1908. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
SOI 
TALKS WITH A LAWYER. 
Signing of Warranty Deed. 
Must a warranty deed in this State he 
signed by both seller and wife? e. g. 
Connecticut. 
Yes, to convey a good title. If the wife 
did not join in the deed she would still 
have her dower interest against the place. 
The purchaser will of course insist that she 
conveys her interest and claim in it, other¬ 
wise the title would be cumbered with a 
serious cloud. It is true that dower does 
not begin until after the death of the hus¬ 
band, but as that life is uncertain no wise 
man will pay a fair price for property with 
such a claim existing over it. 
Removal of Mail Box. 
If a man sells his farm, has he a right to 
move the mail box in front of it. nothing 
being said about it when sale was made? 
Missouri. j. s. w. 
ridge. Your next furrow on top of the 
ridge must be shallow, and the one as 
you are past it also, both about one- 
half tlie depth of the plowing. Now for 
the hollow; as soon as the stubble 
wheel goes down in the hollow raise the 
plow to a half depth furrow again, and 
also when you are in the hollow go 
one-half depth. Worked like that your 
fields will be level. Get the coulter in 
just the right place. If you set it too 
wide your plow will slide away from 
the furrow in the back and not throw 
the dirt far enough. Try it 1% inch 
to start, and adjust it on the beam so 
your plow will run level. 
We all know how nice it is to have 
straight rows and furrows; but in case 
The seller lias a right to remove such per¬ 
sonal property as is not so firmly affixed to 
the realty that it is a part of it. Such 
things as can be readily taken away with¬ 
out injury to the looks of the place are 
allowed, the mail box being of this class. 
Status of Chattel Mortgage. 
I gave a chattel mortgage on my cattle 
and furniture eight years ago. Now all 
the cattle are sold or dead, but I cannot 
pay the debt. IIow does the matter stand? 
New Jersey. s. s. 
It is likely that the chattel mortgage 
has lapsed unless it has been renewed from 
year to year. It is the practice to mal<e a 
note at same time the mortgage is given, as 
further proof of the debt, so that S. S. 
still owes the debt, but if he has no prop¬ 
erty except his furniture the creditor can¬ 
not levy on that. It may be that the note 
is outlawed. This depends on when it was 
due, and whether anything has been paid 
on account. 
A School Question, 
May I send my children to the nearest 
public school, or to the one of my district? 
New York. m. V. F. 
Each school district must give suitable 
instruction to the children of school age 
of that district. Children of other dis¬ 
tricts, however near or remote, may be 
taught upon payment of suitable tuition 
fees. Or your home district may make a 
contract with a nearby district for instruc¬ 
tion of part or all of the children on 
terms. We have known of small districts 
sending the few children to a better school 
near, paying their instruction and reducing 
the taxes from 20 to GO per cent. A few 
good graded schools are better and cheaper 
than many small district schools. Pro¬ 
visions are usually made for the conveyance 
of the children. If in doubt write the 
school commissioner. 
Reduced Fare for School Children. 
Are trolley or other lines compelled to 
carry school children at a reduced rate 
at certain hours? m. a. 
New York. 
There is no such statute in this State, 
and it is not likely that the charter of any 
company contains this restriction. Such 
a law reducing the fare to one-half in Mas¬ 
sachusetts was held constitutional by the 
highest court. It has been suggested but 
never passed here. Steam railroads give 
a reduced monthly rate to pupils, but that 
is optional with them. 
BRIEF TALK ON PLOWING. 
Suppose we have a square field of 40 
acres to plow. If our land is rolling, 
with good drainage, we will start 12 
yards from the outside and “gee” 
around, throwing the dirt all to the 
center, as it looks better to have a fur¬ 
row on the outside. Then take the first 
two furrows about two inches deep, the 
next two about three inches deep and 
the next one the full depth. If you 
plow from six to 10 you will have a 
level field without a ridge where started, 
in fact you will not find it unless you 
look sharp. 
When you are through with the first 
land take 36 yards from your furrow 
and start a new land again in the same 
way. “Gee” around again until you 
have 24 yards wide, which will leave you 
24 yards to throw the other way. For 
a dead furrow plow the same depth un¬ 
til you have four furrows left. Plow 
the two next to the last three inches 
deep and the last two two inches. Your 
field will be just as level as before you 
started plowing, after a couple of liar- 
rowings. 
As most of the plows are riding now 
we will take one of them for example. 
Take the right first, plow until the 
stubble wheel is on the middle of the 
you do get out of line let me tell you 
how to get back. Most of the crooked 
drivers look at the implement. I have 
had green men working for me sit side¬ 
ways in the seat to see the dirt fly; 
If you drive your team straight you will 
plow straight, so don’t look at the plow 
or planter or whatever it is. Get your 
riding plows adjusted to run level. If 
your plow runs highest on the stubble 
side it will slide and by taking the loose 
soil away you will find from two to 
three inches skipped. If you run the 
other side high it will take too small a 
furrow. Do not plow around a field. 
It will take longer than other plowing 
and always makes a poor job. If you 
want to plow around start in the middle 
and if you have heavy, wet land plow 
narrow lands, a dead furrow every six 
or eight corn rows. 
Always give the preference to the high¬ 
est wheels in riding plows, I have seen 
one of my neighbors wear out a small 
slanting wheel in one Fall. Don’t get 
a flimsy affair, wobbly before it is used. 
Ghent, Minn. e. c. d. 
Finnerty (who takes a dhrop) : “I see 
thet wan iv thim scientific gents says 
an occasional spree is binificial f’r some 
min.” Mrs. Finnerty: “Troth it is; I 
never yet saw a saloonkaper that didn’t 
wear fine clothes an’ a dimint ring or 
two.”—Puck. 
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