HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



OLD DEERFIELD 



FERTILIZERS 



■ Reasonable in Dollars and Sense' 



FARMERS' EXCHANGE 



For Sale: Registered Guernsey bull, 

 nearly 14 months old. James H. Loud, 

 Williamsburg, Mass., R. F. D. 



For Sale: Three-year old Guernsey bull. 

 Grandson of Pencoyd's Golden Secret out 

 of a May Rose Cow with a Jr. 2-year 

 record of 11,000 lbs milk, 48.5 lbs fat. 

 Geo. Timmins, Ware, Mass. 



MANUFACTURED BY 



A. W. HIGGINS, Inc. 



SOUTH DEERFIELD, MASS. 



TelCDhone 140 



BISSELL'S TIRE SHOP 



NORTH.4MPTON. 3IASS. 



Miller, Qoodyear, and U. S. Tires 



Tires and Tubes 



Vulcanized by Steam 



QOODYEAR SERVICE STATION 



FRKK AIR 



60 KIN<; SXKKKT 



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NORTHAMPTON 



COMMERCIAL 



COLLEGE 



"THE SCHOOL OF THOROUGHNESS" 



In session twelve iiiontlis in 

 the year. Students admitted 

 at any time and gradnuted 

 when competent. 



Greater demand and better 

 salaries for business = trained 

 men and women than ever be= 

 fore. For catalogue and com- 

 plete information address 



JOSEPH PICKETT, Principal 

 76 Pleasant St., Northampton, Mass. 



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their own basket. In fact Mr. Stiles 

 really is selling satisfaction as every cus- 

 tomer is so well pleased he returns for 

 moie. No fancy stand is used in this 

 case, the appeal being made by a large 

 display of fancy fruit. 



Apparently too few of those producers 

 of farm products have discovered that 

 I both Northampton and Holyoke have 

 Community Markets open to all pro- 

 ducers. In Northampton only five far- 

 mers have taken the time to sell their 

 products in the market which opens at 

 7 A. M. Wednesdays and Saturdays. In 

 Holyoke, the market is open Tuesday, 

 Thursday and Saturdays. It is a com- 

 mon occurence in both markets for all 

 produce to be sold in two to four hours 

 at prices which are fair to both consumer 

 and producer. It is an interesting fact 

 in both markets that the larger the group 

 of farmers the larger the crowd of pur- 

 chasers is also. So far neither market 

 has been glutted by too many fruits and 

 vegetables of good (|uality. 



There are many successful market 

 gardeners in nearby towns who have but 

 little trouble in selling their produce to 

 local stores. These men are well known 

 to the trade and can be depended on to 

 have a continual supply of fruits and 

 vegetables. These men do not have a 

 fractional part of the trouble disposing 

 of large loads of produce that the small 

 producer has in disposing of a few bu- 

 shels. This is due in a large measure to 

 their better business methods and the 

 careful grading of their products. 



The above have been largely individual 

 efforts regarding marketing. Thei'e are 

 however, several cooperative marketing 

 associations which have been very suc- 

 cessful in marketing their products. 

 These are based largely on one commodity 

 and have in many cases not only sold the 

 product but have also acted as purchasing 

 agent for their members. The Hamp- 

 shire County Tobacco Growers, Inc. is 

 composed of a group of tobacco giowers 

 in Hadley and surrounding towns. The 

 association packs, sorts and sells the crop 

 for its members. It belongs to a central 

 association with offices in Hartfoid, Conn, 

 and has done well by its members in spite 

 of adverse business conditions beyond its 

 control. 



In Williamsburg is located the Wil- 

 liamsburg Fruit Growers' As.sociation 

 which packed nearly 4000 barrels of ap- 

 ples fo)' its members last year. This as- 



Northampton 

 ^ National Bank ^ 



WARREN \l. KING, President 

 C. H. PIERCE, Vice-President 

 EDWIN K. ABBOTT, Cashier 



CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $68(1,0(10 

 DEPOSITS, $2,(XX),000 



Interest Paid on Special Accounts and 

 Certificates of Deposit 



We are qualified to act as Executor, 

 Administrator and Trustee 



Why not make your will appointing 

 this Bank as Executor? 



THE BANK FOR EVERYBODY 



sociation has affected a real saving in the 

 purchase of lime and spray materials for 

 its growers. The Western Hampshire 

 Farmers' Exchange with offices in Cum- 

 mington has only acted as purchasing 

 agent for its members so far. It affect- 

 ed a real saving in the purchase of feeds 

 and fertilizer this past year and is get- 

 ting on its feet in fine shape. This fall 

 it will undoubtedly be in position to sell 

 the potato crop of its members. 



The milk producers of Granby, Am- 

 herst and South Hadley have found the 

 Holyoke Producers Dairy Company a real 

 organization in the marketing of milk. 

 While other dairy men have had surplus 

 on their hands this organization of far- 

 mers has disposed of every can of milk 

 produced by members and have paid the 

 N. E. M. P. A. price. 



The Habit of Saving 



Is at the liottoni of most 

 big successes in the busi- 

 ness world. Begin the 

 habit by o[)ening a sav- 

 ings account with the 

 Haydenville iSavings 

 Banlv. n e d o 11 a r is 

 s enough to start with. 



BANK BY MAIL 



HAYDENVILLE SAVINGS BANK 



HAYDENVILLE, MASS. 



