HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



OLD DEERFIELD 



FERTILIZERS 



" Reasonable in Dollars and Sense" 



MANUFACTURED BY 



A. W. HIGGINS, Inc. 



SOUTH DEERFIELD, MASS. 



Teli'plHHie I 40 



FARMERS' EXCHANGE 



Clarence F. Dole, Florence, offers for 

 service his pure-bred Jersey bull. Majesty 

 Goldmont, which he recently purchased 

 from U. G. Groff. Fee— $5.00. 



BISSELL'S TIRE SHOP 



NOKTH .V M I'TON . .11 ASS. 



Miller, Goodyear, and U. S. Tires 



Tires and Tubes 



Vulcanized by Steam 



QOODYEAR SERVICE STATION 



FKKK A IK 



60 KIN<i STRKKT 



Tel. 13<(.i-BI 



NORTHAMPTON 



COMMERCIAL 



COLLEGE 



"THE SCHOOL OF THOROUGHNESS" 



111 se.s.'iidii twelve iiimitlis in 

 tlie year. Stiideiils adinittcd 

 at any time ami graduated 

 when ciinipetent. 



Greater demand and better 

 salaries for business = trained 

 men and women than ever be= 

 fore. For catalog-ue and com= 

 plete information address 



JOSEPH PICKETT, Principal 

 76 Pleasant St., Northampton, Mass. 



Contiiined train im^e 1. <'(iliuiiii 1 



same field and under same treatment 

 yieled 261 bushels, a gain of 62. .5 bushels 

 per acre for certified seed. These figures 

 have not been culled but are taken as ob- 

 tained showing actual results and onl^ 

 from plots where the potatoes were grown 

 in the same field with the same treat- 

 ment. 



In the majority of c-xses one rod or row 

 of each kind of potatoes were harvested 

 and weights recorded. Potatoes planted 

 in rows three feet apart have 880 rods of 

 row per acre, so acreage yields have been 

 estimated by multiplying weights secured 

 on one rod by 880. In practice however. 

 rows vary in width so these actual yields 

 were not obtained in any case. However 

 these yields are comparable and give a 

 fair basis to show the advantages or dis- 

 advantage of home-grown vs certified 

 seed. 



Certified seed potatoes can be pur- 

 cha.sed at the pi-esent time for $5.50 to 

 $6.25 per barrel sack (11 pecks) for 

 spring delivery. If you are interested, 

 attend the community meeting in your 

 town and have a leader elected for this 

 project. Seed dealers do not handle cer- 

 tified seed as they claim farmers will not 

 pay the extra price, hence the only way 

 to get this kind of seed is to do it your- 

 self. 



ContimiHi] triiMi iiairc 1. fulniiiii 'i 



very little attention in the past. The 

 aim of this show is to encourage better 

 methods of preparing poultry products 

 before offering them for sale and to make 

 our finished product more attractive, 

 thereby increasing the consumption of 

 poultry and eggs. 



We believe that this type of show will 

 take its place as a valuable and perma- 

 nent asset in the business life of farmers, 

 commercial poultry raisers, hatchers and 

 produce dealers ; the first two classes 

 n;;iiied to produce better grades and the 

 latter two to demand better grades. \ye 

 believe that this show will do for market 

 poultry what the Boston, Madison Square 

 Garden, Chicago and other shows have 

 done for the standard-bred poultry and 

 what the egg laying contests at Con- 

 ncc'icut, New Jersey and elsewhere have 

 done for the egg producing phase of 

 poultry husbandry. 



If all dressed poult- y and egg:^ that go 

 into the market were of an appetizing ap- 

 pearance and of good quality, the pro- 

 ducer would get a better price and the 

 consumer would be willing to pay for 

 something he could enjoy eating. There- 

 fore, we asl^ the assistance and 

 co'Jperation of all in making this show a 

 success. 



W. H. RILEY & CO. 

 PLUMBING and HEATING 



KITCHEN FURNISHINGS 



AGENTS Kdll 



(ilciiwiMiil Uaiiycs anil Lnwc lUoa. Paints 



Ojip. P(jst Oftii-e N(H'tb;iinpton, Mass. 



Nintljamptmt 3nstitutto« 

 fnr ^auinga 



lni'c)riniiat.-il 1842 



Deposits begin to draw interest on the 



first business day of each month 



$1 will open an account 



The world was never in greater need of 



saving and thrift than it is to-day. 



Open that new account or add to 



your old one. 



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

 Saturdays, 9 A. M. to noon 

 Monday evenings, 6.30 to 8 



FIRST 



NRTIONRL Bf\NK 

 NORTHAMPTON 



' The BanU on Ihe Corner ^^ 



We make every effort 

 To render a faultless 

 Personal service. 

 May we serve you ? 



\\\l. (;. H.\SSE1T, President 

 1-. .\. KNIiELAND, Vice-President 

 EDW.AUi) I. SHAW, Vice-President 

 ELBEPT I. AKNOLD, Cashier 



