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durable  and  expensive  than  any  so-called  -‘high 
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STEVENS  TANK  &  TOWER  CO. 
AUBURN,  ME. 
Rural  New  York 
By 
ELMER  O.FIPPIN 
Edited  by 
L.  H.  BAILEY 
HPHIS  book  is 
a  study  of 
the  Soils,  Agri¬ 
culture,  Animal 
Husbandry  and 
other  resources 
of  New  York 
State  and  its 
manufactures  as 
they  pertain  to 
agriculture;  380  pages,  many  illus¬ 
trations  and  charts.  A  valuable  book 
for  reference.  Price,  $2.50. 
TOR  SALE  BY 
Rural  New-Yorker^ 
333  WEST  30th  STREET,  N.Y. 
for  next  season.  Growers  who  ruay  wish 
to  try  this  out  should  dust  a  small  block 
only,  leave  a  check  row  and  spray  the 
rest  of  the  orchard.  Stinking  smut  of 
wheat  and  oat  smut  are  well  controlled 
by  mixing  two  ounces  of  copper  carbon¬ 
ate  dust  with  each  bushel  of  grain 
before  sowing.  Four  ounces  of  finely 
ground  sulphur  to  the  bushel  of  hulless 
oats  is  reported  as  giving  promising  re¬ 
sults  in  smut  control  in  Nova  Scotia. 
A  Work  of  Caution. — Do  not  expect 
more  of  dusting  than  you  got  by  spray¬ 
ing.  Timeliness  and  thoroughness  count 
quite  as  much  in  dusting  a£  in  spraying. 
You  have  to  learn  to  dust  successfully 
just  as  you  had  to  learn  to  spray  success¬ 
fully.  If  you  fail  to  get  results  don’t 
blame  the  dust,  the  duster  or  the  com¬ 
pany  which  sold  it  to  you.  Above  all, 
don’t  blame  me.  I  don’t  advise  you  to 
dust.  I  am  quite  willing  you  should 
spray  if  you  like  it  or  prefer  it.  If  you 
fail,  blame  yourself ;  seek  out  the  cause 
of  your  failure  and  try  again  next  year. 
You  are  as  sure  to  succeed  with  dusting 
as  you  are  with  spraying  if  you  stay 
with  it.  H.  H.  WHETZEL. 
Building  Ice  Pond  Dam 
Answering  L.  G.  B.,  on  page  159,  ask¬ 
ing  how  to  build  dam  for  ice  pond,  we 
have  built  two,  one  20  ft  deep  across  a 
small  ravine  giving  water  2  ft.  deep,  and 
another  ziz-zag  one  about  100  ft.  long 
giving  water  6  ft.  deep.  We  simply  sharp¬ 
ened  matched  2x6  tamarack  lumber  and 
driving  one  at  a  time  into  the  ground, 
after  first  placing  on  temporary  stakes 
Driving  the  Sharpened  Lumber 
1x6  or  2x6  approximately  the  height  of 
the  dam  to  nail  each  board)  against  after 
it  is  driven  into  the  sand,  mud,  or  clay,  as 
the  case  may  be.  This,  of  any  consider¬ 
able  height,  may  be  reinforced  by  spiking 
any  kind  of  timber  or  boards  against  the 
side,  and  the  result  is  an  admirable/sim¬ 
ple  dam  that  cannot  break  out,  though 
the  cracks  will  leak  for  a  little  while  until 
they  fill  with  sediment. 
S.  GEO.  STEVENS. 
Car  Expense  and  Experience 
I  suppose  that  few  keep  account  of 
what  it  costs  them  to  run  a  car.  I  have 
had  a  Ford  for  seven  years,  lacking  about 
two  months,  and  know  what  the  expense 
has  been.  Have  run  the  car  about  22,000 
miles,  over  all  kinds  of  roads.  The  cost 
has  been  as  follows: 
Licenses  .  $51.00 
Gasoline,  1,447  gallons .  308.78 
Tires  .  97.60 
Tubes  .  31.95 
Oil  .  22.05 
Other  expenses .  134.22 
Total .  $645.60 
This  latter  item  includes  parts  to  re¬ 
place,  accessories,  and  also  quite  a  few 
tools  bought.  L  have  always  done  all 
my  own  work  and  have  taken  a  pleasure 
in  doing  it,  and  then  I  have  known  that 
it  was  done  right.  I  will  admit  that  it 
is  as  dirty  a  job  as  one  often  strikes,  but 
if  I  had  to  run  to  the  garage  for  every 
job  that  needed  doing  I  would  not  keep  a 
car.  I  have  hung  on  about  every  ac¬ 
cessory  that  there  is  a  place  for,  and  I 
would  not  take  any  of  them  off.  My  tire 
mileage  has  been  very  good — over  10.000 
miles  per  tire.  I  think  my  tube  expense 
has  been  too  high.  It  will  be  seen  that  I 
have  got  only  about  15  miles  per  gallon 
of  gasoline,  but  I  have  hauled  a  good 
many  heavy  loads  and  made  a  good  many 
stops.  There  are  a  great  many  different 
kinds  of  carburetors  and  a  great  many 
kinds  of  gasoline  savers.  There  are  hot 
spot  manifolds  and  various  other  heating 
devices,  which  the  low-grade  gasoline 
seems  to  require.  I  think  the  auxiliary 
air  valve  is  a  help  with  some  carburetors, 
but  probably  not  with  others.  If  I  knew 
the  best  carburetors  I  would  buy  it;  but 
how  is  one  going  to  tell  without  trying 
them  all  out? 
I  am  in  the  habit  of  saying  that  it  took 
me  five  years  to  learn  how  to  drive  a  car, 
and  even  now  I  am  not  beyond  learning. 
I  never  had  any  accident  that  amounted 
to  anything.  I  was  once  run  into  froi  l 
behind  and  some  damage  was  done.  The 
party  admitted  that  it  was  his  fault-  and 
said  the  company  he  was  insured  in 
would  pay  the  damages.  They  refused  to 
do  it,  so  I  have  no  use  for  insurance 
companies,  though  some  may  be  better 
than  others.  Safety  first  has  been  my 
rule,  though  I  admit  that  there  is  an  in¬ 
describable  something  about  driving  a  car 
that  causes  one  sometimes  to  take 
chances.  But  it  is  better  to  be  safe  than 
sorry.  o.  j.  B. 
The  passing  motorists  were  puzzled  by 
the  actions  of  a  herd  of  pigs  in  a  road¬ 
side  orchard.  The  animals  rushed  from 
tree  to  tree  with  an  expectant  air,  fol¬ 
lowed  by  visible  disappointment.  “What 
ails  those  pigs?”  asked  one  tourist  of  a 
man  working  in  the  field.  “Why.  I  had  a 
terrible  sore  throat  for  a  while,  so  I 
couldn’t  call  them  to  their  swill,  and  I 
used  to  rap  on  the  trough  with  a  scant¬ 
ling.  Now  them  pesky  woodpeckers  ha« 
’em  crazy.” — Credit  Lost. 
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Everlastic  **  Rubber  ”  Roofing 
The  most  popular  of 
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ings.  Made  of  best  grade 
roofing-felt,  thoroughly 
saturated.  Under-surface 
is  protected  by  rot-proof 
“seal-back.”  Tough,  dur¬ 
able  and  low  in  price. 
Easy  to  lay.  Nails  and 
cement  in  each  roll. 
Everlastic 
Mineral- Surfaced  Roofing 
A  beautiful  and  endur¬ 
ing  roll  roofing.  Mineral¬ 
surfaced  in  red,  green  or 
blue-black.  Has  rot-proof 
“seal-back.”  Nails  and 
cement  in  each  roll.  Very 
popular  for  bungalows, 
cottages,  garages  and  all 
farm  buildings. 
Everlastic  Multi-Shingles 
Four  shingles  to  a 
strip.  Base  of  best  grade 
roofing-felt.  Have  rot- 
proof  “seal-back.”  Min¬ 
eral-surfaced  in  red, 
green  or  blue  -  black. 
When  laid  look  exactly 
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Fire-resisting,  durable. 
Need  no  painting.  Two 
sizes — 10  inches  and  12J4 
inches  deep,  both  32 
inches  long.  The  1254- 
inch  Multi-Shingle,  laid 
4  inches  to  the  weather, 
gives  three-ply  roof — the 
10-inch  gives  two-ply 
roof. 
Everlastic 
Octagonal  Strip  Shingles 
Latest  development  in 
strip  shingles.  Mineral¬ 
surfaced  in  red,  green  or 
blue-black.  Afford  novel 
Ask  your  dealer  or  write  us. 
designs  by  interchanging 
red  strips  with  green,  or 
Led  strips  with  blue-black. 
Everlastic  Single  Shingles 
Weatherproof,  fire-re¬ 
sisting  and  need  no  paint- 
ling.  Mineral-surfaced  in 
red,  green  or  blue-black. 
Base  of  best  grade  roof¬ 
ing-felt — have  rot-proof 
“seal-back.”  Size  8x1224 
inches.  Laid  easily  and 
without  waste. 
Everlastic  Giant  Shingles 
_  Identical  in  coloring, 
size  and  shape  with 
Everlastic  Single  Shin¬ 
gles,  but  with  extra 
heavy  waterproofed  base. 
“Giants”  for  strength 
and  durability.  Are  of¬ 
ten  laid  on  top  of  old 
roof. 
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