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Saves Crops and Labor By Cutting Twice as 
Much Grass in Same Time 
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ber of E-B Stackers used by 
the most progressive farmers 
in the country is proof of 
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for your farm. ✓ /. 
by putting an E-B H; 
Loader on your farm, 
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your dealer. 
See your E-B dealer for 
complete facts. 
Value of Leached Ashes 
I can get leached wood ashes from 
which all the potash has been soaked out. 
It is about a mile to where the ashes are. 
and I wish to lime a piece of five or six 
acres. Will the ashes contain available 
lime enough to make it worth while to 
use them? I can get the ashes for 10 
cents a load. Quicklime will cost $12 a 
ton and limestone (ground) about $3 in 
carloads, but I cannot use a carload and 
do not know of anyone who will want 
any now. j. j. E . 
Iron Mountain. Mich. 
Most samples of leached ashes contain 
a small amount of potash, about 2.1 
pounds to the ton of phosphoric acid and 
500 to 000 pounds of lime. This amount 
will vary with the moisture left in the 
ashes. This lime is suitable for use on 
the land, and at the price mentioned is 
cheap. We would like to have the privi¬ 
lege of hauling 50 loads of it. Five tons 
of the leached ashes will give you more 
lime than you would get in a ton of lime¬ 
stone—with the phosphoric acid thrown 
in. 
Limestone or Burnt Lime 
Have any of our readers had experience 
like the following? An intelligent farmer 
iu Southern New York used lime freely 
in trying to fit his land for Alfalfa. The 
soil was light and inclined to be sandy, 
with a coarse layer, of gravel below the 
sand. Such soil is considered good for 
Alfalfa, provided the plant can be started 
properly, and given a reasonable chance. 
This man used large quantities of lime¬ 
stone in preparing the laud for the Alfalfa 
seeding. In spite of his care .this seeding 
proved a failure, while on another part 
of the farm, some distance away, be had 
a good stand through the use of burnt 
lime. 
Now this farmer believes that the 
ground limestone was washed away down 
through this gravelly subsoil without 
forming any chemical combination, which 
would sweeten the soil. On the other 
hand, he believes the burnt lime com¬ 
bined chemically in the soil, and that it 
remained there, sweetened the land, and 
thus fitted it for the seeding. We do not 
know how' finely this limestone was 
ground, or the exact conditions under 
which it was used, but the farmer is 
quite positive that the ‘burnt lime was 
able to make its chemical combination, 
while the ground limestone was washed 
out of the soil mechanically before it 
-could fit the land. We have not heard 
this argument made before, and on sub¬ 
mitting the question to some of our 
scientists we find that they are somewhat 
divided in their opinions. The general 
advice has been to use the ground lime¬ 
stone on lighter land, so as to avoid 
using up the organic matter in the soil. 
In this case, however, we have a new 
proposition, and • we would like to have 
the opinion of our readers regarding it. 
Some of them may have had experience 
along this line. 
The Tenant and a Strawberry Crop 
A rents a farm to R for a year. R 
sets out a bed of berries: A raises rent 
of farm for next year and R moves off. 
Can R harvest the berries when they 
become ripe? R’s time of renting expires 
March 31. 1910. J. M, C. 
Rochester, N. Y. 
We have one case on record in New 
Jersey. A tenant set out a patch of 
strawberries while under a lease. The 
owner refused to renew the lease and the 
tenant was forced to move. When the 
berries were ready the tenant went to 
pick them, but the owner ordered him off. 
The tenant brought suit against the 
owner and received $100 damages. The 
case was appealed, but the judge sus¬ 
tained the verdict. His argument was 
that strawberry plants are in law what 
are called emblements—that is. crops or 
fixtures not permanently attached to the 
soil. Such crops as grain or potatoes or 
garden crops live their life in one season 
and are considered personal property. 
Under the usual rule the tenant can go 
on the farm after his lease expires and 
harvest such crops. On the other hand, 
trees, grass, shrubs or bush fruit, having 
a longer life, are considered real estate, 
being permanently attached to the soil. 
The tenant has no right to them when 
he leaves the farm. This case was de¬ 
cided in favor of the tenant and is the 
legal record. The owner would be obliged 
to show that the strawberry crop is not an 
emblement, but a crop foi several seasons. 
Labor saving and crop saving are going 
to be more important than ever before in 
the history of the world. 
The E-B (Standard) Mower is a big aid 
to conservation of man power and increase 
of crops. 
With its eight foot swath it does more 
work in less time with no more pull on 
the horses than many a five foot mower. 
Also made in 7, 6, 5 and 4% foot sizes, 
with correspondingly easy pull. 
The E-B compensating lever and spring 
carries the weight of the cutter bar on the 
drive wheels. No side draft. No weight 
on the horses’ necks. Less wear and tear 
and longer life to the machine. 
Do your mowing with the E-B and you'll 
have a more successful haying season, less 
work, a better crop. 
See your E-B dealer and have him 
explain all of the points of E-B Mower 
construction. 
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Rakes Three Acres 
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Three swaths instead of two, 
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Labor saving, time saving, 
when time means the differ¬ 
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Teeth can be changed from 
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It handles the hay gently— 
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66-inch sweep of rakes paral¬ 
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Continuous push upward 
prevents hay being drawn 
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Lifts the Hay Hi^h—Places 
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Building a firm,well-shaped 
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Load of hay received from 
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