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HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



Continued froni puL^e :i. column 2 

 way, advertising draws the attention of 

 prospective customers to the goods for 

 sale. 



This also applies to those having road- 

 side stands. Many people may pass the 

 stand anyway. Others with a thrifty 

 turn of mind might plan to drive your 

 way if they knew what was offeied. Too 

 often roadside stands have changed fully 

 as much as city dealers for produce of 

 the same quality and have not performed 

 the same service. If roadside stands are 

 to be profitable there must be some in- 

 centive to draw people to them such as 

 quality or price. Both of these points 

 .should be advertised and then lived up to. 



t'ontinuoif from \Ki^v 1 culuinn :; 

 those offered last year. The same is true 

 of vegetables. Last year varieties which 

 had sold well previously began to go 

 slowly. It did not take the farmers long 

 to find out that some in the market had a 

 superior variety of string beans or of 

 sweet corn. This year most of these un- 

 profitable varieties have been eliminated 

 and better varieties are taking their 

 place. 



It is certain that with fair prices, good 

 attendance of producers, adequate adver- 

 tising, and better quality of fruits and 

 vegetables that the Community Markets 

 have a favorable season ahead of them. 



Continued from page 2, column 1 

 With year old hens, rigid culling should 

 be carried on at short intervals from 

 August till October. Practically all the 

 hens that stop laying in this period will 

 lay only a few eggs in November and then 

 take a rest until spring. If the flock has 

 been rigidly culled, only the best hens will 

 remain in October and these should be 

 kept for breeders. At this same time these 

 should stop laying. If egg production 

 continues they should be stopped either 

 by being moved from the house to another 

 or by being given more yard room. 



Starting early in January electric 

 lights will greatly help the egg production 

 of the old hens in February and March. 

 This is a great help in hatching early 

 chickens as eggs cannot profitably be kept 

 over 14 days. The use of lights does not 

 injure the hatchability of eggs as many 

 suppose. 



Several Mass. Women Mave Share in 

 Home JVlakJng Program 



The round-table discussion on "Food 

 for the Family" and "Home Manage- 

 ment" were most interesting fea- 

 tures of Farmers' Week. Women from 

 different counties who have been members 

 of these groups gave the report. These 

 w^omen told just what had been accom- 

 plished in the work and of what value 

 each group felt it had been. Mrs. Arthur 

 L. Moore of Huntington reported on the 

 nutrition work at Norwich Bridge. 



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your starter and lights, if you "^^^ 



bring your battery to us regu- 'S' 



larly for free inspection, dis- 

 tilled water, etc. We recharge and repair all makes 

 at right prices. When you need a new battery, 

 drive around and let us show you why you should 

 buy a Prest-O-Lite, built by the Oldest Service to 

 Automobile Owners in America. 



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HOTEL GARAGE, NORTHAMPTON, MASS. 



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$ NINE DOLLARS A DAY ^ 



Tlie bureau of eduoatinn at Wasliiugton, after exhaustive inves- 

 tigation, states that every day spent in a secondary school is worth 

 nine dollars to a boy or girl in e.xtra earning power during life. 



A DAY SPENT AT SMITH'S AGRI<l'LTi:RA I. SCHOOL IS 

 WOKTH AT I.KAST MNK I)OI>I,.\lt-, TO ANV HOY OK GIRL 



All of tht- i)iii)il's time is spent in leai-iiing fo do and think 

 about tlie tilings for which tlie worhl is w illing and eager to pay to 

 have done. A course at Smitlt'x Aijru-ultural School will make you 

 an expert in any one of the following vocations: 



AQRICULTURE, CARPENTRY, SHEET METAL 



SILK TEXTILE WORK, HOUSEHOLD ARTS 



AVOID UNEMPLOYMENT 



Unemployed men and women are largely iiiitrained . Any one 

 who knows liow to do some one thing well always has work. 



PARENTS. 



Can you ali'ord to deny your sons and daughters the opportu- 

 nity to increase their ability to earn ? 



WUITK lOli A CATALOCilK OK VISIT THK SCHOOL 



H. N. LOO.niS, Director, 



Northampton, Mass. 



