HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



4'iiltivate 141 Kill VVeeilN 



Continued rium p.ige 1, column 2 

 corn plants, moisture from the lower soil 

 would have little opportunity to get past 

 these roots to the surface where it could 

 evaporate. 



Cultivation that mutilates this mass of 

 roots in the top soil not only removes the 

 connection of the corn plant with this 

 rich source of plant food but destroys its 

 natural water-gathering system. 



From the great number of experimen- 

 tal .studies that have been made it would 

 seem that the cultivation problem in Corn 

 is to kill weeds as economically and as 

 easily as po.ssible without plowing so deep 

 as to do harm to the plant in any way and 

 without making the surface soil unavail- 

 able to the roots for feeding purposes. 

 Some of our present implements for cul- 

 tivation are designed primarily to pro- 

 duce a mulch and stir the ground. There 

 are many, however, that have been de- 

 signed with special reference to weed 

 control, such as the weeder, the spring 

 tooth harrow, and the surface cultivator. 

 Local conditions will determine which of 

 these can be used to the best advantage. 

 United States Department nf Acjricidture 



SELECT THE RIGHT PAINT 



FOR EACH FARM JOB 



Painting improves appearance, but the 

 chief purpose of painting on the farm is 

 to preserve buildings fences, and imple- 

 ments from the effects of the weather. 

 Interior painting is usually done to make 

 the home more attractive, but it also 

 serves a useful purpose in making walls 

 and ceilings more sanitary and dark 

 rooms lighter. Painting at regular^ in- 

 tervals, says the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, is the cheapest way 

 to keep buildings and implements in good 

 condition. 



A knowledge of the different kinds of 

 paint and their particular adaptability is 

 a great advantage to the farmer who 

 wishes to do his own work. The depart- 

 ment has published Farmers' Bulletin 

 14.52 for the express purpo.se of helping 

 the farmer to select the right paint for 

 the particular job at hand. It gives 

 directions for mixing paint, for prepar- 

 ing .surfaces, and for applying the paint. ! 

 Full directions for making and applying 

 several kinds of whitewash are included 

 also. 



Painting should not be put off too long. 

 If wood has begun to rot or iron has be- 

 gun to rust, the rotting and ru.sting will 

 continue after the paint has been ap- 

 plied. Moreover, the longer painting is 

 delayed, the more difficult and expensive 

 it becomes. 



A copy of the bulletin may be had free \ 

 of charge, as long as the supply lasts, up- 

 on request to the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agi'iculture, Washington, D. C. 



LINCOLN 



FORDSON 



NEW PRICES OCTOBER 2nd, 1923 



These arc tlic lowest prices in \.\>{ 



4-Do()r Sedan with .Starter ami l)i 



Coupe 



Touring 



iinul)()Ut 

 Chassis 

 Ton Tniei< Cliassis, 

 Ford son 'i'ractor, 



All prices F. O. B. Detroit 



ir.v of I''oi(l JMolor Co 

 ni. liinis, 



$685.00 

 525.00 

 880.00 

 ;i50.00 

 315.00 

 370.00 

 420.00 



CHASE MOTOR COMPANY 



NORTHAMPTON, MASS. 



24 Center Street Telephone 470 



The Smith's Agricultural School j 



has a modern 



Automobile Department 



Boys work on all of the leading makes of cars. They begin on truing 

 up, adjusting and lining brakes, grinding valves and proceed to the more 

 difficult and technical electrical work of ignition, lighting, starting and 

 battery woi'k. 



The School has a new machine shop in which 2nd and .3rd year boys 

 are given those parts of the machine trade that good auto repair men 

 have to have. 



Besides shop work, the students are trained in mechanical drawing 

 and blueprint reading, general science, fundamentals in mathematics, 

 English, trade journal reading. United States and industrial history, 

 citizenship, economic and social problems. 



It is necessary to register early for only a limited number can enter 

 next fall. 



H. N. LOOMIS, 



Director. 



