THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
86 
January 11, 
SOLVING A DRAINAGE PROBLEM. 
In reply to A. P. Williams’ drainage 
problem on page 1042, will say that I 
have had a somewhat similar proposi¬ 
tion to contend with in draining a 
springy hillside, which rendered the 
land below it untillable. The tile drain 
should intercept the flow of water at 
the highest point, and should be laid 
at right angles with course of water, 
as deeply as is practicable. The tile 
should be amply large, better over size 
than too small. If one drain does not ac- 
hoping that county would make appropria¬ 
tion for payment of special game pro¬ 
tectors. The letter was placed on file. Mr. 
Ten Broeck, stating that he thought mem¬ 
bers should discuss it later. He said the 
Rod and Gun Club put up rewards for 
shooting out of season, and as soon as the 
open season came went out and banged at 
every thing in sight, and nothing was to 
be seen of game protectors. lie thought 
it was about time for the farmers to get 
busy and look after some protection to 
birds and crops along this line. 
Here is one way they do it in Michigan. 
The following appeared in the Tribune- 
Messenger of South Haven: 
Notice to Hunters and Trespassers. 
“One of our employees having been shot, 
we, the undersigned, hereby give notice 
that our property is posted against hunt- 
D RAINING THAT SIDE HILL. Fig. 17 
complish the desired result, you will 
have to lay other parallel drains below, 
Until you have wholly intercepted the 
flow of water, when your troubles will 
be over. In my case one six-inch tile 
did the work completely. While such a 
plan will be indicated in most cases, 
however, a careful study of the situa¬ 
tion must be made in order that one 
may act intelligently. Even after the 
most careful investigations have been 
made one may go wrong and find that 
more drains will have to be laid, owing 
to irregularities in lay of subsoil. 
The accompanying sketch, Fig. 17, 
■will indicate the above method. 
Windham, O. j. w. M. 
Tanning a Hide. 
On page 1287 M. C. W. wishes tq 
know how to tan a deerskin so the hair 
won’t come out. There are numerous 
ways to do this. Many processes will 
cause the tanned skin to be hard and 
stiff. The following will leave the hair 
on, yet the skin will be soft and pliable: 
Soak skin in water over night, then re¬ 
move all flesh and fat. Be careful not 
to cut the skin. Put good hard salt 
one-quarter pound, and alum three 
pounds, in sufficient water to cover 
the skin. Set over fire and boil until 
salt and alum are dissolved. When it 
cools to lukewarm put in the skin and 
soak live days. Work it well with a 
blunt stick once or twice every day. 
Then take it out ajid dry in a warm 
place in the shade. When apparently 
dry heat the tan water again and soak 
four days, working it every day as be¬ 
fore. Then wash in several waters, 
soaking an hour or two in each. This 
is to get all the salt and alum out. As 
soon as the washing process is complete, 
beat with a wooden mallet until quite 
soft, then dry again in the shade. From 
time to time until it is thoroughly dry, 
rub and work the skin with the hands. 
This seems a good deal of work, but a 
soft pliable skin can only be obtained 
by work. L. p. c. 
WORK OF “SPORTS” AND HUNTERS. 
Some New Hampshire “ Fun.” 
“Joseph Martel, a wood dealer living 
on Wall street, while working in a wood 
lot recently, left his horse for about an 
hour, and on returning found it dead. 
The animal was a five-year-old, in good 
condition. There was some blood under 
the horse’s collar and Martel believes a 
spent bullet must have struck the horse.” 
—Claremont “Eagle.” 
“Harry G. Webb, of Derry, was instantly 
killed Thursday by the accidental discharge 
of his gun while liuuting rabbits. He was 
a drug clerk aud bis age was 27 years.” 
“Charles Wilder, of Cornish, together 
with a companion named Hicks, was out 
for deer Tuesday, when, for lack of larger 
game, he banged away at a squirrel that 
happened to be in front of a deserted look¬ 
ing barn. The squirrel is still chattering 
about its narrow escape, but the young 
cow that was inside the barn is as silent 
as a dead cow ought to be. John Bartlett, 
of South Cornish, owned the cow. Bart¬ 
lett complained to County Solicitor F. H. 
Brown and Officer Elmer Cole was sent to 
arrest Wilder. Appearing before the so¬ 
licitor, he paid costs and agreed to settle 
for the cow.” 
At a meeting of the Columbia Co. (N. Y.) 
Board of Supervisors a communication was 
read from the State Chief Game Protector, 
ing and trespassing. In addition to the 
city and State penalties, an additional re¬ 
ward will be given for the arrest and con¬ 
viction. 
“DR. W. K. JAQUES, 
“GEORGE W. PARRISH, 
“OSCAR WEl'ERS, 
“MRS. T. R. TINSLEY, 
“WILLIAM C. POWELL, 
“h. w. sisson, Agt. Johnson Farm.” 
I would like to tell you some of the 
pleasant experiences I have had with the 
“hunters” (?). I have nine beehives in 
a corner of a piece of woods which is 
ideal for them. This Fall and last the 
“hunters” upset the hives, scattered the 
fixtures far and wide; some of the combs 
were taken a quarter of a mile away. 
I don't think it was pleasant eating honey 
near the hives, as the bees are Italians 
and blacks, crossed, and they are cross. 
The marauders evjjn started fires under 
the hives to smoke them out. I lost four 
good hives of bees from their being torn 
open and exposed to weather last Fall. 
A party of five “hunters” and more dogs 
crossed a young orchard aud deliberately 
pulled up two young apple trees. The 
gate to the orchard was wired shut aud 
they shot the corner out of it. Much 
easier than climbing over, or I suppose I 
had no business shutting it. The great 
trouble here is Suuday hunting, and there 
seems to be no way to stop it. I, saw a 
“hunter” shoot into a flock of fine Pekin 
ducks with a shotgun. He got two. The 
owner of the ducks took him to task for 
it. The hunter claimed he thought they 
were wild ducks. Aud what can we do 
about it? j. h. w. 
New York. 
A SPORTSMAN ON GAME. 
Your law 362 is the nearest to class 
privilege and despotism of anything I’ve 
read yet. Do you mean to say a land- 
owner 1ms absolute dominion? That is the 
way that law reads. No wonder anyone, 
whether he was a “sport” or not, as" you 
call them, would kick ou such class legisla¬ 
tion. How much laud do you advocate a 
man shall have “exclusive privilege” over? 
When laws like that get ou the statute 
books tile national rights are taken away 
from the majority and the property rights? 
of the minority put in its place. Do you 
mean to say the farmers are getting so 
avaricious that they cannot tolerate people 
on their land at all? Such laws read like 
medieval history to me. Perhaps I misin¬ 
terpret what is meant; I hope I do. If 
I’m in error I am open to correction. 
Wild game belongs to the State. How 
many farmers would claim a herd of deer 
and step up and pay full damage they had 
done to a neighbor's young orchard? Some 
papers advocate individual ownership of 
game (i. e., land-owners of course). If 
the game is here for one, why not for all? 
FARMER AND A SPORTSMAN. 
Milford, N. II. 
R. N.-Y.—Our friend evidently refers to 
the section of the game laws printed on 
page 1122. This states that “an owner or 
person having exclusive right to hunt or 
fish upon inclosed or cultivated lauds,” etc. 
If a farmer is not to have control over his 
own farm he might better resign his own¬ 
ership. As a rule the game found on my 
farm lias been grown and fattened upon 
my property. The food which they con¬ 
sumed was grown on my land and I had 
to stand for such damage as they commit¬ 
ted. That being so, why have I not a right 
to this game, and a right to protect it for 
my own use? Where does the “sport” or 
the hunter acquire any ri"ht to come on 
my land and take what I have raised? 
Pennsylvania Farmers and Hunters. 
In a recent issue of your paper ap¬ 
peared an article exposing the damage done 
in a number of places by careless hunters, 
and noting the tendency of the hunter to 
maraud and annoy the farmer generally. 
As a farmer, I wish to help in the move¬ 
ment you suggest as a necessary step 
toward abating this growing nuisance, and 
right here I would like to tliauk you for 
starting through The R. N.-Y. a' bit of 
legislation that will have to be passed 
sooner or later in all States, or the farmer 
will have no say on his own farm. I own 
and personally operate two farms here in 
Berks County, Pennsylvania, and I can only 
say that it takes about as much time driv¬ 
ing off trespassing gunners as to do the 
farm work. Corn shock* are pulled over, 
chickens are shot, cows injured, fences 
torn down or wires cut, woods fires started 
and almost any kind of harm done acci¬ 
dentally or deliberately. What I'd like to 
know is, why does the law allow a man 
to run over your land and do what he 
pleases at the beginning of a stated time, 
whether you want him or not? There is 
no public land practically anywhere, and 
in other words it means he can go out and 
trespass. Now, if we kick about this at 
all, let’s have a concentrated kick: small 
kicks don't count. Every farmer should 
get on the job and do something now, or 
you'll have to do more later. 
Pennsylvania. rob’t w. m'lenegan. 
Pomace for Fertilizer. 
What effect will pomace have spread on 
the ground for fertilizer? e. a. 
Horseheads, N. Y. 
When used fresh it may sour the ground 
unless lime is used with it, but when well 
rotted it will give fair results. Do not 
plow it under, but spread on the ground 
and let it “weather.” It usually contains 
more nitrogen than manure, but must be 
well rotted before using. 
Coal Ashes or Lime. 
I have a vacant lot near by, on which 
I planted garden truck last Summer. The 
lot was a Timothy sod which had not been 
plowed for quite a few years. The ground 
was hard, and it baked down easily and 
required a lot of cultivation, although it 
bore pretty good crops. I think the ground 
needs lime or wood ashes. Do coal ashes 
contain lime, and would it be advisable to 
spread coal ashes on this lot? h. t. l. 
Binghamton, N. Y. 
You arc right about the need of lime. 
It will “sweeten” the soil aud also help 
this hard "baking.” We would use air- 
slaked lime—at the rate of a ton to the 
acre. Coal ashes do not contain lime. 
They help somewhat by opening the soil. 
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pouud prime beef cattle, live weight, 614 
cents per pound : cows, five; mutton, four”; 
lambs, five ; pork, 7 : eggs, per dozen. 20 ; 
dairy butter, pound, 20: creamery. 35 ; po¬ 
tatoes, 40; apples, 40; wheat, $1.07; oats, 
30; corn, shelled, 50. g. b. 
Lodi, O. 
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Fertilizers; they enrich the earth and 
those who till it.”— Adv. I 
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