The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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Do Your Farm Work 
with the 
FRICK TRACTOR 
A light, easy running Kerosene Tractor for 
general farm work. Is small, sturdy and has 
plenty of power.- Made and sold by Frick 
Company, manufacturers of substantial 
Farm Power Machinery since 1853. Erick 
Tractors have been successful in all de¬ 
monstrations. Frick Tractors are de¬ 
livered for shipment on their own power. 
Write for price and further information. 
Dealers wanted. Immediate deliv¬ 
eries. 
FRICK COMPANY, Inc. 
345 West Main St. 
WAYNESBORO, PA. 
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208 Katharine Bide-. E. St. Louis, III. 
Shrinkage in Weight of Hay 
Will you inform me what is considered 
the average shrinkage in weight of ordi¬ 
nary hay after having been in the barn 
for say six months? How would this 
per cent vary if the hay were put iu as 
|green as safety would permit, as com¬ 
pared with what farmers consider well 
made ? c. N. 
Cohasset, Mass. 
There can be nothing like uniformity 
jin hay shrinkage due to the many vary¬ 
ing conditions under which it is stored 
and kept. Authorities claim that hay is 
in the best condition for storage when it 
contains approximately 15 per cent of 
moisture. If stored in this condition it 
will be sufficiently moist to pack well, but 
will not heat and spoil as it will if too 
much water is left in it. and especially 
external water, such as dew or rain. For 
some reason hay can be stored with a 
much higher moisture content when the 
moisture contained in it is only the nat¬ 
ural juices of the grasses. 
Henry’s “Feeds and Feeding” cites a 
number of experiments at the various 
stations where hay shrank as follows, the 
average being around 20 per cent: 
Wheeler and Adams of Rhode Island Sta¬ 
tion, Bulletin S2, found that field cured 
hay made from mixed Red-top and Timo¬ 
thy and containing from 25 to 29 per 
cent of moisture when placed in the barn 
shrank from 15 to 20 per cent. Jordan 
of Pennsylvania Station, Bulletin 5, found 
that new-stored Timothy shrank on the 
average of 22 per cent and Red clover 37 
per cent. Wilson of Arizona Station in 
the Arizona report of 1907 found the 
shrinkage of stacked Alfalfa to range 
per cent, while a Missouri 
25, first series, reports a 
cent in weight in a stack 
Red clover from early 
following March. Figures 
II. E. Cook of Denmark 
N. Y., show but eight per cent loss in hay 
stacked on the school farm, but it seems 
probable that this exceptionally low los 
was due to unusual conditions. R. h. s. 
from 11 to 23 
Bulletin. No. 
loss of 30 per 
of second-cut 
August to the 
obtained from 
Sweet or Alsike Clover for Soil Improve¬ 
ment 
I wish to sow on a piece of light soil 
either Sweet or Alsike Clover. Which do 
you think is better? I want to improve 
the land ; do not care for the crop. 
Long Island. T. R. s. 
The Alsike is to be preferred to the 
Sweet clover for seeding at this time. 
It is now too late to seed Sweet clover 
if you expect it- to get through the 
Winter. By seeding 5 lbs. of Alsike to 
the acre you will get a good stand and a 
good cover crop. 
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THE SELF-OILING WINDMILI 
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thousands have been called for to replace, on thei 
old towers, other makes of mills, and to replace, a 
small cost, the Rearing; of the earlier 
\ermotors, making them self-oil- 
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ceeps in the oil and 
keeps out dust and 
rain. The Splash Oil¬ 
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floods every bearing 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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Harvesting and Drying Sunflower Seed 
Will you furnish the recipe for drying 
sunflower seeds? I read this recipe in 
The R. N.-Y. Now that I want to make 
use of it 1 find that I have mislaid it. 
Newark, N. J. H. F. H. 
You will find it difficult to dry sunflow¬ 
ers properly in New Jersey during such a 
season as we have had this year. The 
best success with sunflower seed is in a 
drier climate than you have. Our own 
plan has been to take advantage of a dry 
time iii late September when the seeds are 
fully formed in the head. You will have 
to watch carefully for this, because the 
birds are fond of the seeds and will get 
most of them if you delay. We go through 
the field, cutting off the sunflower heads, 
leaving enough stem on them to use as a 
handle. The team is either driven right 
through the field or the sunflower heads 
are brought out in baskets and loaded into 
the wagon. To dry them properly there 
must be some sheltered place where there 
is a good circulation of air, and the heads 
must not be put in piles. Where there is 
floor space enough the heads can be spread 
out in some loft or upper room, putting 
them two or three deep, with the stalk at¬ 
tachment arranged so that the air can cir¬ 
culate through. We have had best success 
in drying them in racks or shelves, with 
bottoms made of wire net. These are built 
up one above the other, somewhat like the 
racks used in keeping squash. The air cir¬ 
culates through and around the heads, and 
they will usually dry out thoroughly un¬ 
der such conditions. When fully dry, the 
heads can be thrown on the hard floor and 
beaten with a stick or Hail to knock out 
the seeds. In some cases where there is a 
heavy crop the heads are run through a 
thrashing machine to remove the seeds. 
These seeds are kept in small bags in 
some dry. airy place, so that they will not 
rot or ferment. There are dozens of ways 
of handling this crop. This is the way 
we did it, with fair satisfaction, but sun¬ 
flower raising is a business which is not 
likely to prosper except iu very dry sea¬ 
sons, or in localities where the Fall is 
naturally dry. 
Feel the Thickness 
and Softness of 
these Arctics,Tom” 
<<r T^HEY ’RE Lambert- 
«*■ villes. High quality 
stuff—these. We couldn't 
get enough Lambertville 
Rubber Goods last year — 
Government bought ’em for 
the Army and Navy. But 
they’re coming strong now. 
Plenty for everybody. 
“You like their feel, don’t 
you? Notice how thick they 
arc. They’re built for wear. 
Full canvas lined and seven 
layers of pure new rubber 
vulcanized into them. 
“I’ve got customers who 
just raised sand last year be¬ 
cause I couldn’t sell them 
Lambertvilles. You see, 
they’re especially fine for 
working around the barn 
yard. The ammonia and 
acids of manure water won’t 
rot them like it does some 
rubber. 
“It’s nearly fifty years since 
the Lambertville Rubber 
Company commenced mak¬ 
ing Snag Proofs and their line 
has grown with the years 
until now there are five 
green label qualities — and 
every type of rubber farm 
foot gear—each the most for 
its price. It’s a fine old house 
and I’m mighty proud to be 
their exclusive dealer here. 
“Thank you. Tom, I’m 
sure you’ll be glad you took 
the Snag Proofs.'’ 
There’s a Green Label 
on Every Pair of 
Lambertvilles 
7 layers of pure rubber friction 
lined. Thick and wear resist¬ 
ing yet light in weight. 
Duck vamp where the wear 
comes. Pure rubber 
properly cured. 
Red rubber with friction oi 
felt lining. Tough and 
long wearing. 
Pure gum, ribbed, or with 
heavy duck vamp. 
White rubber full duck lined. 
Made by an entirely new 
process. Extraor¬ 
dinary value. 
LAMBERTVILLE RUBBER CO 
Lambertville, N. J. 
