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 FLOORS — 



-The Mandell Co. 



The Draper Hotel Building 

 Northampton 



Northampton 

 ^ National Bank ^ 



C. N. CLARK, Prcs{dent 



WARREN M. KING, Vice-President and Cashier 



EDWIN K. ABBOTT, Assistant Cashier 



CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, S66l),0(X} 

 DEPOSITS, $2,000,000 



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 



The Habit of Saving 



Is at the bottom of most 

 big successes in the busi- 

 ness world. Begin the 

 habit by opening a sav- 

 ings account with the 

 Haydenville Savings 

 Bank. One dollar is 

 enough to start with. 



BANK BY MAIL 



HAYDENVILLE SAVINGS BANH 



HAYDENVILLE, MASS. 



QUESTION BOX 



In the cold pack method why do such 

 things as peaches and tomatoes some- 

 times force the rubber out from under 

 the cover of the jar? 



The jars were filled too full. Such sub- 

 stances expand on heating and the rubber 

 is forced to yield. The products should 

 be packed to one-half inch from the top 

 of the jar, and the liquid to one-quarter 

 inch. 



What is the minimum size for Grade 

 A apples under the new apple law? 



There is no minimum size. There is 

 a minimum size for apples marked 

 "Fancy," but few growers are selling 

 that grade. 



Should the water cover the jar in the 

 cold pack method? 



It should, about one inch. If this is 

 impossible, invert a pan over the kettle 

 in such a way as to confine the steam as 

 much as possible. 



Are soy beans and cow peas recom- 

 mended for the human diet? 



Certainly. They can be used very 

 satisfactorily as a substitute for meat. 

 There is a good bulletin on the subject. 



What are the requirements for graded 

 potatoes? 



They are quite simple. The potatoes 

 should be clean and free from disease 

 with a minimum size for grade 1 of 

 1 7-8 inches for the round varieties and 

 1 3-4 inches for the longer ones; for 

 grade 2, 1 1-2 inches is the minimum cir- 

 cumference for both kinds. Without 

 very much extra work a man can gain a 

 helpful reputation as the grower of 

 standard stuff. 



In the Nicola Valley, British Columbia, 

 sheep-raising has boomed since the war 

 began. The flocks have easily doubled in 

 size. Mr. L. T. Thompson of S X Ranch 

 recently sold his wool for nearly $.5,000, 

 and has his flock intact for another 

 season. 



If Coal is High, Burn Oil 



Keep any Room in 



the House Cosy 



with a 



NEW PERFECTION 



OIL HEATER 



W. H. Riley .^ Co. 



PLUMBING AxND HEATING 



AOENTS ron 



Glenwood Ranges and Lowe Bros. Paints 

 Opp. Post Office NorthHmpton, Mass. 



Nnrthainptnit ilnatttutinn 

 for i'autngs 



Incorporated 1842 

 t^* ^* ^,9* 



Quarter Days, First Wednesday in 

 January, April, July, October 



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$1 will open an account 

 Interest Paid on Deposits 



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

 Saturdays, 9 A. M. to noon 

 Monday evenings, 6.30 to 8 



From Janaury to July 1917 there was 

 made in this country 14,023 pounds of 

 available potash, valued at $.5,864,039. 

 We shall never be as dependent on Ger- 

 many again in this respect. 



FIRST NATIONAL BANK 



NORTHAMPTON, MASS. 



THE BASK OX THE CORNER 



Of the eighty-five blanks allotted for 

 food survey in the county, but very few 

 have come in. Not only on the battle- 

 fields does one have the opportunity to 

 "do his bit." 



Do you know what martynias are? 

 President Smith's children exhibited 

 them most strikingly at the Northamp- 

 ton Fair, and many were the questions 

 asked about them. 



We otter liberal banking 

 facilities to the citizens of 

 this community. 



We are always pleased to 

 have yon call upon us. 



WM. G. B.'iSSETT, President 



F. N. KXEEL.\ND, Vice-President 

 OLIVER B. BKADLEV, Cashier 



