Copperas as Disinfectant 
How and in what proportion ie» cop¬ 
peras- used in cesspools? Four months 
ago 1 spent $30 to have mine cleaned and 
now find it is almost full again, though 
I have been particularly sparing in using 
water. Theneader from the house does 
not flow into it. Perhaps you know of 
something better than copperas. E. s. 
Jamaica. N. Y. 
I do not understand your purpose in 
adding copperas to a fillet! cesspool. This 
salt of iron is used as a disinfectant, but 
would have no effect in clearing a cess¬ 
pool. If by cesspool you mean a dry well 
loosely stoned up to receive sewage from 
your house, its filling means that either 
its wall or the surrounding earth has be¬ 
come sealed by solid matter, thus convert¬ 
ing it into a cistern. The remedy for this 
is a new cesspool in unsaturated soil. It 
is possible, however, that you have a sep¬ 
tic tank in mind. These tanks remain 
nearly full, discharging only their sur¬ 
plus -liquid contents as fresh supplies of 
sewage enter from the house. No disin¬ 
fectants should be used in septic tanks, 
as they would destroy the bacteria upon 
which the rotting of the solid matter con¬ 
tained in the sewage depends. 
A five per cent solution of copperas, 
used in a volume equal to that of the 
liquid to be disinfected, may be used to 
disinfect sewage, but milk of lime is 
cheaper and better. To make this, slake 
stone lime in sufficient water to convert 
it into a powder: this takes about half 
the lime’s weight in water; then mix this 
lime powder with sufficient water to give 
it the consistency of thin cream. Milk of 
lime should not be made from air-slaked 
lime, and should be as freshly made as 
possibe. as it loses its strength upon 
standing, unless kept from the air. Milk 
of lime, used copiously in bulk, or as a 
whitewash for walls, is one of the best 
and cheapest farm disinfectants, and one 
not used to the extent that it should be. 
M..B. P. 
Running Water and Septic Tank 
Regarding article concerning septic 
tank in R. N.-Y. of October 80. 1020. is 
it necessary to have running water? 
Some people say we would have to have 
a trap in the pipe, but I do not see how 
gas could escape, being submerged in the 
depth of water which the diagram shows. 
j. S. R. 
Septic tanks could not well be used 
where running water was not available 
unless water from a storage tank was 
used to flush closets and supply the 
kitchen. These tanks depend upon a con¬ 
tinuous supply of liquid sewage for their 
operation, the solid matter in them, rot¬ 
ting and being carried ouTwith the liquid 
discharge as fresh supplies enter from 
the house. It does not matter, of course, 
how the water is supplied, but I know of 
no convenient method other than running 
water or a supply tank filled from some 
source. 
It would be safer to have house fixtures 
trapped, though in the type of tank illus¬ 
trated only very small amounts of gas 
could enter the house pipe from the 
sludge in the bottom of the tank. If the 
gas pressure above the contents became 
sufficiently great to lower their level to 
below the end of inlet or outlet pipe, and 
thus permit an outrush of gas, the end 
of the outlet pipe would be reached first, 
and that pipe would carry off the expand¬ 
ing gas. H. B. D. 
DO YOU NEED FARM HELP ? 
We have many able-bodied young men, with 
and without experience, who wish to work on 
farms. If you need a good, steady man. write 
for 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 
STUDENT NURSES Wanted 
ORANGE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - Orange, N. J. 
General course. SI8 monthly. Books ami uniforms. 
Apply - Superintendent 
WANTED 
An Experienced Fertilizer Salesman 
with established trade in New York State, oxelusive 
of Long Island. Excellent opportunity for the right 
man. Apply Adv. 8969, Rural New-Yorker 
Wantedc A SALESMAN 
State selling Insecticides. Your reply must cover experi¬ 
ence and tonnage. Salary no object if yon can produce. 
ttURATE AGENCIES COMPANY. 233-245 Wcit First St., Bsyanne, N. J. 
Subscribers’Exchange 
Rate of advertising in this department 5c per 
word each insertion, payable in advance. 
Copy must reach us Thursday morning to 
appear in issue of following week. 
This department is for the accommodation of 
subscribers, but no display advertising or ad¬ 
vertising of a commercial nature is admitted. 
Farm Help Wanted 
WANTED—Experienced poultry man; must know 
how to raise ducks and chickens. FRANCO- 
AMERICAN POULTRY CO., Goshen, N. Y. 
WANTED—Single women as attendants in State 
Institution for Feeble-minded: salary $50 per 
month and maintenance, with opportunity for ad¬ 
vancement. Apply, stating age, to SUPERIN¬ 
TENDENT, LfUchworth Village, Thiells, Rock¬ 
land Co., n. y; 
WANTED—A reliable middle-aged woman, one 
accustomed to country4 as a working com¬ 
panion; two in family; house modern improve¬ 
ments, good salary. Answer, with reference, 
ADVERTISER 8077. care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Single man for poultry farm; prefer 
farm-raised and experienced man; must be a 
strong and willing worker; permanent position 
and advancement for satisfactory man. MATTI- 
TUCK WHITE LEGHORN FARM, Mattitjiek, 
N. Y. 
WANTED—Experienced young man with the 
ability to do general farm work, one having 
an ambitious, honest and faithful character; 
wages to start $35: references. JOSEPH F. 
DUNN, Hauppauge, N. Y. 
WANTED—Housekeeper in country home by 
American widower, 37: three children: best of 
reference. ADVERTISER 9053, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
WANTED—As our present gardener and florist 
leaves the first of September to enter business 
for himself, we wish to fill his place at that 
time with a competent and reliable man who 
thoroughly understands tiie care and handling of 
vegetable and flower gardens, lawn and the care 
of greenhouse and Winter flowers; this is a first- 
class proposition, though small, and requires a 
Protestant of good character and ability, either 
married or single. ADVERTISER 9051, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Single man for work on Western 
New York farm; must have experience. AD¬ 
VERTISER 9043. care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED-—Farm woman, under 40 . in private 
o untry house; general housework; assist in 
kitchen, canning in season and butter for fam¬ 
ily; no other servant; no washing: three in fam¬ 
ily, one outside man; $40 per month: permanent, 
$500; good references essential with application. 
E. It. CASSIDY. Altamout. X. Y. 
WANTED—A boy, 14 or older, wishing to learn 
farming and milking; one that wants a home, 
not wages: an orphan boy preferred. R. HKZEL, 
JR.. Oldwieh, N. J. 
HERDSMAN, single preferred, to take care herd 
of 12 pureberd Guernseys; must be gentle witli 
animals, understand A. It. work and calf rais¬ 
ing; good opportunity for conscientious worker 
to grow with herd of fine animals; wlien reply¬ 
ing state qualifications and salary. REDVAUE 
FA RM. R. F. I). No. 2, Danbury. Conn. 
WANTED—Married man for a small herd of 
purebred Guernseys and assist in small poul¬ 
try plant on private place under superintendent; 
must; have first-class references as to cleanliness 
and ability: wages $90 per month: cottage with 
modern improvements, fuel and light furnished: 
state ago, nationality and copy of references 
when answering to ADVERTISER 90(',(i, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Competent single man on milk farm; 
give age, experience, wages expected and 
references. S. I). NEWELL, Rristol, Conn. 
WANTED—Experienced general gardener (sin¬ 
gle) to restore run-down place; must under¬ 
stand care of orchards, flowers, shrubs, trees, 
etc. Replv in writing only, stating qualifiea- 
t'ons in full, experience, wages, etc.. ROOM 
1109, 70 Fifth Avenue, New York City. 
FARM DAIRYMAN—Dairy room work; assist 
other work spare time: understand care milk, 
eroain, good butter-maker; married man, no 
children, preferred: state monthly wages, rent 
and usual perquisites included, reference, age, 
experience; permanent, position in Massachusetts. 
ADVERTISER 9003, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Married couple, preferably without 
children, to take charge of gentleman’s estate 
near Buffalo, N. Y.; must board assistant; farm 
under separate management; must be experi¬ 
enced gardener and accustomed to work with 
private family: year around employment; ex¬ 
cellent living conditions; reference required. 
ADVERTISER 9001, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Experienced general farmer for 
Summer or longer: married preferred; good 
milker; have furnished tenement. A. O. 
CHAPIN, Sharon Springs, N. Y. 
FARM FOREMAN WANTED—In August, an 
experienced, honest, working foreman, witli 
wife, on a farm in Westchester County, 2% 
miles from town; house with running water and 
bath; foreman to board help, from one to three 
men; give age. number of children and ages, 
references as to ability, character, also wages 
expected. ADVERTISER 9057, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
WANTED—Good single man on large dairy 
farm; must be good teamster and milker: 
wages $40 a month: also position for married 
man. ADVERTISER 9058, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
Situations Wanted 
HERDSMAN—Working foreman, married, age 
41. one child, engaged in A. B. Guernsey work, 
desires position on private place; conscientious, 
painstaking; open to October 1; state salary. 
ADVERTISER 8999, care Rural New-Yorker. 
MIDDLE-AGED, married, expert practical or- 
chardist, vineyardist. small fruit grower, 
farmer, good record as foreman manager, seeks 
permanent position on large farm or estate; 
economy, efficiency, honesty, guaranteed; mod¬ 
erate to small salary and percentage. ADVER¬ 
TISER 8966, care Rural New-Yorker. 
YOUNG MAN desires position on farm; some 
experience. Address .T. MARTIN, care Corn- 
stock, West Simsbury, Conn. 
ESTATE MANAGER—Five years present posi¬ 
tion; disengaged January 1, 1922 (or earlier 
when suited); Protestant; age 48; thoroughly 
experienced in handling men, raising crops, care 
of registered stock, tractor and all farm imple¬ 
ments; wife who lias countrywide reputation for 
butter-making to superintend dairy; personal 
attention .given to town house supplies; Con¬ 
necticut, Massachusetts or New York State pre¬ 
ferred: bond if desired. ADVERTISER 9041, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
GARDENER, single. 33 years old. German- 
Amerlcan, open for position; at liberty July 
20: lifelong experience, flowers, hothouses, vege¬ 
tables. etc.; best of references; please give de¬ 
tails in first letter. ADVERTISER 9042, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
BOY (14) wants position on farm during ,?ly 
and August. S. BECKER, 1033 E. 15th St., 
Brooklyn, N. Y. 
FARMER—Young Swede, 17. five months in 
country, desires position; mail only. AUFRED 
OLSON, Milford, N. J. 
FARM MANAGER, poultryman, married (no 
children); 10 years’ experience with poultry, 
fruit and gardening; can run Ford and repair 
same; also repair buildings, etc. ADVERTISER 
9054, care Rural New-Yorker. 
MARRIED couple, girl 8, want position on gen¬ 
eral farm; man experienced farm hand; wife 
willing to help around the house or board help. 
F. P., care Semmens, Hastings on Hudson, N. Y. 
POULTRYMAN. 31, single. Christian, graduate 
of State Agricultural School, wishes position. 
ADVERTISER 9044, care Rural New-Yorker. 
POSITION wanted as manager by a practical 
orchardist, farm and stock man; any new or 
large development prospective solicited; refer¬ 
ences exchanged. BOX 7, Rural Delivery, Af- 
ton, Va. 
HERDSMAN-DAIRYMAN desires position on 
private place; single; American; 27: best of 
reference: good butter-maker and calf raiser; 
sta,te wages in first letter. FRED TEAGER, 
JR., 044 Wilson Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
FARMER. American, Cornell short course, age 
30. best references; experienced with grain 
and fruit growing, with all kinds-'of stock and 
poultry, and with modern agricultural machin¬ 
ery. desires responsible position on comme-p'al 
farm or country estate. ADVERTISER 9055, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
MAN. 40. would do some work on farm for 
about throe weeks in return for board: under¬ 
stands farming, fruit, poultry; Eastern Pennsyl- 
vnnia preferred: particulars. ADVERTISER 
9050, care Rural New-Yorker. 
SHEPHERD, first-class. wants position; first- 
class references. ADVERTISER 9070, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
YOUNG MAN wishes job on farm: willing 
worker; no experience. F. WALTER, 259 
Reid Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
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POULTRYMAN. single, open for position: thor¬ 
oughly experienced in all branches of year 
’round production. ADVERTISER 9009, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
POULTRYMAN, private or commercial: first- 
class man; secretary Westchester County 
Poultry Association: New .Terser preferred. 
THE KIXNEAR STUDIO. 302 Lexington Ave., 
New York City. 
HOUSEKEEPER wants position. HOUSE¬ 
KEEPER. Bristol, Conn. 
WANTED—By a herdsman of proven ability, 
position with a first-class herd of Guernsey 
cattle where A. R. work is being done: A-l 
references. ADVERTISER 9007, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
EXPERIENCED married couple with one child 
desire work on farm; moderate wages. BOX 
253, Waterbary, Vt. 
EXPERIENCED orchardist, small fruit grower, 
expert operator and repairer tractors, auto¬ 
mobiles. all gasoline machinery, sprayers, etc., 
desires permanent position with commercial or¬ 
chard or private estate: handle men; take all 
responsibility when required. Address ADVER¬ 
TISER 9059, care Rural New-Yorker. 
POULTRYMAN open for position, manager, 
superintendent, by September 1st; years of 
experience matching, rearing, egg production, 
broilers, roasters: three years last, place; only 
first-class proposition considered; my references 
prove I produce results; American; married: no 
children. ADVERTISER 9005, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
|" Farms For Sale, to Rent, etc. 
FOR SALE—Farm: 110 acres; fruit; water; good 
land. A. IT. JUDGE. King Ferry, N. Y. 
FOR SALE, by owner, three desirable truck 
farms, 100, 100, 300 acres. E. M. MOORE, 
Westover, Md. 
FOR SALE—50-aere farm, Adirondack Moun¬ 
tains: grand mountain view. GRANT COCH¬ 
RAN, Loon Lake. N. Y. 
GOOD INVESTMENT— Farm, 204 acres; 12 miles 
of Lynchburg, Va., three miles of county seat; 
close to two railroads; log houses and barns, 
orchard, springs, creek; estimated 300,000 feet 
white oak timber, more than enough to pav for 
place; about 00 acres cleared; make excellent 
fruit or stock farm; f-r quick sale $20 per acre. 
Address owner, R. E. BRANSFORD, Hinton, 
W. Va. 
FOR SALE—750-acre farm, under fence, on James 
River, in fine state of cultivation: brick house, 
9 rooms, modern conveniences; 125 acres low 
grounds; large barn and outbuildings; 800,000 
feet saw timber; station one mile; church and 
school one mile. For full description and price 
address J. L. GRAY, Norwood, Nelson Co., Va. 
BEAUTIFUL home and fruit farm; will pay the 
right man $10,000 per year; on edge of nice 
village; State roads and high-class place to live; 
see this property before you buy, ADVERTISER 
9023, care Rural New-Yorker. 
MAINE seashore property for sale; 250 acres; 75 
of timber land and wood; one mile of shore 
frontage; good harbor; fishing, safe boating and 
bathing: on State’road; 14 miles^ from city; an 
old-fashioned 30-room house, in good repair; 
good water; secluded, healthful and attractive 
place; lias been a Summer resort for nearly one 
hundred years: price $8,000; on easy terms. 
Add-ess ADVERTISER 9031, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
FOR SALE—Ten-acre fruit and poultry farm; 
88.000: Hammonton. N. J. ADVERTISER 
9010, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FOR SALE—Country home; 4 acres; 10-room 
liouso, barns, etc.; price, $2,000. Address 
BOX 55, Craryville, Columbia Co., N. Y. 
WANTED—To locate for next year, a fully 
equipped farm for rent; about. 25 milkers; 
l>est references. ADVERTISER 9039, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED-—Up-to-date poultry farm, to run on 
share basis or for salary, by experienced mar¬ 
ried man: small family; references on request. 
ADVERTISER 9040, care Rural New-Yorker. 
TWO good farms for sale; good buildings; stock 
and tools: easy terms. FRED DRAKE, Shin¬ 
gle House, Pa. 
FOR SALE—My grocery and auto supply store 
and residence; located on State road; eight 
miles north of Homer. F. C. TULLER, R. D. 3, 
Homer, N. Y. 
WANTED to rent, with ontion to buy. moderate 
priced poultry farm. ,5-10 acres; New York 
State only, preferably Long Island, near to sta¬ 
tion 20-30 miles from New York City; fertile 
land: buildings in good condition; some wood¬ 
land: stream watered if possible; owners only; 
fell particulars in first letter. ADVERTISER 
9040. care Rural New-Yorker. 
FOR SALE—Modern poultry farm; 40 acres; 
capacity 800 to 1,000 chickens; electric 
lighted; price $5,000; $3,000 le*t^in at 5%. 
Address THOMAS F. MARKEY, Alesin, Md. 
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WANTED—Within commuting distance of New 
York, 15 acres, suitable for poultry farm. 
ADVERTISER 9052, care Rural New-Yorker. 
COMMERCIAL poultry farm, in live poultry 
section: capacity 1.400 liens and 4,500 young 
stock: price, equipped, $5,200. C. P. LEI.ASH, 
Toms River, N. J. 
104-ACRE farm, equipped and planted; stock 
and tools; income starts day of sale; near 
railroad town; $3,000 cash; $1,000 mortgage. 
ADVERTISER 9047, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Grist mill with water power and 
about 20 acres of land, in Jersey or near 
New York City. ADVERTISER 9045, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
SACRIFICE account ill health, Columbia County 
farm: 110 acres: full information. It. F. D. 
38, Chatham, N. Y. 
ONE of f,he best farms for sale in Essex Coun¬ 
ty. ADVERTISER 9049, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
FOR SALE—Two adjoining salt water fruit 
farms on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, of 
80 and 73 acres; beautiful location: fertile soil: 
not, cheap, but worth the price asked. For de¬ 
tails write ALICE VESSEY, Shelltown, Md. 
WANTED—To rent, farm, about, 25 acres, suit¬ 
able for poultry; must he within commuting 
distance to Paterson, N. J. C. QUAOLAND, 
833 Main Avenue, Clifton, N. J. 
FOR SALE—An income-bearing Fameuse apple 
orchard of about 2,000 mature trees, in North¬ 
ern Vermont: fully equipped; particulars on ap¬ 
plication. ADVERTISER 9008, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
FARM WANTED—New England States or New 
York; want to deal direct with owner; no 
agents; will quickly take the best bargain of¬ 
fered; send full description and price. ADVER¬ 
TISER 9000. care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Farm, under cultivation, within 150 
miles New York; located on or very close to 
State road; near large town; with stock, crops 
equipment: about 80 acres good land, well 
fenced: abundant water supply; woodland: also 
complete, set buildings in good repair: house at 
least eight rooms, with improvements pre¬ 
ferred: will pay not exceeding $0,500 cash for 
place that suits; submit photos of buildings and 
will return. E. M. HURROW, Kingsbridge, N. 
Y. City. 
WANTED—Farm to rent, privilege of purchase; 
buildings and land adapted for poultry rais¬ 
ing; about 10 acres; high elevation: house, im¬ 
provements, not less than seven rooms; 30 miles 
from N. Y.; near station and good school; mod¬ 
erate pr’ce. ADVERTISER 9004, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
PLYMOUTH, MASS.—Large turkey farm; ad¬ 
mirably suited for gentleman’s country es¬ 
tate; high, healthfully situated: affords excel¬ 
lent view of Plymouth Bay and its historic 
places: Plymouth County club golf links and 
valley: also the estates of well-known gentle¬ 
men on all sides; no handsomer nati al location 
on north or south shore: three miles out; war¬ 
ranty deed calls for 40 acres, more or less; 
storked with the very best of Bronze turkeys 
and prosperous turkey produce business estab¬ 
lished. For further information write THOMAS 
REILY, Chiltpnville, Plymouth, Mass. 
Miscellaneous 
FOR SALE—Guaranteed fresh eggs, by dozen or 
crate: parcel post or express. BOX 53 Rhino- 
beck, N. Y. 
FINE extracted honey: 10 lbs. delivered within 
3d zone, clover $2.25; buckwheat $2: 5 lbs. 
either $1.25: 00-11). can at our station, clover 
$10, buckwheat, $8.40. RAY C. WILCOX 
Odessa, N. Y. 
CIDER PRESS and grater for sale, h MOR¬ 
GAN, Amenia, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Nearly new E. & B. Holmes apple 
barrel stave jointer, with shafting, to be run 
by gasoline power or foot power, as desired: all 
in good shape; used but very little. JOSEPH 
S. WILFORD, Elba, N. Y. 
HOMES WANTED for Boys—We will eo-operate 
with any responsible family in placing with 
them a suitable Catholic boy. between 7 and 12 
years of age; onr experience and your willing¬ 
ness will produce the right results. Address 
PLACING OUT BUREAU, 417 Broome Street. 
New York, N. Y. 
WANTED—No. 15 nr 115 Hall incubator or 
brooder heater. BOX G5, Riverdale, N. ,T. 
FOR SALE—-Farm wagon, covered milk wagon, 
one-horse dump cart, carriage, buggy, mowing 
machine. four-hor$o power engine, saw. saw 
table. 12x20 foot silo, fanning mill, feed grind¬ 
er. forge, laundry stove, acme harrow, man’s 
bicycle: prices very reasonable. MARTIN 
MOLLER. Newtown. Conn. 
PURE sugar cane syrup, in gallon cans, $1.50 
per gallon. GEORGE D. CLARK, Coosada, Ala. 
FOR SALE—Hercules engine, 3-horse, and Letz 
grinder,,new, $105; Gardner vacuum pump, No. 
2, $55, new. II. VAN KUREN, Rummerfleld, 
Pa. 
FARMER'S wife will take few boarders; splen¬ 
did location, within 100 miles of New York; 
bathing; convenient to ears and boats. Address 
ADVERTISER 9056, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FOR SALE—8-16 International tractor: one au¬ 
tomatic lift Oliver tractor plow. 2-14-in. bot¬ 
toms: one double disk tractor harrow; outfit 
only used to plow 25 acres; practically new. and 
guaranteed as such or no sale: price $000 for the 
outfit. II. C. HOLLOWAY, Perryman, Md. 
FOR SALE—Surveyors’ compass, 15-in. between 
sights; variation plate; good condition; box 
and standard: measuring chain; instruction 
book: $35. Address ADVERTISER ,10-18, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
VERMONT maple sugar in 10. 11 and 13-11). 
tins, rather dark colored and a little off 
flavor, 25c per lb. f. o. b. Rupert, Vt.; remit 
with order. JAY T. SMITH, Rupert. Vt. 
WANTED—Rebuilt or second-hand Underwood 
or L. C. Smith typewriter, in good condition. 
ADVERTISER 9062, care Rural New-Yorker. 
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