HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



A Business Bank for 



Business Farmers 



This is a message for business 

 farmers — for tliose 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 



OLD DEERFIELD 



FERTILIZERS 



>IEi';isoii;il»le in Dolhir.s ami Seii.so'* 



MANUFACTURED BY 



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 

 luil)it by opening a savings 

 account with the Hayden- 

 ville Savings Bank. One 

 dollar is enough to start 

 with. 



BANK BY MAIL 



HAYDENVILLE SAVINGS BANK 



HAYDBNVILLL, MASS. 



two cups to a gallon of cold water will 



, be enough. 



j Vinegar is good for blue, one-half cup 



I to one gallon of water. In the case of 

 lavender fabric a tablespoonful of sugar 

 of lead to a gallon of water produces a 

 good result. It must be remembered, 

 however, that this latter material is very 

 poi-^onous. E.xtreme care must be taken 

 to prevent the running of colors. Do not 

 use too hot water and wash the material 

 as quickly as possible. 



In no case should the water be more 

 tlian luke-warm. It should not be hotter 

 than the hands can stand comfortably. 

 As a cleansing agent a non-alkaline and 

 soluble .soap should be used. Many wash- 

 ing powders contain strong alkali which 



I are very detrimental both to the wearing 

 qualities of the fabric and to colors. 

 These, of course, .should not be used. 



If you notice that the color is sensitive, 

 do not soak the fabric nor rub it more 

 than necessary. Best results will be ob- 

 tained if the material is washed and 

 rinsed quickly. 



Ill drying, the garment should be hung 

 away from the sunlight, as the rays of 

 the sun are strong bleaching agents. 

 Place the goods in a shady spot or roll 

 it in layers of white cloth, sandwich fash- 

 ion. 



In ironing, care should be taken that 

 the iron is not too hot. A light scorch 

 may be washed out or removed by hang- 

 ing the garment in the sunshine, and if 

 badly scorched the material should be wet 

 and placed in the sunlight. 



In case of stains, if the cloth is un- 

 colored they may be successfully treated 

 by the use of dilute acids in alkali. The 



I chemical, however, should not remain too 

 long in the fabric nor should the water 

 be too hot for the hands. Stains in the 

 case of colored goods should be as far as 

 possible removed by the use of cold water. 

 Reasonable care in following these sug- 

 gestions will result in better appearance 

 and better wear for your linen dress. 



Nnrtbamptnn ilnBtitirtinu 

 fnr i'auiitria 



Iiicoipor.-ited 1812 



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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. 



Open S A. M. to 3 P. il. 

 Saturdays, 9 A. M. to noon 

 Monday evenings, 6.30 to 8 



W. H. RILEY &. CO. 



!; l-I.IIMItlN'd :iiid HEATING 



KITCHEN FUniVISHINGS 



AGENTS FOR 

 ;6 4il<>ii\^ oimI KaiiKt'N 

 '^ iiiKl liouc IEro8. I*jiints 



M Opp. Post Olllce North.'impton. Mass. 



STATE NUTRITION 

 SPECIALIST FROM 



MINNESOTA 



Mildred L. Wood of St. Paul, Minn- 

 <'sota will return from the Home Eco- 

 nomics conference in Ithaca and Buffalo 

 with the three state leaders in that sub- 

 ject for a conference and she will take up 

 her duties in August as Extension 

 specialist in nutrition. Brought up in 

 Michigan, she studied two years at Michi- 

 gan University, took her Bachelor of Arts 

 I degree from Rockford College after two 

 years specializing in home economics and 

 became an instructor in her field at that 

 institution. There .she stayed for three 

 years. Then for two years she taught 

 Continued on page 11, column 1 



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«^ I- I r«.-.i Nf^TIONRL BRNK \ 

 !| I irXOl NORTHAMPTON 



<g ^^"^ The BanW or> the Corner """^"^ 



Assets over 

 Three and a half million 



Savings Department 

 Interest payable quarterly 



KDWAKM) I,. SHAW, I'fcsidcnt 

 F. N. KNEEI.AM), Vicc-I'rcsidcnt 

 ELI5EKT I.. ARNOLD, Cnshier 



