HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



OLD DEERFIELD 



FERTILIZERS 



" Reasonable in Dollars and Sense" 



MANUFACTURED BY 



A. W. HIGGINS, Inc. 



SOUTH DEERFIELD, MASS. 



Telephone 140 



BISSELL'S TIRE SHOP 



NOKTHAMPTON, MASS. 



Miller, Goodyear, and U. S. Tires 



Tires and Tubes 



Vulcanized by Steam 



GOODYEAR SERVICE STATION 



FREE AIR 



66 KING STREEi 



Tel. 12a3-M 



NORTHAMPTON 



COMMERCIAL 



COLLEGE 



"the school of thoroughness" 



In session twelve inontlis in 

 the year. Students admitted 

 at any time and gradnated 

 when (-(impetent. 



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. 



FARMERS' EXCHANGE 



Mrs. Julie Barnard, West Hawley, has 

 for sale nineteen sheep with lambs at 

 their side. 



Continued from page 1, column I 



what is successful in California can be 

 made a success here with Tobacco. 



The present system of marketing is 

 called Dumping as every man dumps his 

 products on the market against every 

 other producer and results are disastrous 

 to all growers. The aim of Cooperative 

 Marketing is to stop dumping, tie up the 

 product through a central association and 

 then merchandize the commodity. This 

 means selling at times, places, and in 

 quantities that the market demands at a 

 price that is FAIR. The present system 

 only takes into consideration supply at 

 points of production while merchandizing 

 takes the supply at points of consumption 

 as a basis. 



The Californian Plan briefly stated is: 

 (1) Growers must organize by the com- 

 modity and not by the locality. (2) Or- 

 ganize for business and not as an associa- 

 tion to visit the sick and bury the dead as 

 too many cooperatives now are organized. 

 Handle products of members only and is 

 on a non-profit basis. (3) Guaranteed 

 Patronage, each member tied up to the 

 association by a long time contract. This 

 contract to be tight so as to compel de- 

 liveries. (4) Grade everything that is 

 handled. Each grade is pooled separate- 

 ly and every member receives the same 

 price for products of the same grade, type 

 and variety. (5) Hire experts to run the 

 business paying them according to their 

 ability but every man must be an expert 

 in his line. 



The Tobacco plan based on the above 

 is to sign up at least 80Vf of the acreage 

 in the valley or else not to start. Mem- 

 bership, five dollars. One man, one vote. 

 The valley to be divided into districts rep- 

 resenting equal acreage. Members of 

 each district elect a diiector to central 

 organization. The.se directors to run the 

 business. Every member signs contract 

 to deliver his crop to the association for 

 five years. Tobacco delivered locally and 

 graded by the association. Internal pools 

 are made up according to grade, type and 

 variety. The association will sell to any 

 one who will buy at a fair price at any 

 time and in any place and in desired quan- 

 tity. By using warehouse receipts 

 growers will be able to get money on their 

 crop before it is even sold. Payments to 

 growers to be made as soon as the amount 

 in any pool is equal to one cent a pound. 



By unanimous vote of the 1,500 growers 

 present, the meeting voted to adopt this 

 plan and an organization committee will 

 shortly be appointed. About 80% of 

 Eastern Hartford Co., Conn, has signi- 

 fied intention to sign up. Business starts 

 with 1922 crop. 



W. H. RILEY & CO. 

 PLUMBING and HEATING 



KITCHEN FURNISHINGS 



AUKNTS F(Ht 



Glenwood Ranges and Lowe Bros, Paints 



Opp. Post Office NortliHUipton, Mass. 



Nnrtl|amptnn Snatttirtuin 

 for ^autttga 



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 Massa- 

 chusetts Mutual Savings Banks is not 

 taxable under the State Income Tax 



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

 Saturdays, 9 A. M. to noon 

 Monday evenings, 6.30 to 8 



FIRST 



NRTIONRL BRNK 

 NORTHAMPTON 



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We make every effort 

 To render a faultless 

 Personal service. 

 May we serve you ? 



\VM. C. BASSEIT, President 

 F. .\. KNEELAM), Vice-President 

 EDWAKl) L. SHAW, Vice-rresident 

 ELBEKT L. ARNOLD, Cashier 



