Connecticut western news., 1920-08-19
FARM BUREAU TOUR
 IN SOUTH BERKSHIRE
Will Start at Sheffield on Friday, August the
 Twentieth

Many from this section who have enjoyed one or more of the farm bureau tours conducted by the coun- | ty farm bureau, will be interested to learn that tour of the farms of southern Berkshire county will be made on Friday of this week under the auspices of the Berkshire Coun- ty Farm Bureau.
 There is considerable pleasure and profit in such a trip and the Litchfield County Farm Bureau members and friends from North Canaan, Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon. Norfolk, Winchester, Goshen ana Colebrook have been invited to at tend. The trip is arranged by the Berkshire county bureau and fol- lowing is the itinerary:
 s:30 Assemble at the post office in Sheffield.
 500 2. H. Cande. Mir. Cande has been very successful with his pouL try and also has a good orchard and dairy. Mrs. Cande has had excellent results in canning vegetables and meat. Some of these products wiH be exhibited. Mrs. Virgil Miller has had good results in home dyeing work and will exhibit some of the articles at this time. A homemade fly trap will also be demonstrated.
 $50 M. H. Andrus. MT. Andrus has a fine herd of pure bred Hol- steins. He has a piece of alfalfa seeded this spring with barley as a nurse crop and another field in which few pounds of alfalfa were seeded with grass about four years ago. It is expected that an interest ing speaker will be provided for the women at this stop. MT. Andrus also has a field of soy beans.
 10:40 R. L. Hurlburt. MT. Hurl burt has been very successful in the growing of soy beans with corn This combination of crops should be of interest to all dairymen. We will have an opportunity to see MT. Hurlburt's herd which made such a creditable showing in the southern Berkshire County Cow Testing Association. At this stop an iceless refrigerator will be exhibited and a
 
 of Sheffield. Also an exhibit of braided rugs, the making of which will be explained.
 11:30 W. c. Chapin. Compari- son of home grown with northern grown seed potatoes. Also a field of alfalfa seeded Aug. 1918, and al- falfa seeded this spring with wheat. MT. Chapin has some excellent COWS in his herd. At this stop there will be an exhibit of interest to the wom~ en and possibly a speaker.
 12:15 Leave for Great Barring ton fair grounds via Sheffield.
 12:45 Arrive at Great Barring ton fair grounds. Cars will be parked and we will assemble in the Grandstand for lunch. Address on the value of pure bred sires by Prof. P. A. Campbell, Extension Dairymen of Connscticut. Prof. Campbell was form&y professor of animal husbandry at the University of Maine and later manager of the Balsam Stock Farms in New Hamp- shire. No dairyman should miss the opportunity to hear Prof. Campbell. Miss Laura Comstock, State Home Demonstration Agent Leader will give a short talk at this time. It is expected that Sumner R. Parker, Mass. County Agent Leader, will say few words on the Farm Bureau Federation.
 2:45 Arrive at Agawam Farms in Stockbridge. Here we will have an opportunity to inspect one of. the finest herds of Holstein cattle in Berkshire County. Walter L. Clark will be on hand at this time to well come the people and he extends a |, cordial invitation to all to visit his ! farm.
 This tour should be of special to all dairymen as some of the best COWS in the state of Massa- chusetts are to be found in this section and some of the best farm land in the state is in southern Berkshire County.
 If you cannot reach the Sheffield Post Office at s:30 plan to join. the tour at MT. .Andrus' farm near Ashley Falls.