over 150 enrolments thus far in the Garden Club. Clubs have been organized in the Wilbur School, South Somerset; the South School, Somerset; the County Street School and Caswell School of Taunton; the Luther School of Swansea; Marie S. Howard School, Acushnet; Booth's Corner School, South Westport; the Common School at Berkley; Anawan School, Rehoboth; and the Pleasant Street School of Rehoboth.

Second plantings of string beans and corn may be planted now. Late cabbage plants may be set out late in June. Peppers may be set out now and winter squash may be planted no later than the 20th of June.

Transplant flower seedlings to a distance 8 inches to 1 foot apart. Either this or thin out the seedlings to this distance. Spray plants with arsenate of lead and Black Leaf 40, according to directions on package if insect pests bother. Usually two tablespoons of lead to 3 gallons of water and teaspoonful Black Leaf 40 to the same quantity of water.

Heart

As you know Nellie Kut of Acushnet is to go to National Camp in June. It is necessary to raise ?50.00 for her trip Thus far nearly $25.00 has been donated by various 4-H clubs. The club which Nellie has led this year donated $5.00. The club from which Nellie graduated when she graduated from the Marie S. Howard School, together with the teachers from that school and the Superintendent, gave $5.25. A 4-H club of girls from the New Bedford Vocational School, led by Miss Harriet Battie, conducted a food sale. With the $7.00 obtained they sent $5.00 toward Nellie's trip and $2.00 for the Farley 4-H Club House. On Round Up Day in April the 4-H Service Club conducted a food booth and turned into the fund, a little more than $8.00.

State Contest Notes

On Saturday, June 1, Bristol County was represented in the State 4-H Dress Contest by the following girls: Eleanor Parker of Acushnet, with her silk street costume; Margaret Rusconi, Taunton with her cotton sport dress; and Rita Vincent, Rehoboth, with her cotton Sunday best dress.

Rose Lamb and Marjorie Webster of Taunton, entered the State Baking Powder Biscuit Contest at the same time. These girls had an enjoyable week end as they went to Amherst on Friday, May 31, and stayed overnight at the Farley 4-H Club House. Miss Ida Davis of Taunton went also to assist with the tranportation.

Our Elms

Dutch elm disease threatens to destroy the three million or more elm trees in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts unless every effort is made to detect and prevent its spread, states William H. Davis, professor of botany at the Massachusetts State College.

More than 7,000 trees have been removed and 10,000 infected trees are still standing within a 50 mile radius of New York City, according to estimates, and more than 50 have been found infected in Connecticut, which shows that the disease is spreading toward Massachusetts. The United States Department of Agriculture has spent three-fourths of a million dollars to control this disease. In addition, several states have appropriated large sums. So far, says Mr. Davis, the disease has not reached us, but it behooves everyone interested in the protection of the elm to be on the lookout for signs of the disease.

Everyone should be on the lookout during July, August, and September to try to locate elms with branches bearing dead leaves. The dead brown leaves usually remain attached to the branches, although sometimes most of them fall off. If you locate such a tree notify your tree warden at once. Individuals may do their own collecting and sending of material directly to the Dutch Elm Disease Laboratory at Massachusetts State College at Amherst Collect six or eight twigs about the size of a lead pencil from the dead branches and send them to the laboratory.

The twigs, if cut lengthwise, show dark brown streaks extending through the sapwood. Branches may die and dark streaks appear in the sapwood due to other causes than the Dutch elm disease fungus, so it is best to get in touch with your tree warden immediately.

There is a mighty lot of difference in poultry ranges. The very fact that the growing stock is on a grass range is not an indication that the goal of ideal ranges has been reached. If the grass has been allowed to mature before turning in the birds not a great

Potato Tour

Potato growers will have an opportunity to visit the fertilizer and spray demonstration plots in the Dartmouth - Westport section on Saturday, July 13. A potato tour has been arranged by Charles W. Harris, Jr., County Agricultural Agent, to visit the farm of Mrs. A. G. W. Sampson, North Westport; John Smith and Samuel Boan, South Westport; and Edward Freitas, Dartmouth. Other fields of potatoes in between these farms will be visited.

The tour will form on the Old New Bedford Road at the "Diversion Ditch" at North Westport at 10.30. Time to eat lunch will be taken after visiting the second farm. Bring your own lunch. Everyone is welcome to come and see the prospects of good potato crops in this section.

With 17 special programs and a long list of entertainment features, the annual Farm and Home Week of the Massachusetts State College promises to be the best ever. It is seldom that so many noted speakers with vital subjects appear on a program during a period of four days. It would seem worth while, for our rural folk particularly, to make an extra effort to attend. Neighbors could ride together and share the travel expense. In some communities, it might be possible to get enough people together to- hire a bus.

Strawberry Observations Crop Diseases And Pests

Estimates place the total rainfall in June at more than fi.ve inches. This rainfall with its subsequent dampness has been excellent for the spread of disease. Diseases and pests that will appear this month and the control of each is as follows:

Stink Bug - Hand pick bugs and destroy eggs. Kill young bugs with spray, one pint nicotine sulphate to 50 gallons water. Place small boards near plants at night to trap old bugs and hand pick in the morning.

Melons: Anthracnose, Mildew and Scab - ^Apply spray Bordeaux 2-2-50 or copper lime dust 20-80 every ten to fourteen days beginning soon after vining.

Cabbage: Imported Cabbage Butterfly - When caterpillars appear spray one pound calcium arsenate and one pound hydra ted lime to 50 gallons of water or dust calcium arsenate 10-90.

These controls cover the common insects and diseases. Information on less common diseases can be obtained from Bulletin 116 or your County Agricultural Agent.

Doris Howard Johnson

For several years Mrs. Doris Howard Johnson of Rehoboth has been actively interested in 4-H Club work. When she was thirteen she joined the 4-H Canning Club and continued for several years. She has been president and secretary of her club. In 1922 she won a trip to Camp Gilbert as County Champion. In 1924 she won a trip to Camp Vail in Springfield. Two yeai-s later she went as junior counselor to Kingston, R. I. When she was teaching she led

(Continued from Page 1, Column 3) a club for two years. She also was assistant secretary of junior exhibits at the Young Farmers' Show in 1925.

During her club work she met D. Lee Johnson and later married him. Neither one has forgotten the 4-H club Work as they are both still very active and want other, young people to get as much from the work as they did. Doris has, since her marriage, led a club for two years, one year in food and one year in homecraft. She is active in the Service Club on the membership committee. For the past two years she has been counselor at 4-H County Camp. This means a great deal of advance planning and preparation as she has three lovely, healthy, active children whose ages are 6 % , 5 and 3 V2 years, as well as her husband that must be provided for while she is away.

Doris has also been active in Home Demonstration work as administrative as well as project leader for the past three years in various projects.

(Continued from Page 1, Column 1) deal of value will be found in the grass as green food. It will be tough and dry with some danger of a "cropbound" condition, particularly if the birds have been on bare range. An ideal to strive for and not at all impossible is a rotation range of good grass sod, with the number of birds not tooi great to wear down the grass to bare ground. Moving the shelters regularly will help in this matter.

There seems to be quite a difference of opinion on the poultry farms in regard to the ideal range shelter. The writer noticed many different types around the county with apparently all having their good points and some more or less desirable features. It seems that the following factors have a great deal to do with the value of any type of range shelter.

one, unfortunately. It is, of course. well to say that we should so manage our flocks that no sickness occurs. Yet every poultryman know's that he will have some dead birds during the year. The best disposal is by burning, either in a specially built incinerator where the draft is not going to become a public nuisance, or in the stove or furnace. Deep burial, with some lime will also safely dispose of the carcasses. But such practices as throwing the bodies out back of the house, or in the manure pit, are questionable and may lead to serious consequences. This method does not aid in the control of diseases, in fact, it is an ideal way to spread them. Don't do it!

The Annual Deep Sea Fishing Trip was held Saturday, June 29, in the waters of Plymouth Bay. The party was conducted by Captain Michael Gasper of Plymouth, who has seen 42 years of salt sea life, and who now enjoys sailing daily fishing parties in the north Cape waters. He is a real "Old Salt" and knows how to make the trip enjoyable with his stories of past adventures. He guarantees his service to fishing parties - '"no fish, no pay."

The party enjoyed a perfect day and made a catch of about seventy pounds of fish. Mr. Philbrook caught the largest cod and Ernest Hirschy the largest fish, which was a sand shark.

The party consisted of Ernest Hirschy, Walter Falk, Norman Desjardins, Wellington Pease, Ellsworth Phillips, Charles Nickerson, Alfred Adamczyk, Joe Poster, Gilbert Ward, Fred Chandler, Vernon Hopkins, Joseph Bernier, Donald St. Yves, Matthew Sroznski, with instructors, Mr. Mason and Mr. Philbrook.

Some Of The Students In The Field

Sidney Wilde of Rehoboth Sydney Wilde has been working on the Eben Brown Poultry Farm. Mr. Brown keeps about 1000 R. I. Red hens and raises about 3000 chicks.

One morning recently, while Sydney was doing the chores, he noticed smoke issuing from the bam. Rushing to the house, he reported to Mr. Brown, and then back to the basement of the bam whei-e he rescued two cows in spite of the thick smoke which had already filled the building. Mr. Brown had high pi'aise for the courage and presence of mind exhibited by Sydney.

Jrhn Cahoon has a very commendable project. He has set out 50 apple trees on pasture land which has been newly broken up. With this he has one-third acre of early potatoes, one-fifth acre of tomatoes, three-fourths acre of vegetables. Along with his project he spends some time working out on neighboring farms with the team doing plowing, mowing, etc.

Arthur is working with his father and brother on a market garden farm. They have about three acres with the main crop potatoes - ^Gold Coins and Russets. There are also staked tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet com, and other small crops. Joseph Parquette of Newton Center

Joseph is a great surprise to us all. During the school year he was very quiet and reserved, asking few questions and seeming to have little interest in his work. We know the old maxim, "still water runs deep" and here we find it exhibited. It was noticed that he spent much time studying countless bulletins. He has plowed up an old ball field of about three-fourths acre, and here, fighting grass and weeds, he has one of the finest projects in the Freshman class. Part of his time he works for a neighbor who has a market garden farm and is thus getting all 'round experience.

If any FVeshman has a "Model Garden", then Ernest has it. It is not large, but the crops were planted early, the roWs are straight, free from weeds, and insects. It is the type of garden that we would wish from all of the first year men. He works on the school farm ten hours a day and tends his garden during his spare time.

Roger Racicot of Rehoboth ' Another commendable garden, which gives the gardening instructor satisfaction that his teaching has not been in vain. Roger's garden is almost perfect in every respect, with clean cultivation, thoughtful planning and hard work. Mitchel Plonka of Somerset

Among our Seniors there are some with outstanding records. Mitchell Plonka is working as foreman on the E. R. A. garden at the Somerset Town Farm. He has charge of ten men and a five acre farm. The garden contains beans, tomatoes, early and late beets and carrots late cabbage and turnips. The garden is in excellent condition and is one of the best E. R. A. gardens in this section.

Home Bureau Day

Although the sky was overcast the traditional good weather prevailed on Home Bureau Day. About two hundred women, representing nearly every city and town in Bristol County, were present.

The short business meeting was presided over by Mrs. Arthur 0. York, President of the Bristol County Home Bureau. Mrs. Henry F. Bayley of Mansfield; Mrs. Elbert H. Welch of East Freetown; and Mrs. Roger M. Acheson of South Westport were elected to serve a three-year term on the Executive Board.

Mrs. Herr, State Home Demonstration Leader, spoke on the subject of "Looking Forward." This was follow'ed by a short period of recreation and group singing under the leadership of Miss Dorothy M. Stewart. "Buying Food in 1935" was the subject of Miss May Foley's talk.

A style revue followed in which one hundred and two women displayed the the dresses they had made in the Cotton Dress study groups. Fifteen or twenty other dresses of women who were unable to come Were brought in by the group members. A banner for good attendance should be awarded to Mrs. Victor Pontes and Mrs. Manuel Mendoza of Swansea who led fourteen out of the fifteen members of their group onto the stage. The fifteenth member was absent because she stayed home to take care of the child of another member.

Mrs. Esther C. Page, Clothing Specialist, showed pictures from several fashion books illustrating the points to consider in selecting a pattern that might be used as a foundation for several dresses, and suggested changes that could be made to vary the design of the garments.

The final event of the day was a most interesting talk by Miss Dorothy Gatton of the Rhode Island State College on the subject of "Textiles from Many Lands." Her talk was illustrated with a fascinating exhibit of modern and antique textiles and embroideries.

Living Out-Of-Doors

The following menus for out-door meals are taken from a bulletin entitled Outdoor Cookery prepared by Miss Ruth Mclntire and Miss May Foley of the State College. Additional menus and recipes as well as suggestions for building camp fires are included in this fascinating bulletin which may be had by applying to the Extension Service, Bristol County Agricultural School, Segreganset, Mass.

Outdoor Meals

Prepared by May E. Foley, Extension Nutritionist To some persons, a meal out-of-doors means the spending of half a day at home getting ready for it, and several hours unpacking and cleaning up afterwards. Is it any wonder that this type of meal is not popular with the homemaker if she must do all the work? It is possible to plan a very simple meal which can be prepared at home and eaten out-of-doors, or part or all of it may be prepared just before it is eaten. Three suggestive menus are given. These are all simple and satisfying as well as being well balanced. Prepared at Home

Buy a cheap cut of meat and cut in one inch cubes. Brown in frying pan w'ith some beef suet. Dredge with four tablespoons flour and brown again. Add three cups water, cover, and simmer for a half hour. Place in casserole, and a layer of onion, carrot and potato, thinly sliced or cubed. Add seasonings. Pour over strained tomato and juice from peas. Cover and cook for one hour. Then add peas and cook for a half hour longer. Serves six.

Many women are worried by the apparent steady increase in the cost of food and are wondering how they can keep their families well nourished without increasing the cost of living beyond the amount which the income warrants.

To help meet this problem study groups are being organized on the subject of Food Buying. Meetings for leaders will be conducted by Miss May E. Foley, State Nutrition Specialist, starting the last week in September. Discussion win center around such questions as:

Do you need some help with your canning? A bulletin entitled "Food Preservation Recipes" that contains a detailed description of tested and approved methods of canning is available without cost by applying to the Extension Service at the Bristol County Agricultural School, Segreganset, Mass.

Moth Control

Several homemakers have told us that they are having an unusually large number of moths this year. There are available two Farmers' Bulletins which contain useful information on the subject of moth control. These may be had without cost by applying to the Extension Service at the Bristol County Agricultural School, Segreganset.

"Science and art offer nothing of value, strength is incapable of effort, wealth is useless, and eloquence is powerless, if health be wanting." - Herophilus.

The campers arrived at Camp Noquochoke on Sunday, June 23, the day for which they had been anxiously Waiting. Camp opened with dinner with approximately eighty-seven people present including counselors.