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THE 
HOPE 
FARM 
BOOK 
This attractive 234-page 
book has some of the 
best of the Hope Farm 
Man’s popular sketches— 
philosophy, humor, and 
sympathetic human touch. 
Price $1.50. For sale by 
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Hill or Level Culture for Potatoes 
The old question about hill potatoes or 
giving them perfectly level culture comes 
up again. The old-fashioned farmer be¬ 
lieves iu hilling the crop. lie usually 
plows a furrow down each side of the 
row. In small patches, he still takes a 
hoe and draws the soil in a high hill 
around each plant. They claim to obtain 
better results by doing this. The most 
successful growers especially on the 
lighter lands, prefer level culture, keep¬ 
ing the upper soil well stirred up but 
perfectly level, or raising a light ridge 
along the row. The theory of the level 
culture is that it conserves moisture. 
There will be less evaporation from a 
level surface than from a field where the 
hills are made. This should be evident 
to anyone who will think about it, and 
in a normal season, with large heavy 
plants, the level culture will usually give 
a larger crop. On the other hand, in a 
wet season or on naturally damp soil, 
plowing up or hilling is often a wise thing 
to do. The very fact that this causes 
increased evaporation is a good thing 
for these heavy soils, for if they are left 
perfectly flat, there might be too much 
wet left in them. Then, again, the dig¬ 
ging i.s easier when hills or ridges are 
made. This is especially true when the 
potatoes are planted in hills and dug by 
hand. A little mound around each plant 
enables the digger to throw out the tubers 
to better advantage than when the soil 
is kept perfectly flat. There are other 
arguments on both sides of the question, 
but generally speaking, the level culture 
is better for a dry season and very light 
lands, while the hilling often helps in 
heavy soil or where the potatoes are to he 
dug with the least exertion. In our 
own case we generally hill a little, not 
making a. great mound around each hill, 
but plowing a light ridge along the row. 
Lime and Fertilizer 
Will you advise me how and when to 
use lime and commercial fertilizer? What 
effect has the lime on fertilizer if the two 
are mixed, or used at the same time? 
Bethlehem. Pa. J. i>. s. 
There are several ways in which slaked 
lime might affect the chemicals in fer¬ 
tilizers. This would not apply to ground 
limestone, for there would be little if any 
chemical effect with that. When slaked 
lime is put near any organic substance, 
like chicken manure, tankage or dried 
blood, the action of the lime is to drive off 
the ammonia in these organic products. 
Thus, it is a mistake to mix such things 
with lime above ground. When the lime 
is mixed with the chicken manure or 
tankage and immediately put into the 
ground there is not much loss of ammonia, 
because the plant food is held in the soil. 
Another effect of the slaked lime i.s to 
act upon the soluble phosphorus in acid 
phosphate. When lime is mixed with this 
acid phosphate the latter takes up a por- 
tiou of the lime and “reverts.” That is, 
it becomes, less available than before. 
Some loss in availability would result if 
the lime and the acid phosphate were put 
immediately together. In a fertilizer 
where bone was used to supply the phos¬ 
phorus there would be practically no 
trouble from this, nor would there be any 
particular loss where ground limestone 
was used. This action is the chief thing 
to be avoided in using lime and common 
fertilizer together. We should prefer to 
use the lime several weeks ahead of the 
fertilizer, if possible. Our plan would be 
to use the lime early and harrow it thor¬ 
oughly into the upper soil. Then within 
a week or two use the fertilizer, usually 
along the row, and well worked into the 
ground. 
Bankruptcy Law 
What is the bankruptcy law in New 
York State? IIow much personal prop¬ 
erty is a bankrupt allowed to keep? If 
A should sign a note with B as maker to 
accommodate the holder of note, or to get 
it accepted at bank, would A have to pay 
note if B went bankrupt? E. w. H. 
The bankrupt law is a Federal law and 
not a State law. It allows, however, ,the 
same exemptions to the bankrupt as Ik 
would be allowed under the State law. 
The list of exempt property is too long to 
print in full, but it includes household 
furniture, working tools, etc. N. T. 
“At any rate. Mrs. Murphy, no one 
can say I’m two-faced.” “Faith, no. Mrs. 
.Tones. Sure, an’ if yer were, you’d leave 
that ’un at ’ome.”—Melbourne Punch. 
The original compression 
rinur for replacement. Its 
great flexibility and equal 
tension mean better per¬ 
formance Id worn cyl¬ 
inders. 
The original oil res¬ 
ervoir ring for oiU 
pumpers. Collects 
excess oil on each 
down 9troke and 
empties on each ujp 
stroke, which ordi¬ 
nary grooved rings 
cannot do. Use one 
on each piston. 
With the new low prices on these nationally 
famous rings they are within reach of every 
pocketbook. You can now afford to use on 
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tractor or stationary engine. They will more than 
repay their cost in added power and saving in gas 
and oil. 
Made in all sizes and over-sizes for every make and 
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Save by 
Making Y our 
Own Soap 
A >f AKE all the soap you need 
1VJL at a cost of one cent a cake. 
This can be done by saving 
meat-scraps and grease and fol¬ 
lowing the directions for soap¬ 
making that come with every 
can of Red Seal Lye. No fuss or 
trouble. You can save money 
by using Red Seal Lye. 
Be Sure and Buy 
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FREE booklet, 
“Home Helps 
P. C. Tomson Sc Co 
Philadelphia, Pa 
FACTS FOR FARMERS 
Things Our Readers Want to Know 
Farmers have found it is well to wash 
out troughs and pens thoroughly once a 
Aveek with a strong solution of Red Seal 
Lye, as it instantly kills worm-eggs, lice, 
insects and vermin. 
Scale on fruit trees is removed by 
spraying them with a solution of Red 
Seal LA'e, 
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Any article (except aluminum) that 
comes into contact with oil and dirt— 
such as lamps, gas-stove burners, farm 
machinery and tools—can be quickly and 
thoroughly cleaned with proper Red Seal 
Lye solution. 
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Floors, w'alls and steps are made spick 
and span by washing them with a strong 
Red Seal Lye solution. No scrubbing is 
necessary, as the Red Seal Lye loosens 
the dirt and cuts the grease like a knife. 
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