1911. 
THE RURA.!» NEW-YQRKEH 
102 T 
Preparing for Oats. 
V. E. G-.j New Preston, Conn .—I have an 
old five-acrfe pasture field that has not been 
plowed for over 30 years. I wish to plow 
it this Fall and leave it all Winter without 
harrowing until next Spring, and then har¬ 
row it and sow oats on it. Would the oats 
grow all right for grain, or should I broad¬ 
cast some fertilizer before or after harrow¬ 
ing? What kind should I use and how much 
per acre? This field is well drained and 
sloping. 
Ans. —Your plan is all right. The 
frost and thaw this Winter will help 
break up that old sod. This is one 
case where we would not advise a 
“cover” crop through the Winter. You 
should use some good fertilizer with 
the oats. These old pastures are rich 
in nitrogen, but it is mostly insoluble, 
being found in tough old roots and 
stubble. It is there, but will not be in 
condition to feed crops until these roots 
are decayed. This will not happen until 
hot, moist weather, so that in Spring, 
when the oats are seeded, some avail¬ 
able nitrogen should be used. 
Bird’s-eye and Sugar Maple. 
J. E. V., West Branch, N. Y .—Will you 
please tell me how to distinguish the bird's- 
eye maple from the common Sugar maple? 
Also tell me if it is of any more value than 
the common maple. If so, what is it used 
for? 
Ans. —The so-called bird’s-eye struc¬ 
ture is very common in Hard or Sugar 
maple (Acer saccharum). There are no 
botanical difference between Hard ma¬ 
ple having wood showing bird’s-eye and 
one without the bird’s-eye effect. This 
character of the wood is seldom ob¬ 
served in the outer surface of the bark, 
but when the wood is cut in tangent 
boards or veneer it becomes very val¬ 
uable in the manufacture of furniture. 
The wood of Soft or Silver maple 
(Acer saccharinum) does not exhibit 
“bird’s-eye” or “landscape” structure. 
Red maple (Acer rubrum) is easily dis¬ 
tinguished from the other eastern ma¬ 
ples by its softer wood and reddish 
twigs. C. D. MELL, 
Acting Dendrologist. 
U. S. Forest Service. 
Winter Use of Lime. 
Have you had any experience, or can you 
refer us to any information showing that 
the Winter is a good time for applying 
lime? We are informed that in some sec¬ 
tions, farmers make a practice of buying 
lump lime in the Winter, and put it in 
piles to be spread in the Spring, and that 
in other sections they spread their lime on 
the snow, so that it will be dissolved and 
carried into the soil. 
CHARLES WARNER COMPANY. 
This is a matter for farmers who prac¬ 
tice any of these methods. We could not, 
from our own experience, advise Winter 
application of lime. We have not had satis¬ 
factory results, except when the lime was 
thoroughly worked into the upper soil. A 
number of cases are reported where lime 
simply put on top of the ground gave very 
slow and unsatisfactory results. However, 
we have found that intelligent farmers us¬ 
ually have good reasons for their practices. 
We would like to hear from them. 
Houses Built on Rented Property. 
If A rents a place of B and desires to 
build a henhouse on the premises, how 
must he build in order to take the house 
in case of removal? if he builds the house 
on posts can he hold it? f. l. e. 
Maine. 
The question when personal property be¬ 
comes an irremovable fixture, and a part of 
the real estate is, in law, a very compli¬ 
cated one. In answering the question two 
further questions must be answered : Can 
it be removed without injury to the free¬ 
hold, and what was the intent of the per¬ 
son placing it there? A renter who puts 
up a building which he expects to remove 
should never place it on a permanent foun¬ 
dation. It would be best to have an agree¬ 
ment, in writing, with your landlord con¬ 
cerning its removal. If this is impossible 
serve him with a notice that the building 
you expect to put up is temporary and that 
you expect to remove the same at the expi¬ 
ration of your lease. If your building has 
already been erected without these precau¬ 
tions, and the landlord objects to its re¬ 
moval, you must be prepared to prove that 
when you put it up you did not intend to 
make it a part of the freehold, and that its 
removal will not and did not cause injury 
to the freehold. Its actual removal must 
be accomplished before your lease expires. 
The Outlet to a Farm. 
I bought a strip of land from A. I saw 
B about it and told B that I was going to 
build on the place. He then asked me how 
,™ going to get in my lot. I told him 
that I was going to make a road from the 
highway to my place. Then B said that 
I could not, as his deed calls for to my 
fence line, and I have no other way of get¬ 
ting in my place. I do not go in any of 
his land, only the strip which is between 
the road and my fence line, it being on the 
highway. e. p. b. 
New York. 
If we understand your contention your 
land borders on the highway, the center of 
which only is worked for a road. B claims 
to have title to the highway and refuses to 
allow you to reach your land through the 
uuworked portion of the highway. Of 
course B cannot maintain any such claim 
even though his deed calls for the whole 
of the highway. You have a right to in¬ 
gress and egress to your land if you 
border on the highway. You had better se¬ 
cure a good surveyor who will locate and 
define your lines. Then if your land bor¬ 
ders on the highway use the highway as 
every other person is entitled to use it. 
“Black Art” or Hypnotism. 
Is there any law to prevent hypnotism, 
black art, witchcraft or whatever you may 
call it on children or anyone else? If so, 
what is the penalty? j. b. h. 
Our laws do not, and for more than a 
hundred years, have not recognized any such 
term as witchcraft. The exercise of hyp¬ 
notic influence is not a crime. Should one 
by the exercise of that or any other influ¬ 
ence cause a person to commit a crime the 
law would hold him as an accessory. The 
only difficulty would be to prove the fact of 
influence. The fact that the person influ¬ 
enced was a child or a weak-minded person 
would make the proof easier. In the same 
way if anyone should obtain money, or 
other valuable consideration, by this ‘influ¬ 
ence, he could be charged with fraud. The 
exercise of the so-called black art has al¬ 
ways had a certain prominent place in liter¬ 
ature, more than in real life. If you want 
to know how unsafe it would be to formu¬ 
late any such occult influence into a stat¬ 
ute read the story of the women who were 
sent to jail or to death, on the testimony 
of men of good repute, because of their 
alleged witchcraft. 
Another View of Vetch. 
Seeing a great deal about Hairy vetch in 
The R. N.-Y. from time to time, and a 
great deal of encouragement to farmers to 
grow it, I thought it would not be out of 
place to say a word about it, and give our 
experience with it. We have never sown 
any, but it comes in on most of the soil in 
this section, and is a very bad weed. It 
smothers out all other vegetation, and 
while all stock like It, as it makes good 
food, it does not produce enough of a 
crop to pay. I presume there are barren 
lands where it would be profitable, but on 
any productive soil it is a great detriment, 
as it is very tenacious and hard to kill 
out. I write this, hoping that anyone who 
has a, productive, heavy soil, and no Hairy 
vetch, will look well to what he is doing 
before he gets it into the soil. There are 
many farmers about me who would give a 
good big sum to have it cleaned off their 
farms. c. A chapman. 
V ermont. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply and a 
square deal." See guarantee editorial page. 
FROM TEXAS 
Some Coffee Facts from the tone 
Star State. 
From a beautiful farm down in Texas, 
where gushing springs unite to form 
babbling brooks that wind their spark¬ 
ling way through flowery meads, comes 
a note of gratitude for delivery from the 
coffee habit. 
“When my baby boy came to me five 
years ago, I began to drink Postum, hav¬ 
ing a feeling that it would be better for 
him and me than the old kind of drug¬ 
laden coffee. I was not disappointed in 
it, for it enabled me, a small, delicate 
woman, to nurse a bouncing, healthy 
baby 14 months. 
“I have since continued the use of 
Postum for I have grown fond of it, 
and have discovered to my joy that it 
has. entirely relieved me of a bilious habit 
which used to prostrate me two or three 
times a year, causing much discomfort to 
my family and suffering to myself. 
“My brother-in-law was cured of 
chronic constipation by leaving off 
coffee and using Postum. He has be¬ 
come even more fond of it than he was 
of the old coffee. 
“In fact the entire family, from the 
latest arrival, (a 2-year-old who always 
calls for his ‘potie’ first thing in the 
morning) up to the head of the house, 
think there is no drink so good or so 
wholesome as Postum.” Name given by 
Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich. 
Read the little book, “The Road to 
Wellville,” in pkgs. “There’s a reason.” 
Ever read the above letter ? A new one 
appears from time to time. They are genu¬ 
ine, true, and full of human interest. | 
^As low as $1<K 
And any boy can operate it and earn the 
price of this saw in two days easily by 
contracting to saw lumber, firewood, lath, 
fences, posts, etc., for neighbors. 
Hertzler & Zook 
Portable 
Wood 
E®m is positively the cheapest and best 
g-f saw made. Liberally guaranteed for 
1 year—will last many years. 
Strictly factory prices — you 
save jobbers’ profits. Stick 
sits low—saw draws it on 
immediately machine 
starts—ensuring ease of 
operation. Only $10 saw to 
wh ; ch ripping table can be 
added. Write for catalogue. 
HEETZLER & ZOOK CO. 
Box 3_Belleville, Pa. 
Ball Means Years of Qualit y 
and 8,000,000 Wearers 
Every pair of the famous “BALL-BAND” 
Rubber Boots and Arctics and All-Knit Wool Boots 
and Socks is trade-marked with the RED ball. 
Only the highest grade of materials and work¬ 
manship are allowed to receive this trade-mark. 
This is the “BALL-BAND” standard. It has 
been in force from the very beginning. 
“BALL-BAND” footwear has changed only in 
one direction—for the better. 
This is why it has won more than 
eight million wearers—why these 
millions will not be satisfied 
„ with anything else. 
We could save one million 
dollars ayearby putting 
“Ball-Band ’ 1 
Arctic 
less quality into “BALL-BAND.” 
The loss would not appear on 
the surface of our footwear. 
i 
(Red) 
Butin 
all the 
yearsthis 
company 
has not, nor will 
it ever cheapen 
the quality of its 
goods to meet compe¬ 
tition. 
Look for the 
RED BALL sign 
when you go to buy 
rubber footwear. Many 
dealers display these signs in 
theirwindows or store fronts “Ball-Band** 
for the guidance of the con- 4-Buckle 
stantly increasing number Arctic 
who are asking about “BALL-BAND” 
footwear. 
Whether you see the sign or not. 
you are sure to find the RED BALL 
trade-mark on all “BALL-BAND” 
goods. Insist on seeing it. It is your 
protection. Forty-five thousand 
dealers in all parts of the country 
sell “BALL-BAND” goods. If 
your dealer cannot supply you, 
write us » mentioning his 
-— name, and we 
will see that 
you are 
fitted. 
(72) 
Mishawaka Woolen Mf g. Co. 
Mishawaka, Inch 
“The House That Pays Millions for Quality 
Ball-Band” 
Coon T ail 
Knit Boot 
-99 %, % Pure- 
American Ingot Iron Roofing 
Guaranteed For 30 Years 
Without Painting 
The Only Guaranteed Metal Roofing ever put on the 
market. Samples free. Write for a free book showing 
remarkable tests. A way out of your roof troubles. 
THE AMERICAN IRON ROOFING CO., Dept, 0, ELYRIA, OHIO 
Handy Wagons 
For Farm Work 
no high lifting, last 
a life time. Easy for horse 
and man. Broad tired steel wheels cannotbertjroken 
and do not make ruts. No tire setting, nothing to dry 
apart. All tire widths. Writeforfreebookto-day to 
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There’s Comfort, Profit 
and Economy in a Concrete Barn 
It is warm in winter, cool in summer, sanitary, easily 
cleaned, fireproof, practically everlasting. Why build 
any other way ? 
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LLnUiIl CEMENT 
Your assurance of permanent, absolute satisfaction in all your 
concrete work is the Lehigh trade-mark on every bag or barrel of 
cement you buy. It is the recognized standard of highest quality. 
Don t accept just any Portland cement—ask for Lehigh by name. 
The Modern Farmer”—a handsomely illustrated instruction 
book on the use of concrete— sent free. Just a postal will bring it. 
LEHIGH PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY 
Dept. A, Allentown, Pa. 
