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 treatment, 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 



RAISE HEALTHY CHICKS! 



CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE 

 is valuable for 

 Disinfecting Brooder Houses and Yards ' : 

 We carry it in powdered form ji 



Put up in the size package you need W 

 It is cheaper by the pound 



WISWELL THE DRUGGIST 



S2 Main Street 



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. 



To avoid this, do a little studying before 

 you decide what color to dye the garment. 

 This information may help you : if the 

 material is yellow, orange, brown, red or 

 green do not attempt to dye it blue. If it 

 is dark blue, dark red or purple, avoid 

 brown. When the garment is red, pur- 

 ple, dark brown, dark blue or taupe do 

 not try to redye it green or red. Yellow, 

 orange, green, very dark red, brown, dark 

 blue and taupe will not dye purple." 



Directions For Home Dyeing 



After deciding on the color to dye the 

 material, you have made a good start. 

 Then the thing to do is to follow these 

 directions to get satisfactory results: 



1. Weigh the materials when dry. 



2. Cut in fine pieces the required pro- 

 portion of dye to be used. 



3. Thoroughly dissolve together all of 

 the cut-up dye in a little boiling water. 



4. Strain this dissolved dye through 

 a fine wire strainer lined with ivlnte 

 cloth, into a utensil large enough to al- 

 low material to be freely opened out. 

 Use sufficient water to completely cover 

 material usually about three gallons to 

 one pound material. 



5. When this dye-bath is gently boil- 

 ing, place the loosely opened material in 

 it. Move and turn material constantly 

 with smooth sticks or glass rods, con- 

 tinuing this for ten minutes, thus ex- 

 posing all parts to the action of the dye. 



6. Then lift material from dye-bath 

 and put in salt; pi'opoi-tion, 4 ounces or 

 i cup salt to each pound of material. 

 Stir salt to dissolve, and replace material 

 in dye-bath, maintaining a gentle boil. 

 Keep opening folds, turning material over 

 and under as before, for twenty minutes 

 more. Do not allow goods to float on top 

 of the dye bath for any length of time or 

 it will dye unevenly. 



7. Take materials out of the dye-bath 

 and rinse thoroughly in several warm 

 waters, until the water is clear, and 

 finally in cold water. Thorough rinsing 

 to remove all excess dye will prevent 

 crocking or rubbing off. 



8. Squeeze the water from the ma- 

 terials — do not wring them. When 

 nearly dry press with warm iron on 

 wrong side of materials. If pressed on 

 right side, have clean, white cloth be- 

 tween iron and goods to prevent shiny 

 finish. Remember that wet materials 

 always look darker than when they are 

 dry. 



Northampton Institution 

 for Savings 



Incorporated 1842 



Mittunl Savings Hunk 



Deposits draw interest from the 

 first business day of each month. j 



Safe Deposit Boxes 



Foreign Exchange 



Savings Bank Life Insurance 



It will pay you to investigate the 

 details of co.st, etc. Issued only for r 

 residents of Massachusetts. ! 



I 



W. H. RILEY & CO. 



I'LUMniNG and HEATING 



KITCHEN FURNISHINGS 



AGENTS FOR 

 Glenwood Itanges 



nnd Lowe Ilros. Pnlnts 



Opp. Post Office Northampton, Mass. 



A GOOD BOOK 



Food Products — Sherman. Revised 

 Edition, 1924, would be of very practical 

 value to leaders or women planning club 

 programs or papers. Chapter XIII, "Food 

 Budgets and Food Economics," is new 

 and very valuable. The tables for vita- 

 mins, pages 654-57 did not appear in 

 former editions. 



