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Famlmplements 
Here’s another King 
of farm implements. 
It’s the new light draft, 
roller-hearing Brillion King 
Soil Pulverizer that’s not 
only King in name but 
King for 
helping 
youraise 
bigger crops. With 
it you so crush 
every clod as to loosen 
up every plant food par¬ 
ticle for quickest seed 
sprouting, growth and 
easier cultivation of 
young plant. Packs un¬ 
dersoil for holding tho 
necessary moisture for 
quickest future growth, 
and greatest possible ; ;,•) 
crop yield. Fine forsg-ts*** 5 - 
early cultivation of all. 
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wheat. Made for team 
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Bale more tons 
per day 
^ _ • • «4* i 
This Year 
Big crops 
plus high 
prices and un¬ 
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demand 
bring tre- 
mendons pre¬ 
fit opportunity 
for balers. 
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Sandwich beat* ordinary preaHos 2 to 8 tons 
nor day with no extra labor. Thus oaves yoa 
$4 to $16 per day on labor alone. Enables 
you to clear $300 monthly easy, 
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Hay Presses A A 
All aolid stool; can’t wear out or break down. 
Supply own motor power. Gaa or kerosene 
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PUMP JACKS 
(With your gasoline engine or motor, 
a Myers Pump Jack gives you plenty 
of water all the time. Easily 
attached to any windmill pump 
without disturbing pump or pipe. 
Several styles. All have heavy t 
machine cut gears, steel shaft¬ 
ing and pins, and are built 
with either wood or steel side , 
arms. Simple aod rugged, 
they stand yearsof hard use. 
Each one boars the Myers stamp of t 
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320 Fourth St. 
Ashland, Ohio 
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With labor so scarce 
and unskilled, you 
need a seed drill that 
is simple to handle. 
Buy a CROWN Drill. 
Simply move the pointer, 
to the amount you wish to sow and drive ahead. 
The CROWN sows the right amount and at 
the right depth—its force feed is accurate. The 
fertilizer feed even handles damp goods successfully. 
Write today for 1919 Catalog. 
We also make Lime ana 
Sowers. Traction Sprayers 
and Wheelbarrow Grass 
Seeders. 
Crown Mfg.Co. 
112 Wayne Street 
PHELPS, N, Y. 
Fertilizer 
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the Small Farm 
vou, Mr. Farmer, with 160 acres or less here Is 1 
I tractor service for your farm that will save 
you $500 to $700. Plow—cultivate—disc—do 
tho work of four horses with 
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Valve Company 
22 Depot 
Kellogg, town 
Uh tt as recommended and you 
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THE MAILBAG 
Keeping Clover Growing 
I have a field of Red and Alsike clover, 
chiefly Red, which was planted last year, 
and which I cut for hay in .Time. There 
is a very good stand, and as this year’s 
seeding of clover has not come tip- very 
well, I would like to keep it over for an¬ 
other year, if you do not think all the 
Red clover will die out. I. F. 
Garrison-on-Hudson. N. Y. 
The way to keep clover growing is to 
prevent its seeding. When the clover 
plant forms its seed its mission is ended 
and it will die. If you can keep it cut 
before seeding is completed the plant will 
grow up once more. 
Scaring Robins 
I see K. W. B. wants to know how to 
keep robins off strawberries. I had some 
trouble like that last year. I put up a 
scarecrow in the middle of the patch, and 
a cord each way. and tied black strips of 
cloth along the line. The wind did the 
rest; the birds stayed away. w. n. 
(More Woodchucks 
On page 1107 Mr. Murray telB how to 
catch woodchucks. That part is all right, 
but why does he feed them to the hogs? 
If he will dress them and remove the 
kernel (so-called I under the foreleg and 
cook them, he will find them good eating. 
The hide is very tough and tanned can 
he used for various purposes. I used to 
cut them into strings to use on my flail 
that I used in thrashing grain. A. B. D. 
Plainville. Conn. 
Buckwheat and Squash Bugs 
A neighbor was advised to plant buck¬ 
wheat among cucumbers and squash, and 
the bugs would not touch them. lie says 
there are bugs, but not a plant of either 
has been touched. M. E. L. 
Newficld. X. Y*. 
Sweet Clover in Orchard 
As I am thinking of seeding down a 
young apple orchard permanently. I 
would like your opinion of sowing white 
Sweet clover and mowing it once or twice 
a year for fertilizer. When should it be 
sown, and how many pounds per acre? 
Greene Co.. N. Y. T. L. j. 
Our experience with Sweet clover alone 
for this purpose was not satisfactory. It 
did not last long enough. We should, 
| from our experience, use about 4 lbs. of 
i Alsike clover seed per acre with the 
I Sweet, and let the grasses come in with it. 
Cleaning Flues 
In answer to E. L. M.. Massachusetts, 
in regard to cleaning his flues. I would 
not use kerosene on them, as it may cause 
leakage around the boarding. The only 
safe way is by using the flue sweeper or 
wire brush that will fit the flue snugly, 
or he can make one by taking a piece of 
sheet iron. If round flues, cut it round, 
and cut four Y-shaped notches out of the 
circle, then fasten to rod and push back 
and forward through flues. If flues are 
square-cornered. then make scraper 
slightly smaller. The soot may seem hard 
and gummy, but it will come by little ex¬ 
ertion. a. G. T. 
New Jersey. 
Repelling Mice in Orchard 
_ I have read many articles in The R. 
X.-Y. in regard to mice destroying trees. 
When I find a place where they have 
worked I cover that mound with a mix¬ 
ture of rosin and tallow melted together, 
applied warm. When cold it should he 
a little softer than grafting wax. A year 
ago I found a small apple tree girdled 
completely around from the ground from 
two to five inches above, in places the 
bark eaten to the hard wood. I covered 
it well with the rosin-tallow mixture. 
This Summer it has grown as well as its 
companions, and looks healthy, g. S. f. 
Chagrin Falls, O. 
Catching a Weasel 
Who knows how to cntch a weasel? 
I am losing some chickens, also a hen. 
which had part of her head eaten off. Is 
there any trap I can buy to catch a 
weasel ? h. o. 
Norwich, Conn, 
Controlling Breachy Horses 
I notice several plans or methods of 
preventing fractious cows from getting 
through fences—rail and wire. Would 
some of your readers give methods of 
preventing horses from breaking and get¬ 
ting through fences? Yokes do not ap¬ 
pear to be much good. j. o. M. u. 
Willow for Fence Posts 
Is it practical to grow willows from 
cuttings for fence posts in ground that is 
continually wet? I have a line fence 
where the overflow from springs keeps the 
ground wet the whole time. Driven posts 
are thrown out by the frost, and will stay 
in only a short time. What kinds are 
best for the purpose, if at all suitable for 
use in such a place? What is the best 
time and size for this purpose? Any ad¬ 
vice along this liue will be thankfully re¬ 
ceived. s. m. B. 
The Pipeless Furnace 
That is Easily Installed 
The Williamson is Easily Installed — No 
floor or partitions to tear out. Only one 
opening in the floor required. No pipes 
to bother with. 
The Williamson Gives More Heat —The 
recirculating air system and four-inch in¬ 
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of heat into the house. Only enough warmth 
is retained in the basement to keep water 
pipes, fruits and vegetables from freezing. 
The Williamson is Guaranteed by Bond 
—The liberal bond backed by this million- 
dollar company guarantees the Williamson to 
heat your home to an average temperature of 
70 degrees, or money back. The firepot is 
guaranteed for five years. 
The Williams&n Pays for Itself — Its 
scientific design, the result of thirty years' 
experience, insures uniform heat throughout 
the house with minimum consumption of S 
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BARIUM-PHOSPHATE 
AN IDEAL FERTILIZER FOR FALL SEEDING 
ANALYSING 
16% Phosphoric Acid 7% Barium Sulphide 
Every farmer knows that so luug as tie can grow Clover he can grow anything else, and 
that where clover refuses to grow, owing to acid, sol! conditions, other erorw must steadily 
deteriorate. 
Barium-Phosphate, in addition to supplying Phosphorus 
SWEETENS THE SOIL 
AND INSURES A LUXURIANT GROWTH OF CLOVER 
WITHOUT THE USE OF LIME 
Begin now. preparing for next year's crops, by planting cover crops of Clover and Rye to 
he turned under in the spring with Barium-Phosphate n ■» Just enough manure to supply the 
necessary bacteria. 
We will deliver Barium-Phosphate anywhere in New fork, New Jersey >nd mos r New 
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CARLOADS, 20 TONS OR MORE $21.50 A TON 
LESS CARLOADS, 1 TON OR MORE 23.50 A TON 
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2 Rector Street, New York City 
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WE LOAN MONEY 
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