314 
February 22, 1919 
fte RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Note two trees in this row missine- Compare 
size and appearance of trees with those at the ripht, 
planted in blasted beds —drawn from thotografh. 
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**I found that trees planted in beds blasted with 
Atlas Farm Powder did twice as well as those in 
spade-dug holes,” writes J. J. Funk, Webb City, Mo. 
“ 1200 trees and 400 grape vines planted in blasted 
beds grew more in a year than others in spade-dug 
holes had grown in three years,” writes F. M. 
Reeder, Charles Co., Md. 
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■ST4 5 
Simple Science 
By Dr. F. D. Crane 
(Continued from page 512) 
ide. and that is not so very cheap, selling 
now, in large lots, at about 35 rents a 
pound. As it weighs a little more than 
half as much again as water, you do,.not 
get so very much for a pound, either,'‘but 
it is the one safe thing. For a fixer, the 
waxy body may be either cerusine, a sort 
of mineral wax, if you can get. it, or 
Japan wax or carnauba wax. These do 
not give* a disagreeable smell as they .burn 
off. Bay wax would probably work alto. 
A little rosin is very good, but gives more 
odor. Tile solids will settle out, so all 
have to be "dispensed with a shake la¬ 
bel,” as our pharinacal friends put it. A 
formula must always be used with dis¬ 
cretion and tried in small lots first, being 
modified according to the ingredients, 
which do not always run the same. Here 
are some to try; from these you can prob¬ 
ably devise your own, which will, of 
course, he the best ever. The parts, arc 
by weight: 
Graphite, 10; lampblack, 1; rosin, 1; 
carbon tetrachloride. 75. 
Graphite, 10; lampblack, 12; cerasine, 
12; Japan wax, 10; carbon tetrachloride, 
150. 
Graphite, 25; lampblack, 500; cerasine. 
25; carnauba wax, 5; carbon tetrachlor¬ 
ide, 250. or more, if too pasty. 
Just at present you may have some 
trouble getting the best graphite, hut tlmt 
condition will soon correct itself. For 
stove finishes where you do not mind the 
smell, asphaltum with carbon tetrachlor¬ 
ide and some graphite will give a very 
lasting finish. F. p.-G. 
Sediment in Water Supply 
Ever since we bought this farm a year 
ago we have had a great deal of trouble 
with our water system, due to a periodic 
stoppage of the pipes by a red iron-like 
sediment which appears in the water. 
This water comes from a driven well on a 
hill about three-quarters of a mile back 
of the house, from which it is carried by 
means of a half-inch lead pipe. The pre¬ 
vious owners of the farm had the same 
trouble with the stopping of the water, 
because they tried to do away with the 
sediment by means of an open settling box 
between the well and the house. This has 
never proved successful, for we have had 
continually to blow out the pipes to re¬ 
gain the water, and now even that has 
failed us, as the pipes are stopped up al¬ 
together. Perhaps you could suggest some 
way of gettipg rid of (his sediment, which 
is very finely divided. Do you think that 
this sediment, which is no doubt iron in 
character, would attack an iron pipe, be¬ 
cause I believe oii<* solution of the prob¬ 
lem would he a larger pipe than the half¬ 
inch now in use. and a larger lead pipe 
would be very expensive. li.w. L. 
Columbia Co., N. Y. 
The water is evidently charged with 
by a little carbonic 
is not infrequently 
wells. Your long 
is an invitation to 
as oxide, and. while 
heli». an iron pipe 
iron, held in solution 
acid, probably, which 
the case with driven 
run of half-inch pipe 
the iron to conic out 
a larger pipe would 
would be as had, or worse, since the sedi¬ 
ment would cling more to the sides. The 
lead pipe gives you a chance ot cleaning 
out by the use of dilute hydrochloric (mu¬ 
riatic) acid, since this attacks lead very 
slightly, but whether this will work on 
your pipe in its present condition is an 
open question, if it does work, it will 
clean the pipe too well, and you want to 
let the water run full several days, to 
avoid the danger of traces of lead. If 
yon do get it started, you should let the 
water run as much and as often as pos¬ 
sible, full on at least mice a day. If the 
well will stand it, let it run some all the 
time, and you will probably have no more 
troub’e. If you use a settling box, it 
should be large and shallow ; then it will 
work, since the same action will take 
place there as now takes place in the pipe. 
The whole matter is a difficult one. espe¬ 
cially for one not on the ground, and 
without an examination of the water,_ for 
some of the trouble may he due to lime, 
if anyone has any experience or ideas, 
we would be glad to have them sent in. 
flavor 
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frying 
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strong 
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a large 
it out. 
odor, 
lamb 
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Purifying Lard 
Jlorc is something I copied into my 
reeipe book from some farm paper I’ve 
forgotten what one. 1 have never had 
occasion to try it, but T. W. G. might 
try it on a small amount and see if it 
works—it sounds sensible to me. I*ut 
lard into kettle and melt over a slow fire, 
add one teaspoon baking soda to each 
eight pounds of lard. Ileat to boiling 
or until all signs of foaming, are 
This will remove any strong taste 
any reason there is a strong taste 
lard. mrs. k. D. N. 
In answer to T. \V. G., Tuckahoe, N. 
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my experience has been 
piece of charcoal in when 
It. will take away all 
The same is good when 
or mutton ; it takes the 
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