HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARM BUREAU MONTHLY 



A. W. HIGGINS 



SOUTH DEERFIELD. MASS. 



FERTILIZERS AND 

 FERTILIZER MATERIALS 



Telepbone South Dcerficki 140 



or E. S. RUSSELL, South Hadley, Mass 



Telt'iihune Ncjrthani]»t«>n ItllM 



Are You Going to Amherst? 



JULY 28 -AUGUST 2 



If you're a farmer, then of course 

 you'll be there, for you can't afford to 

 stay at home. It's the great Summer 

 Farmers' Meeting that will be THE meet- 

 ing of the year. The Grange, many ag- 

 ricultural and horticultural associations, 

 your friends and your neighbors will be 

 there, and they will expect to see you. 

 Don't disappoint them. 



Theie will be few lectures but many 

 demonsti'ations on subjects of interest 

 both to men and women, and something 

 will be doing every minute. But don't 

 delay for Amherst will be crowded. So 

 write at once for room reservation for 

 your whole family, and also for a 

 program. 



THE EXTENS.ON SERVICE 



Massachusetts Agricultural College 



" MEET ME AT AMHERST FOR 



THE SUMMER FARMERS" WORK ■ 



NORTHAMPTON 



COMMERCIAL 



COLLEGE 



"THE SCHOOL OF THOROUGHNESS" 



III se.'!.sioii twelve iiioiitlis in 

 the year. Students admitted 

 at any time and graduated 

 when i-ompetent. 



Greater demand and better 

 salaries for business - trained 

 men and women than ever be- 

 fore. For catalogue and com= 

 plete information address 



JOSKPH PICKETT, Principal 

 76 Pleasant St., Northampton, Mass. 



Con'-hidfd from pago 1 



Tobacco Growers' Association, Julv 

 29th. 



Massachusetts Holstein Breeders, .July 

 .30th. 



Massachusetts State Dairymens' Asso- 

 ciation, -July .30th, 



Seventh Annual Poultry Convention, 

 July 30th to Augu.st 1st. 



Massachusetts Fruit Giowers' Asso- 

 ciation, -July Slst. 



Boston Market Gardeners' Association, 

 August 1st to 2nd. 



We are extending to all the farmers 

 and their families, but especially to those 

 from Massachusetts, the most cordial in- 

 vitation to be present not only during the 

 Field Day of their respective organiza- 

 tions and specialty, but during the whole 

 period, so that they may become thor- 

 oughly acquainted with the work and ac- 

 tivities of the college. The college is 

 your college, farmers of Massachusetts, 

 and we want you to know it better than 

 some of you do, and to know it in all 

 its aspects. Your coming will be not 

 only a help to you, but also, I am sure, 

 a great help and inspiration to us. 

 Edward M. Lewis, 



Acting President. 



Coin.-huieil from paj^e 1 



The regular arrival of feeder cattle at 

 the Lancaster Union Stock Yards on 

 practically every market day is attract- 

 ing the attention of commission men. 

 There were 1,604 head of feeder cattle 

 reported in May by railroad agents 

 throughout the district and commission 

 men at the local yards as entering the 

 district for feeding purposes. The same 

 month a year ago only 277 head were 

 reported. A consignment of 64 head 

 was received today which marks the 

 heaviest days run this spring. It is the 

 opinion of local dealers that the recent 

 break in live cattle prices will not mate- 

 rially effect feeding operations in this 

 district. The feeders of the district 

 adhere quite closely to established prac- 

 tices and variances therefrom are never 

 very great. The dissatisfaction which 

 many farmers have voiced in regard to 

 prices received for last year's tobacco 

 crop has had a tendency to increase the 

 corn acreage. Corn has proved an in- 

 fluential factor in regard to the number 

 of cattle placed on feed heretofore. The 

 condition of the corn crop at the present 

 time is exceedingly good. With a good 

 supply of feeder cattle available begin- 

 ning the latter part of -July, indications 

 point to normally filled stables during 

 the coming feeding period. 



The farmer who keeps accounts and 



I records of his business knows where he 



stands without any guess work. Records 



reduce the chances for loss to the lowest. 



Records pay any farmer. 



COBURN 8C GRAVES 



The REXALL Store 



Tel. 200 . . Northampton, Mass. 



BISSELL'S TIRE SHOP 



NOKTHAMFTON, MA.SS. 



Miller, Goodyear, and U. S. Tires 



Tires and Tubes 



Vulcanized by Steam 



GOODYEAR SERVICE STATION 



FKKK AIR 



66 KIN<; STRKKT 



Tel. 1293-M 



FARMERS' WEEK 



AT 



MASSACHUSETTS 

 AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE 



July 28-August 2 



Save these dates for a worth-v/hile 

 outing 



H. D. SMITH 



Hatfield, Mass. 



GRAIN, COAL, ICE 



AND 



FARM MACHINERY 



