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 B.\NK FOR EVERYBODY 



OLD DEERFIELD 



FERTILIZERS 



Both our standard grades of 

 goods and our Concenti-ated 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 Hayden- 

 ville Savings Bank. One 

 dollar is enough to start 

 with. 



BANK BY MAIL 



HAYDENVILLE SAVINGS BANK 



HAVDENVILLE, MASS. 



expended and are valuable fresh or 

 canned. Corn is a New England stand- 

 by and is found in every garden. Most 

 gai'dens contain lettuce, turnips, peas, 

 onions, parsnips, carrots, and celery, 1 

 which are all desirable. 



Most people do not plant enough 

 greens. Spinach, beet tops, kale and 

 Swiss chard are all easy to grow, and 

 freshly cooked or canned, make a valuable 

 addition to the diet. Greens contain 

 minerals and vitamins .so necessary for j 

 body growth and health, and if they are 1 

 served as one of the two daily vegetables 

 the health of the family will be improved. 



If any vegetable can be said to be more 

 important than any other, perhaps cab- 

 bage is that vegetable. Early and late 

 varieties may be planted. How delicious 

 the first head from the garden tastes, 

 made into crisp cole slaw or salad, cooked 

 and served with cream or butter, or put 

 into a boiled dinner on a cool day. Then, 

 in the fall it may be stored in the vege- 

 table cellar or in pits for winter use, or 

 made into sauerkraut. Cabbage contains 

 a liberal supply of minerals and vitamins 

 and should be eaten in abundance all the 

 year round. 



Mari/ E. Foley. 



The extension sei-vice is ofi'ering a cor- 

 respondence course on the home vegeta- 



] ble garden. The plan is to mail to the 

 people interested material which will 

 cover all phases, such as pest control, 

 liming, fertilizing, hints on general care 

 of the garden, the need and value of 

 vegetables in the diet, new and attractive 



; ways of preparing them and easier 

 methods of canning or preserving these 

 foods. 



If you are interested in receiving this 

 information just let the Home Demon- 

 stration Agent know. 



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SAFE DEPOSIT 

 BOXES 



for the storage of your investments, 

 deeds, insurance policies and any 

 valuable papers or keepsakes. 



size. 



$3 a year and up, according to 



ize. 



All the modern conveniences and 

 safeguards. 



Northampton Institution 

 for Savings 



\ W. H. RILEY & CO. 



I'LUMBISTG and HEATING 



KITCHEIV FURNISHINGS 



AGENTS FOR 



Glenwoocl Kange.s 



nnd L.o^Te Ilros. Paints 



Opp. Post Office Northampton, Mass. 



The Young Married Woman's Club of 

 Northampton under the leadership of 

 Mrs. Sowersby are planning to end their 

 food selection meetings in a different way 

 than the other groups. Having served a 

 community meal at each of the three pre- 

 vious meetings they are planning to have 

 a Health Clinic for the pre-school child. 

 We talked about physical defects as well 

 as food habits at the meetings and these 

 young mothers want to know just what 

 defects their children have so they can 

 be remedied immediately. Dr. Hanson 

 the school doctor, and the school nurse 

 are going to do the examining, and the 

 home demonstration agent will help the 

 mothers with any special nutritional ad- 

 vice they may need. 



I prprT NRTIONRL BftNK i 

 rilSol NORTHRMPTON 



Plant seeds about four times their 

 depth if the soil is cold; deeper after it 

 warms up. 



