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New Machines for Harvesting 
Since the war broke out we have de¬ 
voted much of our land to the raising of 
wheat and other grains, which formerly 
was used for the growing of vegetables. 
At the present writing we have nearly 
100 acres of Winter wheat sown, and 
have intended to sow not less that 50 
acres of Spring wheat. As we are about 
to make the purchase of a machine for 
harvesting of this grain we write to ask 
whether the “heading machine” pictured 
and described in Tiie R. N.-Y. some 
months ago has been used here or tried out 
in this section? If such a machine is not 
practical for this section of country I 
would like to know if any of your readers 
have used the attachment for the ordi¬ 
nary grain binder known as a “shocker.” 
They tell me that it ties the bundles to¬ 
gether, and drops them on their ends as 
they come fFom the machine, and thereby 
saves at least the work of two men to 
shock the grain in the harvest season. 
Can you inform us of the success or fail¬ 
ure experienced with this attachment 
amonk our family of Rukal readers? 
Ontario Co., N. Y. H. K. 
The machine referred to was the Idaho 
header, used by farmers in the dry, irri¬ 
gated lands of the Far West. This ma¬ 
chine cuts the grain, and then thrashes it 
all in one operation, delivering the grain 
into bags and dropping the straw on the 
ground. It seems to have been designed 
particularly for use in that far Western 
section where there is little or no rain 
and where varieties of wheat which ripen 
uniformly and stick well to the head are 
grown. We do not think such machines 
would prove satisfactory in this more 
humid country. They may have been 
tried, but we have no record of it. Our 
opinion is that in most parts of New 
York State the wheat could not be safely 
thrashed at the time of cutting. Several 
farmers have written us about the 
“shocker” and all reports are favorable. 
We have printed a picture of this shocker 
at work. It will be a great job to care 
for this season’s wheat crop, and we 
would like full reports on these or other 
helpful machinery. 
Machine for Picking Stoneo 
Is there a machine on the market for 
clearing stone off farm lands? J. F. H. 
Saugerties, N. Y. 
We have heard of several such ma¬ 
chines, but they do not seem to be in 
practical use. Some farmers use a home¬ 
made stone rake. It is made like a 
people have told of using a steel rail 
wood, which scratch or rake up the stones 
into piles. We have seen one old hay 
rake, with extra teeth added and a plank 
fastened to the back. In some cases a 
log or heavy slab is used. Holes are 
bored in the under side and stout pegs 
driven in to serve as a rake. Several 
people have told of using a steel rail 
from the railroad. A team is hitched 
at each end and the rail is dragged along 
over the ground scraping the stones to¬ 
gether into piles. If there is any prac¬ 
tical stone picker we would like to know 
about it. 
Storing Sweet Cider in Cistern 
I have a large cement cistern or water 
reservoir which bolds about 300 barrels, 
underground. Would it be possible for 
me to use this in a satisfactory way for 
storage of sweet cider, meaning to fill it 
in Fall and hold until rise in price 
later in Winter? It would be impossible 
to fill it all at. one time, but would be 
in five to 20-barrel lots, covering a period 
of five or six weeks. I would filter it 
all through body of charcoal, or anything 
else you suggest, but the main point is 
a reliable formula that can be added to 
each filling to counteract the working in 
every way so it would comply with law 
at time of selling. c. E. B. 
Michigan. 
Regarding the advisability of storing 
sweet cider in a cement cistern, I am 
very doubtful as to the outcome. The 
nature of cider is such that a few days of 
exposure to the air means rapid deterior¬ 
ation, even though every means of pre¬ 
serving it be employed. At any rate, I 
have no knowledge of preserving methods 
that could he relied upon to hold the 
cider in a sweet and palatable condition 
for any length of time, unless it is sealed 
up tight, which I suppose is not possible 
in the cistern. My opinion of this sug¬ 
gested plan is that it will prove disap¬ 
pointing. and the only way I know by 
which O. E. B. could hold tin* cider is 
by pasteurizing and sealing airtight, or 
using a chemical preservative which 
would partially etard the fermentation, 
but would be sure to result in an im¬ 
pairment of the original good qualities 
of the cider. The temperature is another 
very important factor in preserving cider, 
and were it possible to make this cistern 
cold enough the chance for success would 
be much more favorable, A. u. b. 
Ibt RURAL NEW-YORKER 
T HERE are just two things you want a tractor to do for 
you—to furnish you with traction and belt power. How 
much of the power of the motor you get at the drawbar and 
the belt pulley depends upon the efficiency of the transmission. 
The Patented Sliding Frame Transmission in Avery Tractors 
gives you a' ‘ Direct-Drive” in either high, low, reverse or in the belt. 
The Most Efficient 
Transmission System 
The Avery"Direct-Drive” Transmis¬ 
sion gives you thegreatest amountof 
power at the drawbar because: It has 
only three shafts, only three gear con¬ 
tacts, and only six gears between the 
motor and the drawbar. All inter¬ 
mediate gears, shafts and bearings 
are eliminated. Furthermore, all 
Avery gears are straight spur gears; 
all are located outside of the frame, 
easily accessible and yet well pro¬ 
tected; all are made of steel and semi- 
steel, which means that they are able 
to stand up under the hard strains of 
tractor work. 
The Avery“Direct-Drive” Transmis¬ 
sion gives you all the power of the 
motor at the belt. The belt pulley is 
located right on the end of the crank¬ 
shaft. No power is lost through ex¬ 
tra bearings or by turning comers 
through bevel gears. Because the 
motor runs at low speed, we are 
able to use a larger belt pulley, which 
grips the belt better. 
The Tractor with the 
“Draft-Horse” Motor 
Avery’s are also the tractors with 
the ‘ Draft-Horse” Motor—the Per¬ 
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only for Avery Tractors, the motor 
with exclusive and protected features, 
such as the Renewable Inner Cylin¬ 
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Boxes, Duplex Kerosene and Distil¬ 
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Avery Tractors are successfully used 
by farmers in all 48 States and 61 For¬ 
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backed by branch houses and dis¬ 
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Union. 
Avery 5-10H. P. 
Tractor Model B 
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Motor Farming Threshing 
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? 36 Swan Street, Batavia, N. Y. 
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THE SELF-OIUNG WINDMILL 
has become so popular in its first four years that 
thousands have been called for to replace, on their 
old towers, other makes of mills, and to replace, at 
small cost, the gearing of the earlier 
Aermotors, making them self-oil- \ 
ing. Its enclosed motor 
seeps in the oil and 
ieepa out dust and 
rain. The Splash Oil¬ 
ing System constantly 
floods everybearing with oil,pre¬ 
venting wear and enabling the 
mill to pump in the lightest breeze. 
The oil supply is renewed once a year. 
Double Gears are used, each carrying half the load. 
We make Gasoline Engines, Pumps, Tanks, 
Water Supply Goods and Steel Frame Saws. 
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ROCKLAND & ROCKPORT LIME CO. 
Boston, 45 Milk St. Rockland, Me. New York, 101 Park Ave. 
Nothing: like it 
universal work. 
I Guaranteed to thresh 
cow-peas and soy beans from the mown vine, and not break 
over 2 per cent of the grain. Also threshes wheat, oats, rye 
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The moderate price and guarantee will surprise you. Write 
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Koger Pea & Bean Thresher Company, Morristown, Tenn. 
