The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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The Thresher for 
Yonr Own Work 
The Nichols-Shepard “Junior” Red 
River Special is the ideal thresher for 
the farmer who wants to do his own 
threshing'. It is a 6mall machine but 
does big work. 
It beats out the grain just like the big 
Red River Special. It has the “Alan 
Behind the Gun,” the BeatingShaktrs, 
and a perfect cleaning mill. 
Two sizes: 22 x 36 and 28 x 40. The 
smaller, without extra attachments, is 
easily operated by any farm power that 
can deliver 12 H. P. at the cylinder. 
“JUNIOR” 
Red River Special 
Sold fully equipped with Self Feeder 
and Wind Stacker, or with Hand Feed 
Parts and Common Stacker, asdesired. 
Just right for individual farmers and 
for custom threshing where jobs are 
small and the country is rough and hilly. 
James Amott of Bradwardine. Manitoba, 
says. October 25. 1318: "The 22x36'Junto? 
Red River Special purchased this year (a 
a strong, durable machine. We had no 
breakages, and lost no time. We had no 
trouble from start to finish. It threshed tho 
grain out of the straw thoroughly, and did a 
first-class job of cleaning. ’' 
Do not judge the “Junior” Red River 
Special with other so-called small 
threshers. It is not a plaything. It is 
built to earn money threshing and will 
save the farmers' thresh bill like the 
Big Red River Special. 
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THE MAILBAG 
Smothering Out Chickweed and 
Witch-grass 
Part of my market garden is badly in¬ 
fested with chickweed and witch-grass. 
What can I sow on it which will smother 
out the weeds and grass and will at the 
same time furnish hay for my cows? How 
about millet? How much should be sown 
and when should it be cut? Will one 
year’s sowing smother out the chickweed 
and grass? n. a. a. 
Maine. 
Most of our people are inclined to give 
up on the chickweed battle, hut we would 
like to know how anyone has killed it 
out. 
Controlling Borers in House Timbers 
Relative to inquiries of I. A. B. and 
P. S. M., on page 514, regarding wood 
borers in house timbers. I should suggest 
that the hydrocyanide process as recom¬ 
mended by the Federal Government for 
disinfection of premises after sickness, 
etc., would help in this case. The De¬ 
partment of Agriculture issues a bulletin 
on just how to go after the “bugs,” and I 
think if their homes are temporarily va¬ 
cated and treated to this process no living 
thing will remain to bother them. After 
this treatment, the treatment recommend¬ 
ed by Dr. Felt, of using turpentine and 
asphalt, might be used to prevent any re¬ 
currence of the trouble. J. c. E. 
New York._ 
Removing Warts 
I find on page 282 F. L. FI. asks for a 
remedy for warts on cow’s teats. The 
following remedy, though simple and 
easily procured and applied, I have used 
very often and never failed yet to do the 
trick. Put into a two-ounce bottle a 
tablespoonful of bicarbonate of soda, and 
fill bottle with water, more soda won’t 
do any harm. Keep the bottle handy to 
use when milking, and when through 
milking wet the warts thoroughly with 
the liquid (shake, of course, thoroughly). 
That’s all. I have used this on the worst 
kind of seed warts, so bad that blood 
would run out with the milk into the pail, 
and the soda water removed every wart 
every time. I first tried this on our eldest 
daughter’s bauds, which were covered 
with large warts. She was four years 
old. and all disappeared, leaving the 
hands absolutely scarless. I then tried 
it on the cow—same result. I laughed at 
this when told by a neighbor “it would 
do_ it.” but proved it. Try it. Keep 
using it and warts will soon disappear. 
Loretto, Pa. i. s. w. 
Bagging Fruit to Repel Birds 
My sister across the street lias about 
80 bearing grapevines. The birds de¬ 
stroyed the bunches, picking and sucking 
tho juice. I have about 10 vines at my 
place, and to keep them clean I bagged 
about 125 bunches. The result was that 
the bags arranged in the vines kept the 
birds away, and the thought came to me 
that if some of the people who have cher¬ 
ry trees would try putting bags around 
on the limbs of the trees they would save 
the cherries. " j. n. D. 
West Poiut, Va. 
In former years several of our readers 
have told about putting mosquito netting 
or fish nets over the cherry trees to keep 
away the birds. We have had pictures 
showing how this is done. On the sea- 
coast where it is possible to obtain sec¬ 
ond-hand nets this plan is quite practical. 
On large trees of course it is impossible 
to cover the whole tree, but certainly 
limbs or parts of the tree can be protect¬ 
ed. and on small trees the birds can be 
kept off in this way. It would hardly be 
practical in commercial cherry growing, 
but for home use. and with small trees, 
the plan would work. 
Salting Asparagus to Kill Quack Grass 
I have an asparagus bed which I be¬ 
lieve is four or five years old. which is 
covered with witch grass. Is Spring or 
Fall the usual time to apply salt, and how 
much to a square yard is used? Is it pos¬ 
sible to apply an extra heavy amount of 
salt to kill out at least a fair amount of 
the witch grass? If this is possible, bow 
much salt would you think it would stand 
per square yard and not injure the as¬ 
paragus? ‘ c. R.B. 
Brattleboro, Vt. 
The writer has used common salt ou 
asparagus for the purpose of killing out 
weeds ou several occasions with good suc¬ 
cess. but has never tried it ou quack 
grass. I have no doubt it will do the 
work all right. .Some authorities say salt 
should be applied to an asparagus bed in 
early Spring, only. Just why they advise 
this. I do not know. I have applied it in 
Spring and in midsummer when the plants 
were in full growth. Results were the 
same; weeds were killed, and without in¬ 
jurious results to the plants. I have 
used it un young seedlings and bearing 
plants without any injury to plants. Just 
how much salt it will stand I do not 
know, but I think much more than is 
generally believed. I have used as much 
as a half pound or more to the square 
yard, and feel reasonably certain double 
the quantity will not do any injury. How¬ 
ever. one-half pound to the square yards 
has always worked well with me. and 
there has been no occasion to apply a 
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