HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARM BUREAU MONTHLY 



D. A. rORBES 5. SON 



EASTHAMPTON S 

 ' HOME HARDWARE STORE ' 



Farming Tools 

 Spray Pumps 



Spray Materials 

 Fertilizers 

 Seeds 



Implements 



EASTHAMPTON, MASS. 



BISSELL'S TIRE SHOP 



NORTHAMPTON. MASS. 



Miller, Goodyear, and U. S. Tires 



Tires and Tubes 



Vulcanized by Steam 



QOODYEAR SERVICE STATION 



FKKK A IK 



GO KIXG STREET 



Tel. las.-j-M 



THE HINMAN MILKER 



The R. T. Prentiss 



Complete Fertilizer 



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hill ; and on well fertilized land and 

 run-out land. The next year corn grown 

 under these varying conditions has been 

 planted side by side, given the same 

 treatment, and the average yields over 

 a period of years have been practically 

 equal. Apparently, the conditions under 

 which corn grows do not greatly affect 

 its yielding power when planted. Our 

 knowledge of the inheritance of the fac- 

 tors that determine the yield of corn 

 seems to confirm this statement. 



Considerable work has been done in 

 detei-mining the lelation of the charac- 

 ters of the parent stalk and of the ear to 

 the yielding power of corn. No definite 

 relations have been found and we are 

 unable to say that one type of ear, or 

 ears produced on a stalk of one type 

 will yield more when planted than other 

 ears. The average farmer is more par- 

 ticular about getting large yields of corn, 

 as economically as possible, than about 

 uniformity and type of stalk or ear pro- 

 jduced. If corn thoroughly matures, the 

 best type of ear and stalks for the condi- 

 tions under which it is grown will be 

 developed. An increase in yield from 

 field selection as compared with selection 

 at husking time, therefore, cannot be 

 promised, and evidence is lacking to prove 

 that field selection will pay for the extra 

 labor required unless a man is develop- 

 ing a strain of corn and desires a high 

 degree of uniformity. 



The importance of corn thoroughly 

 maturing in our short seasons cannot be 

 overlooked. Selecting the early maturing 

 ears in the field will make a strain of 

 corn early maturing. Where this is 

 necessary it may be worth while to se- 

 lect seed corn in the field before harvest- 

 ing the corn. 



Ordinarily, if the farmer selects thor- 

 oughly mature ears of an adapted variety 

 and thoroughly dries them before winter 

 comes, he has done all he can do along 

 that line to insure him a crop for the 

 next year. Seed for two years should 

 always be stored to provide seed in case 

 that regularly saved should be damaged 

 by a cold winter like the past winter. 

 In order that the seed can be thoroughly 

 dried before winter comes, selection of 

 seed corn cannot be delayed beyond husk- 

 ing time. — M. A. C. 



R. T. PRENTISS, Agent 



JO I Pleasant Street, HOLYOKE, MASS. 



The Hampshire County Farm Bureau 

 can supply you with the following Bulle- 

 tins: 



Fruit as a Food 



Home Canning and Drying 



Home Canning — Government Bulletin 



M. A. C. Canning Circular 



Wheatless Recipes — U. S. Food Ad- 

 ministration 



Cottage Cheese Dishes 



Wheat Substitutes — proportions 



The Fireless Cooker 



COBURN & GRAVES 



The REXALL Store 



Tel. 200 . . Northampton, Mass. 



ARE YOU LOOKING 



FOR 



Some special article made from 

 sheet metal for the farm or 

 the house? 



We make those unusual, out= 

 of=the-ordinary fittings which 

 cannot easily be found in the 

 market. 



H. B. LYMAN, Southampton, Mass. 

 SHEET METAL WORKS 



Northampton Community Market 



WILL BE OPEN 



Wednesdays and Saturdays 



This Mai-ket presents an opportunity never before 

 open to producers in this vicinity 



A fee of .50 cents for place on market. 

 All transactions on cash basis. 

 Dealings are direct with consumer. 

 For further information call the Farm 

 Bureau. 



H. D. SMITH 



Hatfield, Mass. 



GRAIN, COAL, ICE 



AND 



FARM MACHINERY 



