HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARM BUREAU MONTHLY 



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YOUR SHOE PROBLEMS 



Will be satisfactorily and economically 

 solved if you'll visit our modern shoe 

 store — two floors of attractive offer- 

 ings, including not only 



Shoes, Slippers and Rubbers 



but also a splendid line of Hosiery, 

 Raincoats and Umbrellas. 



— 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, $660,000 

 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 

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

 Bank. One dollar is 

 enough to start with. 



BANK BY MAIL 



HAYDENVILLE SAVINGS BANK 



HAYDENVILLE, MASS. 



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girls have done in club work. I was told 

 that good blood in pigs tells as it does 

 in boys. I would like to try pig raising 

 as well as pig growing another year. 

 'Regrular feeding' is my motto. A boy 

 miist see that his pig eats three times a 

 day and has a good, clean home and bed 

 to sleep in. If he don't like work, don't 

 try pig raising as Piggy will squeal on 

 him." 



Endless Chain Pig Club 



The endless chain pig club is making 

 great strides in some sections of the 

 country. Tlie plan is this; pure bred 

 gilts are placed in the hands of capable 

 boys under competent supervision. The 

 boys are carefully guided in every step 

 in care and feeding. 



Under this arrangement, the boy re- 

 turns two females of the litter as soon 

 as they arrive at the size and age of the 

 gilt he received, to the party that fur- 

 nished the pig. This is accepted as full 

 payment for his original pig. In this 

 way an ever-increasing number of pure 

 bred animals are distributed. 



If Coal is High, Burn Oil 



County Notes 



The Williamsburg Fruit Growers' As- 

 sociation has again been successful in 

 marketing its crop. Due to the lateness 

 of the season, scarcity of new barrels, 

 and the high expense of labor, it was 

 thought best this year to sell the crop 

 to a canning factory. The directors 

 fully realize that marketing fruit in this 

 manner does not assist to any extent in 

 building up the apple industry, but due 

 to the shortage of canned or dried apples, 

 the price received was higher than for 

 fruit for storage. Many growers were 

 also unable to purchase new barrels and 

 by marketing in this way the directors 

 allowed the use of flour barrels. All 

 fiTjit picked from the trees was barreled 

 without grading or sorting. 



While the apple crop in this section is 

 light and the demand good, the price re- 

 ceived by the association was 25 to 50c 

 more per barrel than received by those 

 outside the association. In a year like 

 this it is very easy for a farmer to mar- 

 ket apples at a good price. Years of 

 large crops are the times when the far- 

 mer has trouble in disposing of his fruit 

 to good advantage. An association has 

 its value in establishing a name for itself, 

 and thus creating a demand for its fruit. 

 The farmers in the towns surrounding 

 Williamsburg now realize the benefit of 

 such an organization, and even this year 

 many new members have joined the As- 

 sociation. 



Keep any Room in 



the House Cosy 



with a 



NEW PERFECTION 



OIL HEATER 



Mice have commenced girdling young 

 fruit trees. Protect your trees imme- 

 diately by tying newspapers or building 

 paper around the trunks. Wire protec- 

 tors are excellent. 



W. H. Riley & Co. 

 FLL'MBI.NG AXD HEATING 



AGENTS FOR 



Glenwood Ranges and Lowe Bros. Paints 



Oiip. Post Offli-e Nortbampton. Mass. 



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Iiirorporatetl 1842 



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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 B.IXK O.V THE CORSER 



We otf'er liberal banking 

 facilities to the citizens of 

 this community. 



We are always pleased to 

 have you call upon us. 



WM. G. BASSETT, President 



F. N. KNEELAND, Vice-President 

 OLIVER B. BRADLEY, Cashier 



