< 
W>e RURAL NEW-YORKER 
unmarried man or woman is considered a 
head of a family if supporting dependent 
or adopted children. 
The normal tax of 2 per cent begins at 
.$1,000 for single persons and at $2,000 
for married persons. At $8,000 another 
2 per cent is added for single persons and 
at $4,000 for married persons. All tax¬ 
able income above $4,000 pays 4 per cent. 
-All above 
$5,000 
pay.s a 
combined nor- 
mal and 
surtax 
as per 
the folloAviug 
table; 
Snr- 
Xornial 
Retween 
—• 
tax. 
Tax. 
.$.5,000 
and 
.$7..500. 
. 1% 
4% 
7..500 
and 
10,000. 
. 2% 
4% 
lO.tKX) 
and 
12..500. 
. .’1% 
4% 
12..500 
a nd 
15.000. 
. 4% 
4% 
1,5.000 
and 
20.000. 
. 5% 
■ 4% 
20.000 
and 
40.(Xt0. 
. S% 
4% 
40.0(X) 
and 
<i0,(K)0. 
. 12% 
4% 
♦ •41,000 
and 
.SO.OOO. 
. 17% 
4% 
SO.OOO 
and 
lOO.OtXU 
. 22% 
4% 
10O.lXlO 
and 
1.50.000. 
. 27% 
4% 
1.50.000 
and 
200.000. 
. .‘tlUc 
4% 
200.(X)0 
and 
2.50.(K)<>. 
■ .”>7 % 
4% 
250.000 
and 
.‘tOO.lMlO. 
. 42% 
4% 
800.000 
and 
.500,0(XI. 
. 40% 
4% 
.5(MI.0(X) 
and 
7.50.000. 
. .50% 
4% 
7.50.0(X> 
and 1 
.<XH>.tXK>. 
. 55% 
4% 
I.UOO.OOO 
and 1. 
,500.000. 
. 01 
4% 
l,500,fM)0 
and 2, 
.OlXI.OOO. 
. '!2% 
4% 
A bove $2 
.OOO.fKlO. 
. 08% 
4% 
It is conservatively estimated that less 
tlian .”)0 i)er cent of the farmers in the 
United States keep any system of ac¬ 
counts. The new income tax law makes 
it necessary t'> kee)» some simple .set of 
accounts or be subject to a jtossible loss 
in making returns to the (iovernment. 
There should be an inventory of the farm, 
and stock and machinery, taken at the 
beginning of the calendar year. This, to¬ 
gether with a snmi)lc account of recei])ts 
and disbursements, will enable the farmer 
to make :in intelligent and coiaa-ct re- 
tum. F. X. c. 
Ground Limestone and Inoculation 
In the early Summer of 1f)ld, we 
plowed and thoroughly harrowed a four- 
acre patch of poor, rather gravelly Dutch- 
e.ss silt loam .soil. The previous crop was 
weeds, and poor ones at that. In short, 
this field was typical of ’‘rundown, worn- 
out’’ Eastern land. 
We a))plied two tons per acre of gi-oiind 
limestone and on .Tuly 10 of the year 
mentioned drilled in a mixture of .six 
pound.s of white Sweet clover, five pounds 
of lied clover and three pounds of Alsike 
clover seeds per acre. As a fertilizer, we 
used 2.50 pounds of acid phosidiate per 
acre. We inoculated each variety of 
clover seed with the ))rop<'r bacteria. On 
about one-third of the field, in addition 
to the clover seeds, we drilled in Soy 
bean seeds at the rate of two pecks i»er 
acre. We also inoculated the Soy bean 
seed. 
Two mouths after sowing we began 
using the Soy beans and the Sweet clove- 
growing with them for soiling. We had a 
good .strong growth, the cattle and horsi's 
ate it clean and tl eir condition improved 
while we used it. The clover the follow'- 
ing year was not quite so good on this 
portion of the field, and on one small spot 
where the Soy beans were e.specially 
heavy, were almost drowned out. In the 
.Summer of 1017 we cut two excellent 
crops from this field. The first crop was 
Sweet clover and Aksike clover nicely 
mixed. The second was almost pure Red 
I-lover. 
The photographs would show Avhat an 
excellent giowth the first crop made. We 
used a small portion of it for soiling. The 
cattle and horses ate it clean, greatly rel¬ 
ishing it. This Winter, .Tanuary, lOl.S, 
we are feeding the hay to our cows and 
they leave only a small portion of the 
coarsest stems. It was cut when much of 
the Sweet clover was in bloom. Cut ear¬ 
lier, there would be no leavings. We ap- 
j>lied no manure or other fertilizer than 
the lime and acid phosphate. Ground 
limestone, inoculation and a little acid 
phosphate did the trick. 
Dutchess Co., N. Y. k. tukw. 
R. X.-YL—Unfortunately, the photo¬ 
graphs were so dim that they could not 
be engraved. They show a growth of 
Swee': clover up to a man’s head. We 
have had much the same growth on our 
own farm. 
\ GIKL who was running a Uondon bus 
was making out hei- first report. Under 
the heading “Accidents” .she stated: 
■’Bumped into an old gent.” Under the 
heading “Remark.s” she said: “Simply 
awful.”—Credit I,ost. 
211 
The ^ 
E, G. Staude Mfg. Co., ’ 
^594W. Univeraty Ave., St. Paul, Minn. 
Please send me your two books and 
prove to me that I can profitably use & 
Itaude Mak-a-Trautor with my car. 
Name. 
Address 
Name and Model of My Car 
**America*8 
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BUSY 
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Your Country Needs It 
Increased food production is the crying need 
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from horses, machinery and the men on the farms. Effici¬ 
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they insure increased profits. And the 
We are co-operating with the 
U. S. Government in the in¬ 
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through greater acreage and 
increased yield per acre. The 
Staude Mak-a-Tractor will 
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Mak-a-lractor 
(Trademark Mak-a Reg. U. S. Pat. Office and Principal Foreien Countries) 
Price $225 Fe Oe B« PSUl 
Stands today as the farmers first and strongestally in the battle 
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have two-thirds of a tractor already in y<Jur car. A Staude com¬ 
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food for men that otherwise go to feed that four-horse team. 
Making Good With 7,000 Fanners 
The triumph of the Staude Mak-a-Tractor has been 
so tremendous that any possible doubts of its efficiency have 
been swept away by the tidal wave of popular approval. The 
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made for it. Thousands of farmers can testify that the Staude 
has stood up well under the most grueling test in all kinds of 
farm work and heavy hauling. 
More Work —Less Cost 
It does continuously — 24 hours a day if necessary — the 
work of four horses at the cost of feeding one. It plows an acre 
with lc.ss than two gallons of gasoline — is easy to at t.-ioh and oper¬ 
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is detached in 20 minutes, permitting the use of your car on the 
road—nothing to get out of order or require adjustment. 
Master of All the Farm Work 
Attached in a few minutes to your automobile, 
the Staude Make-a-Tractor will do your plowing, 
seeding, reaping, binding and hauling. Equipped 
with the Belt Power Attachment, it does your 
sawing, grinding, shelling, feed chopping, 
pumping and any other work that an 
&-10 H. P. farm engine could do. 
I plowed 190 acre* with my Staade 
•t a cost of less than 60 conts an 
acre. My car is just aa srood as ever 
and the ensine don’t beat. 1 used 
about one Quart of water a day. 1 
plowed 6 acres a day. where I could 
only plow 6 acres with 6 horses on 
the iranff. It does the work of six 
horses and not four. 
J. S. Welter, Grafton, N. 1>. 
t cot all my wheat. 450 acres, with 
a Staude Mak-a-IYactor and am 
plowioff 10 acres a day at the pres* 
ent time with a 14 inch ffsngr. and 
don’t have any trouble with It beat* 
iofiT and it doesn* damage the car aa 
roocb as ninnina on the road. 
A. ChristophorsoD, Flaxville, Moot* 
My Staude Bdak-a-Traetor pulled • 
i4*disc frraia drill over 200 arres ot 
newly broken prairie sod. pulled • 
S-scction harrow over 200 acres and 
ue same drill over 460 acres mora 
land—all newly broken sod. 1 aver* 
Med 2 1/2 acres per hour with tha 
drill. It has proven absolutely sat* 
Isfactory, 
Carl F. Errebo, Garden Clty» Kan, 
X hsTe polled two 10-fnch plows In 
sod for five boura and 4 tons on tha 
^ad for eight miles with my Stauda 
Mak-a-Triwjtor and tha engine never 
boiled. 1 don’t sea that It hurta 
the ear and it will do all the com* 
pany claims. 
C. F. HARRI8, 
Orange Lake, N.T, 
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2594W. University Ave,, ST. PAUL, MINN. 
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