FARMERS' MONTHLY OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY 



A Business Bank for 



Business Farmers 



This is a message for business 

 farmers — for those progressive 

 crop and cattle raisers who know 

 that to get profits from farming 

 there must be knowledge not only 

 of crops, but of markets, of prices, 

 of soil treatment, of other factors. 



This bank's primary object is to 

 help farmers of this section to pros- 

 per. Our complete banking facili- 

 ties and our dependable sources of 

 information valuable to farmers are 

 at your disposal. 



We'll be glad to serve you. 



NORTHAMPTON 

 NATIONAL BANK 



THE BANK FOR EVERYBODY 



OLD DEERFIELD 



FERTILIZERS 



Both our standard grades of 

 goods and our Concentrated 10-16- 

 14 Potato and Market Garden Fer- 

 tilizer are especially compounded 

 (out of the more expensive mate- 

 rials) to produce not only a quick 

 start but a steady growth over the 

 whole season. 



We handle a full line of fertilizer 

 materials. 



A. W. HIGGINS, Inc. 



SOUTH DEERFIELD, MASS. 



The habit of Saving 



Is at the bottom of most 

 big successes in the busi- 

 ness world. Begin the 

 habit by opening a savings 

 account with the Haj^den- 

 ville Savings Bank. One 

 dollar is enough to start 

 with. 



BANK BY MAIL 



HAYDENVILLE SAVINGS BANK 



HAYDENVILLE, MASS. 



which builds and repairs muscles. Dried 

 peas and beans furnish many minerals, 

 including iron, in liberal amounts. Egg 

 yolk is one of our best sources of this 

 most necessary mineral, and lean meat, 

 providing the blood is eaten also, fur- 

 nishes con.siderable iron. The dried 

 fruits which are brown in color, particu- 

 larly prunes, dates and raisins contain 

 iron. Even the humble carrot contains a 

 good deal, and old-fashioned cooking 

 molasses, another food easy to get, is a 

 good source. 



A physician famed for his treatment 

 of anemia, a disease in which the blood 

 lacks red blood corpuscles, recommends 

 as part of his diet, "a poached egg on 

 spinach, on whole wheat toast daily." 



Are you getting your supply of iron? 



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l<'':iriii ltiire;iii ArtU'e on liCgiNlation 



I'oiitiiiucd from puge 3. column Z 

 One bill before the legislature gives the 

 Commissioner of Agriculture authority to 

 enforce rulings which he may make re- 

 garding the apple grading law. This was 

 given as an example of state department 

 reaching out for more power. A bill is 

 soon to be heard which makes it necessary 

 to have cows tuberculin tested or else have 

 the milk pasteui-ized before it can be sold. 

 This bill should be opposed by farmers at 

 the present time, Mr. Sawyer said. 

 Speaking of House Bill 6, which asks that 

 administrative authority be returned to 

 the trustees of the Agricultural College, 

 Mr. Sawyer said that farmers should give 

 this bill their whole hearted .support. 



S. R. Parker of the Mass. Agricultural 

 College explained the reasons why the 

 graduates and others interested in this 

 bill wished to have it passed. Under the 

 present system the minute details of col- 

 lege administration are being inefficiently 

 handled. It was voted that the Hamp- 

 shire County Farm Bureau make every 

 possible effort to support this bill. 



As a result of this meeting, the direc- 

 tors of the Farm Bureau sent G. Fred 

 Pelissier of Hadley, W. A. Cutter of Hat- 

 field and Wright A. Root of Easthampton 

 to attend the hearing on this bill in Bos- 

 ton. The committee attended the hear- 

 ings and had an opportunity to see the 

 representatives from this county. They 

 also obtained an intei-view with Governor 

 Fuller. 



Nortiiamptnn KnatUirttnn 

 for i^autnga 



Incorporated 1842 



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A MUTUAL SAVINGS BANK 



Deposits begin to draw interest 

 on the first business day of each 

 month. $1 will open an account. 



Your income from your deposits 

 in Massachusetts Mutual Savings 

 Banks is not taxable under the 

 State Income Tax. 



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Open 9 A. IW. to 3 P. M. 



Saturdays, 9 A. M. to noon 



Monday evenings, 6.30 to 8 



W. H. RILEY & CO. 



I'LUMBING nn<I HEATING 



KITCHEIV FURNISHINGS 



AGENTS FOR 

 Glenwoofl Kunge.*4 



nnd Ijowe Bros. Paints 



Opp. Post Otfice Northampton, Mass. 



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Drone trees in the orchard and great 

 variation between trees is in part due to 

 failure of root and top to "nick." The 

 next forward step in efficient orcharding- 

 is to use uniform rooted trees in new 

 plantings. — Dr. J. K. Shaw. 



Drum process skim milk powder may 

 be successfully used in rearing dairy 

 calves where skim milk is not available. 

 Because of its cost it should only be used 

 for high grade or pure bred stock. Only 

 stock of this kind should be raised any- 

 way. I 



FIRST 



NRTIONRL Bf\NK 



north;\mpton 



"~^ Tlie Bank on tlie Cornei- ->■" 



Assets over 

 Three and a half million 



Savings Department 

 Interest payable quarterly 



EDWARD L. SHAW, President 

 F. i\. KNEELAND, Vice-President 

 ELBERT L. ARNOLD, Cashier 



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