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The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
February  24,  1923 
The  Book 
that  Brings 
the  Mql 
D  E AL  GOLD !  More  money  from  your  farm — 
*  ^  this  year.  And  this  free  book  tells  how  to  get  it ! 
Bigger  grain  harvests — and  far  better  grain  profits — 
invariably  follow  the  use  of 
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Grain  Drills 
For  Team  or  Any  Tractor 
The  reason  is  that  the  Superior  Drill  does — instantly  and 
automatically — with  all  your  grain,  exactly  what  you  would  do 
if  you  were  to  plant  each  seed  by  hand.  It  makes  a  roomy 
trench.  It  deposits  each  seed  at  precisely  the  right  depth.  It 
6paces  evenly — to  the  fraction  of  an  inch.  And  then  it  carefully  covers  every 
seed — leaving  miniature  furrows  to  hold  snow  and  moisture  and  to  provide 
for  harmless  soil-expansion  when  the  spring  thaws  come. 
The  whole  story  is  well  told  in  the  booklet  which  is 
yours  for  the  asking.  Write  today — or  mail  the  coupon. 
The  American  Seeding-Machine  Co.,  Inc. 
Springfield,  Ohio 
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IZER 
This  spring  are  you  going  to  drag 
back  and  forth  half  a  dozen  times 
across  fields  that  you  could  finish  in 
two  trips  with  a  Famous  OHIO  Pul¬ 
verizer? 
Are  you  going  to  let  your  plant  roots 
choke  out  in  soil  that  is  full  of  lumps 
and  honey-combed  with  air  spaces, 
when  a  Pulverizer  is  all  you  need  to 
make  a  perfect  seed  bed? 
Fifteen  minutes  trial  will  convince  any 
man  that  a  Famous  OHIO  Pulverizer 
is  the  most  valuable  tool  on  his  farm 
and  that  it  is  far  superior  to  any 
Pulverizer  on  the  market. 
Write  for  our  photograph  book  “The  Foundation  of  Farming.” 
Manufactured  by 
The  Ohio  Cultivator  Co.,  Bellevue,  Ohio 
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When  you  write  advertisers  mention  The  R.  N.-Y.  and  you’ll  get  a 
quick  reply  and  a  “ square  deal.”  See  guarantee  editorial  page. 
All  Sorts 
Jack  of  All  Trades  and  Farming 
I  would  like  to  have  the  views  of  your 
readers  as  to  how  they  would  proceed 
and  just  what  they  would  do  under  the 
following  circumstances:  A  man,  Jack 
of  all  trades,  who  has  tired  of  working 
for  others,  imagines  he  could  have  an 
easy  time  of  it  on  a  farm  of  about  25 
acres,  keep  two  cows  and  a  horse  and 
probably  buy  all  the  up-to-date  farming 
tools.  200  or  more  poultry,  leaving  the 
care  of  them  to  his  already  over-worked 
partner,  who  has  little  or  no  liking  for 
rural  life.  This  Jack  of  all  trades  is  a 
poor  manager  and  gardener,  and  over; 
feeds  stock  to  the  point  of  not  being 
profitable.  How  should  he  begin  to  make 
a  small  farm  pay?  What  kind  of  fruits, 
berries  or  vegetables  should  he  have  to 
make  things  pay?  Would  he  ever  earn 
enough  to  pay  expenses  first  year?  He 
works  in  a  foundry  now  and  has  an  income 
of  $21  a  week,  which  he  spends  to  suit 
himself,  never  sharing  any  part  of  it  with 
his  partner.  How  long  would  such  a 
partnership  last  under  such  conditions? 
New  York.  n.  m.  j. 
Take  the  Saw  Mill 
to  the  Logs 
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If  this  is  a  serious  question  it  may  be 
easily  answered.  The  “Jack  of  all  trades” 
should  stay  where  he  is  and  give  up  his 
idea  of  making  a  farm  pay.  Let  him 
stick  to  his  present  job  and  make  what 
he  can  out  of  it.  A  man  with  the  com¬ 
bination  of  qualities  here  outlined  could 
never  succeed  on  a  farm. 
Walter  Pease  Apple  Tree 
The  older  readers  of  Tiie  R.  N.-Y.  have 
come  to  believe  that  either  from  its  edi¬ 
torial  staff  or  its  extensive  circle  of  read¬ 
ers.  a  solution  can  be  found  for  every 
problem,  or  information  be  obtained  on 
every  imaginable  subject.  So  I  come  with 
an  appeal  to  your  apple-growing  readers 
to  help  me  find  a  genuine  Walter  Pease 
apple  tree.  This  variety  originated  in 
the  orchard  of  the  man  whose  name  it 
bears,  in  the  town  of  Somers,  Conn.,  75  to 
90  years  ago,  perhaps.  This  apple  won 
local  fame  and  favor  as  an  excellent  des¬ 
sert  fruit,  because  of  its  rich  flavor,  ten¬ 
der  texture,  juiciness  and  very  pleasant 
aroma.  The  late  E.  P.  Powell,  expert 
horticulturist,  nearly  a  quarter  of  a  cen¬ 
tury  ago  stated  in  his  “Orchard  Notes” 
to  the  old  Tribune  Farmer,  “that  in  flavor 
Walter  Pease  is  one  of  the  very  best  of 
eating  apples,  aromatic,  rich,  juicy  and 
very  digestible,  a  dessert  apple  of-  very 
pleasing  quality.” 
Ohio  State  Experiment  Station  bulletin 
says :  “The  variety  seems  worthy  of  more 
extensive  planting  in  the  home  orchard  op 
account  of  excellent  quality  and  regular 
crop  production.” 
So  far  as  I  can  learn  it  is  not  now 
propagated  or  offered  for  sale  by  nursery¬ 
men,  and  so  I  come  to  ask  The  R.  N.7. 
readers  to  help  me  procure  a  few  scions 
for  grafting  from  some  old  farm  orchard 
of  New  York  or  New  England  or  else¬ 
where. 
Who  can  tell  me.  also,  where  in  New 
Jersey  one  can  still  find  the  famous  old 
“Ortley”  or  “Waxen  Pippin”? 
Pennsylvania.  c.  S.  MANN. 
Dam  for  Ice  Pond 
I  wanted  ice  at  home ;  we  have  spring 
water ;  we  began  at  the  foot  of  a  hill 
where  it  was  nearly  level ;  the  sod  was  all 
taken  off  where  the  dam  was  to  be;  then 
With  horses,  plow  and  scraper  the  sod 
was  removed  and  only  clear  earth — no 
rubbish — but  stones  went  into  the  bank. 
We  drove  the  horses  the  full  length  of 
the  new  dam  each  time  in  order  to  pack 
it  well.  At  the  very  bottom  of  the'  dam 
a  galvanized  2-in.  pipe  was  placed,  long 
enough  to  extend  beyond  the  sides  of  the 
dam  inside  and  outside ;  later  on  the 
inside  an  ell  and  a  pipe  long  enough  to 
extend  above  the  water  level  was  placed. 
By  lowering  the  end  of  this  pipe  the 
water  can  be  drawn  off  without  interfer¬ 
ing  with  the  dam  itself.  As  my  stream 
flows  directly  into  the  pond,  a  spillway 
of  cement  was  made.  A  solid  concrete 
wall  would  doubtless  have  been  better, 
but  as  cost  is  an  important  item  on  most 
farms.  I  am  much  pleased  with  the  results 
obtained.  There  is  a  very  trifling  waste 
from  seepage,  but  ou  the  whole  it  is  highly 
satisfactory.  Aside  from  labor  the  entire 
cost  has  been  the  pipe  and  the  little  con¬ 
crete  for  the  spillway  top.  and  to  cover 
the  stones  on  the  outside.  As  the  water 
is  practically  all  spring  water,  and.  of 
course,  warm.  I  am  planning  to  go  up 
the  hill,  say  100  ft.,  and  build  a  small 
dam  merely  to  hold  the  water  to  cool 
before  entering  the  pond  itself. 
Pennsyvania.  F.  l.  estabrook. 
Dogs  and  Opossum  Meat 
It  is  commonly  understood  by  hunters 
that  dogs  will  not  eat  the  flesh  of  opos¬ 
sums,  even  if  nicely  cooked.  That  has 
been  my  experience,  repeated  the  last 
Spring,  when  I  purposely  made  a  new 
test  with  several  hounds.  A  few  days 
ago.  however.  I  cooked  with  cornmeal 
most  of  the  carcass  of  a  gray  fox.  and  all  j 
my  six  dogs  seemed  to  enjoy  the  dish  just 
as  much  as  if  it  had  been  made  with  rab¬ 
bit  or  chicken  instead  of  fox.  I  have 
also  been  asked  for  fox  carcass  by  Ital¬ 
ians.  who  claim  the  meat  is  quite  eatable. 
Monmouth  Co.,  N.  J.  G.  W. 
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A  small  tractor  furnishes  ample 
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This  mill  is  a  Lane  product  throughout — 
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