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TALKS WITH A LAWYER. 
Trespassing Sheep. 
My neighbor's sheep run through a wire 
division fence. What can I do? 
Pennsylvania. b. H. 
We advise you to write him, demanding 
that he fence in his animals, as you do not 
have to fence them out, or you will pro¬ 
ceed in trespass. If he does not remedy 
the fence call in the fence viewers, the 
town auditors, who will inspect the fence 
and report. In their report they will pro¬ 
vide for the repair and the distribution of 
the costs. 
Filing a Chattel Mortgage. 
A man buys cows from me, giving two 
notes reciting that I have a lien on the 
cows, promising to pay me after seven 
months. Can I file or record this lien? 
New York. j. a. k. 
The notes are evidence of debt, and is 
a lien as between you and the debtor, but 
there is nothing to prevent another credi¬ 
tor securing a lien, a mortgage, or sell¬ 
ing the goods of your debtor for debt. Y'ou 
should have the debtor execute a chattel 
mortgage and file this with the town 
clerk. This is valid for one year. The 
property covered is yours till the debt is 
paid. 
Title by “Adverse Possession.” 
IIow long must I live on a place In 
tliis State to acquire title by “adverse 
possession?” s. p. r. 
Sou tii Carolina. 
To secure any claim to title by “adverse 
possession” you must occupy it as owner 
for 10 years, fencing it in and defending 
it against all others. The possession must 
be actual, visible, exclusive, hostile and 
continuous., Y'ou must make this out clear¬ 
ly, as courts are hostile to this method 
of securing a home. 
Property After Divorce. 
In the case of a divorce what change 
takes place in the title to the furniture 
and other property of each ? k. w. c. 
New Y'ork. 
The property remains the same. The title 
to tlie real property does not change, ex¬ 
cept that when the divorce was granted 
because of the fault of the wife ; she forfeits 
her dower rights in the realty of her hus¬ 
band, and she loses her right to support. 
If the decree is granted because of the 
wrong of the husband provisions are made 
for the support of the wife, depending on 
the station and income of the husband. 
She also has her dower right in Ids prop¬ 
erty. As the household furniture usually 
belongs to the husband, title to same still 
vests in him. 
Meaning of a Deed. 
In a deed I convey “all the timber be¬ 
tween the brook, the road and E.’s division 
fence; meaning all the timber southeast 
of the road.” Now I find that the words 
“southeast of the road” includes more 
than tho timber between the brook, road 
and E.’s fence. IIow much passes? 
Vermont. f. s. G. 
Here the draftsman seeking to make the 
meaning plain leads to confusion. Courts 
strive to get at the meaning and intent 
of the parties as expressed by the words. 
We think that the courts would hold that 
only the timber within the road, brook 
and E.'s fence passes for these reasons: 
The three boundaries are fixed, certain and 
easily understood, while the phrase “all 
southeast of the road” is indefinite. “Spe¬ 
cific and particular words in a deed control 
over those more general.” Wheelock vs. 
Moulton 15 Vt. 519. “The express mention 
of one thing in a grant implies the ex¬ 
clusion of another.” 
A Poor Horse Trade. 
I purchased a mare at public sale, noth¬ 
ing said as to her physical condition. It 
now develops that she has the heaves 
very badly and was doctored for the day. 
Also as she is in foal, the owner of the 
stallion claims a lien on her colt for serv¬ 
ices. H. D. C. 
Pennsylvania. 
A purchaser at auction buys at his own 
risk. “Caveat ernptor,” let the buyer be¬ 
ware. Bidders should ask as to quality 
and details, as the auctioneer being the 
agent of the owner, binds the owner by his 
warranties. As to the lien for service by 
the owner of the stallion, it does not ap¬ 
pear that his horse is registered as to 
pedigree with the county clerk, nor has he 
filed any notice in the matter. 
Fence Against Cows. 
A wishes to pasture cows on land ad¬ 
joining a piece of woodland of B.'s; 200 
yards through these woods B raises cabbage 
and corn. Which must build the fence? 
Massachusetts. D. w. 
We think that you should keep your 
cattle from trespassing but suggest that 
vou demand that your neighbor share the 
cost of erecting fence. If he declines call 
in the fence viewers who have extensive 
discretion in the matter. They will report. 
A Stock Food Question. 
I bought- 100 pounds bf stock food on the 
warranty that it would prevent and cure 
hog cholera; also on the understanding 
if after using 50 pounds I did not like it 
I could return the remaining 50 pounds 
without cost for that used. I have used 
up over 50 pounds, so that they hold me for 
the full 100 pounds, i cannot find that it 
is of any value for hog cholera. What 
■an I do? b. r. j. 
Maryland. 
You will have to pay for the full 100 
pounds, as you did not comply with their 
offer. However, if the company represented 
that it will prevent and cure the cholera 
they are bound by such warranty. If these 
claims were made by the local selling agent 
you will have to show that he had authority 
to hind the company to such an extent. 
Companies are liable for these reckless 
claims to cure, but they are rarely taken 
seriously. When they are they defend on 
the ground that the user did not follow 
directions or continue long enough. We ad¬ 
vise all to rely on the findings of the ex¬ 
periment stations and not on fakers. 
KEEPING CUT POTATO SEED. 
Our custom is to plant as soon after 
the seed is cut as we conveniently can, but 
occasionally bad weather will prevent us 
from planting for several days, in one case 
over two weeks, after the seed was cut and 
soaked. So far I have observed no ill 
effect from the delay, and if there were any 
special reason, I should not hesitate to 
cut and soak the potatoes a week or two 
ahead of planting. We always dust the cut 
seed well with land plaster, and store the 
cut seed in bushel boxes; I think that so 
doing would be good practice if it was in¬ 
tended to allow considerable time to elapse 
between cutting and planting, for the plas¬ 
ter seals over the cut surfaces of the potato 
and diminishes evaporation, while the small 
storage packages will keep the seed from 
packing closely together and perhaps heat¬ 
ing or rotting. h. w. hkaton. 
Rhode Island. 
instances where too early mowing seemed 
to hurt the Alfafa, but when I thought 
of some people’s advice to cut when only 
one-tenth in full bloom, while this was a 
half or two-thirds in full bloom, I decided 
this could not be the trouble. The fine 
growth it made right after being cut caused 
me to abandon the idea that the time of 
cutting was to blame. I saw in a recent 
issue of the Breeders’ Gazette that Joseph 
E. Wing, the Ohio Alfalfa king, says one 
dare not go by the bloom in deciding when 
to cut Alfalfa. He states that one must 
wait till the second growth starts at the 
crown regardless of the stage of blossoming. 
Why this is true he does not know, but 
states that he knows by experience that such 
is the case. I give this warning, hoping it 
may be the means of saving some reader 
such a loss as I have sustained. 
Ohio. J. D. FRICKETT. 
Crimson Clover and Cow-Horn Turnips. 
./. D. O., Winchester, Va .—How much 
Cow-horn turnip seed should be used to a 
peck of Crimson clover? 
Axs.—In New Jersey we use two pounds 
of turnip seed to the peck of Crimson 
clover. Bess might answer, but we want 
to be sure of a good seeding. 
Destroying Weeds. 
What can lie done to destroy “paint 
brush” and sorrel? The farmers in this 
section of the country are finding a great 
quantity of it in their meadows? 
Oxford, N. Y. g. b. f. 
The best way to destroy Orange hawk- 
weed or devil’s paint brush is to give thor¬ 
ough culture. A short rotation of plowing 
sod and growing corn or potatoes so as to 
cultivate and hoe will keep the weed out. 
The Vermont Experiment Station suggests 
the use of salt in meadows and pastures 
which are not to be plowed. Dry salt at 
the rate of 3,000 pounds per acre (18 
pounds to square rod), is broadcast over the 
patch of hawkweed so as to fall on the 
leaves. This will kill the weeds and not 
hurt the grass. 
Sawdust in Manure. 
I believe ibe potatoes could be kept some 
weeks and perhaps months after being cut 
without injury if sufficient care was taken 
to secure the best conditions for their pres¬ 
ervation. I have frequently noticed at dig¬ 
ging time in the Fail seed pieces as sound 
ami hard apparently as at time of planting. 
If the seed pieces as fast as cut are strati¬ 
fied in dean moist sand or light clean moist 
soil so that they are separated from each 
other hy a portion of sand or earth (boxes 
could be used to hold them or they could 
be placed in a heap on the ground 1, I be¬ 
lieve they could be kept a considerable time. 
I have kept them in this way about a week 
with no injury; in fact, they are practically 
in the same condition as though they were 
planted in the ground. If this stratified 
seed is kept from drying, and at a tempera¬ 
ture low enough to prevent sprouting, why 
will it not keep for a considerable time, 
perhaps for months? Last year I cut and 
stratified about 40 bushels in boxes holding 
about a bushel each, and carried it to a 
field about a mile distant. Some of it was 
left in the field in boxes a day or two, 
covered with earth. It rained some in the 
meantime, yet this seed came up very well, 
with almost a perfect stand. On the other 
hand, seed might be nearly ruined if ex¬ 
posed in bags to the weather, or allowed 
to dry. The question of keeping the cut 
seed seems to depend largely upon how it is 
handled and treated. a. a. adams. 
Norfolk Co., Mass. 
WHEN TO CUT ALFALFA. 
The Alfalfa experts have told us to cut 
Alfalfa early, and not wait for the stems 
to become woody. Some have advised to 
cut it when only one-tenth of the blossoms 
are out. Last year when our two-year-old 
field was more than half in bloom we de¬ 
cided to cut it early and have some extra 
fine hay for the cows. We cut six rounds 
with the six-foot cut mower and only once 
since buying that machine have I regretted 
that the cutting bar was six feet long. The 
six rounds were cut in the evening but the 
next morning it looked so rainy we did not 
cut any more, and on account of the rain 
which came we did not cut any more for 
several days. When the hay was all off 
the field how I wished it all looked like the 
strip around the outside, where the new 
growth was nearly six inches high. What 
astonished me was the first cutting stopped, 
growing in a few days, and when we cut it 
the second time it was yellow and unthrifty 
looking, and made only about two-thirds as 
much per acre as the rest of the field. After 
the second cutting the new growth was 
very weak, and this Spring from a half to 
two-thirds of the strip is dead. In fact at 
the present writing the center of the field 
is coming in bloom, while the outside seems 
to be late, and in many places it will not 
pay for cutting. What was the matter I 
did not know. I read a few years ago of 
In discussing the use of sawdust for 
bedding, I notice you say it will tend to 
sour the land. I can understand that it 
would not be desirable for a garden fer¬ 
tilizer, as it would not be immediately 
available for plant food, but it is well 
understood that wood ashes contain consid¬ 
erable lime, and I should think that as the 
sawdust decays in the soil this lime would 
become available and sweeten the soil, the 
same as the lime in ashes, which is the 
result of wood decaying by a rapid process, 
called burning. j. a. j. 
Cato, N. Y. 
The trouble with the sawdust is a strong 
acid which it contains. There would be 
only about 20 pounds of lime in a ton of 
sawdust, and this would be in such a 
form that it would not neutralize the soil. 
Several forms of lime have little if any 
effect in correcting a sour soil. There are 
a number of reports which show that a 
natural limestone soil was helped by the 
use of one ton of slaked lime per acre. 
Where the sawdust is well soaked with the 
stable liquids or fermented in the manure 
pile the acids are mostly neutralized. While 
decay is called a slow combustion there is 
considerable difference between the ashes 
from a ton of burned hay or sawdust and 
the same fully decayed into humus. 
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