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V>he  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
May  6,  1916. 
Farm  Mechanics 
it  will  have  to  be  bent  at,  each  revolution 
and  this  will  consume  considerable  power. 
After  lining  up  the  shaft  a  plumb  line 
dropped  from  either  end  will  mark  points 
on  the  floor  directly  beneath  the  shaft 
and  a  chalk  line  connecting  them  will  he 
parallel  to  it.  This  line  will  serve  as  a 
base,  and  the  machines  to  be  operated  can 
be  set  up  at  right  angles  to  it  by  using 
the  old  6-8-10  method.  A  triangle  with 
sides  of  6,  8  and  10  feet,  or  factors  or 
multiples  of  these  numbers,  if  laid  out 
with  one  of  its  shorter  sides  coinciding 
with  this  base  line,  will  have  its  other 
short  side  perpendicular  to  it  and  can  be 
used  as  a  guide  in  setting  the  machines. 
It  would  be  an  advantage  to  build  a 
small  addition  either  at  the  end  or  back 
as  conditions  seem  to  warrant,  and  place 
the  engine  in  this.  It  will  provide  more 
room  for  the  machinery  in  use  and  that 
Removing  Old  Fence 
I  have  a  lot  of  old  wire  fence  to  tear 
away.  I  would  like  to  know  of  some 
good  tool  for  drawing  staples.  I  have 
some  good  barbed  wire  on  posts,  and 
would  like  to  get  it  off  in  good  shape.  I 
would  like  to  know  also  if  you  can  tell 
me  some  good  way  to  take  out  old  posts 
with  a  horse.  Can  this  be  done?  I 
have  quite  a  lot  of  fencing  to  do  and 
have  not  got  any  help.  I  have  plenty  of 
horses  and  if  I  can  use  a  horse  in  any 
way  for  this  work  it  will  be  a  great  help, 
because  it  will  take  a  long  time  for  one 
to  dig  a  lot  of  posts  out.  C.  L.  F. 
Kemblesville,  Pa. 
One  of  the  best  devices  for  pulling  the 
staples  from  an  old  fence,  is  the  ordin¬ 
ary  fencing  tool  or  staple  puller  obtain¬ 
able  at  nearly  any  hardware  store.  It  is 
simply  a  heavy  pair  of  pliers  with  jaws 
so  shaped  that  they  grasp  the  staple  se¬ 
curely  and  furnish  a  fulcrum  about 
which  the  tool  may  be  turned  while  pull- 
Top  Dress 
your  wheat 
The  Rural  New-Yorker  savs:  ‘  ‘This 
is  a  Season  when  top-dressing  for  the 
winter  grain  will  pay  good  dividends. 
Bv  ‘top-dressing’  we  mean  spread¬ 
ing  a  moderate  quantity  of  soluble 
plant  food  over  the  grain  fields. 
There  are  some  seasons  when  the 
grain  comes  through  the  Winter  in 
such  shape  that  this  top-dressing 
would  hardly  pay,  but  this  year,  the 
sudden  cleanup  of  Winter  reveals  the 
need  of  a  little  stimulant  to  start  the 
grain  off  quickly.  Much  of  the  wheat 
was  late  seeded  last  Fall,  and  did  not 
have  a  good  chance  before  Winter 
set  in.  Then  came  a  season  of  cold 
weather  with  bare  ground  and  then 
ice  and  snow.  Now  comes  a  quick 
thaw  with  a  hot  sun  on  the  plants  as 
they  are  uncovered.  Add  to  this  con¬ 
dition  the  fact  that  prices  will  be  high, 
demand  heavier  than  ever,  and  the 
total  crop  a  little  short,  and  we  have 
every  argument  in  favor  of  using  avail¬ 
able  fertilizer  this  Spring.  It  will  be 
impossible  to  obtain  potash  econom¬ 
ically  this  year,  but  nitrogen  and  phos¬ 
phoric  acid  will  pay  now  if  they  ever 
Cham  -fo  horse 
t  °  \  _ e/raunc/  / V  n  e _ l  I  Pi  ^ 
Horse-power  Device  for  Lifting  Fence  Posts 
•st  about  one  dollar,  which  may  be  installed  later,  the  engine 
illiug  the  posts  with  and  supplies  are  kept  together  and  pro- 
[ficnlt.  To  lift  the  tected  from  dust  and  wash  water,  and  the 
1  requires  a  vertical  milk  and  cream  are  not  brought  into  con- 
i‘se  is  capable  of  de-  tact  with  gasoline  odors, 
pull  only.  While  a  A.  friction  clutch  or  some  means  of 
which  would  strad-  loosening  the  main  holt  would  be  an  ad- 
tho  use  of  pulleys  vantage,  as  this  would  provide  a  way  of 
of  pull  of  the  horse  stopping  the  line  shaft  at  will  for  the 
ft  the  post,  it  would  throwing  off  or  shifting  of  belts,  belts 
•re  time  and  ellort  being  removed  when  not  in  use  and  tight 
it  would  to  pull  the  }mj  ]oose  pulleys  for  each  machine  done 
d  chain  by  hand.  I  a  wav  with. 
nnent  similar  to  the  jf  \  understand  the  question  correctly 
r  lifting  out  small  (]u,  saw  mentioned  is  a  pole  saw,  to  he 
g  land.  While  the  i0(,ated  outside.  If  this  is  the  case  it 
ewhat  different  it  driven  directly  by  the  engine 
this  case.  An  A-  trough  an  opening  cut  in  the  wall  for 
It  like  the  cut  and  ^at  purpose,  or  the  line  shaft  could  he 
on  shown  with  tie  ,|(iU]e  jonj,  PnoUgh  to  project  from  the  end 
the  apex  ot  t  ie  _•  .  the  building  and  carry  a  pulley  on  the 
lift  will  a  giwn  to  ou tside  to  he  used  for  driving  it.  If  it  is 
10  ®10un<  Is  sof*  l(:  a  rip  saw  care  should  be  taken  so  to  place 
ossa i y  t()  oosin  tie  ^at  it  will  be  in  line  with  openings. 
u'  11  " 1  "  )'1.'  window's  or  doors,  so  that  long  material 
horse  and  making  .  ,,  ... 
,  ,  ,  •  ,  may  he  run  over  the  saw  for  ripping, 
ents  of  the  chain  be-  '  .. 
.  The  size  pulleys  required  for  the  line 
of  the  ground — the  ,  *  ,  ’  .  ,  ,,  .. 
,  .  .  .  shaft  can  only  he  determined  after  the 
post  is  set,  the  size  .  ...... 
.....  ,,  size  pulley  oil  the  machine  to  be  driven 
ie  condition  ot  the  ,  ‘  ,  .  ,  ,r  ... 
.  ...  .  and  its  proper  speed  is  known.  Multi- 
to  do  wi.th  this.  .  *  *  1  ......  „ 
r  u  s  plying  the  diameter  of  the  driven  pulley 
by  its  revolutions  per  minute  and  divid- 
Farm  Shop  ing  this  product  by  the  number  of  rovo- 
r  12x16  eight  lotions  made  by  the  line  shaft  will  give 
'this  sufficient  to  in-  the  size  pulley  required  on  the  shaft. 
’.  grindstone,  cream  Avoid  belts  that  run  straight  up  and 
nth  gasoline  engine  down ;  run  them  as  nearly  horizontal  as 
ary  to  operate  the  possible,  and  with  the  underside  doing 
wer  engine  would  be  the  driving  to  get  best  results. 
av.  A.  s.  As  to  power  required,  the  separator, 
shape  does  not  lend  washi^  aiul  f  imlstone  will  take 
to  this  work  as  a  '"rv  tbe  lmne,"al  user  of  power 
with  au  equal  floor  ,  ,  H‘  T'n  T”  ’  !^'VOwer 
.  ,  ,,  needed  for  this  will  vary  with  the  size 
best  arrangement  in  .  , 
.  ...  and  the  rate  at  winch  grinding  is  done, 
to  run  a  line  shatt  ....  ...  *  ,  .  .. 
...  .  - ,  ,  -  A  letter  to  the  manufacturer  of  the 
iter  of  the  building,  .  .  .  ..  ... 
,  ..  _ crusher  will  bring  information  as  to  the 
g  from  the  ceiling,  .  .  „  .  ,  , , 
,  .  ,  „  .  pow’er  required — live  horse  power  should 
..  .  be  ample.  r.  h.  s. 
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