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To  be  effective,  spraying  must  be  - 
done  not  only  when  conditions  are 
right  but  with  the  proper  equipment. 
Not  to  have  a  spray  rig  ready  and 
powerful  enough  to  do  the  job  right 
is  to  risk  a  heavy  loss. 
The  fruit  grower  whose  sprayer  is 
Hercules  equipped  has  dependable 
spraying  power — an  engine  that  is 
guaranteed,  that  always  gives  a 
steady  pressure  of  200  to  250  pounds, 
and  that  will  not  go  wrong  when  the 
job  is  half  finished. 
The  cost  of  a  Hercules  equipped 
sprayer  is  no  more  than  that  of  less 
dependable  ones.  In  fact  the  initial 
price  of  the  Hercules  is  less  than  that 
of  most  standard  make  engines. 
There  is  a  Hercules  equipped 
sprayer  that  was  designed  for  your 
orchard — one  for  your  farm.  They 
range  in  size  from  V/2  H.  P.  up. 
Whatever  equipment  you  need — 
concrete  mixers,  hoists,  grading 
machinery,  saw  rigs,  pumps,  etc., 
be  sure  that  you  get  it  equipped 
with  dependable,  guaranteed 
Hercules  power. 
There  is  a  Hercules  dealer  near 
you  who  will  gladly  demonstrate  the 
engine  to  you  and  tell  you  about 
Hercules  equipped  machinery.  Or, 
write  to  us  and  let  us  give  you  the 
benefit  of  our  experience  in  the 
solution  of  your  power  problems. 
The  Hercules  Corporation 
Engine  Division,  Dept.  J,  Evansville,  Ind. 
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iu  garden,  orchard  and 
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outfits  can  be  had  in  40  styles 
big  and  little.  All  have  pat¬ 
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save  time  and  bother.  They 
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Stations  over  a  million  in  use. 
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Painting  Sap  Pails 
What  is  the  proper  paint  to  use  in 
painting  new  tin  and  wood  maple  sap 
pails,  both  inside  and  outside;  something 
which  will  not  taint  the  sap?  J.  w. 
Beaver  Dams,  N.  Y. 
Several  years  ago  this  question  was 
submitted  to  expert  maple  sugar  makers. 
The  case  was  stated  as  follows  by  the 
late  C.  O.  Ormsbee  : 
“The  buckets  should  be  closely  watched 
and  kept  well  painted,  and  fresh  paint 
applied  as  often  as  it  may  be  needed. 
Pure  white  lead  and  linseed  oil  paint  is 
the  best  material  for  this  purpose  that 
has  yet  been  found.  First,  wash  the 
buckets  with  a  strong  potash  soapsuds, 
heated  right  up  to  the  boiling  point,  to 
destroy  any  bacteria  that  may  be  con¬ 
cealed  in  the  wood  or  its  interstices. 
Then  scald  in  boiling  water  to  cleanse 
from  the  potash,  and  dry  thoroughly.  In 
later  washings  it  will  be  necessary  to 
maintain  the  temperature  of  the  water 
only  at  180  degrees.” 
The  Greatest  Blessing  of  All — Radio 
You  ask  me  to  write  a  message  to  your 
readers  and  suggest  that  I  write  of  some¬ 
thing  of  interest  to  myself  as  a  truck 
farmer,  and  you  take  it  that  others  will 
be  interested  also.  Well,  I  am  going  to 
take  you  at  your  word,  and  I  believe  you 
will  be  shocked  and  surprised.  It  is  so 
far  removed  from  the  subject  of  truck 
crops  that  at  first  there  seems  to  be  no 
connection,  yet  for  all  that  I  believe  other 
farmers  are  bound  to  be  interested  also, 
and  will  be  better  growers  for  having 
taken  it  up.  What  is  it?  I  hesitate  to 
confess,  but  it  is — radio  l  Are  you  sur¬ 
prised?  I  would  have  been  had  anyone 
suggested  it  a  year  or  so  back,  and  even 
now  I  sometimes  think  I  must  be  dream¬ 
ing.  but  it  is  true,  and  I  believe  that  radio 
is  going  to  do  more  to  stimulate  a  greater 
interest  in  farm  life  than  almost  any 
other  of  our  great  inventions. 
Here  is  the  situation  :  During  the 
Summer  we  think  work  and  talk  toma¬ 
toes,  eggplants,  peppers,  Lima  beans,  as¬ 
paragus,  sweet  potatoes  and  other  crops 
so  much  that  we  become  weary.  We 
want  a  change.  Winter  comes.  That  is 
the  logical  time  of  year  for  getting  out 
for  a  change  or  vacation.  But,  like  thou¬ 
sands  of  others,  Winter  finds  us  tied  to 
the  farm  by  the  work  of  looking  after 
the  stock  three  times  a  day.  The  actual 
work  requires  but  little  over  three  hours, 
perhaps,  but  it  is  hard  to  get  away  be¬ 
cause  there  is  not  sufficient  time  between 
chores.  The  weather  is  often  stormy  and 
the  evenings  long.  There  is  no  movie 
around  the  corner,  and  often  it  is  even 
impossible  to  attend  church  on  Sunday 
because  of  sickness,  storms  or  bad  roads. 
The  remedy- — radio !  1  am  no  expert  on 
this  subject,  and  know  but  little  about 
it;  not  as  much,  perhaps,  as  the  average 
boy  in  the  primary  grade  at  school.  But 
I  do  know  how  to  enjoy  it.  and  we  were 
doing  that  to  the  limit  last  Winter. 
Not  knowing  much  about  it,  we  started 
with  a  crystal  set  mounted  on  a  paste¬ 
board  oatmeal  box.  A  No.  14  copper 
wire  was  run  from  the  windmill  to  top 
of  house  for  aerial.  A  lead-in  wire 
soldered  to  this  ran  to  a  lightning  ar¬ 
rester  outside  the  house.  A  covered  wire 
was  then  run  from  this  inside  the  house 
to  a  variable  condenser  and  thence  to  the 
oatmeal  box.  From  there  a  ground  wire 
ran  to  the  cellar  and  was  soldered  to  a 
water  pipe.  Good  headphones  were  used, 
and  that  completed  the  outfit.  The  entire 
cost  was  $16.  Of  this  $8  was  for  head¬ 
phones.  There  is  no  after  expense  for 
upkeep  ;  no  batteries  or  electric  required. 
Although  we  are  25  miles  out,  yet  we  get 
everything  that  comes  from  Philadelphia, 
and  get  it  plain  and  loud.  Occasionally 
we  get  Pittsburgh.  Schenecta'dy,  New 
York  City  and  Springfield,  Mass.  Once 
we  got  Davenport,  la.,  but  they  are  not 
to  be  depended  upon.  Philadelphia,  how¬ 
ever.  can  be  depended  upon,  and  great 
credit  is  due  the  broadcasting  stations  for 
the  excellent  programs  they  send  out. 
The  trashy  stuff  seems  to  have  been  elimi¬ 
nated  to  a  far  greater  extent  than  one 
would  suppose  possible.  There  is  some¬ 
thing  good  practically  every  night.  One 
of  the  best,  treats  radio  has  given  us  thus 
far  was  Dr.  Russell  Con  well’s  lecture 
on  ‘Acres  of  Diamonds,”  from  Station 
WOO.  That  alone  was  to  me  worth  the 
entire  price  of  the  outfit.  On  Sunday  we 
get  two  excellent  sermons  and  fine  music 
besides.  For  the  youngsters,  there  is  a 
full  hour  each  night  of  bedtime  stories, 
and  Uncle  Wip  is  coming  to  be  the  ideal 
personage  to  more  youngsters  than  he 
will  ever  know.  Altogether  it  seems  to 
me  this  is  one  of  God’s  greatest  and  most 
wonderful  gifts  to  mankind.  We  should 
be  truly  thankful  and  make  use  of  it. 
Two  of  our  helpers  live  in  houses  on  the 
place,  and  each  of  them  has  an  oatmeal 
box  crystal  set  installed,  and  enjoy  them 
to  the  limit.  I  just  know  we  can  all 
grow  better  truck  crops  this  Summer  by 
having  been  entertained  last  Winter  by  a 
series  of  the  best  sermons,  lectures  and 
music  available.  Hats  off  to  radio ! 
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