HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARM BUREAU MONTHLY 



FERTILIZER SITUATION 



Be sure and understand all sides 

 of the fertilizer question before 

 you place your order 



We are always glad to give any 

 fertilizer information that we pos- 

 sess. Ask us about 



RAPESEED MEAL, 36% Protein 



in place of Cotton-seed meal 



$69.00 per ton 

 as a feed or a fertilizer 



^. W. HIGGINS 



SOUTH DEERFIELD, MASS. 



Teleplioiie 14« 



BISSELL'S TIRE SHOP 



NOUTHAJirTON. MASS. 



Miller, Goodyear, and U. S. Tires 



Tires and Tubes 



Vulcanized by Steam 



QOODYHAR SKRVICE STATION 



FREE AIR 



66 k;n<j street 



Tel. 129,3-M 



NORTHAMPTON 



COMMERCIAL 



COLLEGE 



"THE SCHOOL OF THOROUGHNESS" 



In se.'isioii twelve months in 

 the year. Students admitted 

 at any time and graduated 

 wlien 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. 



Ci)liclu(led from liage <) 



Wouldn't it be well to strengthen this 

 department? The poultry display was 

 about average. In the hall, the Granges 

 sprung a big surprise. Four granges 

 exhibited and all were a credit to any 

 town. May this work be continued. 

 The fruit and vegetable show was very 

 good, especially the apples. Very few 

 shows the size of Cummington can boast 

 of as fine a display of apples. In the 

 domestic exhibit very little change was 

 noted and similar to Northampton it is 

 hoped that at least the exhibit of pre- 

 serves will be gi-eatly improved. 



MIDDLEFIELD 



This fair is very similar to Cum- 

 mington and the same remarks would 

 apply with the exception of the hall ex- 

 hibit. Middlefield is improving each 

 year in the quality of cattle shown and 

 compares very favorably with shows 

 much larger in size. The hall exhibits, 

 however, would allow for much improve- 

 ment. The fruit exhibit can never be 

 large but many of the farmers in that 

 district aie growing excellent farm crops 

 and it would add greatly to the value of 

 the fair if these were exhibited. 



One thing is certain — no one leaves 

 Middlefield without the impression that 

 he has attended a real Agricultural Fair 

 and has profited by his trip. 



WARE 



This fair does not receive state aid and 

 from an agricultural standpoint would 

 not be classed as a very important fair. 

 Considerable interest has developed in 

 this section in both light and draft horses 

 with the result that the fair is stronger 

 along these lines. More farmers, how- 

 ever, should take an active interest in ex- 

 hibiting farm crops if it is to be called 

 an agricultural fair. The boys and girls 

 made some excellent exhibits this year in 

 vegetable and canning displays 



BELCHERTOWN 



This fair takes the form more of an 

 "Old Home Day" than of an agricultural 

 display. The quality of cattle shown 

 was very poor this year compared with 

 other fairs. In the hall, however, the 

 apple show was very good and a fine 

 showing was made of the vegetables 

 grown by the boys and girls from the 

 State School. The display of canned 

 fruits and vegetables by the canning 

 clubs and the float by the Blue Meadow 

 Canning Club deserves special mention. 



COBURN 8C GRAVES 



The REXALL Store 



Tel. 200 . . Northampton, Mass. 



SMITH'S AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL 



N Olt'lH A M I'TON , M A SS. 



ONION SHIPMENTS 



Cooperating with the Franklin County 

 Farm Bureau, a report on Daily Onion 

 Shipments is being sent to all those in 

 Franklin and Hampshire Counties who 

 desire them. The reports are obtained 

 from the shipping stations every after- 

 noon between four and five o'clock and 

 the summary mailed that evening. 



AGRICl LTIRAL DEPARTMENT 



Do you want to keep bees, poultry, live 

 stock ? Do you want to grow vegetables, 

 fruit and farm crops ? Do you want to 

 know soils, fertilizers, feeds ? Agricul- 

 tural Department opens October 6. 



HOMEMAKING DEPARTMENT 



Do you want to know how to make your 

 own clothes and hats, to make rugs, to knit 

 sweaters, to furnish and decorate a home, 

 to do home nursing, to make an income 

 cover your needs ? Girls from our home- 

 making department can do these things. 



CARl'ENTKY DEP.AKTMENT 



Turns out good carpenters, cabinet mak- 

 ers and all-round wood workers. 



SHEET METAL DEPARTMENT 



Plenty of jobs and best of pay. Size 

 of class limited and nearly full now. 



You can enter any department now. 

 Smith's School has best corps of teachers 

 it has ever had. It desires to serve Hamp- 

 shire County to the full extent of its abili- 

 ty. Call at" the school or write the Director 

 of the School for information. 



H. D. SMITH 



Hatfield, Mass. 



GRAIN, COAL, ICE 



AND 



FARM MACHINERY 



