HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



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 



OLD DEERFIELD 



FERTILIZERS 



•Iteasonable in Dolhirs :iii<l .Sense" 



MANUFACTURED BY 



A. W. HIGGINS, Inc. 



SOUTH DEERFIELD, MASS. 



Teleplione 1-40 



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 



HAVDLNVILLE, MASS. 



were cut from magazines and framed and 

 the rugs made from an old carpet. 



The room was a blue and pink room. 

 It was bright and attractive and parti- 

 cularly appealed to the young girls who 

 would bring their mothers and fathers 

 back to see it. The exhibit showed very 

 well the work the girls have done in the 

 "Own Your Own Room Club" and how 

 interested they are in having an attrac- 

 tive room. 



FAST DYE AND 



UNSHRINKABLE LINENS 



Ceitain advertised claims made for 

 colored linens deserve attention. Two 

 are important: the one type, those speci- j 

 fying fast colors; and the other, state- 

 ments emphasizing the unshrinkable 

 properties of the goods. To establish the 

 validity of these representations, the Bos- 

 ton Better Business Commission made 

 some simple tests. 



Fastne-'if!. The phrase "fast-dye" ap- 

 plied to any fabric is meaningless. 

 Loosely used, it is misleading by reason 

 of the fact that there are several kinds 

 of fastness; for example, "fast to boil- 

 ing", "fast to sunlight", "fast to per- 

 spiration", and "fast to laundering". 



Further, each of these designations is 

 vague because the simple phrase "fast to 

 laundering" — as an instance — gives no 

 inkling of the conditions under which the 

 color will stand up. 



No standard test has been set. The 

 manufacturer either makes his own or 

 calls the product fast without testing. 



So also may be challenged "fast to 

 perspiration", "fast to sunlight" and 

 "fast to boiling". 



For its own information, the Boston 

 Better Business Commission therefore 

 sent eleven samples of blue linen to a 

 reliable commercial laundry with instruc- 

 tions that they be washed six times ac- 

 cording to the regular proceedure for 

 colored linens. All these linens were 

 bought as "fast-dye". Each washing 

 lasted 76 minutes. At no time did the 

 water exceed 120 degrees in temperature. 

 The pieces were dried and ironed after 

 each wa.shing. 



None was perfect. Two were good. 

 The rest were poor. 



As a check, the samples were subjected 

 to a further test of boiling for fifteen 

 minutes with a mild soap. Nine samples 

 faded badly — worse than when laundered 

 — while the other two held their color 

 but darkened somewhat. 



Whether or not the tests were reasona- 

 ble, this conclusion seems clear: that the 

 majority of these samples deserved no 

 advertised designation wherein the word 

 "fast" appeared. The comparatively 

 good record of two of the samples 

 strengthens this contention. 



I'Diitinue on p.ige H. etilunui 1 



Nnrlhamptun iluatttuttmt 

 for i'aiuuga 



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 fi A. M. to 3 P. M. 



Saturdays, 9 A. M. to noon 



Monday evenings, 6.30 to 8 



W. H. RILEY & CO. 



•1,1 Slltixr; :in(I UKATINf; 



lvIT<Hr;iV FUItNISHINGS 



AGENT.S FOR 

 L^ filenivood K;in^e.s 

 Iti :in<] l.4>%ve Itro.s. Paints 



2i Opp. Post Office Northampton. Ma.s.s. jS^ 



i PTRQT NATIONRL BftNK 



I I irNOl north;\mpton 



® ^^^~ Tlie Bank on Uie Corner "~"^ 



?g Assets over 



Three and a half million 



Savings Department 

 Interest payable quarterly 



I E1)\V.\K1) L .SHAW, President 



F. \. ivNEELANh, Vicc-i'rcsidcnt 

 ; ELHl-KT I.. AK'\(t!.l), Cashier 



