Vht RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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Bits of Farm Law 
Status of Mortgage 
Being left alone and planning to retire 
from active work, I consented to the com¬ 
ing of a stranger to care for my farm, 
and before any legal arrangement could be 
executed he moved with his family, before 
I could have a sale or remove my things. 
The expectation was I was to five with 
the family. When they wanted the deed 
(under contract) handed over. I could not 
do that. Then he proposed buying the 
farm for a little over $5,000, but could 
not make a payment at all. and I yielded 
to his terms to pay interest the first year 
and a payment with the interest the‘sec¬ 
ond year. I have mortgage for full 
amount on farm. I could have sold farm 
to other parties, but this man had moved 
and considered his interest first. I would 
like cash for the place, and should have 
demanded, it. Could I sell the mortgage 
without his consent? I have not removed 
all my things from place. Notice he is a 
little anno., ed when I take some things. 
Should he forbid me, what could I do? 
New York. E. c . 
The mortgage is your property and you 
may dispose of it as you see fit without 
the consent of the mortgagor. In the ab¬ 
sence of any agreement to sell your per¬ 
sonal property to him you can remove the 
same at will. . If the mortgagor should 
fail to make his payments when they be¬ 
come due. or any part thereof, you’ can 
foreclose the mortgage. 
Widow’s Property Rights 
Is a widow entitled to one-third of 
property? Husband dies, leaves no will, 
owns a small farm. Her name is not on 
deed. Husband had five grown-up chil¬ 
dren by first wife. They have brought 
action against her. Farm must be sold at. 
public auction; surrogate told her she 
could not get one-third; it all depends on 
what the farm brought. They say the 
older you are the less you get. By what 
they tell her a widow has no show in the 
State of New York. f. h. S. 
New York. 
The widow’s dower interest in real 
property in the State of New York is a 
right of the use of one-third of the real 
property during her natural lifetime. The 
action you mention is undoubtedly a par¬ 
tition action, and the widow’s dower right 
will be determined by a table used for 
that purpose. This table has long been 
in use. and figures the portion to which 
the widow is entitled according to her 
age. 
Second Wife’s Interest !n Property 
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Where Speed and 
Endurance Count 
Clmtrac Cuts Afore Acres per Hour, More Hours per Day 
A' 
L A harvest time Cletrac saves wear and tear on 
the binder and cuts horse labor time and 
costs in half. For it keeps the binder moving 
at the steady gait that’s just right for good clean 
cutting and binding. 
EASY ON A TRACK 
THE CLETRAC WAY 
SPECIFICATIONS 
Horseponver; 12 at drawbar, 
20 at belt pulley. 
Length; 96 inches. 
Width: 50 inches. 
Height; 52 inches. 
JVright; 3420 pounds. 
Turning Circle; 12 feet. 
Traction Surface; About 800 $q. 
inches. 
Center to Center of Trackt; j8 
inches. 
'Belt Pulley; Diameter 8 inches, 
face 6 inches. 
Cletrac is right at home on the hillsides. Two tank- 
type tracks carry it over steep grades without tipping 
or slipping. Its short turn ability enables Cletrac to 
get close to the fences—there’s no field too small for 
it to work in. 
Harvesting is only one of Cletrac’s many jobs. 
Ask your dealer why Cletrac gets work done on time 
and reduces production costs. Send for a copy of 
“Selecting Tour Tractor "—it tells the whole story. 
A man and wife buy a farm. They 
pay down $200 and obtain a deed which 
hoars her name only. They have two 
minor children. The wife dies and hus¬ 
band remarries. Together he and his 
second wife are paying the mortgage on 
the farm, and have it nearly paid for. 
If husband died, what right would hio 
wife have to property? Ills children are 
now past 21, and not at home. How 
could it he fixed so that husband and wife 
could obtain a joint deed to same prop¬ 
erty? Could the deed be made over with¬ 
out children signing off? Q. w. 
At the death of the first wife, title be¬ 
ing entirely in her name, the husband 
has no interest exce. t his right of curtesv. 
In order to get the title in the name of 
the husband and the second wife it, would 
be necessary for the two children, they 
now’ being of age, to deed to their father 
and his present wife. 
Settlement of Estate 
My cousin, now dead, 'had no children ; 
her husband was dead, also only sister. 
I am nearest relative in New York State. 
Attorney for administratrix sent me a 
citation paper, to be signed and sent back 
by return mail, or I would have papers 
served upon me. My cousin left, no will. 
I wrote the lawyer, who does not answer. 
Administratrix is no relation, and gives 
no explanation.. Do you think I ought to 
make a complaint to the surrogate about 
conditions? E. D. w. 
New York. 
The administratrix of the estate, at the 
time of her appointment as such, was 
obliged to give a bond for the faithful 
performance of her duties. It is her duty 
to collect all the assets, pay the debts 
and distribute the proceeds in accordance 
with the laws of the State of New York. 
On her final accounting, if you are one 
of the interested persons in the estate, 
you will be duly notified and may be 
present by person or by an attorney, or 
both. You could obtain a certified copy 
of all the proceedings in surrogate’s court 
up to the present time by making appli¬ 
cation for the same to the clerk of the 
surrogate and by paying him his fees 
therefor. 
Subscribers’ Exchange 
Other Advertisements of Subscribers’ 
Exchange will be found on page 615 . 
WANTED—To rent, equipped poultry farm, with 
stock: ont: with some acreage and small dairy 
preferred: by experienced poultry-man and 
farmer. THOMAS SMITH, Pine Brook, N. J. 
The Cleveland Tractor Co. 
“Largest Producers of Tank-Type Tractors in the World" 
19009 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 
TWELVE ACRES—Otsego County, N. Y.; large 
house, barn, well, brook, productive laud; 1,500 
feet elevation; mail, telephone; price $1,200; 
more land adjoining, $30 acre. BOX 67, 
Dunellen, N. J. 
Miscellaneous 
BOARD WANTED on a farm by mother and 
child four years old (Jewish) for one or two 
months; within 100 miles of New York pre¬ 
ferred. ADVERTISER 8746, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
ELEC'I KIC light fixtures; seven rooms; complete 
$16.95. RIPLEY, Milford, Mass. 
EXTRACTED HONEY, finest quality, at our 
station, 60-lb. can clover, $10.80; buckwheat, 
$9; 10 lbs. delivered within 3d postal zone, 
• lover, $2.50; buckwheat, $2.35; 5 lbs. either 
$1.40. RAY C. WILCOX, Odessa, N. Y. 
HOMES WANTED—We will co-operate with any 
responsible family in placing with them a 
suitable Catholic child, between 7 and 12 years 
of age; our experience and your willingness will 
produce the right results. Address PLACING 
OUT BUREAU, 417 Broome Street, New York. 
SURE POP white rice corn (old), 25 lbs., parcel 
..£ 08t „ 4th zone ’ * 2 - (i5 ; 300 lbs. here, $22; on cob, 
$17. W. HALBERT, Oxford, N. Y. 
CHOCOLATES by mail. $1 a pound. COUNTRY 
KITCHEN. Weymouth, Mass. 
FOR SALE—Portable sawmill in first-class con¬ 
dition. WM, SNELL, Stroudsburg, Pa. 
MAPLE SUGAR from the hills of old Vermont. 
r,,.?. C TT P . e v, P?, un lU *- vni P' * 2 -50 per gallon. BRUCE 
BUCHANAN, West Glover, Vt. 
FOR SALE-Windmill. pump and tank; cheap. 
WAGNER, North Paterson, N. J. 
FOR SALE—Grinding mill, shafting and pulleys; 
7 horsepower motor; also lime spreader; all 
excellent condition. A. M. HONE, Lyons 
Falls, N. Y. 
* 0R SALE—Cream eans. good as new, holding 
-0 and 30 quarts; also jackets. A. M. HONE 
Lyons Falls, N. Y. 
I ARM WATER SYSTEM—Electric system, or 
both, wanted. HOTCHKISS, 146 Halsey St.. 
Brooklyn, N. Y. 
b()ll SALE One Pilot 35-light acetylene light 
Ing plant, with fixtures and globes: also on 
FORD.Xa, N? V Y. J ° inter - J0SEPH »• wn 
PITRE MAPLE STRIP. $2.25 per gal.; our 
maple sugar in 5 or 10-lb. pails, 25c per lb.; 
1-lb. cakes, 28c; 1 qt. syrup and 1 lb. sugar, 
$1, prepaid. ALBERT FISHER, Rupert, Vt. 
ASSORTED CHOCOLATES — Homemade; pure; 
85c per pound. CHARLOTTE A. SNELL, 
Medina, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Cheap. Fairbanks 5-ton Beales, good 
condition; also No. 5 Clark California orchard 
plow, good condition'; $20.00. LORD BROS., 
Dover, Del. 
FOR SALE—Guaranteed fresh eggs, by dozen or 
crate, parcel post or express. BOX 03, Rbine- 
beck, N. Y. 
PRAIRIE State Sand Tray Incubators; late mod¬ 
els; excellent condition; reasonable price, 
REAVANDOT DUCK RANCH, Sag Harbor, L. I., 
WANTED—To buy milk route over five cans; 
New York or New Jersey preferred. C. S. 
GREEN, R. F. D. 5, Danbury, Conn. 
WANTED—Windmill, good order, for cash. AD- 
\ ERTISER 8740, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FOR SALE—New pure delicious Vermont maple 
syrup, $2.20 gal.; 10 gals., $2 gal.; pure maple 
sugar, 10-lb. cans, $2.00; satisfaction guaran¬ 
teed; cash with order. BERT PRESCOTT, Es¬ 
sex Junction, Vt. 
BEEKEEPERS—100 Dana bodies and supers for 
sale; 75 cents apiece. W.\l. P. S. CLAPP, 
401 S. Aurora St,, Ithaca, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—No. 3 Buckeye traction ditcher, 
nearly new: digs trench up to <1 feet deep and 
lt> Inches wide; caterpillar tread; four-cylinder 
motor; would consider renting for season. 
MARVIN T. FORSTER, Hall, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Incubators; 1,200 Newtown, coal, 
1018, used one season, $200 f. o. b.; 00-egg 
Buckeye, good as new, $12; 70-egg Cyphers, set 
once, $18; 120-egg Cyphers, two i(i()-egg models, 
$18 each; 220-egg model. $22; 300 Prairie State 
old model, $15; Colony brooders. 5 Ilill 500-chick. 
$22 each; two No. 7 Newtowns. $18 each; New¬ 
town oil burners, both new and used; all equip¬ 
ment guaranteed; prompt shipment. JUST A 
POULTRY FARM, Southampton, N. Y. 
APPLE BUTTER — Old-time, home-made, of 
sound, ripe, clean apples, eider and sugar; 
put up and shipped in orated stoneware gallon 
crocks, scaled; particulars and generous sample 
by mail. 10c. J. BEAM WINGERD, Chambcrs- 
burg, Pa. 
SELL FOR CASH—Four job fonts printers' type, 
$5.75. GEORGE E. WELLS, Pinebluff, N. (\ 
1,1 SI NESS MAN wishes stay on farm Spring, 
Summer, and put in 8-9 hours’ work every 
weekday against free hoard, laundry and sepa¬ 
rate room. AD\ ERTISER 8700, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
TOR SALE—Must sell at once new No. 15 Do 
Laval separator; never been unpacked from 
factory. F. 0. RHOADES, Ceres, N. Y. 
ONE CAR first cutting Alfalfa hay, delivered on 
cars $15 ton; cash with order. B. G. VAN 
ALSTINE, Canajoharie, N. Y. 
ONE DIXIE portable gasoline drag saw machine, 
complete with Bosch magneto and extra saw 
blade. W. S. GILKEY, 715 Superior Avenue, 
Cleveland, O. 
FOR SALE—One E. C. Brown Co. 5-row 2- 
horse sprayer; never used; one 12-horse Inter¬ 
national gasoline engine, mounted on trucks, in 
best condition. T. W. HOWELL, Port Byron, 
N • i» 
WANTED—Hinman milker. ALBERT FENTON 
Rurke, N. Y. 
SILu FOR SALE—New International, 12x30; 
capacity for 15 cows; has never been erected 
and is ready to ship; 4-piece staves, clear Oregon 
tir; first-grade automatic take-up loops; strong 
steel door front; continuous opening; convenient 
permanent ladder; immediate shipment; will 
sacrifice for $275 f. o. b. New Brunswick, N. J 
Write NEW BlfUNSWICIv NURSERIES, New 
Brunswick, X. J. 
DO YOU NEED FARM IHELP ? 
W o have many able-bodied young men, with 
and without experience, who wish to work on 
farms. If you need a good, steady man, write 
tor an order blank. Ours is a philanthropic 
organization, and we make no charge to em¬ 
ployer or employee. 
THE JEWISH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 
176 Second Avenue New York City 
PROVED FARMS of all Sizes and Prices 
in Maryland and Virginia; also Washington, I). C„ 
suburban property. Write SHANNON & LUCH8, 
713 14th St., N. W., Washington, I>. O. 
EQUIPPED FARMS, specialty, northeastern Penn., near town., 
*• between Scranton and Binghamton. Stock—tools—move 
nght in. Write CRUSER, Montrose, Pa. Some rare bargain?!. 
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