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Rebuilding  Hoghouse 
I  wish  to  remodel  my  hoghouse  by  put¬ 
ting  in  a  cement  floor.  The  construction 
is  a  building  with  an  alley-way  running 
clear  through  with  pens  on  each  side.  I 
wish  to  devise  a  method  of  drainage  by 
a  concrete  gutter  so  that  I  may  be  able 
to  save  all  the  fertilizing  material,  and  it 
occurred  to  me  that  possibly  you  might 
be  able  to  refer  me  to  some  scheme  or 
plan  in  some  State  bulletin  which  will 
enable  me  to  construct  thin  in  an  ap¬ 
proved  and  efficient  way,  S.  G.  T. 
Williamstowu,  Mass. 
Not  any  of  the  lioghouses  that  I  have 
seen  have  any  drainage  system  of  that 
kind.  If  bedding  is  used  to  any  consid¬ 
erable  amount,  it  takes  up  everything 
and  there  is  no  run-off.  The  usual  way 
the  tile  line,  clean  out  and  relay.  At 
the  head  end  of  tile  line,  intake,  provide 
a  silt-basin,  six  to  12  inches  below'  tile, 
that  will  hold  more  sand  than  accumu¬ 
lates  during  and  after  a  heavy  storm. 
After  every  storm,  dean  out  basin.  A 
frame,  or  arrangement  of  long  iron  rods, 
or  good  poles,  property  spaced  and  placed 
in  an  inclining  position,  over  intake,  pre¬ 
vents  floating  debris  from  clogging  this 
screen.  It  is  well  to  place  tile  end  (both 
head  and  foot  ends)  intake  in  a  concrete 
abutment,  or  parapet,  with  screen  a  part 
of  the  permanent  construction.  This 
plan  works  and  is  satisfactory,  but  must 
have  attention  after  storms.  There 
seems  to  be  no  alternative.  Yet  better 
WEST 
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This  is  Tom  Cushing  of  II T1  P 
the  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  WilCIl  lOU  lb  00310. 
R.  R.  He  has  carried  a  _  _  C  •«*  « 
Hamilton  Watch  for  years  l\/]  nTIPTT  Tri|*  O  Wf  o  fn  r» 
with  perfect  satisfaction.  iUUUCJf  €X  TT  tUUl 
Spend  it  for  one  that  will  give  you  correct  time— star 
time — day  in  and  day  out.  The  Hamilton  Watch  is 
carried  by  more  ra:\road  men  in  America  than  any 
other  kind— for  the  one  reason  that  they  know  they 
can  depend  upon  it  absolutely  for  accurate  time. 
Write  for  Hamilton  Watch  Book ,  “ The  Timekeeper  '* 
It  tells  the  story  of  the  Hamilton  and  gives  you  valuable  pointers  on  what 
to  look  for  tn  a  watch.  Also,  it  pictures  and  describes  all  Hamilton  models. 
The  lowest  priced  Hamilton  is  a  movement  alone,  to  be  fitted  to  your  pres¬ 
ent  watch  case,  for  $12.25  ($13.00  in  Canada).  Cased  watches  range  from 
$25.00,  $28,00,  $40.00  up  to  $150.00  for  the  Hamilton  Masterpiece  in  18k  gold  case. 
HAMILTON  WATCH  COMPANY  Dept.  69,  LANCASTER,  PENNSYLVANIA 
do  this  extra  work  ,on  time,  than  have 
to  tear  up  the  entire  thing,  every  few 
years,  at  much  labor  and  cost. 
T.  E.  MARTIN. 
I  he  location  should  be  sandy  or  grayelly.  Cost  ot  Getting  Out  Lumber 
The  Illinois  Station  in  Bulletin  109  gives  .  ,  .  , 
,  .  ,  ,  ,  ,  .  1  am  requested  to  give  estimate  on  pro- 
II  verj  complete  plan  of  a  hoghouse  ot  dueing  lumber  from  my  wood  lot,  to  settle 
the  same  style  aud  the  same  general  con-  business  claim.  We  have  a  sawmill  on 
struelion  as  the  ouc  you  intend  t<>  build.  our  fJU'm  which  is  run  by  water  power. 
The  sketch  herewith  shows  the  Illinois  0i'\ ond  ,0' 
,  ,  ,  .....  ,  cated  about  Ihree-iourths  of  a  mile  from 
Han  changed  a  little  to  meet  your  idea,  the  mill.  The  roads  are  in  good  condi- 
The  alley  is  eight  feet  wide  allowing  tion  leading  all  through  the  woods,  forest 
wagon  to  pass.  The  pens,  A,  are  10  feet  n?arly  level,  stony  in  places.  Trees  are 
square.  Beyond  each  pen  is  a  30-ft  yard,  Vo  size,  perhaps  they  run  about 
A  1  wi  „  ,  p  .11  1“  inches  at  the  stump,  I  have  three 
A  1.  I-loors  of  pens  and  alley  are  con-  M,ns  whp  helped  me  get  the  lumber  out. 
Crete.  A  4-in.  drain  tile  is  laid  from  We  worked  in  the  woods  during  the  late 
each  pen  in  the  building  to  the  main  linos  Fall  and  Winter,  when  other  farm  work 
of  4-in.  or  G-in.  tile  on  each  side  of  the  We«st>d  on(.'  team  of  horses 
,  ,.  ,  ..  ...  and  one  team  of  oxen;  m  fact  the  oxen 
building,  outside  the  pens.  The  tile  opens  did  most  of  the  work  as  they  were  much 
up  through  the  floor  of  the  peu  by  means  handier  in  the  woods.  Taking  the  above 
of  a  perforated  iron  disk  which  is  laid  facts  into  consideration,  lmw  much  would 
in  the  bell  end  of  a  length  of  sewer  pipe,  £  1,CI‘  thousand  ^et  to  saw  this 
The  floor  is  made  to  slope  toward  the  Kingston,  N  X 
<]n,m  so  that  it  enu  be  flushwl  with  From  tl.cl  somewhat  seanty  information 
water.  Ike  mams  should  discharge  into  giv,.„  it  is  llard  determine  the  costs 
a  concrete  manure  pit  which  may  bo  ,vhioU  vo„  dcs,„  ,  ivrn  c„t. 
limit  like  a  aster.,,  or  hotter  about  twice  ters  n  liberal  wage,  but  when  board  aud 
as  long  m  It  ,s  Wide  aud  feet  deep  room  o(  tbo  „  fann  u„„4  ar0 
►See  bulletin  mentioned,  also  No.  1G3  of  ol  ...  ...  ,  r  .  .  ,  , 
„  .  r,t  ..  sidered  this  will  be  found  to  be  only 
the  Wisconsin  Station.  g.  n.  f.  ,  ,,  ,  ,  * 
_  slightly  above  the  actual  wages.  The 
Water  in  Cellar  diameters  of  trees  are  usually  measured 
..  ht  !1  height  of  four  feet  six  inches  from 
My  cellar  wall  on  one  side  allows  the  . 
water  to  seep  through.  If  I  have  it  all  .e  g,ouni!’  aud  <ri11  v«Tu,ne  table  for  va- 
plastered  over  again,  do  you  think  it  will  nm,s  species  arc  based  on  such  measure- 
stop  it?  Will  a  mixture  of  one  part  rnents.  From  your  description,  however  I 
-vr8  ;iii"kt  1 »» rfe  in  - 
Pine  Bush,  N.  Y.  logs  from  such  trees  will  run  from  G  to  10 
Replastering  (his  wall  with  sand  and  Pf-r  thousand  hoard. Feet.  Working  in  the 
cement  will  not  stop  the  seepage  of  water  Fall  and  \\  inter  two  men  should  be  able 
through  it.  There  should  be  drainage  of  to  fell  about  88,000  board  feet  of  such  tim- 
some  sort  provided  at  the  base-  of  the  her  l,er  du5'i  at  a  cost  of  not  more  than 
wall  to  carry  off'  the  water.  If  an  outlet  cents  per  thousand  feet.  A  mill  run 
can  be  secured,  a  rile  drain  laid  in  a  hy  water  power  would  saw  for  much  less, 
ditch  at  the  base  of  the  wall  and  carried  probably  half  of  the  cost  of  sawing  by 
to  an  outside  point  of  disposal  will  rem-  steam.  Lumber  sawn  by  the  average 
edy  the  trouble.  This  should  be  done  portable  mill  costs  from  $3.50  to  $4 
when  a  cellar  is  dug  if  there  is  danger  per  thousand  feet,  so  that  probably  a  fair 
of  the  ground  water  rising  to  a  higher  average  for  this  mill  would  be  $2  per 
level  than  the  floor  of  the  cellar.  If  thousand. 
drainage  cannot  be  provided,  I  know  of  The  following  figures  are  based  upon 
no  way  of  keeping  water  from  going  actual  costs  of  a  similar  operation  in  New 
through  cement  plaster.  m.  n.  d.  York  State,  where  the  haul  was  one  mile 
Cuttle  or  Morse  hide.  Calf.  Deer 
or  any  kind  of  skin  with  lutir  or  lur  on. 
We  tun  and  finish  thorn  right;  nu.l.c 
them  into  coats  u'or  men  and  women), 
robes,  rugs  or  sieves  when  ordered. 
Your  fur  Roods  will  cost  yon  lexs  Uian 
to  buy  them,  amt  bo  Worth  marts  Our 
Illufttrotod  ontolog  Rives  a  lot  ot  In 
formation  vyhk-h  ctory  stock  rn  --  r 
should  have,  but  wc  never  semi  oat  lLis 
valuable  book  except  upon  request. 
It  tolly  haw  to  tukooil  and  care  for 
hide*:  bow-  and  when  w*  pay  the  frolght 
both  ways  ;  about  our  Bnfo  <j  pro. 
cesr-  vrlurU  in  a  tremendous  ad  vantaRo 
to  the  customer,  osprclally  on  horso 
hides  and  calf  skins;  about  the  fur 
goods  aud  gamo  trophies  wo  eel l,  (uxi- 
dermy.tac.  If  you  wiuit a copy  stmti  ua 
your  correct  addrestt.  . 
The  Crosby  Frisian  Fur  Company,  ’ 
571  Lyell  A ve.,  Rochester,  A.  Y, 
staling 
size  do* 
JACOBSON 
MACHINE  MFC.  CO.  \ 
Dept.  D,  Warren,  Pa..  U.  S,  A. 
inuuiipa.niiii  a  Uiiito.tiU(U  ui'  -Ctl 
»owtntf  miccliinvA.  uottMwhold 
c»rp«fc».  furoltaro.  complcto 
"'K  lov  ivt  ri  tncnirit  r  at 
tilfl  faintly. 
WM.  GALLOWAY  COMPANY 
277  Galloway  Sta.,  Waterloo,  Iowa 
Stoppage  of  Drain  lack  of  detnils  in  your  letter,  this  is  the 
1  have  a  .garden  beside  the  road  and  ,K  sf  T  0!in  <lo> 
the  wash  from  the  road  runs  through  a  Cost  per 
hollow'  in  the  middle  of  the  garden.  thousand 
Some  years  since  1  laid  a  course  of  six-  board 
inch  tiling  through  this  hollow,  but  as  feet 
there  is  a  big  wash  down  the  road  to  Felling  .  $0.50 
this  tiling,  it  eventually  fills  with  sand,  Trimming  and  sawing  into  logs _  1.00 
although  it  1ms  a  good  fall.  I  lmd  it  Skidding  and  loading .  1.25 
reset  five  years  ago  and  it  is  now  stopped  Hauling  logs  %  of  a  mile . !  T,0 
again.  Would  you  give  me  a  remedy?  I  Sawing  at  water-power  mill .  2  00 
had  thought  of  placing  a  manhole  at  the  Piling,  transferring  and  care  of 
intake,  but  did  not  know-  whether  I  could  lumber  at  mill .  t  00 
get  a  screen  that  would  keep  the  sand  . * _ L  _ 
out.  T.  T.  a,  n,^ 
Spring  Dale,  W.  Va.  Tllis  represents  tbe  cog(;s  of  an  0*pera. 
If  a  good  volume  pf  clear  water  could  tion  working  under  favorable  conditions, 
be  run  through  the  line  of  tile,  it  is  It  does  not  include  interest  on  the  in- 
barely  possible  that  the  sand  might  he  vestment  or  depreciation  of  the  machinery 
washed  out.  If  this  is  impracticable,  the  used,  nor  does  it  consider  anything  above 
next  best,  method  is  probably  to  take  up  regular  wages  for  the  operator,  u  u  c 
Pull  stumps  by  hand 
Clear  your  stump  land  cheaply.  No  expense  for  teams  or 
powder.  One  man  with  a 
HAND  POWER. 
uinp  Puller 
can  outpull  16  horses.  Works  by  leverage — same  principle  as  a  jack.  100  lbs. 
poll  on  the  tever  gives  a+S-ton  pillion  the  stump.  Made  of  Krupp  steel — guar¬ 
anteed  against  breakage.  Endorsed  by  U,  S.  Government  experts. 
Write  today  tor  special  offer  and  free  booklet  on 
Land  Clearing 
WALTER  J.  FITZPATRICK 
But  76 ,  182  Fifth  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
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