HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARM BUREAU MONTHLY 



D. A. rORBES S. SON 



■ The Home Hardware Store ' 



It is our desire and aim to 

 furnish, at reasonable prices, 

 everything whicli the farmer 

 needs that should be found in 

 a first-class hardware store. 



Come in and see us 



EASTHAMPTON, MASS. 



BISSELL'S TIRE SHOP 



NORTHAMPTON, MAS.S. 



Miller, Goodyear, and U. S. Tires 



Tires and Tubes 



Vulcanized by Steam 



GOODYEAR SERVICE STATION 



FREE AIR 



OG KING STREET 



Tel. 1393-M 



THE HINMAN MILKER 



Con -Indel from pa^e 1 



There is no serious problem of storage 

 in Hampshire county. Most of the 

 farmers who grow potatoes for market 

 have cellars adequate for their needs. 

 The only difficulty is the financial one 

 of delaying the sale for the sake of a 

 better price. Some farmers feel that 

 they cannot afford to wait. The State 

 Committee on Public Safety is consider- 

 ing a plan by which farmers will be 

 encouraged to borrow money on the crop 

 in storage as security, to prevent an 

 unfortunate dumping of potatoes on the 

 market in the fall. It is highly probable 

 that if any Hampshire farmers would 

 like to borrow money on this basis, it 

 could be arranged. If you are interest- 

 ed in such a project, get in touch with 

 your county agent. 



There seems no possibility of a serious 

 overloaded market in potatoes this fall. 

 Aroostock growers told Mr. MacDougall 

 last month that increased acreage in the 

 county has not been in potatoes for this 

 season, and that much of the extra fer- 

 tilizer bought last winter has been held 

 in the barns looking toward another 

 season. More than that, there has been 

 a great deal of damage done by the 

 blight during the past few weeks, and 

 the crop is correspondingly reduced. 

 There is no reason for Hampshire potato 

 growers to be disheartened. 



It is now estimated that the Massachu- 

 setts onion crop will be about the same 

 as that of a year ago; this in spite of 

 the fact that 350 more acres were 

 planted. Last year the yield per acre 

 was 340 bushels as compared with 600 

 in Idaho and 19.5 in New York. 



Many of the vegetables displayed at 

 the Northampton Boys' and Girls' ex- 

 hibit were given to Company I. The 

 soldiers have no fresh vegetables ex- 

 cept as they are given to them, and 

 were highly pleased with the children's 

 gift. 



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The REXALL Store 



Tel. 200 . . Northampton, Mass. 



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Northampton, Mass. 



The Ideal Restaurant 



SIDNEY J. HALL, Proprietor 



REGULAR MEALS 



Also ORDER COOKING 

 FULL LINE OF LIGHT LUNCHES 



ALSO 



The R. T. Prentiss 

 Complete Fertilizer 



R. T. PRENTISS, Agent 

 JOI Pleasant Street, HOLYOKE, MASS. 



Members' Notice 



Members of the Bureau may insert 

 an advertisement of not over four lines 

 and for not over three months, free of 

 charge. The limitations imposed are 

 required by law. 



FOR SALE— New milch Cows ; also a new 

 Separator, 6.50 lbs. capacity, never used. 

 C. M. Thayer, Cummington. 



WANTED— Duroc-Jersey Boar ready for 

 service. J. A. Sturgis, Easthampton. 



40 MAIN STREET, NORTHAMPTON, MASS. 



H. D. SMITH 



Hatfield, Mass. 



GRAIN, COAL, ICE 



FOR SALE— Guernsey Bull Calves at sea- 

 sonable prices. Mixter Farm breeding. 

 George Timmins, Ware, Mass. 



FOR SALE— Farm of 50 acres ; good 8- 

 rooms, barn and henhouse, spring water, 

 100 apple trees. H. H. Mason, Worth- 

 ington, Mass. 



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FARM MACHINERY 



