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The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
March 11, 1922 
Concrete Job 
lour J 
T HINK of the dozens of concrete jobs that you 
would like to do on your farm—building fence 
posts, silos, well tops, feeding floors, foundations, 
sidewalks— improvements that will add 15% to its 
valuation. 
With a thoroughly reliable farm-size concrete 
mixer, it's easy work—and quick work. You can do 
the job in one-third the time. You can save from 
$5.00 to $18.00 a day on labor. 
The Jaeger FARM CONCRETE MIXER, made by 
one of the largest manufacturers of concrete 
mixers in the world, is built to just fill the bill for 
your farm needs. A sturdy, heavy-duty outfit built 
on the self-same design and of the same high-grade 
materials as the famous line of larger Jaeger mixers. 
Why experiment with an unknown make when 
you can buy this standard Jaeger outfit at such a 
rock-bottom price? The FARM CONCRETE MIXER, 
on truck, complete with engine, sells for $133; on truck 
without engine, $68; on skids, $48. Mail the coupon 
today for complete information. 
THE JAEGER MACHINE CO. 
Dept. 204 Columbus, Ohio 
JJ04 Columbus. Ohio f 
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Address 
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KITSELMAN FENCE 
PRICES AGAIN REDUCED. We Pay 
the Freight and save you money. Direct 
from Factory to Farm. Vrite for Free 
_ _ __ Catalog of Karm.Pouitry and luwn Fence 
KITSELMAN BROS. Dept.230MUNCIE, INDIANA 
Send for 
These Books 
“Making the 
Farm Pay,” 
“Black Stem 
Rust,” “Dairy 
Farming” “Farm 
Account Book” 
and others sent 
free. 
Good farming demands good fences. Every good farmer 
knows this, and it is the wise farmer who buys his fences on 
the basis of quality and weight. 
Use Anthony Fence—made of big heavily galvanized wires 
with strong springy mechanically hinged joints. The ideal 
fence is Anthony fence hung on American or U. S. Steel Posts. 
Driven like stakes, they anchor themselves. Fireproof, weather¬ 
proof—this combination gives you a fence that lasts for ages. 
The best fence is heavy fence—of thick, strong wires. This is 
the type we recommend. We know that in the long run it 
always gives the best service. Such fence can be more heavily 
galvanized, looks better, lasts longer and gives better service. 
In response to trade demands we also manufacture highest 
quality light-weight fences, with small gauge wire. Of this 
type there is no better fence on the market, but we strongly 
urge the more certain economy of heavy fence. 
See our dealers everywhere. Get our prices. They have 
stocks on hand for quick delivery. Write us and get our new 
catalog illustrating many kinds of fences, gates and posts for 
every purpose. 
American Steel & Wire Company 
Chicago New York Boston Denver 
Rules for Tanning Hides 
Tanning is a trade requiring experience 
and skill to get first-class results. The 
following rules are given for amateurs 
who wish to do a little of this work at 
home: 
Tanning wttii the Hair On.—I f the 
skin is dry, soak until flexible. While 
soaking, work and stretch in all directions 
to make it. pliatde. When soft, lay it flesh 
side up. Scrape off every particle of 
flesh and pound thick places with a wood 
mallet until of an even thickness, Dis¬ 
solve alum in soft, water, 1 lb. to 4 gals, 
of water, and soak the skin 24 hours, 
pulling and stretching frequently to get 
a uniform penetration’ of the liquid. 
Wring the skin as dry as possible, spread 
flesh side up. and sprinkle liberally with 
equal parts of alum and salt. Fold, roll 
lightly, and lay away 24 hours. Then 
unroll, stretch, and sprinkle again- with 
the same mixture. Do this daily until the 
skin will absorb no more. This will take 
a week or 10 days. Now wash in repeated 
waters, until the water has neither an 
astringent nor a salty flavor, then in 
strong soapsuds, wring out and hang up to 
dry. When dry, spread flat, work into the 
flesh side all the noat’s-foot: oil that the 
skin will absorb, and hang up to dry, Re¬ 
peat this as often as the skin becomes dry, 
until no more oil can be worked into it. 
This will require from four to six rub¬ 
bings. Then rub well with .powdered chalk 
to remove the oil from the outside. If 
chalk is not. at hand, common clay, baked 
and pulverized, or sawdust, or wheat hran 
will answer this purpose tolerably well. 
Lastly, the quality of the leather will be 
vastly improved if the hide is subjected 
for 24 hours to the smoke arising from 
burning corncobs. This, however, will im¬ 
part an odor which may be unpleasant 
and undesirable. If so, the smoking may 
be omitted. 
Tanning Without the Hair.— If it 
is desired to tan the skin without the 
hair, bury the skin in warm, soft, stag¬ 
nant: mud for a week or more, or until 
the hair may be readily scraped off, or 
spread a coating of hardwood ashes an 
inch thick over the flesh side. Fold and 
lay in a cool, damp place until the hair 
will slip.. Then remove it. and immerse 
the side in soft soap for 24 hours. Or, 
soak the skin in strong lime water until 
the hair can be removed. In all eases, 
after the above treatments, proceed in 
tanning as previously directed. 
Hole Leather is always tanned by what 
is known US the bark process. No other 
method will render the leather as nearly 
waterproof. First, the hair is removed by 
the lime or some other process, then a 
quantity of oak or hemlock bark is ground 
or pounded into small bits. This is 
leached, and the hides are soaked in the 
resulting liquor for from six months; to a 
year >r more. First, they are soaked 
in a very weak liquor, then removed into a 
vat containing a stronger decoction, and a 
little Inter into one that, is still stronger, 
the liquor being changed from four to six 
times. If the stronger liquid were used in 
the beginning, a leather would result in a 
month’s time, and at a vastly less cost, 
but the hide would be tanned only in a 
thin layer upon each side, and as soon as 
that is worn away the remainder wi’l 
have hut little better wearing qualities 
than paper. 
Soft Leather, used in making the up- 
ner parts of working shoes, is sometimes 
tanned by the same process, and some¬ 
times by the chrome, or mineral process, 
which requires too expensive an equip¬ 
ment for home use. It produces a leather 
at much less cost, and of equal quality 
and superior appearance, but it is lacking 
in the waterproofing qualities. Thinner 
hides arc selected for upper leather, and 
even these are either split into halves or 
they are shaved down to the required 
thickness. 
Drainage Through Adjoining Property 
What are my rights in New York State 
in keeping a ditch open? The water flows 
on my property, and some moans, are 
necessary to carry it from my property. 
This is not a stream, but in a wet season 
the outlet is not sufficiently open to allow 
the water to pass out rapidly enough, 
caused by the accumulation of grasses and 
seepage. My neighbor next to me says 
he is willing and anxious to open his 
ditch, if his neighbor on the south will 
open his. This would help me to quite 
an extent, but I believe lie 1ms small fears 
of that coining to pass without pressure, 
which is now lacking. I believe there 
are some rights available to me to compel 
these neighbors of mine to get in that 
ditch with a scythe and shovel. They 
also have land that this same ditch drains, 
or should drain, and get that water course 
open, fan I open the ditch with labor 
employed by me and collect expenses from 
them, or can I compel them to open the 
ditch? M. c. 
New York. 
Unless your neighbor is willing to open 
a ditch for the purpose of draining wet 
or swamp land, the ouiy way you can 
compel him to do so is by making a proper 
application to the Drainage Commission 
of the State of New York, which com¬ 
mission will determine the necessity for 
such drainage ami ascertain the compen¬ 
sation to be made to the owners through 
which the ditch will necessarily pass. 
We recently outlined in this paper the 
full procedure for obtaining drainage. 
N, T. 
ARBOIA 
IVt ''NHUe Va\n\ 
A WHITE paint and disinfectant 
combined in powder form that 
is ready to use as soon as mixed 
with water, and is applied with 
brush or spray pump. Will not 
clog the sprayer, has no disagree¬ 
able odor and doesn't flake, blister 
or peel off. It can be applied to 
wood, brick, stone, cement or over 
whitewash. 
Used Instead of 
Whitewash and Disinfectants in 
Statales Dairies 
Hog Houses Cellars 
Poultry Houses Outbuildings 
Makes work easier to do 
Saves time, fcbor and money 
Gives better results 
Trial packages..30 
10 pounds <10 gals.). 1.25 
20 pounds (20 gals.). 2.50 
50 pounds (50 gals.). 5.00 
200-pound bags. . :. 18.00 
25% extra in Texas and Rocky 
Mountain States 
Your hardware, paint, drug or seed dealer 
has Carbola or can get it. If not, order 
direct—prompt shipment by parcel post 
or express. 
CARBOLA CHEMICAL CO., Inc. 
299ElyAve. Depl.fi, Long Island City. N.Y. 
Walker.Tena. save; Alto- 
_ . get her I have bought over 600 
I'OTOC rods of your fence and find 
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Why 
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Remember, too, my prices are always 
Freight Prepaid 
prices. That takes the guesswork 
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