1»» RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1893 
Getting Rid of Sawdust 
The question of getting rid of sawdust 
from portable mills is one to which I 
have given considerable thought. I have 
tried the endless chain drag, and have a 
new one in the barn I got with the mill. 
On the last two jobs I sawed 150.000 
feet each, and I used a steam blower. I 
have a pit large enough to hold dust from 
500 feet. Connect 1-inch steam line to 
bottom of pit almost directly under saw 
or throw of dust. I reduce steam line to 
one-half or three-eighths inch, leaving 
throttle on line at a convenient place and 
within easy reach. I have about five 
joints of 7-inch stovepipe riveted to¬ 
gether. and lay it out from pit any angle 
or degree. It is not necessary to’ fasten 
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Blower for Sawdust 
it. having end come almost to steam line. 
Point steam line into the pipe. When 
you need to clean out have a lx2-inch 
about 7 feet long for a poker and push 
dust to opening of pipe, and steam does 
the rest. c. M. h. 
Pennsylvania. 
Concrete Posts 
I have been making posts of concrete 
for my grapevines, berry plants and 
fence. The diagram shows how I made 
them. The form for concrete posts is 
made of 2x4 sized, at least on two edges 
and one side. The top pieces are 4 feet 
by % inch long, one end cut to 45 de¬ 
grees. and put together as shown, so the 
whole length is 6 feet 1% inches, then 
fastened firmly. A piece 3x3 inches is 
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post- 
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Form for Concrete Posts 
cut for the top end of form and nailed 
to one side. Then a piece 3*4x7 inches 
is cut for the bottom end and fastened 
to the other side of form. These pieces 
are %-inch thick. The sides of form are 
tapered from point B to point A. as 
shown. . A piece of 2x12 7 feet long is 
used for base of form. Several base 
pieces should be used for each form, as 
the post should remain on the base piece 
for four or five days before it is taken off. 
When the concrete has set over night, 
or 12 to 24 hours, the form can be re¬ 
moved and used on another base piece, 
or 2x12 both edges and inside of form. 
Face side of base piece should be oiled 
with crude oil. to keep concrete from 
sticking. For posts where a heavy strain 
is expected a % or 1-inch reinforcing 
steel should be used, but a % square 
steel is strong enough for any vine use. 
In setting posts I set the wide way of 
the poet crosswise of the row at the ends 
and with the rows as center posts. This 
gives the posts more resistance against 
the soil. As they never rot, they are 
cheaper than wood posts. A. B. 
Oregon. 
WANT TO KNOW 
Information About Tractors 
I would like to have some information 
on the disk and moldboard plows, for use 
with a two-plow tractor. Our land is 
clay, with red clay subsoil; that is. most 
of it, with some stiffer clay, while our 
valley (or bottom lands, as we call it) is 
dark or black, and stiff. All of this land 
has some stumps scattered around 
through it. I wish to find out the use 
of the plows, the difference of their work, 
which is the better and longer lived, and 
least repairing to do on them, their abil¬ 
ity to turn under weeds and grass, and 
(Hit land in good shape. I would like to 
know the opinion of men who have used 
both : in fact, I want to find out all about 
the two plows. E. T. HAKRKTT. 
Mississippi. 
Tommy was always a troublesome boy 
and at grammar he was always at his 
worst. “What gender is ‘phonograph’?” 
asked teacher one day. “Feminine gen¬ 
der,” promptly returned Tommy. “No, 
no; it’s neuter!” returned teacher sharp¬ 
ly. “Well, it ought to be feminine." was 
Tommy’s unblushing reply : “ ’cause it re¬ 
peat severything it hears!”—New York 
Globe. 
Dormant Sprau 
makes vigorous fruit trees 
T HE FACT that many big commercial orchardists use 
Scalecide year%fter year can mean only one thing—that 
the use of Scalecide pays. These men must protect heavy 
investments; they must get results. They know every kind of 
spray material, yet they use Scalecide because it produces results 
which no other dormant spray can produce. 
The invigorating effect of Scalecide is shown in the orchards of 
Tyson Bros., Flora Dale, Pa., now a part of the American Fruit 
Growers, Incorporated, where one York Imperial orchard has 
been sprayed with Scalecide for fifteen years. This orchard, when 
18 years old, bore a crop of 30 bushels per tree. This was the 
tenth consecutive crop, each larger than the preceding. 
Scalecide kills the hold-over cankers, which cause fire-blight and 
allows new cambium to form. It kills insects, eggs and larvae 
of insects, and diseases that winter on the trunk and branches of 
the tree. It kills the adults and controls Pear Psylla when applied 
in the Fall or on warm days in the Winter. It controls aphis, 
too, when applied as a delayed dormant spray. 
The invigorating effect of Scalecide is noted in increased 
terminal growth; larger darker foliage on bearing trees, and the 
holding of the foliage later in the Fall, thus accumulating starch 
and sugar, which results in a plumper fruit spur and insures a 
larger crop the following year. Scalecide makes vigorous, healthy 
fruit trees. 
Scalecide Requires Less Labor 
One barrel of Scalecide, which makes 800 
gallons of spray, will cover, until they drip, 
as many trees as three and a half barrels of 
lime-sulfur, which make 1600 gallons of 
spray. And of course you can apply 800 
gallons of Scalecide with much less labor 
than 1600 gallons of lime-sulfur. 
Scalecide Is Pleasant To Use 
Scalecide is soothing, healing and antiseptic 
to the skin of man or beast, whereas lime-sul¬ 
fur is caustic and disagreeable. Scalecide 
does not injure even the eyes. It does 
not corrode the spray pump nor clog the 
nozzles, and being an oil, it makes the pump 
run easier and last longer. 
Avoid Disappointment — Order Scalecide 
If there is a dealer in your section, ask him to reserve enough Scalecide for you. 
for our booklet , prices and guarantee , and give us the name of your dealer. Use 
Every Claim Has Been Proved 
Every claim we make for Scalecide has 
been proved in our own large orchards, 
which now total 26,000 trees, and verified 
by growers throughout the U. S. We speak 
to you from 10 years’ experience as fruit¬ 
growers, and our recommendations are 
based upon profitable orchard practice. 
Now 
If there is no agentsnear you, write 
the coupon below. Address Dept. 16. 
B. G. PRATT CO 
50 Church Street 
Manufacturing Chemists 
NEW YORK CITY 
Makes a Tree Outgrow Its Troubles 
________ ~ (Coupon) _ _ 
B. G. Pratt Company. 50 Church Street, New York City 
Gentlemen: Please send me prices, copy of Guarantee and free booklet on Scalecide, “Figuring the Cost of Spraying.” I have. 
. (number) 
bearing trees;.young trees. I have been using. 
(number) 
My dealer is:... 
(Name) (P.O.) . (state) , ' 
Name . ...P. O . State . 16. 
(number) 
.barrels of. 
(kind of dormant spray) 
Red Seal 
Diy Batteries 
Every Farm Use 
Red Seal Batteries 
•park strongest—last 
longest —always de¬ 
pendable. Have the con 
fideoce of all power farmer* 
Ash Your Dealer 
Every “Red Seal” he 
I sella is guar in teed. Aik 
! dealer also for engine 
ownsri' handbook, fr<« to 
users of Rad Seal Batteries . 
Manhattan 
Kleetrleel Supply Co.. Inc. 
Naw York — Chicago 
St. Louie — San Francisco. 
Factories la 
Jersey City, 8t. Louie. 
Ravenna, O. 
We Will Grant 
LoanstoFarmers 
IT IS our job to supply work¬ 
ing capital for New York State 
farmers through short - time 
loans (one year or less). While 
for some months, the demand 
has exceeded the supply of 
available funds, we shall be 
glad to consider applications 
in order received. 
Write today• for particulars 
Farmers Fund, Inc. 
M. W. Cole, President 
Alliance Bank Bldg. Rochester, N. Y. 
Direct from Factory to You 
ALL SIZES AND STYLES 
2. 3. 4, 6, 8, 12. 16, 22 and 30 H-P. 
at proportionately Low Prices. Above price 
for 2 H-P. is for engine complete on skids ready 
to ase. From Pittsburgh add $6. Quick shipment. 
Write or wire for Big New Engine Catalog FREE. 
Witte Engine Works 
1894 Oakland Avw. 
<894 Empire Bldg. 
KANSAS CITY, MO. 
PITTSBURGH. PA. 
5A Storm King 
Horse Blanket 
A great favorite with 
horsemen for over thirty 
years. Most popular Horse 
Blanket on the market. 
Thoroughly protects the 
horse with its generous 
size, closely woven warmth, 
snug fit. Look for the 
5A Trade Mark, as it is 
frequently imitated. 
WM. AYRES & SONS 
Philadelphia 
Makers of the famous 
5 A Motor Robes 
When you ivrite advertisers mention The R. N.-Y. and you'll get a 
quick reply and a “square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
KELLY-DUPLEX C CUTTEF? T a'°d N 
Grinding Mill 
Grinds alfalfa; 
corn fodder, 
clover bay, 
pea vine hay, 
sheaf oats, 
kaffir com and milo 
maize in the head, 
either separately or mixed 
in varied proportions with 
com on the cob, with or with¬ 
out shucks, oats, rye, barley, 
corn and all other grains. 
„ FULLY GUARANTEED 
Four plates —a double set. 
grinding: at the same time ac¬ 
counts for its large capacity. 
This machine ha9 three sets of 
change feed gears. Perfect regulation, fine, medium 
or coarse grinding. For capacity, easy running and 
uniform grinding, the Kelly-Duplex can't be beat. Especially 
adapted for Gasoline Engines, Write for free catalog. 
DUPLEX MILL & MFG. CO*. Box 320. Springfield, Ohio 
Skunk, Mink, Muskrats 
all other kinds of 
Raw Furs Wanted 
Write for price list aud ship¬ 
ping tags. Twenty-three 
years in business. 
CHARLES A. KAUNE 
Trade Mark 284 Bridge S* MONTGOMERY, N.Y. 
