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The  Pump  of  a  Hundred  Uses 
An  Every-day  Necessity 
THERE’S  always  something  important  for 
the  Armstrong  Standard  Spray  Pump  to 
do — something  that  means  easier  work,  bet¬ 
ter  results.  Of  course,  its  most  importan  t  use  is 
for  spraying  fruit  trees  and  truck  crops,  but 
it  is  just  as  good  for  disinfecting  live  stock 
and  poultry,  washing  the  motor  car,  fighting 
fire,  washing  windows,  etc.  and  is  also  useful 
as  an  injector  in  veterinary  cases.  Throws  a 
stream  over  30  feet  high;  sprays  the  tallest 
trees  from  the  ground.  Made  entirely  of 
brass — nothing  to  be  affected  by  chemicals. 
Guaranteed  5  years  If 
your  dealer  does  not  have 
it,  send  us  $5.00  and  his 
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968  Seventh  Avenue 
Huntington,  W.  Va.. 
It  kills  plant  lice 
—and  it  costs  less  than  two 
cents  a  gallon  to  spray  with 
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THE  MAILBAG 
Daddy-long-legs  Eat  Mosquitoes 
I  was  interested  in  what  was  said  in 
our  paper  about  daddy-long-legs,  and 
want  to  add  my  bit.  My  wife  and  two 
children  and  I  camped  in  a  tent  SO  days 
last  Summer,  and  the  daddies  were  very 
thick  in  the  tent.  My  wife  killed  them 
or  drove  them  out  at  first,  but  one  night, 
after  going  to  bed,  I  lay  watching  the 
daddies,  and  saw  that  several  of  them 
were  eating  mosquitoes.  After  that  we 
left  them  alone.  Mosquitoes  bothered  us 
very  little.  j.  a, 
Mixing  Seed  with  Fertilizer 
I  have  read  in  one  of  the  farm  papers 
of  mixing  the  grass  seed  with  fertilizer 
in  a  grain  drill.  It  was  said  that  the 
close  contact  with  the  seed  stimulated 
its  growth.  This  is  contrary  to  all  my 
previous  ideas.  As  my  drill  has  no 
grass  seeder,  it  would  be  convenient  to 
mix  the  grass  seed  with  the  fertilizer  if 
this  were  advisable.  Drill  broadcasts  the 
fertilizer.  m.  l.  k. 
New  I’altz,  N.  Y. 
We  would  not  do  it.  We  know  some 
farmers  give  such  advice,  but  we  would 
not  risk  it.  The  seed  might  be  mixed 
with  bonemeal  or  ground  limestone  with¬ 
out  trouble,  hut  where  acid  phosphate, 
potash  or  similar  chemicals  are  used  we 
think  the  seed  should  be  kept  separated 
from  the  fertilizer. 
Himalaya  Blackberries 
Seeing  an  inquiry  asking  information 
on  the  King  Brazilian  blackberry,  I  do 
not  know  much  of  this  particular  variety, 
but  I  have  set  the  Himalaya  sorts  with 
success.  I  found  them  all  vines ;  will 
grow  on  any  soil  that  is  not  wet.  and 
will  run  vines  20  to  80  ft.  long.  Enor¬ 
mous  vines  and  but  few  berries.  They  are 
not  profitable  for  New  York  State.  I 
have  bad  them  winter-kill  badly.  The 
berries  will  not  pay  for  setting  posts  and 
stringing  wires;  better  plant  grapes. 
Webster,  N.  Y.  J.  ,t.  ir. 
Construction  of  Fireplaces 
Supplementing  answer  to  M.  C.’s  in¬ 
quiry  on  page  144,  regarding  fireplaces, 
would  suggest  that  by  all  means  he  go  to 
his  local  library  and  look  up  ‘Ttumford 
on  Fireplaces,”  a  noted  scientist  who  has 
spent  a  lifetime  studying  same.  For  ex¬ 
ample,  he  has  learned  conclusively  that 
the  coverings  of  a  fireplace  must  be  abso¬ 
lutely  at  au  angle  of  45  degrees  to  obtain 
the  greatest  amount  of  heat  units  in  the 
room  from  the  fuel  burned.  We  have  one 
in  our  farm  home,  built  according  to  his 
instructions,  and  it  is  next  to  perfect ; 
and  there  are  a  number  of  others  in  the 
same  neighborhood  equally  satisfactory. 
Minnesota.  s.  geo.  stevens. 
In  regard  to  the  article  on  page  144 
regarding  the  construction  of  a  fireplace, 
it  is  generally  known  that  fireplaces  tend 
to  bake  on  one  side  and  chill  the  other. 
This  can  be  avoided  by  construction  ad¬ 
vocated  in  a  bulletin  issued  by  the  United 
States  Department  of  Agriculture  a  year 
or  so  ago.  I  would  suggest  that  M.  (’ 
secure  the  bulletin  before  installing  his 
fireplace.  o.  w.  s. 
Utica,  N.  Y. 
Mechanic’s  Lien  on  Mortgaged  Property 
Can  one  hold  for  material  and  labor 
furnished  for  remodeling  a  residence? 
There  is  a  mortgage  already  on  the  farm. 
What  should  one  do  to  safeguard  a  per¬ 
son  in  furnishing  such  material?  Would 
a  mechanic’s  lien  hold?  Supposing  these 
people  place  a  second  mortgage  on  this 
property  before  I  placed  a  mechanic’s 
lien,  could  I  hold  the  property  for  my 
pay  ?  k.  b.  F. 
Pennsylvania. 
A  mechanic’s  lien  would  be  one  way  to 
obtain  security  for  your  materials  fur¬ 
nished  and  labor  performed.  Where  the 
property  is  subject  to  a  mortgage  at  the 
time  when  the  building  or  work  or  fur¬ 
nishing  material  commenced,  the  mort¬ 
gage  is  entitled  to  priority  over  the  me¬ 
chanic’s  lien.  If  a  second  mortgage  was 
recorded  before  you  filed  your  lien,  that 
mortgage  would  also  hold  over  it.  N.  T. 
WANT  TO  KNOW 
Experience  with  Summer  Boarders 
Wanted 
I  have  a  large  farmhouse  on  the  shores 
of  Lake  Ontario,  which  I  plan  to  use  for 
Summer  boarders  (by  week  or  month). 
The  house  is  not  on  the  State  road,  but 
well  situated.  Could  any  of  the  readers 
of  The  It.  N.-Y.  give  me  any  suggestions 
as  to  success  or  failure,  and  any  experi¬ 
ences  other  farm  women  have  had  along 
this  line?  This  house  is  separate  from 
my  own  home,  but  near  enough  to  be  con¬ 
venient.  a  farm:  woman. 
Seat  Weaving 
I  have  found  so  many  good  things  in 
The  It.  N.-Y.  that  it  makes  me  bold  to 
ask  for  more.  Could  you  give  your  read¬ 
ers  directions  for  seating  chairs,  flag, 
cane,  basket  splint,  and  oblige  us  all? 
Wilton,  Conn.  H.  E.  G. 
You  Can  Grow 
It  will  positively  overcome  the  scab  organism 
and  keep  the  crop  clean ,  bright  and  marketable 
Inoc-Sul  is  a  necessity  and  a  big 
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potatoes,  either  table  stock  or  seed, 
file  potato  market,  for  seed  and  table 
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The  seed  grower  very  often  has  his 
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