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Cherries Fail to Ripen. 
8. L., Salem, 0. —I have a cherry tree 
which blooms every Spring and is full of 
cherries, English Morello, but they only 
get about half ripe, and remain in this 
condition till Winter and do not get lit for 
use. It has done this same thing for five 
years. The cherries always were lovely, but 
this is not the case now. Can you tell me 
what to do? 
Ans. —I never heard of such a case, 
and do not know what to say in reply. 
It may change and the cherries ripen 
all right next year. People get sick and 
then get well, and sometimes trees do 
so, but that is not common. Give it good 
rich soil and maybe it will come out all 
right. H. E. VAN DEMAN. 
Deepening a Well. 
G. If. II., Auburn, Me. —Is there any 
practicable method of deepening a well ? A 
well said never to go dry, did so for a short 
time last Summer. If it could be deepened 
two or three feet I think it would stand 
any drought. 
Ans. —If your well is bottomed in the 
rock formation you will require the ser¬ 
vices of a well driller, and all lie will 
have to do is to set up the rig over the 
well and drill down to the required 
depth. For a well with the bottom above 
the rock I should get some sewer pipe 
as large as would go down inside the 
wall, and dig out the bottom inside the 
pipe, settling the pipe as fast as the dirt 
was removed. This will prevent under¬ 
mining the well. j. f. v. 
Keeping Lemons. 
S. K., Maria, Pa .—IIow can I keep 
lemons for some time without their spoil¬ 
ing? 
Ans. —Lemons, like all Citrus fruits, 
have skins of very complex and delicate 
character. They have a layer of oil cells 
next the surface, and these are rather 
easily broken; and the skins being tender 
in many cases they are subject to ab¬ 
rasion unless very carefully handled. If 
taken from the tree with the greatest 
care and never bruised, they should al¬ 
ways be gathered when the skins are yet 
green and laid in a cool, dark place and 
remain there until they have gone 
through a change that is called curing. 
The skin loses some of its moisture, be¬ 
comes soft and tough and turns yellow. 
If allowed to ripen on the tree the skin 
becomes thick and coarse and the juice 
is not so acid, which is very undesirable 
in a lemon. If bought in the market 
and it is desired to keep them for long 
periods they should be selected without 
blemishes, wrapped in paper and put in 
a slightly cool place, where there will 
be almost no change of temperature and 
little or no light. I have had them keep 
for many weeks under such conditions. 
H. E. VAN DEMAN. 
Getting Rid of Quack Grass, 
E. li. W., Lancaster, N. Y .—I have two 
acres that were planted to corn. It rained 
for almost two weeks, and the quack grass 
got the best of me. Would it be advisable 
to plow it under and sow to rye? Would 
the rye choke the quack or vice versa? Is 
there any sure way to get rid of quack 
grass? IIow late can vetch be planted in 
this territory? I wish to plow it under 
in the Spring. 
Ans.— Quack grass spreads by means 
of underground stems or roots. You 
cannot hope to choke it out by seeding to 
rye in the Fall. After the quack grass 
has been killed by frost the rye will come 
on. To kill the quack grass you must 
either rip out the roots and expose them 
to sun and air, or prevent any growth 
above ground. Either plan if persist¬ 
ently carried on will kill out the quack 
grass. During June and July the field is 
kept constantly worked with a spring- 
tooth or disk harrow. What is wanted 
is some tool that will chop or pull off the 
roots and toss them to the surface. After 
keeping this up thoroughly a very thick 
seeding of buckwheat can be put in. 
This quick-growing chop will usually 
smother out what is left of the quack 
grass. Much the same result is obtained 
by planting corn and keeping every plant 
of quack grass cut off as it grows. An¬ 
other plan is to turn a flock of sheep 
into the field and keep them there 
through the season. So many sheep are 
used that the quack grass will not pro¬ 
vide enough pasture for them. As a 
result the sheep will keep every plant 
gnawed close the ground. Where this is 
kept up during the Summer the quack 
grass cannot endure. The latter part of 
September is about the limit for vetch 
seeding. 
Damage By Cow. 
.1. L., Connecticut .—One of my neigh¬ 
bor's cows while being driven home from 
pasture knocked down and broke my rural 
delivery mailbox. Is the owner of the cow 
responsible for damage? 
Ans. —If your mail box was in a 
proper position your neighbor would 
be responsible for any damage inflicted 
by his cow. 
Breach of Contract. 
I. M., Neio York .—I employed a man for 
work ou my village farm and general work 
for one year from April 1 last, agreeing 
to pay him $30 a mouth. lie came to 
work on April 1 as agreed. On April 10 
he failed to come. Ou going to his house 
to learn the reason he said he had con¬ 
cluded he would rather work by the day, 
assuring me that he had been treated right, 
and he had no complaint to make. After 
employing him I arranged for 300 chickens, 
bought a house (suitable to him) and did 
other things conditioned on this employ¬ 
ment. lie now insists that I owe him $9 
for the nine days’ work. I have sent a 
bill to him for $33, less that $9. I am out 
tliis much (and more) by his leaving. Can 
I collect or do I owe him the $9? 
Ans. —If you make a contract with a 
man for his services and lie, without 
just cause, breaks his contract you have 
a right -of action against him for any 
damages you may have suffered. That 
is the law, but in a suit before a jury 
the workingman, if he has any kind of 
a reputation, usually wins. We would ad¬ 
vise you to settle rather than stand a 
lawsuit. 
short horse is 
soon curried 
“And after we cast our bread upon the 
waters, what do we have then?” asked 
the Sunday school teacher. “Mush!” 
piped a little lad with freckles on his 
nose.—Chicago News. 
Likewise a small job of painting is soon finished, and 
any job of painting is a small job if taken in time. 
The longer your house and barns are allowed to 
go without repainting, the more paint it takes and 
the more time to apply it. 
That’s why delays are costly. 
And also buildings, wagons and machinery needing paint and not 
getting it, soon need more than paint to make them right. 
The moral is keep things painted and use good paint in doing so. 
By good paint I mean paint that covers well, sinks in and stays on. 
Select your paint as you do your seed or your fertilizer—it is just as 
important. Find a name in the paint field that stands out, that has 
made a reputation on quality, that was making paint when you were a 
boy and is still at it and that has become the largest paint house in the 
world, and you can come pretty near trusting its products. 
There is such a house and to save your time I’ll mention its name— 
The Sherwin-Williams Company. You can get every kind of paint or 
varnish that your farm requires from a Sherwin-Williams dealer near you. 
Just mention the thing to be painted and you’ll get the right paint— 
the kind that will last and protect. 
You can get a most informing book free by addressing 
THE LITTLE PAINT MAN, care of 
Sherwin-Williams 
PAINTS & VARNISHES 
635 Canal Road, Cleveland, Ohio. In Canada, 639 Centre St., Montreal 
Apple Barrels 
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Make Your Own Repairs! 
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Sowing Awl makes lock-stitch 
Jiko sowing machine. $1 postpaid. 
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Victor I, $25 
Other styles, $10 
to $100 
Victor-Victrolas 
$125 to $250 
From the greatest stars of grand opera clear 
through to “Bones” and “Tambo” of the minstrel 
show, on the Victor. 
In between there’s charming - vaudeville sketches, band and 
orchestra music, classic symphonies, special dance music, comic 
songs, sentimental ballads, sacred selections—everything that 
the heart desires. 
And all played and sung in the world’s 
best way, as the Victor alone can play them.. 
Wouldn’t you like to hear some of 
this delightful music—your favorite 
selections? Wouldn’t your family be 
glad to have such an instrument—an 
instrument that any one can play and 
that all can enjoy? Wouldn’t it make 
your home life happier and brighter 
and better all around? 
Of course, it would. But don’t 
simply take our word for it. Go to the 
nearest Victor dealer’s and hear the Victor. 
Decide for yourself whether it isn’t the great¬ 
est musical instrument you ever heard- 
whether you can afford to be without a 
Victor in your home. 
There’s a Victor as low' as $10. Others up to $100. 
Victor-Victrolas $125 to $250. Easy terms can be arranged 
with your dealer, if desired. 
Use the coupon and senditto us today for a copy of the Victor catalogs. 
The regular Victor catalog shows and tells all about the different 
styles of the Victor and Victor-Victrola. 
The Victor Record catalog lists more than 3000 selections— 
both single- and double-faced. Same high quality—only differ- ~ c 
ence is in price. Buy double-faced if the combination suits 
you 
New Victor Records on sale at all dealers on 28th of each month 
Victor Talking Machine Co. 
201 hand Cooper St*.. Camden. N. J. 
Berliner gramophone Co., Montreal, Canadian Distributor*. 
To get best results, use only 
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And be sure to hear 
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