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Years  ago  the  old-  fashioned 
mustard  plaster  was  the 
favorite  remedy  for  rheu¬ 
matism,  lumbago,  colds  on 
the  chest  and  sore  throat. 
It  did  the  work  all  right, 
but  it  was  sticky  and  messy 
to  apply  and  my  how  it  did 
burn  and  blister! 
The  little  white  jar  of 
Musterole  has  taken  the 
place  of  the  stern  old  mus¬ 
tard  plaster. 
Keep  this  soothing  ointment  on 
your  bathroom  shelf  and  bring  it 
out  at  the  first  cough  or  sniffle,  at 
rheumatism’s  first  warning  tingle. 
Made  from  pure  oil  of  mustard, 
with  the  blister  and  sting  taken 
out,  Musterole  penetrates  the  skin 
and  goes  right  down  to  the  seat 
of  the  trouble. 
Order  Musterole  today  from  vout 
druggist.  He  has  it  in  35c  and  65c 
jars  and  tubes;  hospital  size,  S3. 
The  Musterole  Co.,  Cleveland,  Ohio 
BETTER  THAN  A  MUSTARD  PLASTER 
ON 
Water  Bowls 
Guaranteed  to 
pay  for  them¬ 
selves  in  big¬ 
ger  milk 
checks — fresh 
water  when¬ 
ever  cows  want 
it  means  more 
milk.  They 
save  time  and 
labor,  too. 
The  ONLY  unbreakable  bowls; 
made  of  HEAVLIY  GALVANIZED. 
RUST-PROOF  pressed  steel,  only  half 
the  weight  of  cast  iron  bowls.  You  can 
nest  and  carry  out  to  clean  a  dozen 
Hudson  bowls  at  once.  Patented.no 
other  has  these  many  advantages. 
SECURELY  ATTACHED,  cows  cannot 
knock  them  off. 
Plan  on  using  HUDSON  Barn  Equip¬ 
ment  and  Ventilation  for  your  barn. 
Ask  your  HOME-TOWN  HUDSON 
DEALER  or  write  us. 
HUDSOM  MFG.CO. 
Dept.  385  Minneapolis.  Minn. 
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CALIFORNIA  STATE  LANDS.— The  State  Land 
Board  of  California  has  for  sale  87  irrigated 
farms  at  Ballico,  near  Merced,  in  San  Joaqnin 
Valley,  on  main  line  Santa  Fe  Railway.  The 
State  makes  it  possible  for  you  to  own  one  of 
these  farms,  only  requiring  5  per  cent  of  pur¬ 
chase  price,  remainde?  remaining  in  semi-annual 
installments  extending  over  36  >•>  years  with  5 
per  cent  interest  annually.  Here  is  an  oppor¬ 
tunity  to  become  a  home  owner  on  terms  as 
favorable  as  renting.  It  will  be  a  long  time 
before  any  more  land  will  be  available  under 
such  generous  provisions.  Money  advanced  on 
improvements  and  dairy  stock.  Those  already 
located  very  enthusiastic;  you  can  farm  all  year 
in  California;  all  deciduous  fruits  profitably 
grown;  alfalfa  a  paying  crop,  ideal  condi¬ 
tions  for  stock  and  poultry;  many  persons  long 
some  day  to  make  their  homes  in  California, 
with  its  winteriess  climate,  plenty  of  sunshine, 
seashore  and  mountains,  fertile  valleys,  paved 
highways,  very  efficient  marketing,  excellent 
schools.  State  Board’s  pamphlet,  also  Santa  Fe 
folder,  describing  San  Joaquin  Valley,  mailed 
free  on  request.  C.  L.  SEAG RAVES,  General 
Colonization  Agent,  Santa  Fe,  952  Railway  Ex¬ 
change,  Chicago,  Ills. 
/?/a  tc A  ford's 
CALF  MEAL 
Write  for  chart  No.  C-29,‘*How  to 
Feed  Calves,”  giving  important 
authoritative  information  for 
farmers.  Sent  you  FREE. 
BLATCHFORD  CALF  MEAL  CO. 
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The  Rural  New-Yorker 
333  West  30th  Street,  New  York 
Book 
Farm  Mechanics 
By  Robert  H.  Smith 
Lumber  for  Silo 
Will  you  inform  me  as  to  amount  of 
lumber  required  to  build  a  square  silo 
24  ft.  high  and  12  ft.  wide,  inside  being 
of  matched  pine  with  inch  boards  and 
battened  for  outside?  W.  A.  u. 
A  silo  of  the  size  you  mention  would 
require  2x8-in.  material  12  ft.  in  length 
for  the  framework.  This  should  be  ar¬ 
ranged  in  the  form  of  frames,  with  diago¬ 
nal  braces  spiked  across  the  corners.  For 
the  first  third  of  the  distance  up  from 
the  bottom  these  frames  should  be  spaced 
no  farther  than  2  ft.  apart ;  for  the  sec¬ 
ond  third  they  may  be  placed  21/>  ft. 
apart,  while  for  the  top  third  they  may 
be  placed  3  ft.  apart.  This  arrangement, 
together  with  the  necessary  bridging  be¬ 
tween  the  frames,  will  require  about  80 
pieces  of  2x8x12  ft.,  or  about  a. 300  ft. 
For  the  rafters  16  pieces  of  2x4-in.  by 
10  ft.  long  will  be  required,  or  106  ft. 
If  a  square  pitch  roof  is  used,  about  300 
ft.  of  boards  will  be  required  to  cover  it, 
while  the  outside  will  require  approxi¬ 
mately  1,250  ft. 
Battens  are  sold  by  the  lineal  foot,  and 
the  quantity  required  will  depend  upon 
the  width  of  the  boards  used  under  them. 
Assuming  the  use  of  !)-in.  boards,  about 
1,-530  lineal  feet  of  battens  will  be  needed. 
The  quantity  of  inside  sheathing  re¬ 
quired  will  again  depend  upon  the  width 
used.  There  is  a  certain  amount  of  waste 
in  using  matched  material  because  of  the 
tongue  and  groove.  This  is  the  same  re¬ 
gardless  of  the  width,  but  is  greater  in 
proportion  in  the  narrow  widths  of  lum¬ 
ber.  It  is  customary  to  allow  one-fifth 
for  shrinkage  in  material  around  6  in. 
wide,  and  using  this  figure  it  indicates 
the  need  of  approximately  1,300  ft. 
There  are  some  280  sq.  ft.  in  the  roof, 
requiring  about  three  rolls  of  rooting  pa¬ 
per,  or  a  little  more  than  2,000  shingles. 
I  would  suggest  that  you  investigate 
other  makes  of  silos  before  building  the 
type  that  you  have  in  mind.  The  square 
silo  is  expensive  to  build,  and  is  not 
Itogetlier  satisfactory  because  of  springing 
when  filled,  difficulty  of  packing  the  cor¬ 
ners  tightly,  etc.  There  are  a  number  of 
round,  silos  that  can  be  built  as  cheaply 
or  more  cheaply,  and  will  give  better  sat¬ 
isfaction.  Why  not  write  your  Congress¬ 
man  for  available  bulletins  on  silo  con¬ 
struction  ? 
Filtering  Tractor  Oil 
I  want  to  build  a  homemade  oil  filter. 
We  have  a  tractor,  and  I  wish  to  use 
rhe  oil  that  is  run  through  the  tractor  for 
a  semi-Diesel  engine  that  we  use  for  run¬ 
ning  our  irrigation  pumps.  This  engine 
will  burn  any  kind  of  oil,  just  so  it  is 
clean  and  free  from  grit.  H.  A.  B. 
Ridgewood,  N.  J. 
In  filtering  worn  crank-case  oil  for  fuel 
for  use  in  your  semi-Diesel  engine  you 
need  only  the  most  simple  equipment.  An 
old  felt  hat  inverted  in  the  top  of  a  small 
milk  can  will  do  the  trick  nicely,  pro¬ 
vided  the  crown  of  the  hat  has  no  holes 
in  it.  The  oil  is  poured  into  the  hat  and 
filters  through  into  the  can.  from  which 
it.  may  be  removed  as  needed.  The  can, 
of  course,  must  be  protected  to  prevent 
the  entrance  of  dirt  from  the  top.  A 
more  satisfactory  filter  can  be  made  by 
using  a  felt  syrup  strainer,  obtainable 
from  the  makers  of  equipment  for  making 
maple  sugar,  in  place  of  the  felt  hat.  I 
have  beard  of  one  case  where  the  worn  oil 
is  run  through  an  old  cream  separator 
and  the  dirt  and  heavier  particles  taken 
out  by  centrifugal  force. 
Construction  of  Wagon  Shed 
Will  you  give  directions  for  building  a 
wagon  shed?  I  want  something  to  put 
grain  on  top  and  the  other  part  just  for 
wagons  and  all  the  machinery ;  something 
about  50  ft.  long.  p.  a. 
Pennington,  N.  J. 
For  convenient  machine  storage  a  long, 
narrow  building  equipped  with  doors  on 
one  side  is  the  most  convenient.  This 
arrangement  permits  the  taking  out  or  the 
placing  of  any  machine  in  the  shed  with¬ 
out  disturbing  others.  A  width  of  26  ft. 
will  accommodate  a  wagon.  To  find  the 
size  necessary  obtain  the  space  required 
for  each  machine  to  be  housed  and  group 
seasonal  machines  together,  such  as  till¬ 
age  machinery,  seeding  machinery,  haying 
machinery,  etc.  This  will  nermit  you  to 
economize  space  ami  at  the  same  time 
make  the  machinery  easily  accessible.  A 
repair  shoo  should  be  built  in  one  end. 
Wisconsin  Circular  No.  110.  “It.  Pays 
to  House  Farm  Machinery,”  gives  a  de¬ 
scription  and  bill  of  materials  of  tool  shed 
that  could  be  adapted  to  your  needs.  By 
increasing  the  height  of  the  side  walls, 
running  a  joist  bearer  supported  on  posts 
lengthwise  through  the  center  of  the  build¬ 
ing  and  laying  a  tight  floor,  the  upper 
part  could  be  used  for  storage,  taking  the 
material  in  through  gable  doors.  The  use 
uf  a  gambrel  roof  would  still  further  in¬ 
crease  the  storage  space,  and  would  also 
permit  the  lighting  of  the  loft  through  the 
sides  as  well  as  the  ends.  In  adapting 
this  plan  for  use  remember  to  increase 
the  size  of  the  material  sufficient  to  carry 
the  load.  The  circular  can  be  obtained 
from  the  University  of  Wisconsin  at  Mad¬ 
ison, 
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 
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 
spaces  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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Th«  American  Seeding-Machine  Co.,  Inc. 
I  Springfield.  Ohio 
Please  send  me  a  free  copy  of  your  book,  "Drilling  for  Gold.” 
(Name  .  _ 
Address  . . . 
FAIRBANKS-MORSE 
ENGINE 
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Cut  down  your  expenses 
with  this  willing  helper 
Reduce  your  fanning  costs.  Don’t  waste 
your  own  valuable  time  and  strength — or 
pay  high  priced  help — to  do  the  hundred 
time-killing  jobs  that  this  Fairbanks- Morse 
’  Z”  Engine  will  do  for  you  so  much  quicker, 
easier  and  cheaper. 
At  present  low  prices,  this  1  yi  Horse¬ 
power,  Battery  Equipt  “Z”  Engine  is  the 
cheapest  farm  help  any  man  can  have.  It 
does  more  work  for  less  money  than  any 
other  aid  you  can  employ. 
Uses  gasoline  alone.  Has  high  tension  bat¬ 
tery  ignition,  hit-and-miss  governor  and  bal¬ 
anced  safety  fly  wheels.  Control  lever  gives 
six  speed  changes.  Carburetor  requires  no 
adjusting.  A  remarkable  value. 
The  magneto  equipt  \'/i  H.  P.,  3  H.  P.t 
and  6  H.  P.  are  real  kerosene  engines,  but 
operate  equally  well  on  gasoline.  Have 
simple  high  tension  oscillating  magneto. 
Throttling  governor  assures  steady  speed. 
Prices,  F.  O.  B.  Factory.  Add  freight  to 
your  town. 
1V2H.P.$71  3  H.P.  $105  6  H.  P. $168 
Other  "Z”  Engines  up  to  20  H.  P. 
Write  for  complete  details.  See  the  engines 
at  your  dealer’s. 
FAI RBAN  KS,  MORSE  &C0. 
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