HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARM BUREAU MONTHLY 



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SEASONAL PREFERENCE 



The exceptional high favor being dis- 

 played for Oxfords is a realization of our 

 earlier expectations, enabling us to show 

 a most complete assortment of styles, 

 ranging from walking types with military 

 heels and straight or wing tips, to the 

 light dressy styles with high arches and 

 Louis XV heels, in different shades of 

 brown, also in black and white leathers. 



THE MANDELL COMPANY 



The Draper Hotel Building 

 NORTHAMPTON 



Northampton 

 ^ National Bank ^ 



C. N. CLARK, President 

 WARREN M. KING. Vice-President 

 EDWIN K. ABBOTT, Cashier 



CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $S(i().OUO 

 DEPOSITS, sa.lKW.flOO 



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 bottDUi of most 

 big successes in tlie busi- 

 ness world. Begin tlie 

 habit by opening a sav- 

 ings account with the 

 Haydenville Savings 

 Bank. One <lollai' is 

 enougli to start with. 



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(2) A compact seed-bed with a 

 mellow surface. 



(3) Early seeding, preferably around 

 September 1st. 



(4) Use of fertilizers rich in phos- 

 phoric acid. 



Rye will do better than wheat under 

 the following conditions: 



(1) Poor, sandy or acid soil. It 

 is a safer crop for old mowings 

 and pastures than wheat. 



(2) Where seeding must be done in 

 late September or early October. 



(.3) Where fertilizers cannot be 



used. 

 (4) Where the seed-bed must be 

 hastily prepared. 



Seed-bed and Seeding. — All grains do 

 better with a compact seed-bed. The 

 land should, where possible, be plowed 

 sometime previous to the sowing of the 

 grain crop. With land that has grown 

 a cultivated crop, discing will do as well 

 as plowing. All grains do better when 

 sown with a grain-drill. Broad-casting 

 the seed can be successfully done, but 

 a little more seed is required. Six to 

 seven pecks of seed per acre should be 

 used for both wheat and rye. 



Varieties. — There are no varieties of 

 rye in general culture because but few 

 varieties have been developed. Rosen rye 

 which has been developed in Michigan in 

 the past few years gives promise of 

 being a better yielder than common rye 

 and the seed is carried by a few seeds- 

 men. It is rather difficult to say what 

 the best varieties of winter wheat are 

 because it has not been widely grown 

 in New England. Dawson's Golden 

 ChaflF, Red Wave and Klondyke have 

 been grown in New England and have 

 yielded well in tests. 



Fertilizers. — Fertilizers for grain 

 should be rich in phosphoric acid. For 

 wheat, a mixture containing three to 

 four per cent of nitrogen and eight to 

 ten per cent of phosphoric acid is sug- 

 gested. Depending upon soil conditions 

 250 to -500 pounds per acre should be 

 used. This should be supplied broad- 

 cast when seeding. Manure applied to 

 a previous crop shows good results on 

 the wheat. The use of fertilizer with 

 too much nitrogen is not advisable for 

 rye, as it may cause lodging. On poor 

 soils rye will respond to an application 

 of 1.50 to 2.50 pounds of acid phosphate 

 or fertilizer containing a small amount 

 of nitrogen. M- A. C. 



HAYDENVILLE SAVINGS BANK 



HAYDBNVILLE, MASS. 



Some of the most successful onion 

 growers in the Connecticut Valley are 

 finding that it pays to rotate their fields. 

 Oscar Belden and Son's Bradstreet, cut 

 a wonderful crop of clover this season, 

 and plans to plow under the rowen crop 

 this fall in preparation for planting 

 onions next spring. 



W. H. RILEY & CO. 

 PLUMBING and HEATING 



KITCHEN FURNISHINGS 



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Glenwood Ranges and Lowe Bros. Paints 



Opj). Post office Xortbampton, Mass. 



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Incorporated 1842 



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Quarter Days. First Wednesday in 

 January, April, July, October 



%\ 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 BAXK OX THE CORXER 



We oircr lilx-ral ))anking 

 facilities tn the citizens of 

 tiiis cdniiiuinity. 



We are always pleased to 

 have you call upon us. 



\\M. G. BASSErr, President 



K. N. KNEELANU, Vice-President 

 OLIVER B. BRADLEY. Cashier 



