Jht RURAL NEW- WORKER 
541 
Subscribers , Exchange 
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Exchange will be found on page 543. 
FOR SALE—One to 100 colonies bees, bee hives; 
white honey. 00 lbs., 15e lb.; 120 lbs., 14e 
per lb.; dark honey. 8e. CHARLES SCHILKE, 
Matawan. N. J. 
FOR SALE—Pure maple syrup, $2.25 per single 
gnlliui $2 per gallon in five-gallon lots. A. 
E. WEAVER, Fillmore, X. Y. 
Farm Mechanics 
Conducted by Robert H. Smith, of the Canton Agricultural School 
Canton, New York 
Pumping with Compressed Air 
A spring is located about 400 yards 
from a dwelling, with practically no fall. 
The desire i* to install a water-pressure 
system in cellar of dwelling, to he run by 
electric motor, forcing water direct to 
faucets, with no tank, except at spring. 
Would this be practicable. <>r would water 
have to be forced to a tank above the 
house? W.J. S. 
East Stroudsburg, Pa. 
It will not be necessary to store water 
anywhere to secure a supply from this 
spring. Au electric motor, air compressor 
and compressed-air tank can lie installed 
in the basement of the house. A supply 
of compressed air is maintained in the 
tank, and this supply piped to the spring, 
where it is used to operate an automatic 
pump. The pump is controlled by the 
opening or dosing of -a faucet anywhere 
on the water line leading from it. the re¬ 
lease of pressure on one side of the pump 
resulting from the opening of a water 
faucet, starting the pump, which continues 
to pump as long as the faucet remains 
open. Closing the faucet stops the pump. 
No water is stored, lint is pumped fresh 
from the spring when wanted. Com¬ 
pressed air, the motive power, only is 
stored. 
Building Fishpond 
Many years ago there was a trout pond 
on this farm, hut before we came here 
the dam had given way so that the place 
is now a hayfield. Could 1 run a pipe 
from the brook into this pond? There is 
a natural pool about 75 ft. above, where 
it could be piped to the pond. I have 
about 30 ft. of 4-in. sewer pipe. The pond 
has a high bank on one side and end; 
the other side would have to be built up 
with dirt from the bottom. Would that 
hold the water, nud would I have to have 
a cement dam for the overflow? Pond is 
about 75x40 ft. Formerly the brook ran 
into the pond, but I would like to have it 
piped on account of the high water in the 
Spring. Could I raise trout iu this pond 
if arranged in this way? E. M. 
Vermont. 
Judging from your description. I would 
say that there would be no great difficulty 
in arranging a pond as you suggest. The 
wall for the open side conhl he made of 
earth, with a clay center, thoroughly 
mixed and puddled as the bank is built 
upward. The overflow could he .taken 
care of by laying a horizontal pipe 
through the base of this hank, the end 
projecting into the proposed pond being 
fitted with a tec. Au upright pipe could 
then be fitted into the tee, with the top 
at the proposed water level. Overflow or 
waste water would thou flow iut<» this, 
down the upright pipe, and out through 
the horizontal length beneath the dam, 
the top of the bank always being above 
the water level, and not needing a waste 
weir for surplus water to flow over. The 
other end of the tee can he fitted with a 
gate or valve, and used when it is desired 
to drain the pond to the bottom. 
If proper conditions of water supply, 
temperature, bottom growth, and charac¬ 
ter are present, there seems no reason 
why a few trout could not he kept in this 
l>ond if the food supply was maintained. 
Communication with the Department of 
Agriculture at Washington. D. C . would 
bring you available bulletins on this sub- ' 
ject. and should be obtained and studied 
before constructing the pond. 
Electric Power Companies and the Right 
of Eminent Domain 
Wliat are the rights of electric power 
comnanies in getting a right of way? 
Have they the right of eminent domain? 
A company has this Winter surveyed at 
least three lines near us; two of them 
crossed the farm the longest Way (nearly 
one-half mile) in the middle of the prop¬ 
erty, seriously damaging it for farm pur¬ 
poses. They want 100 ft. wide for a line 
of towers ami two Hues of poles, prac¬ 
tically ruining the property for develop¬ 
ment. We are within four miles of 
Springfield city liall. in a rapidly growing 
community, with every indication that the 
land will be wanted for building purposes 
within a few years. I told the claim 
agent that if they built the line, I should 
expect them to pay what the land would 
he worth for building lots when the time 
comes to develop it. M.v father refused 
to sign any papers at any price. They 
are now working on another line that 
only touches us on one corner, where the 
damage will he very slight, but the neigh¬ 
bors are ns much interested as ever, and 
most of them have set their prices on the 
same basis we did. Nobody seems to 
know whether the company could condemn 
the right of way, and I would like a legal 
opinion on it. both for the benefit of the 
locality and for people iu other places who 
are meeting such propositions now, and 
will meet more and more of them in the 
near future. e. f. b. 
Massachusetts. 
The right of eminent domain is an at¬ 
tribute of sovereignty, which the State 
may grant or withhold at will. It rnav be 
defined ns the right of State as sovereign 
to take at any time private property of 
any citizen for public use by paying suit¬ 
able compensation therefor. The right is 
inherent in all governments. The law of 
eminent domain can be. invoked to take 
private property only for public use. Un¬ 
questionably an electric light or power 
company organized for the purpose of fur¬ 
nishing power to the public, if tile public 
needs such power, can obtain a right of 
way by eminent domain. The power com¬ 
pany. however, must show a reasonable 
necessity for the right of way before they 
can procure the same by condemnation. 
X. T. 
Insufficient Water Supply 
I have an electric water supply system, 
connected from a driven well, but do not 
seem to get the amount of water that the 
pump >s suppposod to draw. In fact. I 
could have drawn more water from the 
same well with the hand pump that, was 
attached before I had electric pump in¬ 
stalled. The well pipe about 10 ft. be¬ 
low surface of cellar, where pump is in¬ 
stalled,^ It may be that the flow of water 
is nor fast cm-ugh to give pump sufficient 
water. Pump is supposed to draw 180 
gallons an hour. _ I would like to draw 
out the IVi-in. pipe which is now iu the 
well, and enlarge the hole to 12 or 14 in. 
in diameter, and about 3 ft. or so deeper, 
thereby always holding a small amount 
of water to draw from, and probably then 
the flow would) be sufficient to give me 
enough water to fill the pressure tank to 
working capacity, about (55 gallons, which 
would he enough for a couple of days. 
Can you suggest how, after I have well 
opening enlarged to 12 or 14 in.. I can 
keep the sides from falling in? Dr. you 
think I could sink a hot-water boiler, 
such ns is used on ranges, in this hole, 
and have it hold a small supply (say 20 
gallons) t Do you think I could use drain 
tde iu the same manner, which would he 
much easier? Does the water in a well 
flow better during the Spring and Sum¬ 
mer than it does in Winter, when the 
ground is frozen? w. F. 
Rosomlnle, X. Y. 
A driven well h quite likely to furnish 
hut a meager supply of water at first, but 
will frequently develop with use. slow and 
steady pumping continued over a long 
period of time, sometimes clearing the 
soil about the lower end of the pipe of 
fine particles, making a storage place for 
water, and thus developiug the well. If 
your well has been put down but recently, 
it might be worth while to try developing 
it in this way before taking it up; a little 
work might make a satisfateorv water 
supply out of it. If it is decided" to take 
uj> the present pipe, however, sewer pipe 
will make a satisfactory lining for the 
new well. There is also on the market a 
Well-boring device somewhat similar to a 
post-hole auger, that can he used for sink¬ 
ing a hole for the sewer pipe. A smaller 
size could he used than the one that you 
suggest. The pipe joints should he set in 
cement, and the top brought above the 
ground surface. If fitted' with a tight 
cover, it will then be protected from the 
entrance of surface water, rodents and 
insects. 
A well furnishes a greater supply of 
water during the months of Spring" and 
early Summer, as well as late Fall and 
early Winter, than it. does at other sea- 
sons of (lie year, because at these seasons 
the ground water table is higher, due to 
the greater previous rainfall saturating 
the ground. 
Dogwood Timber Cracking 
I have purchased a considerable quan¬ 
tity of dogwood, which, when thoroughly 
seasoned. I intend to use for experimental 
purposes. This wood is in 3-ft. lengths, 
and from 3 in. to (1 in, in diameter; fully 
30 per cent of this wood has cracked, 
lengthwise. Will you (ell me how to treat 
this wood so that I can keep it for about 
two years without cracking? G. l. 
Jersey City. 
The cracking that you refer to is due 
to thi> fact that lumber does not shrink 
equally in all directions. Shrinkage is 
about twice as great taugentfally, in a 
direction parallel with the annual rings, 
as it is radially, or from the center of the 
dick outward. As the moisture is re¬ 
moved from the outer layers of the stick 
it shrinks, and. becoming too small to en¬ 
close the undried center portion of the 
stick, the cheek or erack spoken of is the 
result. Checking also starts in from 
the end of the stick, as here a greater por¬ 
tion is exposed to the action of the drying 
air, causing it to dry more rapidly and 
shrink more than the portion of the stick 
protected from the drying air, ('becking 
can he lessened by slow and uniform dry¬ 
ing. painting the ends of the bolts with 
a thick paint to seal the pores, prevent¬ 
ing too rapid drying and shrinking at 
these points. United States Department 
of Agriculture Bulletin 552. "The Season¬ 
ing of Wood." will give you a lot of in¬ 
formation relative to wood drying. This 
is a professional paper, hut Van he ob¬ 
tained from the superintendent of docu¬ 
ments for a few cents—10e I think. 
HOUSE for rent; garden. BOX 6, R. F. D., 
Eqitiuunk, Pa. 
100-ACRE FARM for rent: Connecticut; very 
reasonable terms, J. RICCI, 210 East 77th 
; Street, Xew York. 
( CLUB HOUSE SITE — Two acres; near boat 
landing; grand view ba.v. beach. lighthouse; 
new bouse included; $2,300. WILLIAM W. 
I'OUST, Harnegat, X. J. 
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’ WANTED—Farm. 15 acres, house* barn, chicken 
houses, toeds and implements: near village 
aud railroad: moderate price; New York State 
or Connecticut. I*. L. A., care- Keatings, 424 
Third Avenue, New York Citv. 
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AX EXCEPTIONAL village farm bargain: 
house, 14 rooms, hath. heat, water, gas. tele¬ 
phone, hardwood Moors open tiled fireplace, 
large porch and sun parlor: beautiful flowering 
shrubs and shade; all kinds fruit, grapes; large 
barn, henhouse, icehouse: seven acres, garden 
and pasture; house cost $20.nun to build: main 
automobile road; price to quick buyer $8,000: 
$3,500 cash. OWNER, Box 43, Spotswood, 
X. J. 
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FARM—Heliport, Long Island; Hi miles sta¬ 
tion: 10 acres, all cleared; new seven-room 
bungalow, not quite completed: furniture, horse, 
wagon, plow, tools, stock, Belgian ha re -. Rufus 
Reds. Flemish Giants, Black Siberians; aru 
forc.-d to sacrifice this newly established farm 
on account of help question; twentv-nine hun¬ 
dred cash. C. PURR ALL, 020 West 135t)i 
Street, New York City. 
FOR SALE—Mountain View Farm: 111 acres; 
seven Guernsey cows, ail fresh this April; one 
bull, one heifer, one calf, team of heavy work 
Imrscs, one carriage horse. 40-ton silo. " (5 hp, 
engine aud saw outfit, all farm machinery, 
wagons carriages. sleds - basement barn, 
stanchions for IS head: fine house. 10 rooms, 
slate roof, hardwood trim and floors, running 
water, toilet and bath in house, furnace heated: 
price fur all $4.500i can be bought without 
stock. BOX 10ft. W est Hartford, Vt. 
WANTED—small farm. 15 20 acres, purr wood¬ 
land; commuting; Long Island preferred: near 
depot: fur poultry and fruit; with brook: fair 
buildings; price must, be reasonable, with terms. 
AD\ ERTISER $17. care Rural New-Yorker. 
FARM WANTED —For poultry: about 10 acres; 
lease or buy: within 30 miles .,f New York: 
near station, town, good road; give details: no 
agents. ADVERTISER 820, cure Rural New- 
Yorker. 
FOR SALE—300-acre grain aud dairy farm; fine 
location; fully equipped. Owner J. W. 
TEMPLIX, Cuutesville, Fa. 
WANTED—A bouse, about five spurious rooms, 
within 50 miles of New York City: give in¬ 
formation regarding rent, traveling, etc up to 
May 1 to ADnl.PH ITOPFER. 9 Tompkins Place, 
Glendale, L. I., X. Y. 
VINELAND, X. J.—An opportunity to acquire 
a commercial poultry phir.t now on paying 
basis: press ufl other business compels owner to 
dispose of poultry farm, consisting of 9bj acres, 
all dear, in best section of Vineland, on pro¬ 
posed .State road; seven-room house, bath, open 
fireplacp. running hot and eold water gas. elec¬ 
tric lights, old shade; block to school aud trol¬ 
ley; 9"0 S. C. W. Leghorns; capacity for 1.1"0 
layers: colony houses; running water and elec¬ 
tricity in laying houses; must dispose of by 
May 1. Write C. E. BOND, owner, 11. 3. Vine- 
land. X. J. 
$30.000—200-ACRE FARM—Six miles from Bing-' 
hamton: five miles macadam: one mile dry hill 
road; new modern barn, two silos attached": 11 
room house, in fine condition: 30 head cattle, 
including two high-grade registered bulls and 23 
registered or eligible for registry cows, besides 
calves; silage to last through the >pas.m; per¬ 
sonal prppe rty and buildings now insured for 
$30,000 at_ SO per ceut of value; this proposition 
is worth investigating by anyone who wants a 
farm from which he can get a big return. E. 
I- & E, McKIXNEY, 18*5-188 Street, 
Binghamton, X. Y. 
Miscellaneous 
HOMES WANTED—The PLACIN'! OUT BU¬ 
REAU. 415 Broome Street. New York, desires 
to communion re with responsible Catholic fami¬ 
lies who will take as members of their house¬ 
hold suitable boys between 7 aud 12 years. 
There is no greater charity than this. 
WANTED—Creamery and mil's route in pros¬ 
perous section: would consider partnership. 
ADVERTISER 754, care Rural New-Yorker. 
PURE ITnXEY—1921 extracted 60-lb. cans at 
our station, clover flavor. 38.60: buckwh-at. 
$7; 10 lbs. prepaid within 3d zone, clover. $2 15; 
buckwheat. $1.90: special prices on largo i->ts; 
agents wanted. RAY C. WILCOX. Odes- v Y. 
HONEY—Six pounds, third .true prepa: $1.00. 
^WILLIAM II. PARS1L. Monmouth Junction, 
H'iN'KY —Onondaga County clover extracted: 5 
lbs., $t.l5; 10 lbs.. $2: post pa -1: members 
Farm Bureau. RANSOM FARM l: iq Spring 
Street, Syracuse, X. Y. 
MII.K CHOCOLATE—Made at . ur dairy; box of 
120 pieces. 2 lbs. net. postpaid. $l": sold in 
stores $1.75: send remittance with order. R. 
W. WIND. Babylon. L. I.. X. Y. 
STANDING TIMBER for sale: near railroad; 
Dutchess County. Owner. ADVERTISER 704, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
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NICE ALFALFA lh cariots at a reasons! 
price. I. C. HAWKINS. Syracuse, N. Y. 
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5 ERMONT maple sucar; two grades: sugar in 
l"-lb. packages, $3 and $2 syrup, per g.. ' n, 
$2.5" and $1.7": complete price list upon re¬ 
quest. C. R. LEACH. Enosburg Falls. Vt. 
1 OR SALE—One Indiana tractor; complete with 
plow, extra rims and lug-: in first .-lass con 
dln.ui: reason for selling want larger machine. 
M hat am I offered? Will deliver within a 
radius of 100 miles. Address R. B. CHASE, 
Wyoiulng. Del. 
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FOR SALE—II. I.. K. milking machine, two 
double units: piping and engine included: 
used only nine months: 20-egg Prairie State 
Incubator T.. R. WICKHAM R. F. I>. No 1 . 1 
Augusta, N. J. 
EXTRA GOOD quality new pure Vermont 
maple svrup. $3.t>0 per gallon not prepaid: 
please send orders early: they will receive our 
prompt attention: rash with order. J. E. 
WOOLLEY, South Royalloii. Vt. 
HONEY—Pure buckwheat extracted, postpaid. 
3d zone. 22-oz. can, 32c: 5 lbs.. 99c; 10 lbs., 
$1.81; price list free. ROSCOE F. WIXSON, 
Dept, G., Dundee, N. Y. 
PURE MAPLE SYRUP — Order immediately. 
C. J. YODER, Grautsville, Md. 
STERILE EGGS—Fresh and clean, for packing 
in water-glass: delivered by the crate or 
dozen. KLI HREIt FARM, Mountaindale. Sulli¬ 
van Co.. N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Two Magics, one Standard, one 
Correct. all 42-inch coal-burning colony 
brooders, capacity each 6ve hundred chicks; 
used one season: perfect order; $15 each 
RIVERDALE POULTRY FARM. Riverdale, 
N. J. 
PURE HONEY—Finest quality; prices right; 
satisfaction guaranteed: delivered auj-where; 
circular free. FRANK PHILLIPS. Altoona. Pa. 
BOARD at comfortable farmhouse: steam heat 
hath: good meals; fine spring water; $15 per 
week. CHICHESTER. Mah-mac. Putnam Co.. 
N. Y. Telephone Mahopac 15W. 
FOR SALE—Reeman garden tractor: first check 
of $100 takes it. GEORGE W. DAVY Jean¬ 
nette, Pa. 
TRAC TOR — Four-plow Uncle Sam Exhibition 
Job: never used: wonderful bargain; inquire 
Y^ '|? nce ' MILLIARD. 825 World Building, New 
FOR SALE—Pure maple syrup, $2.23 gal • 5 
S? 1 *- «r S 1 *! f - o- b. ERNEST 
HLI.D, RloomviUe, N. Y. 
PURE Vermont sap syrup, the kind with a 
velvet tnste $2 a gallon: cash with order. 
W. S. W OODRT FF & SON. Jericho, Vt. 
M A XTED—SOO-egg Schwalgp incubator. Lib- 
erty M ilker unit. OWXLA XD . Hammond. X. Y. 
CYPHERS 390 incubators wanted. R H S\X- 
TON, Nicholson, Pa. 
HONEY — Extracted clover. 3 lbs.. $125- 10 
si buckwheat, 3 lbs.. $i."5; 10 lbs., 
trtt'V T "vTo f ' r r,‘ , Z " 1U G quality. H. F. 
\\ ILLIAMS, Romulus. N. Y. 
DELICIOUS eocoanut creams, homemade two 
pounds. $1. G. E, HILL, Yalesville. Conn. 
HIE CHOD KST new Vermont maple svrup. in 
1 gal. cans. S2: iu R, gal. ,-nns. 81.15: in ri 
gal. cans, o.>c; the choicest new Vermont maple 
sugar, in 2 5 and 11-lb. pails. 28c per lb.; In 
4. 8 and 16-oa. cakes. 30c per lb.: f. 0 . b. 
Rupert, it.: remit with order. JAY T SMITH 
Rupert, Vt. ’ 
l' 1 extracted clover honey. 5-lb. pails. $1.25- 
„ delivered hi to the 3d zone. H. J. ROREMAX’ 
Box Si, Katonah, N. Y. 
IIOMEKNIT socks refooted; send before July 
Kingston. Pa ' UL KCH ' 63 Pri "Sle Street, 
F °«?o -o I ‘ I k77? 2 'l nC !j hov<?r Newtown oil brooder, 
cio iV , 3 , ‘i n '' h hover Newtown oil brooder 
• 1". I rairie .state cal brooder. $15: one Stand¬ 
ard brooder No. 18 . SH: one New Idea coal 
h r J*ode p . $10; complete and crated. PAUL 
KIHI.. Copper Hill, X. J. 
WANTED— Chestnut timber and telephone poles 
C5L.°r.. T Y. SEAUAX brother s. 
HONEY—Pure extracted, postpaid third zone. 
ciover. 5 lbs., $1.2.5: buckwheat. 5 lbs.. $1; 
10 lbs.. $1^0. WALNUT ORCHARD FARM, 
Ithaca, N. Y. 
COUNTRY BOARD wanted by two ladies 
WELLINGTON. Room 319, 30'Church Street! 
New York. 
HiR new. fancy, pure Vermont maple syrup. 
“ v f T ? allon: sugar, per lb.. 25c. in 5 or 10- 
lb. pails, trv ROBERT OLIVER, Craiglea Farm. 
80 uth Ryegate, Vt. 
FANCY pure Vermont maple syrup. $2.50 per 
gal.: sugar, in 3 and l"-lb. pails, 40c per lb.: 
not prepaid. W. H. WARREN, North Pom- 
tret. \ t. 
1 OR SALE — Finest white clover extracted 
honey, o-lb. pail. $1.15; 10-lb. pall, $2.20: 
I"' stal zone and insured. NOAH 
BORDNER. Holgate. O. 
U AI * E1 .1 l 1 RAC' TOR — $9011: about half the 
present cost price: absolutely a- ... as new: 
has been used only two ,,r three times: we have 
tm> Pnrrptt tractors, bur Tind mdm enough for 
our "work; wo will pay the railroad f:ire here 
and return and one day’s hotel bill of anvoue 
who will purchase if on examination he finds 
satisfactory. E. p. & E. McKIN- 
M.i. list, State Street, Binghamton. N. Y. 
FOR SALE—One Beetnan garden tractor with 
parts: one grape hoe: one light draft one- 
horse I’orknor liarrbw: all .it bargain prices; 
f. o. b. Oidtown. JAMES W. SEWALL, Old- 
town, Me. 
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