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February S, 1919 
The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Multiplexing the Telephone 
Marvel has followed marvel 
since Alexander Graham Bell in¬ 
vented his first simple telephone, 
the forerunner of the millions 
use today. 
in 
In these last four decades thou¬ 
sands of Bell engineers have de¬ 
veloped a system of telephonic 
communication, so highly per¬ 
fected that the same crude in¬ 
strument which at the beginning 
could hardly carry speech from 
one room to another can now 
actually be heard across the con¬ 
tinent. This is because of the 
many inventions and discoveries 
which have been applied to inter¬ 
vening switchboard, circuits and 
other transmitting mechanism. 
The vision of the engineers has 
foreseen requirements for in¬ 
creased communication, and step 
by step the structure of the art 
has been advanced—each ad¬ 
vance utilizing all previous ac¬ 
complishments. 
No one step in advance, since 
the original invention, is of greater 
importance, perhaps, than that 
which has provided the multiplex 
system, by which five telephone 
conversations are carried on to¬ 
day simultaneously over one toll 
line circuit, or by which forty tele¬ 
graphic messages can be sent 
over the one pair of wires. As 
in a composite photograph the 
pictures are combined, so the 
several voice waves mingle on 
the circuit to be again separated 
for their various destinations. 
By this wonderful development 
the Bell System obtains for the 
public a multiplied usefulness 
from its long distance plant and 
can more speedily and completely 
meet the needs of a nation of 
telephone users. 
American Telephone and Telegraph Company 
And Associated companies 
One Policy One System Universal Service 
Farm Equipment 
Every up-to-date farm has its clipping machine 
for horses and dairy cows. Horses work better 
when relieved of winter coating—cows give 
cleaner milk when flanks and udders are clipped. 
Agricultural schools and Government farms use 
clipping machines. VOX* should have one. Get a 
Stewart Ball Bearing Clipping Machine No. 1, 
$9.75. Send $2.00—pay balance on arrival. Or 
write for 1919 catalog. 
CHICAGO FLEXIBLE SHAFT COMPANY 
Dept. 141, 12th St. and Central Ave., Chicago, Ill. 
MAPLE SYRUP MAKERS! 
With The GRIMM Evaporator 
5*00 will make bet¬ 
ter syrup with less 
fuel and labor than 
with any other sys¬ 
tem. Will last life 
time. Made in 2:i 
different sizes. 
Write for catalogue and state number of trees you tap. 
Grimm Manufacturing Co., 
524 Champlain Ave., N. W., Cleveland, O. 
WHAT IS A FERTILE SOIL? 
The growing of rops depends on BIOLOGICAL rather than CHEMICAL phenomena. 
Make the soil lie for the development of the essential bacterial life and you have what is 
recognized as a fertile soil. Maintain this fertility and profitable crops will result. 
All organic matter in the soil, i. e., humus, manure or green crops turned under, must 
be broken down and transformed by these bacteria before it can be used by the plant. 
SOIL MUST BE KEPT SWEET 
in order that these essential bacteria may exist and work. They cannot live under acid 
conditions. An acid soil is of necessity baotedally dead, or, in other words, agriculturally 
dead. Bead soil can never be farmed at a profit. 
BARIUM-PHOSPHATE 
AN ALKALINE FERTILIZER 
16% Phosphoric Acid 7% Barium Sulphide 
is a mixture of an alkaline salt of barium and phosphate of lime. Phosphorus and decay¬ 
ing organic matter are the two substances which constitute the key to profitable systems of 
permanent agriculture oil most normal soils. Barium-Phosphate, in addition to supplying 
uhospliorus in a most desirable form. 
SWEETENS THE SOIL 
AND PROMOTES THE GROWTH OF FAVORABLE BACTERIA 
Used in combination with manure or plowed under with green crops, Barium-Phosphate 
will produce profitable yields and build up the fertility' of your land. 
It will pay you to write for our book which describes Barium-Phosphate and its uses. 
Witherbee, Sherman & Company, Inc. 
2 Rector Street, New York City 
ADDRESS INQUIRIES, FERTILIZER DEPT., GRAFTON, MASS. 
When you write advertisers mention The R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a 
quick reply and a “square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
Piping for Water Supply 
I wish some information on the ques¬ 
tion of getting a water supply to my 
house. It has been brought to the house 
from a good spring, over 2,000 feet away. 
It got out of order three years ago and 
has not run since. It was conducted 
through black iron one-inch pipes, and 
now I have bought this farm, what would 
be the best thing for me to do to get this 
water? I have taken up most of this 
pipe and find much of it nearly half full 
of rust and water, and some of the pipe 
looks pretty bad. Would it be wise to 
put the best of this old pipe down again, 
or get new, or use tiles? Either would re¬ 
quire more money than I wish to spend 
on it now, hut something must be done, 
as it is very hard to get water around 
here. When wells are sunk it is hard to 
get water in them. This water runs 
away down hill, along a flat and up over 
another hill to the house. I find that 
most of this pipe lias not been covered very 
deep, in some places not more than three 
or four inches, and then being in a wet 
place through this flat. IIow deep ought 
these pipes to be put down? J. it. 
Allendale, N. J. 
Of course it is impossible for me to tell 
accurately the condition of the piping 
that you are taking up, but judging from 
your description I would think that you 
would get a great deal better satisfaction 
to take it up and sell it for junk than 
you would to try to use it. I would at 
least take it all up, and then, after ex¬ 
amination, if any appeared worth using, 
T would put it down all together at the 
upper end of the line, where the pressure 
was the least. 
Since galvanized iron pipe reached such 
phenomenal prices there has been some 
agitation in the direction of using bored 
wooden piping where conditions would 
permit. Aside from its lower price this 
has other points in its favor. It is long- 
lived. being buried in the earth and con¬ 
stantly wet it is good for a long term of 
years, and its water-carrying qualities, 
unlike iron pipe, improve with age. It 
keeps getting smoother and smoother, so 
that there is less internal friction. This 
wood pipe is made in at least two kinds, 
the plain, suitable for use, where the head 
does not exceed 40 feet, and the wrapped, 
which is made to use where the water is 
under pressure due to the head above. 
The two types can be used in the same 
line, using the plain pipe at the upper 
end and the pressure pipe in the lower 
reaches where the pressure caused by the 
weight of water makes it inadvisable to 
use the plain pipe. 
As to depth of laying, the fact that the 
former line was laid so shallow, but a few 
inches in some places', seems to indicate 
that you need to expect very little trouble 
from frost. However, I would want the 
line down deep enough to avoid any 
chance of catching into it with tillage 
implements, and you will get cooler, bet¬ 
ter water in the Summer if it is put down 
2V* to three feet deep. and. in fact, to he 
safe it should he put below the frost line ; 
otherwise, should anything happen to ob- 
| struct the flow in cold weather, damage 
| might result. R. H. S. 
Oats and Peas in Orchard 
I have a 12-year-old orchard in which 
T wish to plant oats and peas for hay in 
the Spring. The orchard was in sod and 
plowed under last Fall. Will oiits and 
peas succeed in an orchard on sod? If 
so, what is the rate and method of seed¬ 
ing? If not, what annual could I plant 
to cut for hay? I would like to try oats 
and peas, because the mixture is so highly 
recommended for cows. F. P. n. 
Ulster Co., N. Y. 
It will depend on how thick the tops 
are and how the trees shade the ground. 
We have found oats and peas better for 
this purpose than any other crop, but if 
the ground is well shaded you cannot ex¬ 
pect a full crop. We should use 1.000 
lbs. at least of lime to the acre, and chop 
up the soil thoroughly with a disc or cut¬ 
ting harrow. We use one bushel or five 
pecks of Canada peas scattered over the 
ground and chopped in with a disk or cut¬ 
away. Then sow three bushels of oats 
(to the acre) and harrow in. It will pay 
to use at least .‘100 lbs. of acid phosphate 
per acre, and it will also pay to consult 
your farm bureau agent or some good 
nearby apple growers. 
Constructing a Concrete Chimney 
I am thinking of building a concrete 
fireplace and chimney. Is it practical? 
Have any of vour readers had experience 
along this line? Can diagrams be given 
I just how to construct the fireplace and 
I lower chimney, with dimensions? J. s. c. 
Subscribers’Exchange 
If you want to buy or sell or exchange, make it known here. 
This Rate will be 5 Cents a word, payable in advance. The 
name and address must be counted as part of the advertise¬ 
ment. No display type used, and only Farm Products, Help 
and Positions Wanted admitted. For subscribers only. 
Dealers, jobbers and preneral manufacturers' announcements 
not admitted here. Poultry, Eg«rs and other live stock adver¬ 
tisements will r:o under proper headings on other pages. 
Seed and Nursery advertisements will not bo accepted for 
this column. 
Copy must reach us not later than Friday morning 
to appear in the following week’s issue. 
MISCELLANEOUS .* 
FOB SALE—Miotz Sc Weiss 25 li. p. Hor. Oil 
Engine; International 15 h. p. Hor. Oil anil 
Gas Engine; both of these engines are in excel¬ 
lent condition with trucks; they are sold as a 
tractor takes their place; good stone crusher 
also for sale, road building being finished; all 
this machinery has been used very little; your 
Inspection is invited. Apply BELLE-ELLEN 
STOCK FARMS, Sussex. N. .T. 
FOR SALE—Newtown coal burning Colony brood¬ 
ers; unused; five sizes; 25% discount, to re¬ 
duce stock; can use few pullets, good layers; 
American breeds preferred. H. E. LANE, 
Walton, N. Y. 
10-20 “TITAN” International Oil Tractor; in 
perfect order; equipped with extension rims 
and extra lugs; one 3-bottom Oliver tractor plow. 
VAX REYNOLDS, Elkton, Md. 
FOR SALE—An S-lfi Chase tractor, with extxen- 
sion rims, field lugs; also three-bottom 12-in. 
plows, “Oliver”; all in good condition; new last 
year; price, $1,000 for outfit; reason for selling, 
want larger one. IVAN F. PHELPS, Box 70, 
Pembroke, N. Y. 
ATTENTION, Dairymen's Leagues—I can save 
you money.in selecting equipment and drawing 
plans for your new milk plant; write today. 
ADVERTISER 5170, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FOR SALE CHEAP—Six Cyphers portable hov¬ 
ers, 4 Cyphers 390-egg incubators, one Cy¬ 
phers 250-egg incubator. 3 No. 10 (300-chick 
size) Newtown coal-burning brooder stoves. If 
interested, write to A. C. JANSSEN, R. D. No. 
3. Torrington. Conn. 
FOR SALE—Several 400-egg model Cyphers in- 
cnbators; one coal-burning hover; cheap. 
DWIGIIT PUTNAM, MiddlefleliT, Conn. 
WANTED—Ice-plow. Send particulars to BOX 
73. Roselaud, N. J. 
FOR SALE—One 000-egg Buckeye incubator. 
good as new; also 3 brooder stoves, one Lib¬ 
erty. 2 Magic; used only for one hatch. cn.AS. 
B. BFCHANAN. Morristown, N. J. 
FOR SALE—Fifty-light acetylene outfit with fix 
tures. cheap: using electricity. BOX 300. 
Xorthville, X. Y. 
BUCKWHEAT HONEY—Guaranteed pure honey: 
00 lbs., 22c per lb.; 10-lb. pails, $2.50: 5-lb. 
pails, $1.40: postage or express paid in second 
zone. ET.TOX LANE. Trumansburg, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Power sprayer three-cylinder pump, 
200-gallon tank; good 1 condition. E. R. JOHN¬ 
SON, Center Bridge, Pa. 
FOR SALE—Two new John Deere pony tractor 
plows, 2-bottom 12-iueh, at less than wholesale 
prices. LEWIS A. BEST. Slatington, Pa. 
PURE SUGAR CANE SYRT'P. $1.50 per gallon. 
JAMES F. MeCAT.F.B, Insmoro. Miss. 
FOR SALE—One 20x30 Spruce Unadilla silo and 
roof with 30-inch extra front; new: never set 
up. Address E. F. G., Box 437, Milford, Del. 
FOR SALE—One size T Knight portable saw¬ 
mill. new; price $375. M. F. G., P. O. Box 
437, Milford, Del. 
INCUBATORS—“Prairie State,” capacity 390 
eggs each, used two seasons; practically good 
ns new; $35 each; the lot of three $95. securely 
crated. WM. R. SAWYER, R. D. 3. Ports¬ 
mouth, Yn. 
FOR SALE—Complete second-hand water-power 
electric plant for the farm brook. JARED 
VAN WAGENEX, Lnwyersville, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Columbia Ann Arbor belt-power 
self-feeding liny press; 17x22 bale chamber. 
N. PAT.MER, West Coxsachie, N. Y. 
CYPHERS 410-egg model incubators, $25 each. 
YARMOXD FARM, Vanderbnrg, N. J. 
FOR SALE—125 tons good sound mixed liny, 
pressed; quality good No. 2: about 3 cars No. 
3; grown on one meadow and housed in one 
barn; carred, Helena, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., 
for $20.50 Ion; inspection invited. W. J. HAM¬ 
ILTON, 49 Elm St., Potsdam, N. Y. 
WANTED—Carrot seed: old-fashioned long or¬ 
ange; not tlie improved, for stock feeding; 
send sample. WILLIAM B. OLXEY, Seekonk, 
Mass. 
FOR SALE—1917 International harvester trac¬ 
tor, plows and disc harrow; complete outfit: 
will demonstrate: $1,000. ADVERTISER 5174, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
FOR SALE—Knickerbocker tractor attachment 
fur Ford car; complete with enlarged radiator: 
never been used: too light for our requirements; 
$200. BARTON BROS., Marlton, N. J. 
PRAIRIE STATE INCUBATOR. 300-egg. $25; 
400-egg Cyphers, $20; 240 Cyphers, $15; two 
Jim Rohan 110-egg, $5 each: Newtown Giant col¬ 
ony brooder stove, latest model, $20. H. L. 
MORGAN, Amenia, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Six Candee colony brooders, 1917: 
good condition: $15 each. ARTHUR H. PEN¬ 
NY. Mattituck, N. Y. _ 
FOR S \T,E—Buckwheat extracted honey; 00-lb. 
can. i$c lb.; 12-lb. can, $3: postpaid. STRING- 
HAM.’ Glen Cove, N. Y._ 
WWTED—Registered Rufus Red Belgians; Ste¬ 
vens shotgun to exchange. MORSE ROWELL, 
Highland Falls, N. Y.__ 
W \XTFD—A good double disc tractor plow. 
W. L. DAVENPORT, Amelia. Va. _ 
FOR SAI.E—Feed grinder; price $30. D. R. 
HONE. Cherry Valley. N. Y. 
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