1005. 
TIIE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
21 I 
FARM SLED IN MARYLAND. 
Having read in The R. N.-Y. many 
articles describing handy and inexpensive 
implements in use by the farmer, I take 
pleasure in sending you two drafts of a 
sleigh, shown in accompanying diagrams, 
showing its construction, which I am us¬ 
ing with entire satisfaction under the axles 
of a democrat wagon. The people, of the 
Eastern Shore of Maryland are having 
more snow this Winter than they have 
had in many years, and all sorts of sleighs 
are being brought in use. Many people 
have looked with much curiosity at the 
one I am using. Take a 2 x 12-inch plank 
and cut of? two pieces, each three feet 
long; dress with a jack plane, lay to¬ 
gether flat and with a wing divider, de¬ 
scribe the arc of a circle with a radius 
of 20 inches; this will give a good turn¬ 
up for the front of the runners. Slightly 
round the heel. This done set the run¬ 
ners up 38 inches apart, and lay across 
StcU 
the top of them two pieces 2 x 4-inch oak 
4 feet 10 inches long, leaving them ex¬ 
tending over each side o* the runner equi¬ 
distant. Place the rear piece four inches 
from heel of runners, and set it in half its 
thickness (one inch). Place the forward 
piece 14 inches from the rear one, and set 
in the runner. Bore an 11-16-inch hole 
through the cross piece and down in the 
runner nine inches deep; u^e a 0/10-inch 
bit and continue the hole through the run¬ 
ner. Now drive a Y& x 12-inch threaded 
bolt in the hole tight. This bolt will an¬ 
swer the purpose of holding the cross 
piece, bracing the runner and preventing 
it from splitting. Cut two pieces of oak 
2x4 inches, 22 inches long, and place 
between ends of runner braces A to B, 
and fasten with (4-inch bolts seven inches 
long. In the center of the pieces A, B, 
and close to the top, bore a hole the size 
of the axle of the wagon. Have a black¬ 
smith make a clip to go over the axle and 
bolt to the piece A B. Heavy hoop iron 
will answer very well for shoes to pro¬ 
tect the wood runners. The shoulders of 
the axle should set inside the braces A, B. 
Two such bobs placed under the axles of 
a spring wagon make a comfortable sleigh. 
I selected my material from odds and ends 
of a carpenter shop, using hoops from a 
hogshead for shoes, the only cost being 
for clips over the axles, which amounted 
to 60 cents. E. J- R - 
Lloyds, Md.__ 
BUILDING A HENHOUSE. 
After reading “The Business Hen” I wish 
to ask you a few questions. I have an 
upper story 22 x 32, which I am using for 
a henhouse ; it being somewhat cold I thought 
of putting “three X" building paper all over 
it tight to tlie boards, and then nail on 
one by three and cover with tarred paper, 
leaving a dead air space. The inside has 
been covered with frost. Will it be neces¬ 
sary to spray with kerosene emulsion on 
account of hen lice before 1 put the paper 
on? Shall I have to put in ventilators, and 
if so how many and how large? w. s. 
Lyndonville, X. Y. 
There is no doubt that a house built as 
stated would be all right provided the 
dead-air space was perfect, but in our ex¬ 
perience it is almost impossible to build a 
henhouse out of ordinary lumber with a 
perfect dead-air space, and if it is not 
perfect you are no better off than you 
were before. A much better and cheaper 
way is to ceil up the inside, packing straw 
between the inner and outer boarding. 
This will make the house both dry and 
warm. Straw should also be packed 
overhead, and instead of building ven¬ 
tilators use plenty of muslin in the win¬ 
dows in place of glass. It should cer¬ 
tainly be sprayed with kerosene, crude 
petroleum or some such lice extermi¬ 
nator before you cover up the present 
side walls. floyd q. white. 
Why the Cement Wall Cracked. 
G. 8., Spokane, Wash .—A year ago I had 
a water tank built of stone and cement by a 
regular stone mason. After it. was tilled it 
cracked. I had it repaired, but it cracked 
again : it was again repaired and seemed 
to be all right. It has now cracked again. 
The crack is from top to bottom It) feet 
long in a crooked line. The opening is so 
small the crack can just be seen, but it 
lets water through. The wall is 2'4 feet 
at bottom and 1 14 foot at top, and tank bolds 
10,000 gallons. IIow can it be repaired so 
it will not crack again? 
Ans. —G. S.'s wall cracked through im¬ 
proper foundation. A wall might crack 
by outward pressure of water, but to 
crack the wall would take the greater 
strain, and therefore if the pressure would 
crack it the same pressure would wash 
it down entirely. The wall may quit set¬ 
tling in time, and if it does it can be 
plastered and then be all right. It may, 
however, continue to settle till the work is 
ruined entirely. Time alore can tell. 
This demonstrates again the importance 
of the foundation. e. j. h. 
Purity of Paris-Green. 
■I. T. E.. Laurel. I>el .—The I’arls-grpen we 
got hero is in paper boxes (labeled “pure 
Paris-green”). We have to use it so heavily 
that it injures the tops before killing the 
bugs. How much of the purest Paris-green 
should be used tin dry statei on an acre 
without, injuring the tops? 
Ans. —Paris-green is sometimes adulter¬ 
ated, but not so frequently as farmers gen¬ 
erally believe. Analyses made by the 
N. Y. Experiment Station indicate that 
most of the Paris-green sold in this State 
is of good quality. Much of the injury to 
potato foliage resulting from the use of 
Paris-green is due to carelessness in appli¬ 
cation. Particular care should be taken 
to distribute it evenly and always to use 
lime with it. In localities where potatoes 
are subject to blight or flea-beetles, Paris- 
green should always be used with Bor¬ 
deaux Mixture, and then there is ro dan¬ 
ger of injuring the foliage. One to two 
pounds of Paris-green in 50 gallons of 
Bordeaux may be used with entire safety. 
One pound per acre is sufficient to control 
bugs if applied properly and at the right 
time. Bugs are much easier poisoned while 
small. It is impossible to state definitely 
how much Paris-green may be safely ap¬ 
plied dry to an acre of potatoes. Some¬ 
times as much as two pounds per acre 
does no harm, but as a rule the use of 
more than one pound per acre is attended 
with risk. There are two simple tests for 
the purity of Paris-green. 1. When 
crushed between two pieces of window 
glass the presence of lumps showing white 
inside indicate adulteration. 2. Pure Paris- 
green readily dissolves in ammonia, giv¬ 
ing a deep blue color. f. c. stewart. 
Geneva, (N. Y.) Exp. Station. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
K. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply am. 
“a square deal.” See guarantee, page 18. 
A 
WILL R- 
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Every Farmer 
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