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Legal Questions 
Tax Exemption Law 
We started building our home March 1, 
1922, and did not finish until the follow¬ 
ing January, iyith the taxes the same, 
which are collected about the first of the 
year. But the valuation for 1923 was 
raised from $5,000 to $8,000 on our 40- 
acre farm all on account of the new 
house, it being a 10-room brick veneer, 
no other improvements being made on the 
farm. This valuation just about dou¬ 
bled my tax. If there is anything I can 
do to lower this tax for a few years, 
until we get it paid for,. I would like to 
know how to go about it. I am a true 
American, served 13 months in the army 
and know no nation can stand without 
tax, but at present it is hard sleighing 
trying to pay for a home farming it. 
Chautauqua Co., N. Y. A. w. E. 
The new provision of the tax law re¬ 
ferred to has no effect whatever unless 
the local legislative board, that is the 
Board of Supervisors, Town Board,_ etc., 
determine that the dwellings mentioned 
in the statute shall be exempt. The 
statute does not say they must so de¬ 
termine, but that they . may. The first 
thing for you to determine is whether or 
not the Board of Supervisors or Town 
Board have made any provision relative 
to new dwellings, and if so, what that 
provision is. T - 
Farmer and Bankruptcy 
Law 
Will you give information about a 
farmer taking the bankruptcy law, what 
course to take, what costs and how long? 
(’an one take the bankruptcy law when 
assets total as much as liabilities? 
New York. T * A - 
A farmer may take advantage of the 
bankruptcy law, but he cannot be forced 
into bankruptcy. In order to take ad¬ 
vantage of the bankruptcy law one must 
have a petition prepared setting forth 
all of his asset; and all of his liabilities. 
Of course an attorney is necessary. 
Usually three or four months will be suf¬ 
ficient time to close a bankrupt estate, 
unless there is something unusual in¬ 
volved. The costs will be paid out of 
the assets, except that the bankrupt prob¬ 
ably will have to advance his attorneys 
fees before commencement of the pro¬ 
ceeding. N - T * 
Transfer of Taxpayers 
Three of our largest taxpayers were 
set off in another school district. Our 
district is self-supporting but it makes 
our taxes so high we would like to get 
them back if possible. We have as nice 
a rural school as there is around here, 
well kept up. c - 11 • 
Not knowing the reason why taxpayers 
were transferred from one district to an¬ 
other we are unable to state whether 
there is any chance of getting them back. 
If legally transferred probably there is 
no chance. T - 
Rights of Executor 
A resident of Iowa dies, leaving a wid¬ 
ow and four children. He left an estate 
consisting of house and four lots. Ilis 
will orders the property to be sold, using 
the proceeds for the maintenance of the 
widow. The residue, if any, to be divided 
among the forr children, A, B, G and U. 
A was appointed executor. A, being the 
executor of estate, did -not sell property, 
but borrowed money from A and B, part¬ 
nership in Iowa, to support widow and 
improve property. The widow died. A 
asked C and I) to sign quitclaim on prop¬ 
erty without compensation. C lives m 
New York State, D in California. Has A 
the right to borrow money for the support 
of widow, instead of selling property, as 
provided in will? Also, has A the lignt 
to bring claim of $2,o00 against estate, 
when he did not sell property? D. 
California. 
It would be necessary to know whether 
or not the provision in the will was a 
mandatory provision before your question 
could be answered. If the will directed 
and ordered the executor to do certain 
things and he failed to do them, he can¬ 
not expect the others to assist him at 
this time. T - 
Assessing School Taxes 
1. Is personal property in this State 
assessed for school purposes, or any other 
taxable purposes? Is a portable sawmill 
that has been doing business in a school 
district for more than a year liable to be 
assessed and taxed for school purposes m 
the district where situated? 2. How are 
boundaries of school districts changed.' 1 
If I sell land in my school district to a 
man in an adjoining town, and. an adjoin¬ 
ing district, are the boundaries of this 
district changed, or will the school tax 
have to be paid in this same district > 
New York. s - H - 
1. Personal property is taxable, but 
household furniture and personal effects 
to the value of $1,000 are exempt. Every 
person shall be taxed in the tax district 
where he resided when the assessment 
for taxation was made. 
2. The statute provides that land Bun¬ 
in one body and occupied by the same 
person, if assessed as one lot on the last 
assessment roll of the town, after revis¬ 
ion by the assessors, shall, though situate 
partlv in two or more school districts, be 
taxable in that one of them in which the 
occupant resides. 
The Commissioner of Education ruled 
in March, 1923, “In the absence of evi¬ 
dence of the legal change of boundary it 
must be held that the boundary has not 
been changed, and that the town line is 
also the district line, in which case each 
district is entitled to assess the . land 
which lie* within its own boundaries. 
N. T. 
Alfalfa and Timothy HAY 
Fnr <5a!p in fiar I nlc Direct from growers. Car lots 
ror oaie in oar LOIS only Inspection allowed. 
W. A. WITHROW Route 4 Syracuse. N. Y. 
ALFALFA HAY 
Let me quote you a 
delivered price, 
I.C. HAWKINS 
144 West St. - Syracuse, New York 
F or Sale— Timothy II AY. Car lots. Write for Prices. 
Grover-Schultheis Company Hornell, N. Y. 
AGRICULTURAL & ESTATE skilled and experi¬ 
enced men aa attested by credentials and investigated references. 
FARM and ESTATE Management —Ren 1 Estate— Employment ! 
C.DRYSDALE BLACK & CO., Agricultural En¬ 
gineering Services, 90 West St. Bldg., New York 
CHRISTMAS Wrapping Compact touch to gifts. At¬ 
tractive tissue, cards, tags, seals, tinsel cord. 100 pieces, $ 1 . 
Sterling Worth, Box 172, 170 West 74th St., New York 
U/nndorlnl Procnnl Coolidge Farmer Kid line Doll, 
lYOnuariUI rrcScni 24 ill. long, 1M.25 postage prepaid. 
Mrs. Worrell 1 1 1 E. S6th St., New York City 
PIDPIII AD CAUfC 24 in.—$3.80 5 26 in.—$4.60 ; 28 
ulnuUUlIl OH If O in—*5.15 5 30in—*5.85. Circu- 
Cos C'ob, Conn. 
lar free. l’ALHEK BROS. 
SEWING KIT COMPACT 
Sterling-Worth 
Unique, complete outfit for 
home or travel. One Dollar. 
liox 172 170 W. 74th St.. .New York 
NO MORE KINDLING 
Light wood stoves and fireplaces with 20 minutes hot, in¬ 
tense flame Cheap and safe. $4.50 postpaid or after ten 
days free trial. HALF MOON FIRE LIGHTER, 1’ouphkeepnU, N.Y. 
MILK CHOCOLATE our Dairy. 
The best you ever tasted ; box of 120 pieces, 2 lbs. net post¬ 
paid, for $ 15 stores sell this at $1.7f>; thousands of Ku- 
ral New-Yorker readers among my well-satisfied custom¬ 
ers. Are you one of them ! Please send remittance with 
order. R- W. WIND Babylon, N. Y. 
Subscribers’Exchange 
Hate of advertising in this department 8c per 
word each insertion, payable in advance. 
Copy must reach ns 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 
HOUSEKEEPER wanted; middle age, on a 
farm; one who prefers home more than wages; 
write particulars in first letter. ADVERTISER 
0194, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Superintendent and farmer for 
Charlton Industrial Farm School; 300 acres; 
home for boys; 20 to 30 usually kept; wife as 
matron; must be honest, conscientious and in¬ 
dustrious; references required; 10 miles north 
from Schenectady. FRANK L. SMITH, Presi¬ 
dent, Ballston Spa, N. Y ; R. 2. 
WANTED—Handy married man and wife <with¬ 
out children) for small country home; man to 
care for one or two cows and horses, heaters, 
garden, chores, etc.; wife to do housework and 
plain cooking for family of 1 two; no washing; 
furnished eottage witli bath, lights, fuel sup¬ 
plied; no objection to couple with mother or 
grown daughter who can do housework; good, 
permanent position for real workers; give ages, 
nationality, where occupied past 10 years; full 
particulars; also names several reliable refer¬ 
ences; don’t send original references or stamps. 
OWNER, Room 907, 114 Liberty St., New York. 
WANTED—Two men in dairy barn; good milk¬ 
ers; good wages. Apply FRIEDRICH’S FARM, 
Lebanon, N. J. 
WANTED—Unmarried experienced incubator op¬ 
erator to take entire responsibility 30,000 ca¬ 
pacity for middle January; preferably familiar 
with Newtown equipment; state experience, sal¬ 
ary expected, and references. BROAD ACRES 
FARM, Cheshire, Conn. 
WANTED—A nurse for institution in the coun¬ 
try; must have had some experience care old 
people and children. Apply by letter to ADVER¬ 
TISER 6225, care Rural New-Yorkc. 
WANTED—A herdsman for 40-cow dairy; Em¬ 
pire milker used; single man only, fully ex¬ 
perienced; in reply state age, nationality and 
experience, references, wages, etc. Apply J. 
WAITE, Lexington, Mass. 
WANTED—A good, reliable man, to work in 
dairy and drive milk route truck; good wages, 
with house and all improvements. ADVER¬ 
TISER 0237, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—At once, experienced, strong, gen¬ 
eral farm hand; middle aged, single: $35 Win¬ 
ter. $50 Summer, with board and room; give per¬ 
sonal habits and qualifications. S. E. HOS- 
TETTER. Denbigh, Va. 
WANTED —• Experienced farmer; half - share 
basis, 135 acres smooth, level, first-class 
state cultivation; truck gardening, dairying, 
general farming; stocked, equipped with ma¬ 
chinery, two teams and tractor; mile good 
school and creamery; your age, children, hab¬ 
its, reference: exceptional opportunity to right 
man. ADVERTISER 0232, care Rural NeW- 
Yorker. 
MARRIED man, middle age, with help; experi¬ 
ence in dairy and farming; good chance for 
right person; Ayrshire cattle. ADVERTISER 
0243, care Rural New-Yorker. 
ELDERLY gentleman wanted to do light chores 
on country place for Winter; must have A1 
character and he physically sound. ADVER¬ 
TISER 0233, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—A hustling young man to make him¬ 
self generally useful on small modern dairy 
farm where milk is bottled and retailed; state 
particulars in letter. M1LLSIDE FARMS, River¬ 
side, N. J. 
WANTED—Jan. 1, single man of good habits 
and reliable character to produce clean, milk 
in small, private dairy, and for farm work; 
wages, $00 and board; also, for construction and 
repair work, single man, willing to work and 
with ability and experience with tools; wages 
depend on ability; give full particulars, nge, 
habits, experience, etc., to MEADOW FARM, 
llartsdale, N. Y. 
WANTED—Married man to take charge of cow 
barns; must be experienced feeder and capa¬ 
ble of producing fancy market milk for retail 
trade. Write, stating age, experience, etc., 
FRED G. FEARN, Supt., Tarrywile Farms, 
Danbury, Conn. 
| Situations Wanted 
FARM MANAGER, exceptional ability, open; 
lifetime practical, scientific experience gen¬ 
eral farming, fruit, poultry, hogs; specialty 
Guernsey cattle; developed several famous 
money-making herds; showing; world’s record, 
certified milk; accountancy; capacity from help; 
record spotless; American; married; 35. AD¬ 
VERTISER 6165, care Rural New-Yorker. 
POULTRYMAN—15 years’ experience; no fam¬ 
ily; American; Christian; hard work, long 
hours no objection. ROBERT SMITH, Nassa- 
wadox, Va. 
POULTRYMAN—Expert, single, 24; formerly on 
egg-laying contest; college graduate; experi¬ 
enced; efficient; do own earpentery, painting and 
repairs; salary or commission basis; state par¬ 
ticulars in first letter. ADVERTISER 6215, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
PRACTICAL poultry-man, married, 12 years’ ex¬ 
perience, is open for a position Jan. 5, 1925; 
best of references. ADVERTISER 6226, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Positions as herdsmen, farm assis¬ 
tants, dairymen, cow-testing association men, 
orchard men, poultryinen, by graduates of THE 
NATIONAL FARM SCHOOL, Farm School, Pa. 
These young men have had practical experience 
in feeding, milking, handling horses and tools, 
operating tractors, operating incubators and 
brooders, herd equipment and most ordinary 
farm machinery. 
POULTRYMAN, married, open for first-class 
proposition; excellent references. ADVER¬ 
TISER 6227, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Position as manager on large poul¬ 
try farm, commercial or estate; fully experi¬ 
enced in all branches in big way; highest char¬ 
acter; ability; long practical and scientific train¬ 
ing; single; American; highest references fur¬ 
nished. E. SMITH, Forsgate Farms, Jamesburg, 
N. Y. 
POSITION wanted; a country woman, excellent 
cook, efficient and good manager, desires po¬ 
sition as housekeeper; references. Address AD¬ 
VERTISER 6228, care Rural New-Yorker. 
EXPERIENCED orehardist wishes work prun¬ 
ing orchards; can furnish extra man if need¬ 
ed; or would accept work on an orchard. AD¬ 
VERTISER 6229, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FARMER, life experience, theory and practice, 
desires position, working manager; married; 
age 29. A. IT. SOHREIBER, 28 Handy St., 
New Brunswick, N. J. 
POSITION wanted as dairyman or general farm 
hand; life ei^prlence on farm; understand 
care of horses cows. JAS. HARVEY, West 
Park Ave., Oakhurst N. J. 
MAN and wife wish position together on private 
place; wife as cook; man as dairyman or 
farmer; experienced; American; Protestant; 
state wages in first letter. ADVERTISER 6236, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
FARM mechanic; lifetime experience on farm 
machinery, tractors and building repairs; four 
years on commercial orchard; hard worker; 
American; 35; small family; high-class refer¬ 
ence. ADVERTISER 6234, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
MARRIED farm hand; can use all machinery, 
including traetbr; open Jan. 1, 1925. AD¬ 
VERTISER 6238, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—-Position; gamekeeper pheasants, tur¬ 
keys, chickens, or caretaker on estate; mar¬ 
ried;' no family. BEAL, Boute 6, Freehold, N. J. 
POULTRYMAN small plant, assistant large, or 
linndv man: references; single; American; 30; 
my letter will convince. ADVERTISER 6239, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
POULTRYMAN with 20 years’ experience, all 
branches, desires position on gentleman’s es¬ 
tate; can produce results; American; good hab¬ 
its; best of references; state particulars and 
wagps first letter. ADVERTISER 6240, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—P6sition by experienced and college- 
trained man, married, 40, to manage farm; 
specialized in dairy and farm crops; handle men 
eco-omically. ADVERTISER 6241, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
MANAGER or working foreman, single, 40, ex¬ 
perience dairy, poultry, crops, also carpenter, 
open position, New Jersey preferred. Address 
ADVERTISER 6242, care Rural New-Yorker. 
Farms For Sale, to Rent, etc. | 
FOR a great bargain, in an ideal site for a large 
apple orchard, near Atlanta, Ga., write B. S. 
CRANE, Winder, Ga. 
FARM—Dairy, truck; splendid location, adjoin¬ 
ing town; equipment; conveniences. A. L. 
CANFIELD, Somerville, N. J. 
FOR SALE—Good dairy, general purpose farm; 
75 acres. Owner, EDWARD WILKINS, Bur¬ 
lington, N, J. 
POULTRY farm for rent; $50 per month; 2,000 
layers; 6-room house: part of 55-acre farm; 
$1,000 cash needed. ADVERTISER 6222, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
FOR RENT—162 acres, dairy and sheep farm, 
Monroe, Orange Co., N. Y.; large barn, silo, 
chicken coops, sheep shed, icehouse and milk- 
house; running water; nice farmhouse; rent 
reasonable. Apply P. O. BOX 1776, Paterson, 
N. J. 
WANTED—Chicken farm within 60 miles New 
York; describe buildings; spring brook pre- 
ferred. BOX 233, Midland Park, N. J. 
FOR SALE—20-acre fruit farm; new 7-room 
house and bath; electric lights, barn and 
garage; all necessary tools. L. W, CRAFT, 
Marlboro, N. Y. 
POULTRYMEN—Have you $3,000? Have a 5- 
acre fruit and poultry farm, finest location in 
Jersey; capacity 3.000 birds; yearly income, 
$3,000; property well financed; only $3,000 cash 
required; balance mortgage. BOX 11-A, Route 
2, Matawan, N. J. 
FARM, 35 ! ,i acres, suitable for poultry and 
truck; farm corner property, along good roads; 
8-rooin house, suitable for two families; large 
barn and 2 chicken houses; brook and 2 springs; 
young fruit orchard; will sacrifice for quick sale 
for $9,000, with all stock and machinery. AD¬ 
VERTISER 0230, care Rural New-Yorltcr. 
FOR RENT, or to let on profit-sharing basis, 
poultry and vegetable farm on main road; 8 
miles to Newark and 3 miles to Elizabeth; pro¬ 
duce sold at door. ADVERTISER 6231, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
60-ACRE fruit and truck farm, Southern Dela¬ 
ware; level; no stones; modern 8-room dwell¬ 
ing; good barn; tenant house, outbuildings and 
greenhouse; near large town; cement road; val¬ 
uable apple orchard; orchard will pay for farm; 
price $6,000; buildings worth more. S. C. 
ATHERTON, Greenwood, Del. 
Miscellaneous 
HONEY, quart, $1; gallon, $3, delivered. 
BARCLAY, Riverton, N. J. 
HONEY—Price list free. ROSCOE F. WIXSON, 
Dept. G, Dundee, N. Y. 
(SURE POP)—Old White Rice corn, 25 lbs. 
prepaid 3d zohe, $2.50 W. HALBERT, Ox¬ 
ford, N. Y. 
SLEEP on fresli-picked balsam pillow, filled with 
sweet breath of the Adirondacks; soothing and 
refreshing in the sickroom; excellent gift for 
sweetheart or friends; 3 lbs., $1.25; cretonne 
cover; postage paid; remit with order. HAN¬ 
NAH PAYNE, No. 2 Ruquette Lake, N. Y. 
IIONEY-MADB NUT CRUSH—The finest and 
most delicious nut candy you ever tasted; 
dozen 10c bars, $1, postpaid. SAWYER BROS., 
Route 3, Portsmouth, Va. 
ORANGES-G RAPEFRUIT—Tree-ripened; bushel 
boxes, picked, packed in grove; oranges, $1.85; 
mixed, $1.60; grapefruit, $1.35; f. 0 . b. Wnu- 
cliula, Fla.; send money with orders. E. K. 
WALKER, Jr., P. O. Box 482, Wauchula, Fla. 
BEAUTIFUL holly for Xma«; 2 lbs., $1; 5 lbs., 
$2; standing pine, 50c bunch; keeps In water; 
prepaid; order early. C. G. TURNER, 8ton« 
linrbor, N. J. 
PURE extracted clover honey, ’-■> gallon, $1.50; 
gallon, $2.75; delivered. HARRY J. BORE- 
MAN, Katonah, N. Y. 
FOR CHRISTMAS—Let us send pail of pure 
honey; 10 lbs. clover within 3d zone, $2; buck¬ 
wheat, $1.75; circular free. RAY C. WILCOX, 
Odessa, N. Y. 
GIFT boxesr a specialty; Guava jelly, 8-oz. 
glasses, $2.50 per dozen; Guava paste, 10-oz. 
containers, $2.75 per dozen; f. 0 . b. Weirsdalc. 
SNOOK’S HOME PRODUCTS, Weirsdale, Pin. 
DELICIOUS Florida oranges and grapefruit, 
direct from grove to your table at $2 per full 
bushel box, Tampa, Fla.; send check or money 
order to FLORIDA CO-OPERATIVE MARKET¬ 
ING ASSN., Thonotosassa, 11a. 
LADIES, in that box of tangled combings I aeo 
a beautiful switch. Write me. MRS. LILA 
PRICE, Russell, N. Y. 
SET of rubber-tired Pordson wheels, new; never 
been used; for sale due to change in plans. 
BEACON FARM, Nortlifleld, L. I., N. Y. 
BOILED CIDER—The same as grandmother 
used to make (boiled 5 to 1 In copper), $2.25 
gal., postpaid. PINNACLE FARM, Meredith, 
N. H. 
HONEY—Pure, delicious; guaranteed satisfac¬ 
tion; clover or buckwheat, 5 lbs., $1.10; 10 
lbs., $2, postpaid into third zone. RANSOM 
FARM, 1310 Spring St., Syracuse, N. Y. 
WANTED—Carload of good clover hay, or Al¬ 
falfa, or mixed hay. BOX 171, St. James, 
L. I., N. Y. 
TATTING of all kinds (any design), made to 
order; prices reasonable. MRS. MARVIN H. 
SMITH, South Side, Oneonta, N. Y. 
FOR SALE— 1 kilowatt electric light and power 
plant; first check $175 takes it. MARSH 
BARBER, East Aurora, N. Y. 
HONEY—Light Autumn flower, extracted; none 
finer; 5-lb. pall, $1.15; two, $2.25; 3d zone, 
n. R. LYON, Cranford, N. J. 
HONEY—Light clover, 5 lbs., $1.15; 10 lbs., 
$2.15; buckwheat, $1 and $1.75; postpaid 
within third zone; 60 lbs. buckwheat here, $6. 
HENRY WILLIAMS, Romulus, N. Y. 
CROCHETING all kinds neatly done; prices rea¬ 
sonable; handsome centerpiece 25 In., $2.50. 
OLIVE BRISTOW, Stormont, Va. 
ORDER your grapefruit or oranges now for the 
holidays; fine gifts for your friends; full box 
granefrnit, $3; oranges, $3.25; Vi lioxos, mixed, 
$2.25, f. 0 . b. Clearwater; satisfaction guaran¬ 
teed. CORNELIUS BUS, Route A, Clearwater, 
Fla. 
WANTED—-Five second-hand Cyphers inc ba- 
tors, 390-egg size. CLOVER LEAF POUL¬ 
TRY FARM, LaFargevllle, N. Y. 
WANTED — Fairbanks-Morse electrical 1/6-h.p. 
motor and pump. LEWIS H. LASHER, No. 
Germantown, N. Y. 
WANTED—One or two Candee sections: will 
buy or exchange Jersey Black G’ants for 
same. 0. COUNTRYMAN, Coxsackio, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Candee 3,600-egg incubator, 1921 
model; 250-egg Buckeye; guaranteed perfect 
condition. TWIN MAPLE HATCHERY, Route 
4, Box 33, Saugerties, X. Y. 
SHARPLESS motor milking machines, one gas¬ 
oline and one electric; almost new; cheap. J. 
D. MITCHELL, Jr., Lafayette Hill, Pa. 
WANTED—Used International sanitary hovers. 
I. D. WALLACE, Easton, Mass. 
FINEST white clover comb and extracted honev; 
extracted, 5-lb. pail, $1.15; 10-lb. pail, $2.15: 
delivered to 3d postal zone; one 60-lb. can. $8: 
two 60-lb. cans, $15; comb, $4.80 per case of 
24 sections, here. NOAH BORDNF.R, Holgnte, 0 . 
EXTRACTED light Fall honev: 120-lb. case. 
$11. ALLEN SIMMONS, Livingston, N. Y. 
FRUIT CAKE—If you like real fruit cake, order 
from (Mrs.) PEARL COLE, Star Route, 
Laurel, Md.; 70c lh. 
