HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARM BUREAU MONTHLY 



Our New Shoe Store 



Newly fitted, spacious, convenient 

 Is now in readiness 



WITH THE 



Latest Fall Styles and Best Values 



IN 



SHOES, RUBBERS, HOSIERY 



RAINCOATS, UMBRELLAS 



SHOE DRESSINGS 



— TWO FI.OOK.S — 



— The Mandell Co.— 



The Draper Hotel Building 

 Northampton 



Northampton 

 ^ National Bank ^ 



C. N. CLARK, President 



WARREN M. KING, Vice-President and Cashier 



EDWIN K. ABBOTT, Assistant Cashier 



CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $66n,fHK) 



DEPOSITS, sa.rwj.ooo 



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 



The Habit of Saving 



Is at the bottom of most 

 big successes in the busi- 

 ness worl(L Begin the 

 habit by opening a sav- 

 ings account with the 

 H a y (1 e n V i 1 1 e Savings 

 Bank. One dollar is 

 enough to start with. 



BANK BY MAIL 



HAYDENVILLE SAVINGS BANK 



HAYDENVILLE, MASS. 



QUESTION BOX 



The Bureau proposes to answer to the 

 best of its ability such questions relating 

 to agriculture as may be submitted by 

 the readers of the Monthly, feeling that 

 for everyone who actually asks a ques- 

 tion there are several who are interested 

 in it. The questions which appear below 

 have come to us within a few days of 

 sending this issue to print, and may be 

 of interest both as examples and for 

 their own sake. 



1. Is there any need of spraying pota- 

 toes as late as September 1? 



Certainly. The late blight is most 

 dangerous at this time, and to insure a 

 maximum growing season and consequont 

 yield, you should spray with Bordeaux 

 Mixture as long as the vines are green. 



2. Does it pay to box apples instead 

 of shipping them in barrels? 



That depends on the quality of the 

 fruit and the kind of a market. Only 

 the vei-y best fruit will justify box-pack- 

 ing, and that only for a special market, 

 a market where such fruit, and prefer- 

 ably your fruit, is in demand. 



3. Is it worth while to harvest the 

 ears of silage before ensiling? 



Ordinarily not. This year, however, 

 in case the ears are mature and you 

 have not enough field corn to feed your 

 poultry, horses and pigs, it may. 



4. What causes pickled cucumbers to 

 swivel and become soft? 



Too strong brine or vinegar. Brine 

 should be composed of i cup of salt to 

 1 quart of water, and vinegar often 

 needs to be diluted with cool boiled water. 



5. In canning is it necessary to 

 blanch? 



Not absolutely, but highly desirable; 

 blanching makes possible a fuller pack, 

 a higher color, and freedom from strong 

 and acid flavors, and exterminates germ 

 lice. 



6. In canning corn is it safe to trust 

 to a single cooking of Z hours? 



The bacteriologists say that the safer 

 way is to cook it for 1 hour on each of 

 .3 successive days. This means incon- 

 venience for the average housewife and 

 she will doubtless prefer to take her 

 chances with the single cooking. 



If Coal is High, Burn Oil 



Corn 



The fifty acres of corn, financed by 

 Northampton manufacturers and grown 

 by Josiah Parsons, are maturing nicely 

 and were not seriously aff^ected by the 

 frost. This corn, both grain and stover, 

 is for sale, preferably standing or 

 stocked in the field, at reasonable rates. 

 The Bureau hopes that it will meet a 

 local need. 



It must be nearly time to plan for a 

 vacation. The farmer needs one and 

 ought to plan for one during the most 

 convenient season. And don't forget the 

 farmer's wife. 



Keep any Room in 



tlie House Cosy 



with a 



NEW PERFECTION 



OIL HEATER 



W. H. Riley & Co. 

 PLUMBING AM) HEATING 



AGENTS FOR 



Glen wood Kanges and Lowe Bros. Paints 

 Opp. Post'OiEce Northampton, Mass. 



Nnrtbamptnn Jnatitutinn 

 fnr i'amngs 



Incorporated 1842 



Quarter Days, First Wednesday in 

 January, April, July, October 



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$1 will open an account 

 Interest Paid on Deposits 



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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 NATIONAL BANK 



NORTHAMPTON, MASS. 



THE BANK OX THE CORNER 



We otter lilieral lianking 

 facilities to the citizens of 

 this community. 



We are always pleased to 

 have you call upon us. 



\VM. G. BASSETT, President 



F. N. KNEELAXD, Vice-President 



OLIVER B. BRADLEY, Cashier 



