1907. 
685 
QUESTIONS ABOUT PROPERTY. 
Please give a short form of will, whereby a 
person could write his or her own will, hav¬ 
ing it properly witnessed, and making it a 
legal document. a. m. b. 
New York. 
A short form for a will is the follow¬ 
ing, where there is no trustee, guardian 
or conditions: 
I, A. B., of-, N. Y., being of sound 
mind make, publish and declare this as 
my last will. 
1. I bequeath to my beloved wife C- 
absolutely in lieu of dower. 
2. I devise to my son D., and his heirs, 
my farm in -, known as the H. 
farm. 
3. I bequeath to my daughter, and her 
heirs, the following mortgages due me. 
4. All the rest I bequeath and devise 
to X, Y and Z share and share alike. 
A. B. (seal) 
We, N. M. and O. P., of -, do 
certify that we hereby witness the at¬ 
testation of this will by A. B. this day, 
all signing in the presence of each other 
and at the request of A. B. 
N. M„ of -. 
O. P.. of -. 
While any laymen may be able to draw 
a valid will, yet it is never safe to de¬ 
pend upon such, as certain provisions of 
law must be complied with. It is so easy 
to defraud heirs by a spurious will that 
the law is strict so as to protect the inno¬ 
cent and to execute the directions of ‘the 
testator. In the interest of prudence we 
suggest that you consult a local attorney. 
If a man gives bis wife money and she buys 
a farm with it in her own name, and then 
dies, leaving children, could the husband get 
any of it, or would the children get all? 
New York. w. b. d. 
In case wife dies leaving no will, with 
a child born alive the husband has the 
income or use of her real property for 
life, after his death it descends to ljer 
heirs. But she may dispose of all of her 
property by will, while the husband can¬ 
not deprive widow of her dower right, 
which is one-third of the income from his 
realty. In this case the children have title 
but subject to the life estate of the 
husband. 
What should be done in case an uncle and 
aunt die and make no will, having no brothers 
or sisters, no one nearer than niece and 
nephew? Would their great nephew and niece 
come in for a share of the property? 
Pennsylvania. J. E. l. 
As there was no will and deceased left 
surviving no parents, children, brothers 
or sisters the nephews and nieces inherit 
equally both the personal and real prop¬ 
erty. If a niece or nephew is dead then 
their children are entitled to the share 
due the deceased parent. Children or 
grandchildren will always inherit the por¬ 
tion descending to their parents or grand¬ 
parents should the latter die first. 
A soldier purchases real property with his 
pension money. To what extent is that ex¬ 
empt from taxes and levy by creditors? 
New York. A. D. 
Pension money, military pay, medals, 
uniforms and gifts from the Government 
to one for serving in army or navy is 
exempt from all taxes, and execution dur¬ 
ing the life of that person; after his 
death it will be subject to debts or execu¬ 
tions as other funds. Personal property 
purchased by such funds will be equally 
exempt. Party seeking to be exempt must 
send written statement to tax authorities 
setting forth that the property was bought 
by military money. Real property bought 
with such funds and held by the soldier 
or his wife is exempt from taxes, and 
process of his creditors even after his 
death. If it is shown that he bought it 
with military money he can give clear 
title despite any claims or judgment there 
may be against him. 
What does a wife inherit from husband 
in case of no will? h. m. p. 
New York. 
If husband dies intestate, leaving one 
or more children, the widow takes one- 
third and the children receive the balance 
of the personal property; when no chil¬ 
dren she is entitled to one-half. Of the 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
real property she is entitled to a life 
interest. She is always entitled to her 
dower estate, which is one-third of the 
income of the real property for her life 
after the death of the husband. She can¬ 
not be deprived of this except by her own 
deed or divorce. The courts protect her 
dower rights carefully. When a man 
owns real property it is wiser that he 
leave a will, otherwise the title to the 
land may be involved during the life of 
the widow. The widower has same rights 
in estate of wife as stated above. A 
person should leave a will unless he is 
willing that his personalty be divided 
equally. _ 
WHY DOES CABBAGE CRACK? 
I have seen only the hard-headed va¬ 
rieties burst and that with us only occurs 
when rains with growing weather come 
following a dry time. During the dry 
time the cabbage ceases to grow and in 
a measure matures. Then follows the 
growing time and the outside fails to 
grow as fast as the inside parts and the 
head hursts. Sticking a spade down and 
slightly lifting the plant or even twisting 
it about so as to start the roots, will re¬ 
tard the growing and prevent bursting. 
I find small heads just as likely to burst 
as the large. In fact, I don’t believe size 
has anything to do with the cracking or 
bursting. j. s. woodward. 
Potash for Rye; Sulky Plows. 
F. E. K., Hortondille. N. Y .—What do you 
think of using potash on rye? I always 
have an abundance of straw, but not so much 
grain as I should have. I have been using 
stable manure and the straw would grow up 
seven or eight feet tall, but not much grain. 
Now I think of using potash alone. Please 
give me your opinion about it. How much 
to use per acre, and whether in Fall or 
Spring? I mean muriate of potash. Also 
what do you thluk of a riding sulky plow in 
stiff clay soil, with plenty of small stones 
but not many rocks? I would get one but 
know nothing about them, as they are not 
used here and people have an idea they are 
much harder on a team than a walking plow. 
Ans. —Without knowing more about 
the soil we should think that both potash 
and phosphoric acid are needed. The 
stable manure furnishes nitrogen which 
accounts for the heavy straw but both 
other elements are needed to make grain. 
We should use a mixture of three parts 
acid phosphate and one part muriate of 
potash—250 pounds or more of the mix¬ 
ture per acre. From our experience a 
sulky plow would do good work in such 
soil. We found it a little heavier draft 
than a walking plow. 
Corn and Potato' 
Scoop Fork 
H ANDLE your Corn, Potatoes, Onions, Turnips, Beets, Cabbage, etc., 
with this Fork this Fall. 
It will make the work so much easier and shorter , and do it so much 
better, that you will never again use any other tool for its purposes. 
It does not shell off corn nor stick into cobs; It does not cut nor bruise 
vegetables; it screens out dirt, snow, loose grains, etc ; it will screen coal 
and lime; its straight tines have flat, blunt ends; it loads and delivers easily; 
it has the handiest hang you ever saw,—fits the hands and the work, and 
will outwear several old style scoops. 
The handle made of the best ash Is 30 Inches long, \)4 Inches thick, strong and shapely. 
The fork is 14 inches wide, the tines 14 inches long and about Inches apart. The fork 
and shank are forged fromonc solid piece- of steel, tough and elastic In temper,—the 
“TRUE TEMPER” KIND. 
It is one of those "best tools you have ever bought at the same prices you have al¬ 
ways paid,” that saves time , labor and money. 
By all means, get one of these Farm Scoop Forks this season. You will count it 
one of the best investments you ever made. 
II your stores haven’t them, send us $1.50 and we will promptly express you one. 
AMERICAN FORK & HOE CO., 
Ask /or our Free 
Catalogue. 
JU1UUI« 
1544 American Trust Bldg. 
Cleveland, Obio 
This is Where 
the Hard Work 
is Done 
and this is where some spreaders 
give you trouble. It’s easy enough to 
build the front end of a spreader— 
the front end is a wagott \ the back end 
is a machine. 
In SUCCESS Manure Spreaders 
28 years’ experience insures no 
trouble at the business end. Twenty- 
eight years has eliminated the trouble¬ 
making things. 
We tried gear drives—they won’t 
do. We saved you the trouble of try¬ 
ing them. 
We tried smaller axles—they won’t 
stand the strain. 
We tried all woods for the frame and 
have settled on second-growth white ash. 
Look at that cut again—See the heavy 
iron brace from the beater end to the 
driving axle. It removes all strain from 
theend of the body and makes the cylin¬ 
der run freely without binding. 
See the big driving wheel and the chain 
—that’s a steel-pin chain—the only kind 
that will work satisfactorily. 
We can't begin to tell you in an adver¬ 
tisement all the good points in SUCCESS 
Spreaders, but when you get ready to 
buy a spreader do three things. 
First —Write for our spreader book. It 
tells plainly and truthfully about SUC¬ 
CESS Spreaders. It will start you 
right in the selection of a spreader. It 
will be a standard to guide you in ex¬ 
amining others. 
Second —When we send the catalog we 
tell you who sells SUCCESS Spreaders 
in your locality. Go to that dealer and 
see one. Examine it thoroughly. Com¬ 
pare it with others. 
Third —And most important of all—Go to 
some man who has used a SUCCESS 
for a few years and ask him what he 
thinks of it. 
Do this and you will have Success 
with your manure spreading. 
KEMP & BURPEE MFG. CO., Syracuse, N. Y. 
THE FIRST STEEL FRAME BARN BUILT 
IN THIS COUNTRY 
was erected by ns in 1905, 
as shown in the accompany¬ 
ing' illustration. This and 
our other steel truss de¬ 
signs give the entire space 
of the building for storage 
with 
NEITHER BEAM NOR 
POST IN THE WAY. 
By our system of movable 
carrier track the load can 
be dropped at any place 
without forking or hand¬ 
ling, requiring no help in 
the barn while unloading. 
On account of the rapid 
advance in the price of 
lumber these structures are 
little more expensive than 
timber. They have so many 
advantages that any one in 
tending to build should 
GIVE THIS SUBJECT 
CAREFUL THOUGHT. 
It is worth considering 
that these barns are abso¬ 
lutely lightning proof, that 
danger from fire is materi¬ 
ally lessened, and that they 
are much more convenient, 
spacious and durable than 
wood barns. 
We prepare plans for steel 
barns, warehouses, imple¬ 
ment sheds, water works 
systems, etc. 
LET US FIGURE ON YOUR IDEAS AND SUGGEST PLANS. 
WARSAW-WILKINSON COMPANY, Warsaw, New York. 
