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Farm Mechanics 
Conducted by Robert H. Smith, of the Canton Agricultural School 
Canton, New York 
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Draining a Wet Cellar 
Four years ago I built a cellar under 
my house without a drain or outlet, with 
extra strong cement sides and floor. It 
is fairly dry in Summer, hut gets full of 
water the three other seasons. I could 
not put a drain tile in, as the ditch into 
which I would have to run it is about 
400 ft. away, and not deep enough. Last 
Summer 1 put on an extra heavy coat 
of cement, but when Fall rains came the 
water came through just the same. 
Finally I put a gas pipe under the floor 
and led it into a basin 2 ft. below floor 
level ; the water runs through pipe into 
this 2-ft. square cement basin, and this 
beeps cement from cracking from water 
pressure. If 1 make a cesspool, could I 
run cellar drain into it? Would it carry 
off the water? If you think it would 
work, will you tell me how to make it? 
We have clay soil here, and it is very 
level for miles around. j. N. Insufficient Water Pressure 
North Ohnstead* O. T i. _* , ,, 
I had a bathroom ^stalled last Fall, 
There is very little chance that a cess- but find I do not have enough force of 
pool dug as you have suggested would water; that is, we can only draw water 
take care of the drainage water from from one faucet at once. We have 
your cellar. You state that, the ground is %-in. pipe from the spring to the house, 
clay and that it is very level. Under and the house is also piped with %-in. 
these conditions it is probable that the pipe. How would I get the most force, 
water table is also comparatively flat and by putting in a 2 or 2-in. pipe and run- 
parallel with the surface of the ground, ning it a little way, then reducing to the 
and consequently when the pit was dug %-in.. or by putting an inch pipe clear 
deep enough to permit draining the cellar to the house? The plumber said we had 
into it, the water would stand as deep a 15-lb. pressure. The pipe has only been 
in the pit ns in the cellar, and there down a few years, and we do not want 
would be no opportunity of flow. Prob- to take it all up if it is not necessary, 
ably the best chance for a dry cellar Wellsburg. N. Y. E. M. 8. 
under the conditions that you outline ~ . , , . . x , 
would be to take care of all roof water You have ueglceted to give me the dis¬ 
hy means of eaves troughs and down tanec from the house to the spring, also 
spouts, carrying the water some little the_amount of fall from the house to the 
distance away from the house. Also to s T r ! ng ' so that 1 ai F somewhat in the 
grade up around the cellar so that there dark regards conditions. If you have 
will he no chance of surface water find- a Pressure of 15 lbs. at the faucet, hew¬ 
ing its way in. The ground water com- pv,, r, it would indicate a fall of -about 
ing into the cellar could be led to a sump .Putting down a- short, length of 
and puiapad nut, either by engine or btrge pipe will do little good in this case; 
motor. Department of Agriculture Year a whole line laid from 1-in. pipe will 
Hook for 1019 contains a paper on “llow offcr lp ss friction, am] consequently dis- 
to Obtain a Dry Cellar.” which might charge water move freely, 
bo of help to you. as it describes several If there is sufficient fall, and from what 
methods of waterproofing. It can be I understand from your letter there ap- 
obtained from your Congressman at pears to be, you can get water in the 
Washington upon request. bathroom with a faucet opened below by 
placing a small range boiler upright in 
" the cellar and connecting it by a tee at 
Creosote in Chimney *be bottom to the pipe line where it 
_ , . enters the house. All the other openings 
I have a large hot-air furnace in which in the boiler should be plugged with the 
I burn wood during the Winter, throw- exception of provision left for connecting 
ing m any big chunks that will go on an air pump occasionally as the need 
t rmmgh the fire door. The furnace arises. 
rapidly gets choked with the tar-like sub- The theory of this outfit is this: Your 
stance, and m fact. I am obliged to put bathroom faucet fails to flow now when 
a pail under furnace pipe to catch the another faucet in the house is open be- 
water that drips from the wood smoke, cause the resistance to flow or pipe fric- 
1 he smoke is so full of this tar-like tion is great enough to hold the water 
liquid that the chirney itself is Stained hack to such an extent that it onlv flows 
frmn top to bottom, soaking through the fast enough to fill one faucet, and natur- 
bncks and discoloring the Avails. My a llv flows from the lower one W r ith the 
Chimney is not very straight, having a range boiler connected in n* described, it 
decided bend near tlie root, while the will flow- as before, working np into the 
furnace smoke pipe enters also on a boiler, which, being closed at the top, 
beml, but nevertheless, in spite of the causes the air to be compressed above the 
crookedness of chimney T seem to have water. When a faucet is opened now 
plenty "f droit. Whether the wood this compressed air above the water will 
burped is dry or green makes no differs force it out with a force equal to the 
enee, and the condition of the outside entire head of the spring, and the pipe 
atmosphere is of no consequence, for rain through which it has to flow is so much 
or shine I Can catch in a day about half shorter, simply the house pipes, that it 
a pail of this water, whose odor per- will flow- much more freely from the fan- 
mCates the entire house I have asked cets. The air pump connection is ncces- 
nn.v neighbors who also burn wood m the sarv because the air in the tank will be- 
Fnrnaces, and none have this experience, come absorbed by the water and the svs- 
Lroton Lake, .V i. m. a. c. tern will not work so well. Also if is nse- 
The trouble that you speak of is a ^ ’ n giving the tank a slight initial 
very common one with chimneys carry- Pressure. r. h, s. 
ing the smoke from a wood fire. Wood_ 
admitting cold air to the ascending smoke 
column, which of course tends to increase 
condensation and the consequent trouble. 
Use every means possible to have a short 
clear smoke pipe, tight and warm. Avoid 
long horizontal pipes. Sometimes, where 
a pipe passes through an unheated room, 
heating the room will keep the pipe above 
the condensation point. 
There are (wo <luvernnient bulletins, 
No. 11!*4 and No. 1230. “Operating the 
Horne Heating Plant” and “Chimneys 
and Fireplaces—How- to Build Them,” 
that deal with home heating. Neither 
of them, however, takes up specifically 
the trouble that you mention, but both 
contain many good suggestions relative 
to chimney construction and home heat¬ 
ing plant operation, and are well worth 
some study. They are obtainable through 
your Congressman at Washington. 
Drive Out Disease 
Your flocks and herds represent a cash investment. Good sense suggests that 
you keep them in living-quarters where they are not exposed to their ever-ready 
enemies—contagious disease, lice and mites. 
makes the job of whitewashing and disinfecting a matter of one operation— 
turns a mean job into easy, rainy-day work. It increases the light more than 
whitewash and helps make buildings clean and sanitary—a condition necessary 
if poultry and livestock are to be free from the losses and troubles caused by 
lice, mites and contagious diseases. 
Use it Instead of Whitewash and Disinfectants 
Carboia comes in powder form with a disinfectant already combined. It is 
ready to use as soon as mixed with water and can be applied either with a 
brushy or sprayer to wood, brick, stone, cement or over whitewash. Carboia 
doesn't blister, flake nor peel off. It doesn’t clog the sprayer and it dries out 
clear white. Carboia can be kept in powder form or mixed and left standing 
in pail without spoiling. One gallon covers 200 square feet. 
And don’t forget that the dry powder is unexcelled as a louse powder and 
costs less than most brands. Use it on poultry, cattle, horses, hogs, etc., just 
as other louse powders are used. Carboia is harmless to the smallest chick or 
fro stock that licks a painted surface. 
Your hardware, seed, drug or paint dealer has Carboia or can get it. If not, order direct. Prompt 
shipment by post or express. 
10 Ibt. (10 gals. 1 $1.25 andpottage 20lbi. (20 tilt. $2.50 dtlirered 50 lb*. (50 *«!».' $540 deliver'd 
200 lb. bag* $18.00 Trial package and iatereating booklet 30c pottpaid 
Add 25% for Texas and Rocky Mountain States 
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Coal Ashes in Concrete 
I have three or four cellars to cement, 
and want to use sifted coal ashes in place 
of sand. To one shovel of cement how 
many shovels of sand or ashes would bo 
about right? g. g. wai.tham. 
Coal ashes, or rather the clinkers, the 
hard, fused and lmluirnable portions of 
the coal, from which the ashes and other 
refuse have been sifted out. is sometimes 
used for unimportant concrete work, 
M hen so used it replaces the stone in the 
Concrete, and sand and cement are added 
in the proportion of one part cement, 
two parts of clean, well-graded sand and 
four parts of screened clinkers. Con¬ 
siderable judgment should be used in the 
selection of the clinkers, and if gravel 
or crushed stone are obtainable their use 
is to he advised using the clinkers as a 
porous under layer for the floor, wetting 
it and ramming it in place. I would 
also advise against the proportioning of 
concrete mixtures by shovelfuls. This is 
not aeon rale, although good results are 
often obtained by this rather rough 
method of measuring. To a certain ex¬ 
tent it is much like guesswork. Better 
make a bottomless box holding two cubic 
feet, 2x2 ft. by ft in. deep. Fi'l this level 
full of sand and twice level full of clinkers 
or stone-, add a sack of cement, and the 
job is measured to a certainty each time. 
Also measure the water used and add 
the same number of pails to each hatch 
mixed after the correct amount has been 
determined. The result will be concrete 
of an even consistency. 
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