FARMERS' MONTHLY OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY 



A Business Bank for 



Business Farmers 



This is a message for business 

 farmers — for those progressive 

 crop and cattle raisers who know 

 that to get profits from farming 

 there must be knowledge not only 

 of crops, but of markets, of prices, 

 of soil tx-eatment, of other factors. 



This bank's primary object is to 

 help farmers of this section to pros- 

 per. Our complete banking facili- 

 ties and our dependable sources of 

 information valuable to farmers are 

 at your disposal. 



We'll be glad to serve you. 



NORTHAMPTON 

 NATIONAL BANK 



THE BANK FOR EVERYBODY 



OLD DEERFIELD 



FERTILIZERS 



Both our standard grades of 

 goods and our Concentrated 10-16- 

 14 Potato and Market Garden Fer- 

 tilizer are especially compounded 

 (out of the more expensive mate- 

 rials) to produce not only a quick 

 start but a steady growth over the 

 whole season. 



We handle a full line of fertilizer 

 materials. 



A. W. HIGGINS, Inc. 



SOUTH DEERFIELD, MASS. 



The habit of Saving 



Is at the bottom of most 

 big successes in the busi- 

 ness world. Begin the 

 habit by opening a savings 

 account with the Hayden- 

 ville Savings Bank. One 

 dollar is enough to start 

 with. 



BANK BY MAIL 



HAYDENVILLE SAVINGS BANK 



HAYDENVILLE, MASS. 



very short in back and rolled back away 

 from the face in front. Number .5.557 has 

 a narrow drooping brim, and number 

 4338 is a cunning little soft hat for very 

 little girls. For winter hats for little 

 children when ear laps are desirable use 

 Pictorial Review pattern number 7557, 

 two to eight years. For boys from 4 to 

 14 yeai-s, a hat, "not a bit like a girl's" is 

 number 4968. Some adorable little bon- 

 nets for babies up to two years may be 

 made from bits of material one may have 

 on hand and cut from Pictorial number 

 1826. 



All the patterns have such clear di- 

 rections that they are not difficult to 

 make. We know of no better way to save 

 many dollars, and yet have very smart 

 hats, than by making the children's hats. 

 If one thinks she hasn't a knack at trim- 

 ming she should follow quite closely the 

 suggestions and illustration on the pat- 

 tern and by keeping the hats simple, she 

 cannot go far wrong. Be sure to order 

 by head size (taken around the head 

 where the hat is worn) as children of the 

 same age may have quite varying head 

 sizes. 



The latest patterns for hats by But- 

 i terick arc number 6327 for girls from 

 2 to 12; a six gored soft crown, number 

 6323, for boys from 2 to 8 years. There 

 is also one for ladies and misses, num- 

 ber 6359, also six gored and a narrow 

 brim rolled in front. This requires 'i 

 yard of 40 in. silk or satin, I yard of 

 27 in. velvet, and I yard 35 in. duve- 

 tyn. 



The September Good Housekeeping 

 magazine offers one or two remarkably 

 good hat patterns for ladies and mis.ses. 



Northampton 3natit«tton 

 for i'auinga 



Incorporated 1842 



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A MUTUAL SAVINGS BANK 



Deposits begin to draw interest 

 on the first business day of each 

 month. $1 will open an account. 



Your income from your deposits 

 in Massachusetts Mutual Savings 

 Banks is not taxable under the 

 State Income Tax. 



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Open 9 A. M. to 3 P. M. 

 Saturdays, 9 A. M. to noon 

 Monday evenings, 6.30 to 8 



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HOUSEHOLD HINTS 



When preparing lettuce, cabbage or 

 cauliflower, after washing well let stand 

 in cold water to which a handful of salt 

 has been added. This will cause any 

 bugs or worms to leave the vegetable and 

 come to the surface. It is well to always 

 have on hand some coarse bag or rock 

 salt for such purposes as this. 



When slicing apples in quantity put 

 them into water to which a small amount 

 of salt has been added — two teaspoons to 

 a quart. This will keep them from turn- 

 ing black. The small amount of salt 

 which clings to the apple adds to the fla- 

 vor. 



"We would cook cabbage or onions 

 oftener if they did not leave such a dis- 

 agreeable odor in the house," we often 

 hear remarked. Try this and you may 

 have these wholesome vegetables as often 

 as you like, without advertising the fact 

 for several hours aftei-wards. Take two 

 or three tablespoons of vinegar to which 

 has been added a pinch of cinnamon, 

 cloves, or any spice, and boil hard for 

 about five minutes. The odor of the 

 vegetables will entirely disappear. 



W. H. RILEY & CO. 



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KITCHEN FURNISHINGS 



AGENTS FOR 

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