Tie RURAL NEW-YORKER 
365 
Whitewashing with a Sprayer 
Would it bo possible and practical to 
paint or whitewash farm buildings with 
a spray outfit as used to spray fruit trees? 
I think 25 years ago I heard of them cov¬ 
ering buildings in Iowa with some kind of 
a machine, but I never saw it or heard 
much about just how it was worked, or if 
it was a success or not. I thought with 
the high-pressure pumps and spray-guns 
we have now if the paint was not too 
thick to go through, or at least the white¬ 
wash, it might lie made to work. I was 
wondering if you ever heard of it. or have 
any.of the It. X.-Y. readers tried it? 
Union, Ore. j.w. u. 
Many of our readers have reported suc¬ 
cess in putting on whitewash or paint 
with a sprayer. The machine used for 
spraying trees may be used—the nozzle is 
the main thing to provide for. Will our 
readers who do this work tell us what 
nozzle they have found best? 
A Handy Manure Cutter 
On page 40 I notice the inquiry of 
II. P. Perry about loading packed manure. 
1 doubt whether the manure he has from 
cattle will be packed any harder than 
that from sheep. I have a flock of sheep 
and I find a broadax a very convenient 
article. As the manure gets five or six 
inches thick in the pen I take the broadax 
and cut lines in the manure about two 
feet apart both ways; then later on again 
repeat the process as the depth increases. 
When I get ready to haul the manure out 
T find that it comes up very readily in 
flat slabs about two feet square and four 
inches thick. It does not take all one’s 
strength to lift them up. and the bottom 
layer is just as easy as the top one. It is 
not necessary that the layers be cut at 
exactly the same places. Each layer comes 
up by itself without any trouble. I hope 
he will try the plan. If a broadax can¬ 
not be found in the neighborhood a sod 
cutter with a clamp on it for the feet will 
answer, but it is slower. Put clamp cross- 
way^ to the blade, as shown in the pic¬ 
ture. DOUGLAS HALL. 
Michigan. 
Concrete Ceilar Wall 
Will someone give me a formula to 
build a watertight cellar? What propor¬ 
tion cement, beach gravel, sand and lime 
to be used? I cannot get stone; I shall 
use beach gravel instead. The size of my 
cellar will be 1(5x22 ft., outside measure¬ 
ment. F. E. M. 
Selbyville. I >el. 
The proportions usually recommended 
for the construction of cellar walls are 
one part cement. 2*4 parts sand and five 
parts gravel or broken stone. These pro¬ 
portions vary somewhat, however, with 
the character of the materials available, 
and it is always best to know what results 
others have obtained with them when this 
is possible. The best concrete is made 
from sand and gravel that are clean and 
sharp, not from these materials that have 
had their edges worn smooth by the ac¬ 
tion of water ; I should recommend, there¬ 
fore. that you learn from local builders 
whether the beach gravel that you pro¬ 
pose using is suited to the purpose. 
To make these walls watertight, they 
should be of concrete mixed in correct 
proportions and properly placed. If too 
little cement is used, or too little sand, 
walls made from them will be porous. The 
same defect may occur from the use of 
improper amounts of water in mixing. A 
1:2:4 mixture of the materials that you 
hgve available may be better from the 
standpoint of watertightness than the one 
suggested above, and. in either case, just 
enough water should be used in mixing 
to make the concrete of “quaky" consis 
tency before if is placed in the forms. 
M. H. n. 
— 
More About the Fireless Cooker 
I notice F. C. C.’s disappointing experi¬ 
ence with a fireless cooker. I have used 
one for nearly a year, and have never had 
any trouble with the slightest taste or I 
odor from it. However, we were away 
from home last Summer just after a long 
rainy spell of weather, and when we came 
home the kettles in-the cooker had a very 
musty smell, and had to be well washed 
and aired before they could be used. I 
have also noticed that if the kettles are 
put away before they are perfectly dry 
they will smell musty when opened, but 
this passes off with a few minutes’ air¬ 
ing. The most, convenient place to keep 
the kettles is in the cooker, but probably 
the best place is on a shelf, with the lids 
i 
1 have had no trouble in heating my 
soapstones over an oil stove until they 
will cook beef or chicken entirely satis¬ 
factorily, and without undue use of oil 
in the heating. Of course a gas or coal 
stove is even better than oil. A wood tire 
does not work so well, and T use the oil 
in preference, even when cooking over the 
wood. I hope F. 0. (’. can solve his diffi¬ 
culties, for a tireless cooker is such a great 
he p. M. \v. b. 
Engine troubles— 90 % preventable 
Burned out hearings, overheating , lack of power are 
caused by failure to lubricate properly 
Cross-section of typical tractor engine showing 
where the oil is greatly heated. 
NE man has trouble with his engine—another 
one does not. What is the difference? 
In nine cases out of ten, engine trouble in 
automobiles, tractors and trucks is preventable. 
This is the verdict of automotive engineers, practical 
repair men and dealers after years of study. 
It is the tremendous heat at which engines oper¬ 
ate which makes lubrication a problem. Ordinary 
oil breaks down under this terrific heat—200° to 
1000° F. Large quantities of sediment which has 
no lubricating value are formed. The lubricant 
evaporates like boiling water. The oil in the 
sump is contaminated and 
thinned down by fuel. 
As a result carbon forms rapid¬ 
ly, bearings soon burn out and 
the engine overheats. Serious 
engine trouble soon results. Be¬ 
cause the tractor works at higher 
temperature, these evils are 
exaggerated in its case. 
Solving lubrication 
problems 
To overcome these difficulties 
engineers of the Tide Water Oil 
Company developed the famous 
Faulkner process used exclusive¬ 
ly to produce Veedol, the lubri¬ 
cant that resists heat. How Veedol resists heat is 
clearly illustrated by the sediment test on the left. 
The proper grade of Veedol for all engines not 
only reduces by 86% the amount of sediment formed, 
but prevents excessive contamination. Because it 
reduces evaporation to a minimum, Veedol gives 
from 25% to 50% greater service per gallon. 
Recommended for most 
fine tractors 
Veedol Special Heavy is recommended by most 
Fordson dealers. Many manufacturers recommend 
it for their machines, including: Allwork, Moline, 
International Harvester, Bates Steel Mule, Pairett, 
Case, Hart-Parr, Emerson Brantingham, Weidley 
Tractor engines, American, Wallis and most promi¬ 
nent motor car and truck manufacturers. 
Leading dealers have Veedol in stock. The new 
100-page Veedol book will save you many dollars 
and help you keep your tractor, car and truck 
running at minimum cost. Send 10c for copy. 
TIDE WATER OIL 
Sales Corporation 
1674 Bowling Green Eutlding 
New York 
Branches and distributors in all 
principal cities of the United 
States and Canada 
Ordinary oil Veedol 
a] ter use after usd 
Sediment formed 
after50 hours run¬ 
ning in a tractor 
When in my 
CARHARTT 
OVERALLS 
and with &, 
good horse of 
my own, I am 
the happiest 
man in the world 
will soon need 
a new pair of 
CARHARTTS 
Confer a favor on your pocket book by 
wearing Carhartt Overalls in making 
this year’s crop. Don't be misled by 
substitutes and inferior garments. Pay 
the difference and demand 
the genuine Carhartt. If your 
dealer will not supply you 
with my overalls, made from 
Carhartt Master Cloth, write 
my nearest factory for 
samples and prices. 
HAMILTON CARHARTT 
Atlanta, Georgia 
Detroit, Michigan 
Dallas. Texas 
San Francisco, California 
Don’t forget to ask for my Farm, 
Stock and Crop Account Book. 
It is FREE TO YOU. 
Hamilton Carhartt, 
City 
Fill out and address to factory nearest you. 
Please send me samples and prices of your Carhartt 
Overalls, made from your Carhartt Master Cloth, also prices 
of Carhartt Work Gloves. 
I will appreciate the Faria, Stock and Account I'ook. 
Name.. 
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