B»c RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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^Vatch of Railroad Accuracy’* 
What do you use a watch for? 
To tell time, isn’t it? Not the wrong time, but the 
right time. Railroad men must have time that is cor¬ 
rect to the fraction of a minute. Does it mean any¬ 
thing to you, then, when we tell you that the majority 
of railroad engineers and conductors in America carry 
Hamilton Watches? Isn’t that proof that the Hamilton 
is the watch for you? You can buy a Hamilton move¬ 
ment alone to fit your present watch case for $12.25 
($13.00 in Canada) and up. Cased Hamiltons sell for 
$25.00, $28.00, $32.50, $40.00, and so on up to $150.00 
for the Hamilton Masterpiece in 18k gold case. And 
all Hamilton Watches have accuracy and durability 
Write for Hamilton Watch Book 
**The Timekeeper” 
Read the story of the Hamilton Watch and learn what 
things to look for in buying a watch. “The Timekeeper” 
Engineer John 
Kryselmier of the 
New England Notes 
Storing Grain 
How long would it be safe to keep 
wheat? Would a house that is dry and 
rat-proof be all that is necessary, or 
would there need to be ventilation in it? 
What is the difference between white 
wheat and red in feed value for hens? 
I'pton. Mass. S. F. 
Wheat that is wtU cleaned, drj' and 
sound may be stored for many years for 
feeding purposes. It does not need special 
provision for ventilation, as corn does. 
An outbuilding or a room in the barn 
will do if you can keep out rats and 
mice. P'ine wire netting under the floor 
and over the sides and windows is the 
cheapest plan. Have a tight door and 
keep it shut. Wheats vary according to 
variety, season when grown and climate. 
As a cla.ss the Spring -wheats are a little 
richer in protein, about one per cent., and 
a little poorer in starch. Hard, red 
Northern Spring -w’heat is apt to be 
richer than the soft white Winter 
wheats, but varieties in either color vary 
considerably among themselves. In both 
Spring and Winter wheats the protein 
may range from eight to 16 per cent., but 
commercial lots would average about 12.5 
for Spring and about 11.S for Winter. 
IMedium-sized, well-formed kernels usually 
are richer in protein than the large, round 
kernels. G. B. F. 
Cement Drain Tile in New England 
We have made concrete tile here at 
the college experiment station, and had 
samples e.xposed to the weather for sev¬ 
eral years. (lur experience shows that 
clean sand should be used. A mixture 
of one part of cement to 2^ or three 
parts of sand is best for the production 
of high-grade tile. The mixture must be 
made very carefully, as any inequality in 
the mixture makes a flaw in the thin 
wall of the tile, and a conseqoent fail¬ 
ure. AVe found, also, that in order to 
make a firm high-grade tile it was neces¬ 
sary to keep the freshly-made tile moist 
for three to four days, so that the con¬ 
crete would make a satisfactory set. 
The expense of manufacturing con¬ 
crete tile, using a one to three mixture 
and paying current rates for labor, ce¬ 
ment and sand, showed us that very little 
was to be gained in price per thousand 
feet as compared with the standard clay 
tile. How(‘vei’, in cases where high-grade 
sand was found close to the farm, where 
there was an opportunity to utilize help 
which would otherwise be short of a job, 
and where there were facilities for stor¬ 
ing and keeping the tile moi.st. then there 
was a possibility that the manufacture of 
the tile would be desirable and even pro¬ 
fitable. 
For general conditions, however, the 
danger of inferior quality due to poor 
mixing, dirty sand or improper curing 
are so great that we do not make a 
practice of recommending farmers to 
make concrete tile. As to the quality 
and durability of the tile, so far as we 
can find when well made they are as dur¬ 
able as the clay tile. Reports from West¬ 
ern and Central Western States have 
shown that concrete tile occasionally 
break down in presence of an excess of 
alkali or in presence of an excess of 
acid, as in a muck swamp. This sub¬ 
ject does not seem to be settled yet, but 
appai'ently it is due as much to the in¬ 
ferior manufacture of the tile as it is 
due to the decomposing action of the al¬ 
kali or the acid. I believe that for this 
State and for New England in general, not 
trouble would come from their use. 
R. T. BURDICK. 
University of Vermont. 
miles west. He worked for somebody else 
until he had a little money, but not much. 
He went in on credit and kept putting up 
more greenhouses, and is putting up some 
of the very best ones in the district now. 
He is a hustler; works fast and does a 
whole lot in quick time and then drops it. 
He says he isn’t working because he likes 
the business, but because he likes the 
money; doesn’t care to read or study any¬ 
thing but trade papers, and no business 
for him after working hours. When the 
work is done, he says, he wants to be 
done with it, and do as he pleases. He 
would do as well in any business because 
he is a business man. first and last. 
“His neighbor, the third man of the 
group, is fond of saying that he and his 
three brothers ‘started with $150 capital 
and a good mother.’ The group located 
first on rented land 35 years ago. It was 
wanted for building purposes, and he 
lameiats his lack of nerve to buy the laud, 
which was offered him on credit and 
which reached high values in onlv a few 
years’ time. But to the brothers it looked 
like rputting our heads in a noose,’ and 
Uiey moved out a few miles. Soon, 
profiting by experience, thev bought land 
here and have gradually paid for it out of 
the crops. They claim now to own one- 
twentieth of the town’s area, and things 
are still coming their way. The propertv 
IS assessed for $140,000, and is worth 
more, but they are doing well from the 
business and do not care to sell. He is a 
fine man. and .a good citizen, a reader, a 
peat friend of The R. N.-Y., interested 
in good causes, and taking everything in a 
moderate way. He made his living from 
the business and his fortune mostlv from 
the rise in the price of his land.' Here 
are three men, and all getting the same 
pneral business success in different ways. 
The everlasting worker, the hustler and 
the man who planned for the future. 
Take your choice. We have other kinds. 
_G. B. F. 
Electric Motor on a Connecticut Farm 
I liave just read your article on page 
11.).) regarding codiierative thrashing in 
Kansas with an electric motor and in it 
I notice you say that they have the 
only’ electric thrashing outfit in the 
I nited States. This is going a little too 
far, for we h.ave a farmer here in town. 
.Joseph Hanover, who has used a motor 
for running his milking machine for sev- 
ei*al years. Then he bought .a large elec¬ 
tric motor last M'inter with which he 
sawed his wood, and this Fall he thrashed 
his oats, about 1.200 bushels, and is now 
filling his two silos with the same motor. 
By using insulated cable he can move 
around the place from one job to another, 
and he .says he would not go back to the 
gas motor for anything. It is the best 
power I have seen, clean, noiseless and 
reliable. I am writing you this because 
T thought you would bo intorostod in 
what we are doing up in Connecticut. 
He are not so far behind Kansas after 
a”- G. B. yi. 
Salisbury, Conn. 
Three Self-made Market Growers 
“Yes,” said a veteran gardener of the 
Boston market growing district at a re¬ 
cent gardeners’ rally, “a good many of 
the gardeners started where their fathers 
left off. The farm, and a lot of capital 
and experience, were theirs at the begin¬ 
ning. They went right along on those 
foundations and built up a big business, 
and maybe a fortune. But we have 
plenty of self-made men. almost any kind 
you want. See those three over there in 
a group; each one started with nothing 
and went at the business in a different 
way. 
“One man has a fruit and vegetable 
farm with some glass located about 25 
miles to the north of Boston. He was a 
rtreet car conductor with no experience 
in gardening and mighty little capital. 
The neighbors say he made a go of it by 
being always on the job. He would watch 
his crops every minute, and if a cloud 
passed over he would go in and regulate 
the heat. He never took a vacation, but 
studied and worked over the business like 
he -wmuld a game. He made his money by 
looking after the little points. Not ii 
hustler, but always doing something and 
not making too many big mistakes. Even 
now, he does not seem to think anything 
but vegetables and fruit. 
“The second man lives only a few 
This .season, on an average, ha.s been 
a trying one for the farmers in this sec¬ 
tion of Maine. The Spring was wet, 
cold and backward, and did not give the 
farmer a fair chance to plant their 
crops in time to produce, due to the wet 
land. Hay crop was very good, about 
double previous years. The average of 
potatoes planted was about one-third 
less than bust season, and some rot re¬ 
duced the crop somewhat. Farmers .sold 
at digging time $1 per bu., also some at 
V digging they sold as high 
as $1.70 per bu. Dairying is about the 
same as in previous years, a little on the 
decline, due to the high cost of grain and 
a very light hay crop, season of 1915. 
Apple crop short, about 20 per cent, of 
previous years. This is a good orchard 
center; large crops are seen in good sea¬ 
sons. Expert _ McIntosh apple raisers 
can be found in this county. Spraying 
is carried on extensively. Average price 
early in the season $1.50 per bbl. Small 
fruits were light, but good prices were 
obtained, which offset the small yield. 
Poultry raisers have been on the profit¬ 
able side; good prices for eggs and live 
and dressed poultry have been obtained 
all season. Not much sheep raising done 
here, quite a large number of farmers 
are speaking of going into that branch 
of work in the near future. Not much 
he.avy horse raising done here; could be 
made a profitable part of the farm in¬ 
dustry. Factory corn did well, less yield 
than in previous years. Hav, loose.' $16 
PPr Ion; pressed $18 per ton; potatoes 
: but¬ 
ter 36c pcT^ lb.; fowls l.Sc lb.; chick¬ 
ens 20 to 2.5c lb.; hogs, dressed. 12c per 
lb.; lard per lb. Onions $5 per 
bag; .squash 2c per lb.; beets 114c lb. ; 
cabbage 114c per lb.; oats 6714c 'for 32 
lbs.; pea beans $7; yellow eves $7. 
Knox Co., Me. 'w. ir. b. 
Grade milch cows to freshen in Spring 
$50; fresh, or due in 10 days. .$75 to 
$110; two-year-olds, to freshen in 
Spring, $40 to $60; yearlings $25 to $30; 
calves $12 to $25. Butter, dairv. 40c; 
creamery 43c; cheese 2.3c; eggs 50c; po¬ 
tatoes $2 bu.; onions $2.40 bu.; apples 
$3.50 bbl.; hay .$9 to $14; straw, loose. 
$5: oats 64o bn.; corn $2.50 per lOo! 
Copenhagen, N. Y. r. a. rors. 
R. R. He has car¬ 
ried a Hamilton 
Watch for 11 
years with per- 
_ feet satisfaction. 
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