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separator, etc., and doing other non-jiroductive work. 
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present labor shortage, and the heavy demands Avhich 
are being made upon farmers for increased production. 
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DELCO-LIGHT enables the farmer to do his work 
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BARIUM-PHOSPHATE 
AN ALKALINE FERTILIZER 
16% Phosphoric Acid 7% Barium Sulphide 
Barium-Phosphate is a mixture of an alkaline salt of barium, 
which is soluble in water, jind phosiihate of lime. 
In this material we have attempted to approximate 
BASIC SLAG 
As ealeium is th" more or less active basic element in fdaR, tending 
to s'vt'eten the soil, so barium is the decidedly active element in our 
Bariuin-l’hosphate, which sweetens the soil quickly and adds the 'most 
needed element. 
PHOSPHORUS AT A LOW COST 
T.spd in combination with manure or plowed under with green 
crops. Bariuin-l’h9s;)hate alone will produce remarkable results and 
build up the fertility of your land. 
“PHOSPHORUS—THE MASTER KEY TO 
PERMANENT AGRICULTURE” 
is the title of a hook we will send you describing Barium-Bhosphate 
and its uses. Write for it today. 
Witherbee, Sherman & Company, Inc. 
2 Rector Street, New York City 
ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO FERTILIZER DEPT. GRAFTON. MASS. 
THE MAILBAG 
Defective Water-glass Eggs 
Last Spring I purchased .30 gallons of 
water-glass, and put down in it 22.000 
eggs. The eggs in appearance have kept 
perfectly, but they have taken the pecu¬ 
liar odor of the water-glass and are unfit 
for human food; in fact, the dog even 
will not eat them. Have I any redress 
from the dealer? These eggs were laid 
by my own hens and were the finest ever, 
and as they represent the profit of my 
Vejir’s work I hesitate to bury them. 
.\tlantic Bo , N. .7. j. r. s. 
This would be a ease for a lawyer and 
a chemist. You would have to prove that 
the water-glass was defective in some 
way. If you liave a sample of the gla.ss 
just as it was when you bought it. our 
chernist will examine it for impurities, 
but it is now so long since the stuff Avas 
bought that it might be hard to prove 
anything. The dealer will naturally claim 
that the eggs were defective, and unless 
you can show something wrong with the 
water-glass he will have the advantage. 
Experience With Dust Spray 
I am interested in dust spraying, as 
our orchjirds are all on the hills. The 
water sujiply for spraying is our greatest 
problem, and I would like to know more 
of your experience in this line. Do you 
dust both sides of the tree? If so, can 
you dfist agiiinst the wind? Are you 
troubled with apple blotch? If so, is the 
dusting effective against it? J. c. C. 
Little Hocking, O. 
We Ilian to dust both sides of the tree, 
driving through the center of the alley, 
and swinging the dusting tube from right 
to left, so as to drive the dust onto both 
rows of trees_ In onr owi. orchards the 
trees htive thick heads which serve as a 
partial wind-break, and when blown on 
with strong power the dust settles into the 
tree and over the leaves. The dust under 
strong pressure will be driven about the 
same as a mi.sty spray, and can be han¬ 
dled in an ordinary ^vind. We are not 
particularly troubled unth “blotch.” We 
made one, and in a few cases two appli- 
Ciitious of the dust. The second dusting 
paid, and we think a third dusting would 
show good results. 
Destroying Rats 
A correspondent asks about getting rid 
of rats. I would sugge.st getting at the 
drugstore a few ounces of bisulphide of 
carbon and saturating some rags with it. 
I*!aee where the rats run. They will pos¬ 
itively depart for other haunts, and leave 
his place for a long time. In case they 
return after a year or two, simply repeat 
the process and he will have no trouble 
from them. b. f. b. 
Connecticut. 
R. N.-Y.—This plan of using the bi¬ 
sulphide in the opea air without putting 
it in a tight container is a new one to us. 
We asked B. P. B. for particulars and he 
writes; 
“I simply used a rag about the size of a 
pocket handkerchief well saturated with 
the bisulphide and put it on the places 
where they run, and it would seem that 
they did not wait to ascertain how long it 
would take to evaporate, but left instan- 
ter, and we have never seen them for two 
years. My neighbors did the same way 
with like results.” 
This chemical is poisonous, and we 
.should not use it in this way at any place 
where other animals or children can get 
at it. 
Curing a Sheep-chasing Dog 
One of my puppies when half grown 
would cha.se sheep, not to kill them, but 
because the.y would run away from him. 
I had a very large r:im, and I took a 
small rope and fastened the dog to the 
ram, and the way he jerked that pup 
around the lot for a half hour or less was 
sufficient to cure him. I could never 
coax him to go into a lot where the sheep 
were afterwards. F. E. B. 
That surely was a “lasting impres.sion,” 
but xVae the dog ever of an.y real value 
with his courage broken in that way? 
War Treatment of a Rooster 
We had a good-sized rooster dressed the 
other day, and this is the way we used it, 
serving four people four meals: 
First meal, we cooked the rib piece and 
neck, wings and back, using plenty of 
water. When nearly done the liquor was 
drained off and more water added; also 
dumplings. We had potatoes, and, with 
the usual accompaniments, had a very 
satisfactory meal and plenty of chicken. 
The heart, liver and gizzard were com¬ 
bined with dry bread crumbs, seasoned 
with sjilt, pepper and sage, moistened with 
hot water and baked for supper. The 
broth left was the foundation of a soup, 
and the fat which accumulated on the 
broth was the basis of a rich gravy for 
breakfast. 
The feet were washed clean, scalded and 
peeled, and those and the wing tips were 
boiled for basis of soup for next day’s 
supper. Also the framework of the breast 
with a little meat on, the meat being cut 
off when done and added to soup. 
The second day the remainder of the 
chicken was cut in pieces; that is, the 
legs in two pieces and the breast in four or 
more thick pieces, drained, rolled in flour 
November 23, 1918 
and fried tintil crisp and brown ; then put 
in a kettle with plenty of water and boiled 
until tender, adding salt when half done. 
, Potatoes were added and when done 
skimmed out ' with the chickeh. The/ 
liquor was made into rich gravy, which 
was excellent served on hot baking powder 
biscuits split in halves. Plenty of water 
added made the many servings, and no 
meal appeared skimped for chicken. 
New York. mrs. f. BEE. 
Keeping Out Cold 
In “Hope Farm Notes” you a.sk for a 
good way to keep cold out. Paste strips 
of paper one inch wide over the cracks in 
the window’s, using paper about the same 
shade as the woodwork. It is cheap, 
effective and not noticeable, and can be 
removed easily in the Spring with a little 
warm water < B, G. 
Notre Dame, Ind. 
Land for Returning Soldiers 
It is with a sense of refreshment that 
one learns of the plans advocated by our 
Secretary of the Interior regarding the 
returning United States troops ami hi.s 
conception of a fitting rew’ard for them. 
The young men of this country responded 
to the call of duty, leaving homes and 
business interests without demur, because 
they were good citizens, and because their 
country needed them to uphold its honor 
among civilized peoples; and their parents 
W’ere proud to see them go. They have 
endured and made good. It was a sac¬ 
rifice, although a willing one. They have 
faced the supreme test. Some will not 
come back. Does anyone believe that 
these young men. the flower of the na¬ 
tion’s manhood, who de.serve the best that 
our country can give them. wiU-appreeiate 
an offer of such remaining lands as have 
not already been considered good enough 
for settlement? Our Secretary of the 
Interior would he of greater help to the 
country if he turned the resources of his 
office to the consideration of some of the 
questions propounded by The R. N.-Y.-^ 
the .3.5-cent dollar and the better distri¬ 
bution of farm products, for instance. If 
he can secure to the farmer an adequate 
return from his investment and industry, 
there will be no need for schemes such* as 
he proposes. The need for greater agri¬ 
cultural re.sources will settle itself nat¬ 
urally and jfistly. T. 
Massachusetts. 
Wood Grate for Furnace 
In regard to burning wooil in furnace. 
I think most furnace dealers furnish a 
special \vood grate when wood is to be 
burned. One came with our furnace.^ It 
comes in two halves, made of cast iron, 
with holes in it about two inches in di¬ 
ameter. and short legs to set on the coal 
grate. This permits using the shaker 
occasionally to .settle the ashes. 
Interlaken, N. Y. W, A- B, 
Daylight Saving Notes, 
We still regulate our hours of work by 
the sun, as to follow the daylight-saving 
humbug would make us get up and do our 
chores by lantern light in the morning 
and waste the best hours for haying and 
harvesting in the evening. If the factory 
worker wants his leisure hours all in one 
piece in the evening, why not let such 
business begin an hour earlier, instead of > 
disarranging the houi’s for everybody? 
There is nothing we can do that will 
change the arrangement of the rising and 
setting of the sun by the fraction of a 
second. What we must do is to arrange 
our work .so as to utilize the time to the 
best advantage according to the needs of 
our own occupation. D. E. B. 
Illinois. 
No Legal Protection for Snapping Turtles 
A short time ago a friend and I went 
spearing, inviting a third party to go 
with us and run the boat while we 
speared eels. During the night we 
speared a turtle, which we call a snap¬ 
ping turtle. A few days afterward a 
game warden came along and told us it 
Avas a violation of the game law to take 
this river turtle, and that we must pay 
a fine. We contended that this river 
turtle does not come under the protection 
of the game law. We went before a 
justice of the peace and paid a fine of 
.$10 each, the game wai’den agreeing to 
refund the money if we proved this was 
not a protected turtle. Will you advise 
as to whether this river turtle comes . 
under the protection of the game law. 
and what course aa'o should take to re¬ 
cover our fines, provided it was not il¬ 
legal to take this turtle? How prove 
turtle a legal catch? n. L. B. 
New York. 
This was referred to the State Con¬ 
servation Commission, and the Deputy 
Thief. .John W. McCormick, promptly 
settled the dispute as follows: 
“Section 202 of the law reads as fol¬ 
lows : 
“ ‘Taking, killing or exposing for sale 
of all land turtles or tortoi.ses, including 
the box turtle and the wood turtle, is 
hereby prohibited.’ 
“The commission does not construe 
that this section protects the snapping 
turtle or any other species of turtle in¬ 
habiting the water, hut only the land 
turtle or tortoise, which includes the wood 
turtle and tho box turtle.” 
