HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARM BUREAU MONTHLY 



UP-TO-DATE FERTILIZERS 



FOR 



UP-TO-DATE FARMERS 



Are you a business farmer ? Do you 

 buy simply "Farmers' Delight" or do 

 you purchase units of plant food? Now 

 that the war is ended we can offer for 

 the first time in quantity two high-grade 

 fertilizers : 



AMMO-PHOS 



10.7 7(1 Nitrogen (13: Ammonia) 



47 9t Available Phosphoric Acid 



Think of a " 13-47 "- sixty units of 

 plant food in one ton ! This phosphate 

 of ammonia is a nearly pure chemical 

 with its nitrogen in the form of ammonia 

 and its phosphoric acid mostly soluble in 

 water. Ammo-Phos is endorsed by expe- 

 riment stations and agricultural scientists 

 everywhere. It is especially suited for 

 use alone for pushing peas and beans and 

 for grains, or in conjunction with manure 

 of tankage for general crops. 



AMMO-PHOS AND 



TANKAGE MIXTURE 



10 fc Nitrogen (li'i Ammonia) 



25 '/c Available Phosphoric Acid 



Approximately one-half of the nitrogen 

 is mineral and one-half organic, phosphoric 

 acid mostly water soluble. 



These fertilizers leave no objectionable 

 salines in the soil, are non-caustic, clean, 

 fine-ground, dry, and are packed in 100-lb. 

 bags. Prices extremely low, analysis con- 

 sidered. Potash furnished if desired. 



We are also offering a full line of all 

 fertilizer materials. Write us for prices 

 and formula suggestions for 1919. 



A. W. HIGGINS 



SOUTH DEERFIELD, MASS. 



Telephone South Deerfield Un 



or E. S. RUSSELL, South Hadley, Mass 



Telepbune Northampton IGltj 



NORTHAMPTON 



COMMERCIAL 



COLLEGE 



THE SCHOOL OF THOROUGHNESS" 



In session twelve montlis in 

 the year. Students admitted 

 at any time and graduated 

 when competent. 



Greater demand and better 

 salaries for business = trained 

 men and women than ever be= 

 fore. For catalogue and com= 

 plete information address 



JOSEPH PICKETT, Principal 

 76 Pleasant St., Northampton, Mass. 



("onchuled from i)a!Jre 8 



The following data taken from results 

 secured by the Nebraska Experiment 

 Station, shows the value of using accli- 

 mated seed corn: 



Yield per acre 



Seed from other states, 39.8 bu. 



Seed grown in state, 4.5.6 bu. 



Local seed grown near 



Experiment Station, 48.8 bu. 



The average result of twenty-one co- 

 operative tests in Nebraska was as fol- 

 lows: 



Yield per acre 



Native varieties, 30. .5 bu. 



Varieties not native, 24.1 bu. 



The Ohio Station reports that in va- 

 riety tests local varieties have done bet- 

 ter than those from other parts of the 

 state. 



The Rhode Island Station reported 

 after testing fifteen different varieties 

 for six years that only one foreign va- 

 riety surpassed the Rhode Lsland White 

 Cap Flint in yield. However, when the 

 market condition and the shrinkage in 

 the crib were considered the native White 

 Cap Flint was found to be best adapted 

 to Rhode Island conditions. 



The following conclusion was drawn 

 from the corn variety demonstration 

 tests conducted in Berkshire County in 

 1918, "Seed grown and selected on the 

 home farm for a number of years, has, 

 in almost all demonstrations been equal 

 to or better than seed from other 

 sources." 



The above results indicate that it is a 

 good practice to select seed corn from 

 your own crop and care for it so that it 

 will germinate well. Results are often 

 disappointing when seed from a bumper 

 crop grown in another locality is used. 

 Given an adapted variety and a good 

 stand, the productivity of the soil is the 

 most important factor in determining the 

 yield of corn in a normal season. 



— Earl Jones, M. A. C. 



Concluded from page 1 

 full crop of both .soy beans and corn will 

 be grown. In general, it has been found 

 that the yield will be about the same as 

 that of corn alone and a richer silage is 

 produced. 



Seed mixtures vary, but three quarts 

 of beans to five quarts of corn has proved 

 satisfactory. Not over ten to twelve 

 quarts of corn should be planted per 

 acre. One bushel of soy beans will be 

 planted on four to five acres. The corn 

 is planted, fertilized and cultivated as 

 usual. Better results have been secured 

 with the varieties of corn which come 

 near maturity. The soy beans should be 

 planted shallow. 



The Medium Green soy bean seems 

 best adapted to Massachusetts. Soy 

 beans should be inoculated because a 

 richer feed is then produced. 



COBURN & GRAVES 



The REXALL Store 



Tel. 200 . . Northampton, Mass. 



BISSELL'S TIRE SHOP 



NORTHAMPTON, MASS. 



Miller, Qoodyear, and U. S. Tires 



Tires and Tubes 



Vulcanized by Steam 



GOODYEAR SERVICE STATION 



FREE AIR 



66 KING STREET 



Tel. 1893-M 



FARMERS' WEEK 



at Mass. Agricultural College 

 March 17 to 20 



Remember and save those dates 



H. D. SMITH 



Hatfield, Mass. 



GRAIN, COAL, ICE 



AND 



FARM MACHINERY 



