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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
August 9, 1924 
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PULVERIZER 
You can save 25% on 
the cost of your wheat 
seeding by using a Fa¬ 
mous OHIO Pulverizer. 
It will also give you a 
better, stronger stand of 
wheat and protect you 
against Hessian Fly. 
Our illustrated book shows how 
The Ohio Cultivator Co., Bellevue, Ohio 
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The Cutter for Profit 
To get the most profit outof your silo, ^ 
fill it with the simplest, strongest 
and most economical Cutter made. 
The Papec’s few parts and correct design reduce draft and lengthen life. 
Equipped with positive self-feed that is saving a man for hundreds of 
farmers. The Papec never clogs on any silo! Its performance is con¬ 
tinuous. That one fact has made thousands of Papec sales and Papec 
boosters. The Papec is built by people who have long specialized in en¬ 
silage cutter construction. And the output is increasing every year. 
Write today for our new Catalog and U.S. Gov’t d 
Bulletin "Making and Feeding of Silage.” Both * 
free to silo owners. 
PAPEC MACHINE COMPANY 
110 Main St. Shortsville, N. Y. 
We sell DIRECT FROM THE FACTORY. 
Keep the salesman’s salary in your own pocket. 
Prices range from $144.00 up, depending on 
size and kind of wood. Special prices made if 
several in neighborhood order together. Our Silos 
have been giving the best of satisfaction for the past 
23 years. Shipped subject to your inspection at Station. 
"The Silo With The Automatic Take-Up Hoop.” 
International Silo Co., Dept. 13, Meadville, Pa. 
ROOFING AND DRIP EDGE 
Miller Drip Edge, a galvan 
ized strip. Neatly fastens 
prepared roofing and shin¬ 
gles at eave and gable. 
Forms stiff, sturdy, pro¬ 
jecting edges that proper¬ 
ly carries the water from 
the roof. Withstands 
winds, ladders and care¬ 
lessness. Permits eave- 
troughs essential to good 
buildings. Easily applieds 
Saves nails and labor. Used by thousands in 36 State.. 
Satisfaction guaranteed. Buy from your roofing dealer. 
If unable, write us giving his name. Thank you. 
MILLER & GLEASON, Div. 1, Olean, N. Y. 
Saves a Man and Team 
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Operated 
by the man 
on the load. 
Operated with 
gasoline 
Drum holds 
240 ft of rope. 
Ireland Hay Hoist 
A powerful machine that saves time and labor in 
storing hay and in other hoisting. Used in con¬ 
nection with harpoon fork or sling. Attach it to 
yourown engine. Safe and easy to operate. Instant 
control. Pulley to suit your engine. Guaranteed 
as represented. Write for circular and prices. 
IRELAND MACHINE & FOUNDRY CO., Inc. 
State Street, Norwich, New York. 
We Manufacture 
Saw and Shingle MlUi.Wood and Drag Saw Machinal 
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Adventures in Silence 
By Herbert W. Collingwood 
T HIS is the first serious attempt 
to interpret the peculiar and ad¬ 
venturous life of the hard-of-hearing. 
Beautifully bound in cloth. 288 Pages. 
Price $1.00, postpaid 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
333 W. 30th St. New York City 
Your 
Neighbors Will 
Help Pay For It— 
One Rowell Trojan Ensilage Cutter 
owner tells us that last year he 
filled 18 silos after he filled his own 
—and he made a good profit on 
every job ! His neighbors practi¬ 
cally bought his outfit for him the 
first season. 
Your light tractor will run any of the 
three sizes of Trojan Cutters easily, 
cutting from 8 to 17 tons an hour, and 
lifting the silage into the tallest silos. 
Hyatt roller bearings ; guaranteed-for- 
life flywheel; end - thrust bearings: 
extra - strong, twist - proof steel main 
frame; automatic feeder; convenient 
control from either side—these are a few 
of the features that make 
the Trojan the cutter for 
you. Write for free descrip¬ 
tive booklet. 
Eastern Distributor 
Unadilla Silo Co., Inc. 
Unadilla, N. Y. 
The I.B. Rowell Co. 
1310 Lincoln Avenue, Waukesha, Wis. I 
Builders of Quality Farm Implements Since 1870 
Farm Mechanics 
Conducted by Robert H. Smith, of the Canton Agricultural School 
Canton, New York 
Lightning Protection 
I have just put an asphalt slate sur¬ 
face roof on my barn, with a metal l'idge 
roll. The barn is 30x70 ft. Now, if I 
solder a wire to each end of this roll and 
to a good ground rod, will it make a good 
protection from lightning? What size 
wire should I use, and would copper be 
enough better to pay? Can I staple this 
ground wire to the sides of the building, 
or should it be insulated? c. c. 
Steuben Co., N. Y. 
Doubtless the metal ridge roll grounded 
as you suggest would give some protection 
from lightning. To give the fullest pro¬ 
tection, however, spires or points should 
be erected along the ridge at distances 
not greater than 25 ft. apart. All high 
points, as cupolas, chimneys, etc., should 
be protected by a spire projecting above 
it as well. These should be connected to 
a cable running along the ridge and down 
diagonally opposite corners of the build¬ 
ing to grounds placed in permanently 
moist earth ; usually 10 ft. deep is suffi¬ 
cient. Cable is desirable as it can be ob¬ 
tained in long lengths, lessening the num¬ 
ber of joints required and is easily bent 
in long easy curves to the direction re¬ 
quired ; angles or sharp bends should he 
avoided. 
As to choice between copper and iron, 
the deciding factor seems to ‘be durability, 
and here, of course, the copper has the 
advantage, as under ordinary conditions 
it does not corrode and waste away. Cop¬ 
per cable is also very flexible, making it 
easy to install. 
Insulators are not necessary and the 
cable can be fastened directly to the roof 
and side walls. A perfect ground to the 
earth is the most necessary condition. 
In this connection all metal parts about 
the building, as water -pipes, 'horse fork 
track and similar things, should he care¬ 
fully grounded to the cable as well. 
Farmers’ Bulletin No. 342 explains 
clearly the method of rodding a building 
and the reasons for the steps taken. It 
can be obtained by request to your Con¬ 
gressman, and should he of interest and 
help. 
Stucco Over Weather- 
boarding 
We are going to repair our home, using 
stucco over the weatherboards. Would 
it he satisfactory, and is it subject to 
weather conditions? It is said to contain 
no cement. Would it make a warm and 
comfortable house? R. A. E. 
Lorain Co., O. 
Stucco can be satisfactorily used as a 
repair or remodeling material for an old 
frame house, provided certain conditions 
are met. The frame must be stiff enough 
to prevent racking by the wind; the 
boarding must be well nailed, and if the 
weatherboarding is loose it is usually 
better to strip it and apply the lath di¬ 
rectly to the sheathing. Particular care 
must be taken in flashing around open¬ 
ings to prevent the entrance of water be¬ 
hind the stucco, and in applying lath 
care should be taken to see that there are 
no weak joints where a crack might form. 
The character of your house and sur¬ 
roundings will determine whether or not 
your house will present a good appearance 
after stuccoing. As you no doubt know, 
almost any color or surface treatment is 
possible with stucco by using different 
colored aggregates and different methods 
of finishing. 
Pumping from Well 
A well on my place is 22 ft. deep. The 
water was drawn up with a bucket. The 
place has been vacant for several months. 
I expect to draw all the water out and 
clean tl» >. well. I also wish to put on a 
pump. I have looked at a pump which 
is said to draw up to 27 to 30 ft. It is 
something like a pitcher pump but looks 
a little different and has no cylinder. At 
first I was going to put the pump over 
the well, but I thought that perhaps I 
can put it in the kitchen alongside the 
sink. Distance from bottom of well to 
top of pump will be 28 to 29 ft. The well 
is about 3 ft. from the house in line 
with sink. Will this pump work, or 
must I put the pump over well? M.v. 
New Haven, Conn. 
If the distances are as you have stated 
you will be able to use a pump in your 
kitchen to draw water from the outside 
well. It is probable that the water stands 
at least 3 ft. deep in your well in dry 
weather, which would lessen the lift by 
this amount. The suction pipe should 
be put wc’l down in the ground to pre¬ 
vent freezing, and where it goes through 
the cellar wall it should be kept from 
contact with the stonework for the same 
reason. If you wished to do so you 
could put in a small force pump with a 
tank holding a day’s supply of water in 
the attic. This could be piped to the 
range boiler and sink, furnishing hot and 
cold running water in the cistern at 
slight expense. New York State College 
of Agriculture at Ithaca has a bulletin 
that describes simple home installations 
of this kind very clearly. 
Pumping from House 
I have a drilled well 105 ft. deep; 12 
ft. of it dug and 4 ft. in diameter, the 
rest is drilled. It has an iron pump 
and box and iron pipe, probably 60 ft. 
of it. The pipe is rusty and the water 
is not clear, and when the water in the 
tank of the stove settles the bottom is 
all iron rust. When I pump the water 
for about five minutes the water is red 
with rust, and after pumping a while 
longer is clear, and one could not ask for 
better water. I have to do this about 
every month. I think it is the pipe. My 
well is 35 ft. from the house. Could I 
have a water system and pump the wa¬ 
ter from the house? What kind of 
pump would I need? The pump and pipe 
have been in this well about 30 years. 
Oakland, Me. H. F. p. 
The ordinary “suction” pump cannot 
lift water to a height greater than 25 
ft. in practice, and unless the water in 
your well maintains a level within this 
distance of the surface it would not be 
possible to use a pump of this kind at 
the house aud draw water from the well. 
Running water may be secured at the 
house however by use of one of the com¬ 
pressed air pumping outfits. An air 
compressor and tank are installed at the 
house or other convenient place and the 
compressed air piped to a specially con¬ 
structed pump in the well. This pump 
starts when a faucet is opened in the 
house and fresh water is pumped to the 
faucets. If electric current is available 
a deep well pump of the automatic type 
may be placed over the well and water 
secured in this way. Farmer’s Bulletin 
No. 941. obtainable from your Congress¬ 
man, has much valuable information in 
it relative to water systems. 
Comparison of Field Stone 
and Concrete for Wall 
What are the relative merits of a wall 
of concrete and one of field stone laid in 
mortar? I plan to build a basement wall 
24x34, and move a barn onto it; expect 
to build in the side of a hill, with a door 
and a window in each end wall, north 
and south, and window in west side. 
Cement is expensive. Field stone can 
be had for the hauling right here on the 
farm. I want a good wall which will 
stand up, but this is all new work for 
me. Explain which wall would be bet¬ 
ter, and why, both as to cost aud dura¬ 
bility, also desirability. e. j. c. 
St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. 
You will doubtless he much better 
satisfied with a concrete wall than with 
one built from field stone. When the 
labor cost is considered it is doubtful if 
the masonry wall could be built as 
cheaply as one made from concrete. The 
concrete wall takes up less room in the 
stable, being thinner, also being thinner 
it admits more light through the win¬ 
dows. It presents a smoother surface 
and is more easily kept clean and for an 
interior presents a better appearance. 
When building the wall of concrete 
about a third or more of clean hard 
field stone can be imbedded in it, in this 
way saving concrete. Care should be 
taken to see that the stones are well 
settled in the mortar, and that they are 
pushed back from the forms so that the 
mortar presents an unbroken surface on 
the wall. 
Question About Water Main 
I own two houses and some time ago 
brought city water down to them at con¬ 
siderable expense, running a pipe through 
from one house to the other. I would 
like to sell the one that has the water 
line running through and live in the 
other. Would the new owner have a 
right at any time to cut off my water sup¬ 
ply ? Would I still own the pipe in the 
roadway? I would not care to sell this 
place if it was going to cause me any 
trouble with the water supply. c. R. 
Connecticut. 
You can make sufficient reservations 
in the deed to take care of your water 
line. n. t. 
