HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARM BUREAU MONTHLY 



D. A. rORBES I SON 



EASTHAMPTON S 

 'HOME HARDWARE STORE' 



Farming Tools 

 Spray Pumps 



Spray Materials 

 Fertilizers 



Seeds 



Arsenic Industry Controlled 



With the idea of further conserving 

 the Nation's food supply by pi-otecting 

 it from insect ravages, President Wilson, 

 in a proclamation dated November 15, 

 has placed the arsenic industry of the 

 United States under direction of the 

 Food Administration. The President's 

 action ccmes in answer to a threatened 

 shortage in the supply of arsenical in- 

 secticides, which ai'e the farmer's chief 

 protection for his crops against the on- 

 slaught of "biting insects." 



— U. S. D. A. 



Seeds 



Implements 



EASTHAMPTON, IVIASS. 



The seed market has advanced in 



about the same proportion as other 



j farm crops, and the prospects are that 



as spring draws near there will be still 



greater increases in price. Timothy, 



alfafa, and alsyke clover have not ad- 



': vanced as I'apidly as the other grasses 



BISSELL'S TIRE SHOP>^"'^'^'°^''"' Timothy is usuaHy export- 

 ed in large amounts, but since the war, 

 this trade has been cut off, and conse- 

 quently the price has remained about 

 normal. Good seed corn is scarce, and 

 those desiring ensilage seed corn will 

 profit by ordering early. Seed potatoes 

 are cheaper than last year but the Maine 

 supply is more limited. Local seed can 

 be bought to advantage this year from 

 farmers in the western part of the county 

 for the reason that large quantities of 

 new seed were brought into this section 

 last year, and also several farmers are 

 now using special care in selecting seed 

 stock. Other conditions being equal, 

 potatoes grown in the towns with high 



elevations are as satisfactory as seed 



from farther north. 



FREK AIR 



NOKTH.iMI'TON, ■\l.VSS. 



Miller, Qoodyear, and U. S. Tires 



Tires and Tubes 



Vulcanized by Steam 



QOODYEAR SERVICE STATION 



66 KING STREET 



Tel. 129.3-M 



THE HINMAN MILKER 



ALSO 



The R. T. Prentiss 



Complete Fertilizer 



R. T. PRENTISS, Agent 



JOl Pleasant Street, 



C()?i»/ludt'(l ffoni ]ia.t;i' I 



As far as the producers are concerned, 

 the sei-vice will give them the real mar- 

 ket price which will serve as a basis for 

 selling. It will give them a chance to 

 choose a market to some extent, because 

 shortages or low supply of any product 

 in a particular market will be reported. 

 It will assist in creating a larger de- 

 mand for certain products which must 

 be moved quickly, or in large quantity, 

 on account of their perishable nature, or 

 as a result of over production. This 

 will be effected through a low price and 

 abundant supply report placed into the 

 hands of consumers thiough the medium 

 of this service. 



Watch your local papers for sum- 

 maries of this service and, if interested 

 write to William L. Machmer, Hamp- 

 shire County Farm Bureau, Northamp- 

 ton, Mass., and ask that your name be 

 placed on the mailing list. 



Worthington Extension School is 

 scheduled for January 22 and 23. 

 Chesterfield Extension School is sched- 

 HOLYOKE, IVIASS. uled for -lanuary 24 and 2.5. 



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