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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
September 17, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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Earthworms in a Well. 
II. 0. M., Luncnberg, Mass. —Have your 
readers had any experience in keeping 
earthworms out of a well? We dug one 
more than a year ago, and the worms get 
into the water and die, causing the water 
to have a bad odor. It is a barn well. 
They do not get in on the top. 
Ans. —In regard to the earthworms 
getting into the well, I know of no bet¬ 
ter means of preventing them than by 
cementing the sides of the well from 
top to bottom, being careful, of course, 
not to cement the source of water sup¬ 
ply. Even after this is done I could not 
guarantee that the worms would not 
gain entrance. Many wells are built 
nowadays by using terra cotta pipe and 
cementing the joints so that no seepage 
water will get in from the sides, and 
consequently no earthworms of the de¬ 
scription referred to. 
GLENN W. HERRICK. 
R. N.-Y.—We would like to have the 
experience of practical farmers in this 
matter. 
Keeping Up a Timothy Meadow. 
W. II., Erie, I‘a .—I have seven acres of 
Timothy that I have cut for three years, 
and this year I got as good a crop as in any 
of the previous year, but I am a little anx¬ 
ious to fertilize the meadow. I have on 
hand a carload of agricultural lime and Ten¬ 
nessee phosphate rock. Would it be prac¬ 
tical to put 1,000 pounds of each per sere 
on top of the sod, and would it be of any 
special good ? 
Ans. —To keep that grass field in good 
condition you must supply nitrogen, 
phosphoric acid, potash and lime. On 
most old meadows nitrogen is most 
necessary. The application of lime is all 
right. We assume that the phosphate 
rock is “floats” or crushed rock not 
treated with acid. It will supply phos¬ 
phoric acid in crude form. We would 
prefer acid phosphate or slag. We 
should use at least 100 pounds per acre 
of muriate of potash this Fall, and next 
Spring as the grass is starting broad¬ 
cast 125 pounds per acre of nitrate of 
soda. 
How to Crack Pecans. 
O. 8. P., Maine .—Will Mr. Van Deman, 
the pecan expert and grower, tell us how 
that nut should be cracked? While the 
nuts are sold in the West on the trains in 
halves, without fragments, the ordinary per¬ 
son finds great difficulty in extracting the 
meats except in small pieces, and this pre¬ 
vents the sale, which would be much more 
extensive, as no nut has a finer flavor. 
What makes the walnut so popular is the 
fact that any bungler with the hammer 
has little difficulty in getting the meats in 
halves, but as I see it this is almost im¬ 
possible with the pecan. 
Ans. —Properly to crack pecans they 
should be soaked in water for a short 
time and then allowed to dry in the 
open air for a few hours. This at 
once softens and toughens the shells and 
prevents them from breaking into small 
fragments when cracked. The nuts 
should be held on end and cracked in 
that position. By a little practice in 
skillful hands, the cracking may be done 
so that many of the kernels may be 
taken out in halves or very nearly so. 
There is a great difference in the vari¬ 
eties of pecans as to the possibility of 
extracting the meats nearly whole and 
with almost none of the inner astringent 
matter attached to them. Those vari¬ 
eties that are not of good cracking qual¬ 
ity are discarded by sensible pecan grow¬ 
ers, no matter how large they are or 
how good the flavor of the kernels 
when perfectly clean. There are many 
kinds that are free from the above 
objection and they are being propagated 
by budding and grafting with varietal 
names. Of course, the common seed¬ 
lings that are generally found in the 
stores are very variable in this quality 
as well. as in size and shape, but they 
usually have good flavor and will be 
found to be quite good if cracked as 
suggested. H. e. van deman. 
LEGAL MATTERS. 
Wife’s Dower Rights. 
L' G. 8., Laurel, A 7 . Y.—What is the Con¬ 
necticut law in regard to a wife having a 
dowry if place is sold? Is it legal if I do 
not sign deed? Has a wife no right in the 
property? Does not the law protect her? 
Some of the money is mine. 
Ans. —Wife has dower right in real 
estate of husband. The deed of a mar¬ 
ried man must be signed by the wife as 
well as by the husband. 
Division of Wife’s Property. 
G. IT. A., New York .—A woman, under 
age, dies intestate, leaves no will, and leaves 
both personal and real property, and a 
husband, father, mother and brother. How 
does the property descend? 
Ans. —Personal property goes to the 
husband, who is responsible for the 
debts and funeral expenses. The real 
estate goes to the father, unless she re¬ 
ceived it from the mother, in which case 
it goes to her. 
DON’T HAVE WET FEET 
TO YOUR , FEET, and VOI R MONEY 
RAC K IF NOT SATISFIED. 
IVrite us for full particulars and prices. 
THE HASKIN SHOE MFG. CO., 
DEPT. A, STinVILLE, ONEIDA CO., N. Y. 
N OTHING else causes so much sickness as poor.shoes— 
damp or wet feet causes colds, rheumatism, pneumonia, 
often with fatal consequences. Rubber-boots are unhealthful 
The only comfortable, healthful foot wear is a good leather 
shoe that will keep water and dampness away from the foot— 
THE HASKIN SHOE 
will do it. It is just the shoe for farmers. The uppers 
are made of the very best leather, and the bottoms are se¬ 
lected from the best wearing stock. Well put together, 
and right in every way. 
These shoes have been under our guarantee to the 
trade for 19 years and not a pair returned. Try a 
pair this fall and you will have “shoe comfort ” 
combined with “shoe economy .” 
ONLY ONE PROFIT FRONT OUR FAC TORY 
Widow’s Property Right. 
J. B. E., New Jersey .—The widow is al¬ 
lowed one year's residence following the 
death of her husband. This is prior to 
the settlement of the estate. Now sup¬ 
pose the widow, while exercising her right, 
should allow some one else to move in with 
her (in part of the house), could the es¬ 
tate collect rent from this second party, or 
would the rent (as sub-rent) be due the 
widow? 
Ans.—A widow would have a right to 
any monies received from renting parts 
of the homestead during her year. Of 
course no tenant could acquire, from 
her, rights beyond the year. 
Foreclosure of Mortgage. 
P. 8., Dover, Del. —When a farmer loses 
his farm, not being able to pay off sec¬ 
ond mortgage and interest, and it will be 
foreclosed, what will become of his dou¬ 
ble bond? Will it bind him further if he 
has more property, or will he be free from 
it for good ? 
• Ans. —When you gave the mortgage 
you also gave a note. The mortgage 
was collateral for the note. If, when 
foreclosure proceedings are resorted to, 
the land is not sufficient to pay the face 
of the note and interest, judgment is 
taken, for the balance. This judgment 
can be collected from any property owned 
by the debtor. 
Penalty for Trespass. 
W. II. B., Nexo Jersey .—In a recent issue 
I note that in New York State an intruder 
on private property is liable for trespass. 
Will you inform me if such a law exists 
in New Jersey, and what are the penalties? 
Would there be any penalty unless theft or 
intent of theft could be proven? I am 
greatly annoyed by negroes and Italians 
passing through my orchard on their way to 
and from work in an adjoining quarry. 
They really take a great amount of fruit, 
but it is difficult to catch them in the act. 
However, if there is a law for simple tres¬ 
passing with penalty for same they might 
easily be apprehended. 
Ans. —If you want to keep people off 
your land have a notice printed in let¬ 
ters large enough to be read warning 
everyone not to cross your land or tres¬ 
pass on it in any manner; to this have 
your name attached. If they persist 
after this notice you can have them ar¬ 
rested as trespassers, and they will have 
to pay $3 for each offense. 
Contract With Employer. 
T. E. II., New York .—I hired out to 
work for a farmer by the year. The farm 
was owned by father and son, but when 
I had been there four months the son, 
through jealousy, made it so unpleasant for 
me that I left and obtained my present 
place. I wrote and asked them for what 
was due me in wages, and told them to 
deduct a reasonable amount for any in¬ 
convenience caused them, but I never -re¬ 
ceived an answer. Could I not collect the 
amount due me for time worked? 
Ans. —If you agreed to work for a 
farmer for a year you are legally bound 
to fulfill your contract. If, however, he 
made conditions unbearable, so that you 
were obliged to leave, you can collect 
for the time actually employed with per¬ 
haps damages for loss of position. You 
will at once see that the case would 
hang on the question: What are “un¬ 
bearable conditions?” Unless you have 
done your employer a wrong, you can 
collect for the time you worked and at a 
fair price for your labor. 
T£I ROCHESTER 
APPLE BASKET 
- 7 Enables you to pick apples from a 
tree top, and empty them in a 
barrel on the ground 30 feet below, 
without leaving the tree or bruis¬ 
ing the apples. Something never 
before accomplished. : : : 
Send for 
2 PECK SIZE, 
$2.00 
Agents 
Circulars 
3 PECK SIZE. 
52.50 
Wanted 
GAY MANUFACTURING CO., 
177 MAIN STREET W„ ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
Farmers, Attention! 
FOR SALE 
“Burt Olney’s Special” 
Winter Wheat 
Forty (40) acres of this wheat 
yielded, season of 1909, 
thirty-eight (38) bushels per 
acre. Season of 1910, fifty- 
five (55) acres yielded forty- 
two (42) bushels per acre. 
Farmers should be just as particular in 
getting the right kind of seed stock as they 
are in improving their live stock. Buy -wheat 
seed that has a record. 
We have only a limited quantity left and 
offer it, subject to being unsold, at $2.50 per 
bushel, cash with order, f. o. b. Oneida, N. Y. 
ADDRESS 
The Burt Olney Canning Co., Oneida, N.Y. 
ONE QUART OF STRAWBERRIES !° l e a a ^ 
KEVITT’S SYSTEM. Send for my Mid-Summer 
Catalogue. T. C. KEVITT, Athcniu, N. J. 
S TRAWBERRY PLANTS-100,000 “Chipman” for Sep¬ 
tember setting only $1.98 per 1000. Shipped im¬ 
mediately. Catalog Free. S. A. VIRDIN, Hartly, Del. 
PTRAWBERRY PLANTS— AH the leading and moneymaking 
O varieties ; ready 10 ship now. D. ROD WAY, Hartly. Del. 
Want ALFALFA HAY 
Quote Price—Loaded—Your Station. 
Et. F. SHANNON, Sewicklev, PA. 
“Red Wave" Seed Wheat 
A wonderful hardy, heavy yielding wheat. Red and Bald; 
also Rural New -Yorker, No. 6, White and Bald. We have 
a choiee lot. Write for prices and samples to 
J. N. MacPHERSON, Pine View Farm, Scottsvillc, N. Y. 
SEED WHEAT and NURSERY STOCK 
lied Wave Wheat and First Class Fruit Trees for 
sale. SAMUEL FRASER, Geneseo, New York. 
ALPHA 
PORTLAND CEMENT 
is absolutely the best that can be made 
for all farm work. Largely used by 
U. S. Government and in State, Munici¬ 
pal and Railroad work—a reputation of 
20 years behind it. Ask your dealer for 
ALPHA 
Send for Booklet and learn why it is the best. 
ALPHA PORTLAND CEMENT GO., 
ADDRESS 
2 Center Square, EASTON, PA. 
Seed Potatoes 
We offer for sale, carefully packed in barrels, 
seed potatoes of the Green Mountain variety. 
These potatoes have been grown on our own farm 
in Massachusetts, near the New Hampshire State 
line, from Aroostook County, Maine, seed, care¬ 
fully treated with formalin, and planted on sod 
land absolutely free from scab. It is the highest 
type of seed potato of this variety and absolutely 
reliable, and taken from the product of the farm 
where the yield was enormous. Experienced grow¬ 
ers south of us are always looking for seed pro¬ 
duced under these conditions, and we invite corre¬ 
spondence from prospective buyers. 
Price. S2.50 per barrel, or for two and 
one-half bushels—sixty pounds to a bushel. 
Address ST. MARTIN FARM, Littleton, Mass. 
N. WERTHEIMER & SONS , lKmm - m - 
We offer best quality of White Winter Rye 
at $1.25 per bushel, freight prepaid, bags free, 
to all our customers for the next four weeks. 
Samples sent on airplication. 
N. WERTHEIMER & SONS, LIG 0 N I ER IND 
RARRARF celery, Brussels sprouts and 
uhDDHUC, CELERIAC, best variety fine plants 
$1 per 1,000; 10,000 for $7.50. J. C. SCHMIDT, BRISTOL,PA. 
Peach and Apple Trees 
For fall or spring planting. Prices right; stock 
right. MYER & SON, Bridgeville, Del. 
Apple and Peach Trees-^&JSlS 
SALESMEN WANTED 
IVlitchell’s Nurserv, Beverlv, Ohio 
Wire Fencing Prices Reduced 
Write today for a Free Copy of our New Fencing Catalogue 
WT our P r * ces this year on our high grade woven wire fencing owing 
ww ^ iiaw^ i to a new factory connection, and the lowest prices quoted by 
anyone on high grade fencing is the result. We use hard, tough steel wire instead of the soft wire com¬ 
monly used and there is quality in every rod of it. We also sell poultry netting, ornamental wire fenc¬ 
ing, line wrought steel fencing and all other fencing material and our prices will certainly interest you 
if you contemplate building a fence of any kind this fall. We have a special fencing catalogue which 
we will be glad to send you free if you will simply write a letter or a postal card and ask for it. Write us 
at the house nearest you, 19th and Campbell Streets. Kansas City, or Chicago Avenue Bridge, Chicago. 
Montgomery Ward & Co., 
108 
CHICAGO and 
KANSAS CITY 
