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THE RURA-L NEW-YORKER 
March 26, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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THE CARE OF FARM MACHINERY. 
I have a grain binder with which I 
have cut 890 acres in eight years, and it 
is still in good condition. I cut this grain 
on my own farm and also for friends 
and neighbors within a radius of five 
miles. I find that the life of farm ma¬ 
chinery depends largely on the way it is 
used. I give my own idea about keeping 
such machinery in good condition: 
When purchasing a machine see that it 
works freely, everything square, straight 
and at its place. Use oil freely, and good 
oil. A new machine should not run 
longer than one hour, then oil often. A 
machine in running for a few years you 
should oil every three or four hours. 
When any part gets loose tighten; do 
not run ahead until it is too late and the 
part worn half out. Repair at once; if 
any part breaks replace it at once and 
not drive on until everything gets out 
of order and then say the machine was 
no good. Keep your cutter parts sharp; 
that is half the work done. Keep your 
machines painted and housed or under 
canvas cover; do not leave them in the 
field from year to year; that is a dear 
repair shop. After through using your 
machine clean it thoroughly from dust; 
that is what wears. Grind and grease 
so it will look neat and clean, put a little 
oil on the bearings. When through using 
grain drill, jack it up at one end, remove 
all the fertilizer possible, put a pint of 
good oil in the fertilizer box, sprinkle 
it all over, then turn your wheel, and this 
will oil the whole box and it will not 
rust or get fast. T4ien when using it 
again do the same thing again before 
using it; do not be afraid it will gum, 
but put plenty of oil in fertilizer box, 
turn gear wheel, then put fertilizer in 
and d>rive on; it will work perfectly. Oil 
all bearing parts freely; do noJ look at 
cents’ worth of extra oil; it might be 
worth $25 to you. o. G. kamer. 
Pennsylvania. 
ICEHOUSE WITH COOL ROOM. 
L. E. D., TliomasviUe, N. C .—We wish to 
build an icehouse to hold ice for retail pur¬ 
poses, large enough to hold 20 tons, and to 
have in it or in connection with it a room 
1 o hang fresh meats. We are running a 
retail market. The ice we handle is fac¬ 
tory ice made in nearby town and delivered 
to us on the cars. 
Ans. — I would suggest a two-story 
building 12 by 12 inside, with lower 
story for meat, 6J4 feet in the clear, pro¬ 
vided with a concrete floor and a story 
above for the ice about seven feet in the 
clear. The walls to be 18 inches thick 
made by double rows of six-inch stud¬ 
ding facing the outer and inner edges of 
the walls; the studding sheeted inside 
and outside with common lumber, sided 
outside with drop or other siding and 
covered inside with No. 28 galvanized 
iron to make the walls thoroughly air¬ 
tight and to protect them against damp¬ 
ness and rotting from the ice. The 
space between the studding should be 
filled with dry sawdust. The floor to 
carry the ice should be built on 2x10s 
set with centers 12 inches apart and cov¬ 
ered with No. 24 galvanized iron nailed 
directly to the joists, with the nailholes 
and the seams soldered, turning the 
metal up at the sides so as to make 
everything water-tight. Then lay across 
these joists, at right angles, on edge, 2xGs 
with centers four inches apart, to furnish 
the foundation upon which the ice would 
be laid. To provide for complete circu¬ 
lation of air under the ice two-inch strips 
should be laid on the galvanized iron 
floor directly above and parallel with 
the joists below and the 2x6s laid across 
these. With this arrangement two open¬ 
ings may be left in the galvanized iron 
floor near opposite sides of the room, 
which will permit a circulation of air 
from the storage room under the ice. 
There should be a tight ceiling above 
the ice and this should be covered with 
about two feet of sawdust. Good ventil¬ 
ation above the sawdust should be pro¬ 
vided so that the space above it need 
not become unnecessarily hot. The clos¬ 
est possible construction should be 
adopted for the door into the icehouse 
and no ventilation provided for the ice 
chamber other than the circulation from 
the meat room under the ice. Proper 
drainage to draw off the melting ice 
should be provided. F. H. king. 
Hay Farming by Proxy. 
F. <?., Holliston, Mass .—Four years ago I 
bought a small place of 20 acres, intending 
to start in the fruit and vegetable business. 
After buying the place circumstances caused 
me to change my plans, and I have not done 
anything with the place. It is coming up 
to bushes, and now I must do something. 
The location is fine, and it would be hard 
to find better land for the business. We 
have here strictly first-class markets: be¬ 
sides it is only 27 miles to Boston. Can I 
hire the land plowed, fertilize with com¬ 
mercial fertilizer and seed to hay, and ex¬ 
pect to make anything on the investment? 
if so will you tell me how much fertilizer 
to use to the acre, and how to make it out 
of chemicals. 
Ans. —We doubt the possibility of hay 
farming by proxy—if you expect to hire 
all the team work done including cutting 
and storing hay. If all you are to hire 
is plowing and seeding you might make 
it pay—particularly if you can sell the 
standing grass, as is done in some 
places. It is quite possible to keep up 
the growth on grass meadows for a 
number of years without reseeding by 
using chemicals. If you want to buy the 
chemicals our advice would be to use 
equal parts nitrate of soda, fifte bone, 
acid phosphate and muriate of potash. 
Apply at least GOO pounds per acre each 
year. _ 
The Bookshelf. 
The Landscape Beautiful, by Prof. 
F. A. Waugh.—In this book Prof. 
Waugh has deserted the practical text¬ 
books through which we all know him 
so well, and given us, as the sub-title 
says, “a study of the utility of the natur¬ 
al landscape, its relation to human life 
and happiness, with the application of 
these principles in landscape gardening 
and in art in general.” The book is most 
delightfully written, with the keenest 
appreciation of the beauty that lies all 
about us, and we urge a place for it on 
the handy shelf where we should all keep 
those nature study books that add so 
much to our pleasure in country life. 
The chapter on “The Ministry of Trees” 
has especially delighted us; another 
which gives a universal appeal is “On 
Looking at the Sky.” The book is illus¬ 
trated with 49 full-page engravings, and 
is beautifully bound, gilt top; 336 pages, 
price $2; postage 12 cents additional; 
published by the Orange Judd Co., New 
York. 
We are the oldest, largest, most experienced, and 
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Made by us for over twenty years and guaranteed 
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We are the only independent makers. "Lion 
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Our book on spraying for Scale and insect destroy¬ 
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kind. Contains a lot of interesting information 
for you, in practical language. We will send 
you a copy free if you tell us how many fruit 
trees you liave. 
THE JAMES A. BLANCHARD CO., 
645 Hudson Terminal ltldg., New York City 
Factories—New York and St. Joseph, Mich. 
Live Agents Wanted Everywhere 
There’s a SECR ET at the 
Arrow POINT 
Thousands of up-to-date fruit 
growers are saying 
“FRIEND” NOZZLES 
are SUPERIOR. Why is 
this ? Simply because they 
“Get There.” An Imitation 
indicates that there is some¬ 
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Nozzle you use and see if you can 
find the Maker’s Name and the 
word “Patented.” The “Friend” 
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No Horns, no Hooks, nothing to Catch, Drip or Clog. 
Drives the Mist-Like spray Farther than the Cluster. 
The “Angle” sprays Up under the leaves and Down into the 
“Calyx.” The Regular is for ordinary work. Slate which is 
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Price SLOO Each, Postpaid. Hand and Power Sprayer Catalog Free. 
“Regular” “Friend” Mfg. Co., Gasport, N. Y. 
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qhe HOLDEN LIGHTNING TREE TRIMMER 
CTRONG, keen blade, driven by sliding hammer. Length of staff easily adjusted to reach any part of tree. Cuts 
from under side of limb. No stubs, no bruising nor stripping down of bark, no ladders required. Light, rapid, 
always raady. can’t wear out. Only tree trimmer ever invented that cuts as nature demands. 
Send today for descriptive circular and price. AGENTS WANTED. 
J. W. HOLDEN 6 CO.. 136 E. Pleasant Street, -v Springfield, Ohio. 
RHODES DOUBLE CUT 
PRUNING SHEAR_— 
RHODES MFG. CO., ^ 
GRAND RAPIDS, HICH 
Dept. 
‘Pal’d June 2, 1903. 
HTHE only 
1 pruner 
made that cuts 
from both sides of 
the limb and does not 
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Write for 
circular and 
SAVE MONEY 
BUYING 
FRUIT 
TREES 
Nursery Stock is going to be higher 
priced. Many nurseries have already 
advanced prices. We do not have to, 
ns we avoid their heavy expenses. 
Look at these Harguius- 
Fine Cherry Stock at a saving of 
1-3. Plums and Peaches at about 1-2 
others prices. 
Now is your chance to set Bartlett 
and the genuineBeurre Bose. Look 
out for substitutes on this. Pine varieties of small fruit. 
Send lor Picture Catalogue containing illus¬ 
trations of prize fruit and astonishing bargain prices. 
We are also big breeders of prize Hampshire Sheep. 
W.P. RUPERT & SONG, Box 20, Seneca,N.Y. 
G enuine catalpa speciosa seedlings, S3.oo and 
$4.00 per 1,000. 
S. H. MADDEN, Granville Summit, Pa. 
Strong, healthy seedlings of true 
(Hardy Catalpa—Catalpa Spooiosa 
,100 for $1.00 Postpaid, or 300 for 
$2.50 by Prepaid Express. Safear- 
[rival guaranteed.'Seed 25c per oz. or 
$2.00 per lb. postpaid. Special Prices 
on large lots of seed or seedlings. 
[ BESSY FIELD SEEP CO., Dept. 26, Shenandoah, low. 
CHERRIES. GRAPES. 
VINES, SHRUBS, ETC. 
We offer New York State Grown 
Trees, Ornamental Shrubs and 
Small Fruits, and prepay freight on ail 
orders over 525. _ 
Dead Directly with the Nursery 
It will save you money and insure you 
the best stock. 
Write at once few our 1910 illustrated 
catalogue. Free. 
ALLEN L. WOOD. 
Rochester. N. Y. 
rDlf « T APPLES, PEARS. PLUMS, CHER- 
rnUMM ries, PEACHES. SMALL FRUITS, 
TRFF*S SHRUBS and ROSES. Best Trees, best 
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UlUlGI OGUU. 28 varieties; sold direct; catalogue 
free. CLICK’S SEED FARMS. Lancaster, Pa. 
FREE—My Grand Combination Catalog On 
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It’s FREE—my new Complete Catalog and fair prices on the varieties 
of seed, fruit plants and orchard trees that pay best profit. $300 an acre from 
strawberries and other small fruit ! 40 blackberries to the full box ! Corn that 
goes 100 bushels to the acre. 62 lbs. of corn, 8 lbs. of cob to the bushel! 
^Banana** Apples, $12 per bushel! 
These are just a few of the results recorded in my 1910 catalog. SC ARF r 
seeds and plants are famed the world over. 25 years have well established 
my reputation and reliability. , . , 
This year I am giving away, free, 20,000 growing fruit plants. One to a 
person. Send now and get yours, postpaid, and my grand Combination 
Catalog with revised, special prices. Many astounding facts to interest 
you * All FREE. W. N. SCARFF, NEW CARLISLE, OHIO 
Bceus 
my ] 
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FOR PROFIT. My Free Booklet 
tells all about the 150 acres I am growing for tele- 
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I. C. IiOliJtItS, Box ill jUcchaiiicBbiirg, Ohio. 
FRUIT TREES AND PLANTS. 
It lias been our specialty for years to grow the best stock for commercial planters. Our 
experience at your service. Our free catalog is full of valuable “pointers” for you. If 
you are interested in anything in Fruit or Ornamental Stock it will pay you to write us early. 
BARNES BROS. NURSERY CO., Box 8, YALESVILLE, CONN. 
APPLE TREES FOR SALE, JrS. 
Bartlett Pear Trees, 10 car loads for sale. 
9 car loads Peach Trees. 
12 car loads Cherry Trees. 
10 car loads Plum Trees. 
Many car loads of Small Fruit Plants 
and Vines, Grape Vines, Berry Plants, 
Ornamental Plants, Shrubs and Vines, 
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Send to-day for our big FRUIT CATALOG, 137 
fruit pictures, etc., and a copy of JUG Fill IT IN¬ 
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Book worth a Dollar for 10 Cents 
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