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THE RURAL NEW -YORKER 
December 11, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
11 'very query must be accompanied by the name 
,'ind address of the writer to insure attention. Be¬ 
fore asking a question, please see whether it is not 
answered in our advertising columns. Ask only 
a few Questions at one time. Put questions on a 
separate piece of paper.] 
VENTILATING A CELLAR. 
7J. I)., Satula, Iowa .—I have a cellar 
that I want to veniilate. Can I do it by 
putting in 1.5 or two-inch pipe, with one 
end of the pipe extended to near the floor, 
and the other carried up to top of wall, 
then out and up along the side of the house 
10 or 15 feet? Would that ventilate it, 
-cellar being dry or is there a better way? 
Ans. —Pipes of the small dimensions 
mentioned are too small to render any 
material service in ventilating the cellar. 
Jf the cellar is dry and is used only for 
vegetables, possibly sufficient ventilation 
may be secured by opening, or providing 
an opening in one or two of the win¬ 
dows, if the cellar is provided with win¬ 
dows. If ventilation through windows is 
not possible six-inch holes may be cut 
through two of the walls of the cellar, 
and cement into these holes, with mor¬ 
tar, sections of six-inch galvanized pipe 
extending through the wall horizontally, 
allowing the pipe to project into the 
cellar sufficiently so that a damper may 
be placed in the ends of each of the 
pipes, thus permitting the openings to 
be regulated. It will hardly be neces¬ 
sary to extend the pipe vertically upward 
outside the wall, or to carry it down to 
the floor level on either side. If the 
cellar is a large one and many vegeta¬ 
bles are kept in it, eight to 10-inch pipe 
may be better than the six-inch for the 
ventilators. 
If there are windows in the cellar 
and there is an abundance of light, and 
if it is difficult to cut holes through the 
walls, a sheet of galvanized iron may 
be substituted for one pane of glass, 
and in this a section of pipe may be in¬ 
serted, or an opening cut in sections 
with a revolving damper over it, which 
would permit more or less of air to cir¬ 
culate through the cellar as desired. If 
neither of these methods is available or 
satisfactory, and there happens to be a 
partition over the cellar which extends 
continuously into the attic, an opening 
from the ceiling of the cellar into the 
space between a pair of studding in this 
partition might permit the air to pass 
directly into the attic, or the flue in the 
attic could be extended through the roof 
if that is thought more desirable. If it 
is desired to have any considerable 
change of air in the cellar there must be 
provision for air to enter as well as to 
escape from it; otherwise there can be 
little air movement, because no air can 
leave the cellar unless an equal volume 
enters it at the same time. If the cellar 
to be ventilated is partitioned off from 
another portion of the cellar which is 
abundantly ventilated air may be admit¬ 
ted from this. If one of the first three 
methods suggested is adopted no other 
provision for the entrance of air is nec¬ 
essary. __ F - H. KING. 
A POTATO CROP IN MAINE. 
■ A cousin of the writer, living in Pis¬ 
cataquis County, Maine, in the town of 
Foxcroft, in a recent letter spoke of her 
potato crop, raised by her nephew, who 
carried on her farm. Of four acres 
planted this season they had dug three 
acres at the time of her writing, and 
got 1,100 bushels, finding but very few 
hills that showed any rot. Five hundred 
bushels had been sold, and the other 600 
bushels were stored, to be held for a 
higher price. That was a yield of 366^ 
bushels per acre. I wrote for full par¬ 
ticulars, as to fertilizer used, its cost 
and the cost of all the labor per acre, 
from plowing, cultivating, spraying, dig¬ 
ging and marketing, and asked how 
many bushels the fourth and last acre 
yielded. The following are the facts 
given: The ground was plowed in the 
Fall, at the cost of $3 per acre. It was 
also harrowed in the Fall with a Cuta¬ 
way harrow, to kill the witch-grass; 
harrowed again in the Spring, the har¬ 
row made to go as deep as possible. No 
stable manure was used, but commercial 
fertilizer was applied, a ton to the acre, 
costing $35 per ton. On the fourth acre 
they put a ton of fertilizer, costing $38, 
but this only yielded 350 bushels—not 
so many as the cheaper fertilizer—mak¬ 
ing 1,450 bushels on the four acres, be¬ 
side the small potatoes. 
They were sprayed first with a one- 
horse sprayer with Paris green; after 
that, when the bugs troubled, with Bor¬ 
deaux Mixture (and, I suppose with 
Paris green added). They were sprayed 
four times with Bordeaux Mixture. One 
hundred bushels were sold at 50 cents 
per bushel, 200 bushels were put in cel¬ 
lar and the rest sold at 45 cents per 
bushel. Fourteen hundred pounds of fer¬ 
tilizer was put on at planting; when 
. they hoed or covered the potatoes, they 
put on 600 pounds more. No hand hoe 
was used, but a horse hoe, keeping them 
hilled up, and all weeds killed, as long 
as they could cultivate by reason of the 
vines; planted June 3 and 4, began to 
dig October 6; finished digging October 
16. Rainy days intervened, so that only 
seven days were occupied in digging. If 
they could have got pickers they would 
have dug them all in four days (if not 
in two days), with the digger. They 
were put into barrels, and hauled to 
market, or put in the barn. All done 
with a rush. No hand work except the 
picking. The time was not accurately 
kept of the labor, so as to state accu¬ 
rately the cost, per bushel. Since learn¬ 
ing liow to grow potatoes, they think 
they can nearly equal the yield of Aroos¬ 
took County. s. H. RECORD. 
New Hampshire. 
Questions About Drainage. 
Ji. C. T., Chester, Pa. —1. In the article on 
draining, page 1017, the writer says use 
“vitrified tile," “hard-glazed.” I do not 
see how the water can pass through the 
sides of such tile, as I suppose they are 
not porous. 2. Is the round tile preferable 
to the other? 3. Are boards needed for 
the round tile, to be placed under the tile 
I mean? 
1 . This question “How does the water 
enter the tile?” is one which is frequent¬ 
ly asked by those not familiar with the 
workings of the tile drain, and one eas¬ 
ily and convincingly answered. Practi¬ 
cally no water enters the tile through 
its sides, but it is through the joints at 
the ends of the tile that it works its 
way in, and very rapidly too, for even 
though one may have tile with the ends 
cut off perfectly evenly, and lay them 
with the greatest care, yet there will be 
a crack or opening between them of 
greater or less size. This will admit 
more water than one might think possi¬ 
ble, for in four or five rods of length 
sufficient water will enter to nearly or 
quite fill a three-inch tile, where the 
ground is saturated. A convincing illus¬ 
tration of this may be had by taking 
two small tile and placing one of them 
on end on the ground, and firming it 
down, so that as little water will escape 
as possible; then pour in water till it is 
level full, and note that none of it es¬ 
capes through the tile, whether it be soft 
or vitrified, then place another on end 
on top .of the first one, with as small a 
crack or opening as possible, and try ’to 
fill with water to the upper end also, 
and this will show how the water enters 
the tile. 2. The round or hexagonal tile 
are preferable to any other shape, as 
they permit of turning to any position 
to produce the tightest joint, for this is 
always an important point—to have as 
tight joints as possible. 3. The only oc¬ 
casions for using boards to lay the tile 
on, are where quicksands are encount¬ 
ered, or where similar conditions are 
met, as is sometimes the case when 
ditching in a very wet time, and the 
bottom of the ditch becomes too soft to 
give a firm foundation for the tile. Bu£ 
under ordinary conditions, there is no 
necessity for putting boards under the 
tile. IRVING c. H. COOK. 
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or collections to make. PERKY NURSERY CO., 
Rochester. N. Y. 
P 
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Rubbing The Clothes As Grandmother Did 
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California Privet 
Special until December 10th we offer for cash with 
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12 to 18 in.@ 12.00 per 1000 
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Booklet on CATALPA TREES 
Let me tell you about the 150 acres I am 
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H. O. ROGERS, Box 11 MEOIIANICSBURG, OHIO 
C hoice clover and grass seeds sold 
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HARRISON’S NURSERIES, Berlin, Md. 
1100 acres trees and plants. Catalog free. 
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AGRICULTURE 
Sold 
Our Tile 
East Forever 
Are thoroughly 
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of best Ohio < 'lay. 
manufacturers of 
in car-loan lots. Also 
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H. B. CAMP COMPANY, 
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Second St . Ann Arbor. Mich. 
GREENi MOUNTAIN 
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888 WEST ST.. RUTLAND, VT. 
CHOICE 320 ACRE HOMESTEADS. 
Tn the Celebrated OTTS PLAINS DISTRICT of EASTERN COLORADO that will 
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