American Agriculturist, March 3,1923 
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I As pioneer mLxer 
manufacturers we 
have developed two ^ 
features that put the 
Gilson Mixer in a 
class of its own. It is the only mixer with Patent¬ 
ed Reverse Unloading Gear and Curved 
Mixing Blades, insuring thorough mixing in 
shortest time. Loads on one side, dumps on 
the other side. 
Due to the special Curved Mixing Blades the 
Gilson thoroughly mLxesin K the time required 
by the ordinary type of mixer. Handles 2K to 
3 cubicfeet ofconcreteatonetimeattherate of one batch 
per minute. Turns out 34 cubic yards in ten hours. Mixea 
perfectly concrete, mortar or plaster. Any 1 \i. P. Engine 
turns it easily. 
Only $43.50 
The lowest priced, practical, improved mixer made. Built 
of iron and steel—lasts alifetime. Idealforfarmer or con* 
tractor. Mixes concrete that requires no replacements, 
- -n —m il —niTT~i no repairs. Use this mixer 30 
days at our risk. We guarantee 
it exactly as represented. Send 
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'jM(IlwtieStMiXermm Reverse unloading Cea, 
iw. - tT HMixer, and easy payment plan* 
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^23 7th Avenue 
7 Jfy West Bend, Wisconsin 
What i^ tlic best 
watking ptow tor 
thclEaSt? 
LESROY 
madeiiin the East 
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for a// conditions, 
especiatty stony 
If Your Dealer does not handle 
V^rite LeRoy Plow Co., LeRdy, N. Y. 
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11*1; GATES, POSTS, 
lvJ«R00nH6-PAItlT3 
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Rightnowl’m making another SLASH 
in my prices—a slash that will open your 
eyes. I’ve cut my usual low prices way 
[down to enable my farmer friends every¬ 
where to replace their fences, gates, and 
paint buildings that have long been neglected 
I because of war-time prices. Write today for 
“1-p age c ut price catalog giving my low 
FREIGHT PREPAID 
Iprices. Everything slashed way down 
iLFencing, Barb Wire, Steel Posts, 
uGates, Roofing and Faints at real bar- 
i^in prices. Everything guaranteed, 
t Write for catalog today. Jin, Brown 
JBROWN FENCE & WIRE CO. 
Dept. 3010, Cleveland, Ohio 
'Wm Pay for 
h.****UW/y Saves fuel and oil. Saves one man'<\'' 
time on all belt work. Makes tractor 
last longer. Can be install :d in twenty 
minutes. Lasts for years. Write (odiT let free literature.. 
The Pierce Governor Company 
Owe. 1 ANDERSON. INO., U S. A. 
jniwi for 
CatalO; 
FARM WAGONS 
High or low wheels— 
steel or wood—wide 
or narrow tires. 
Wagon parts of all 
kinds. Wheels to fit 
any running gear. 
Catalog iUuftrttcd i& oalora fctc 
Biectrio Wheel Co., 3 Km St., Quincy, 111. 
bare metal with scrapers or a wire 
brush; extra pains taken in this proc¬ 
ess will be well repaid. 
Many people think that it does not 
pay to paint, but it is just as profitable 
as washing ones face; do not be afraid 
to paint; do not be afraid of paint. 
There is such a thing as lead poison¬ 
ing, but instances of farmers becoming 
afflicted with it are extremely rare. 
Paint is a good thing on farms, and 
an investment in it is sure to bring 
good returns. 
PEEVENTING THE BLISTERING 
AND SCALING OF PAINT 
We have a house which has been built about 
25 years. It has always been painted in good 
shape, but the paint has always scaled off after 
a year or so. Two years ago it was scraped 
and extra pains taken in painting, but now 
the paint Is coming off. It raises up in big 
blisters and peals off. Ready mixed paints and 
also lead and oil have been used but with the 
same results. Can you suggest a remedy for 
this trouble?— R. B. A., Pennsylvania. 
It is sometimes a little hard to tell 
just what causes paint to scale off. It 
may be the quality of the paint itself, 
but if you have always had this trouble 
with paint, it would seem that some¬ 
thing else was the matter. It may be 
that the wood is unusually porous, and 
that it absorbs the oil so fast out of the 
paint that it does not have a chance to 
dry properly. This absorption would 
leave an undue amount of pigment on 
the surface, and if deprived of its 
carrier would naturally scale and 
crack. A remedy for this would be to 
put on a priming coat of almost pure 
oil, with just a little pigment in it, and 
let this fill up the pores. 
I note that you mention the big blis¬ 
ters. Blisters are usually caused either 
by moisture in the wood, which has 
been painted while it is still damp. The 
sun’s heat aso causes formation of 
steam, and the steam rises and will 
cause the blisters. It also sometimes 
happens that paint itself is very slow 
drying, and will blister in very hot 
weather. The remedy for this is to 
put more dryer in the paint. 
INSTALLING LIGHTNING RODS 
A lightning-rod agent is In this district. I 
have just erected a new barn and of course 
he is anxious to rod it. Will you tell me 
candidly, are they any good? Opinions vary. 
Some farmers think they are all right, while 
others think they are useless. Kindly give 
me your opinion on it.— (S. P., New York. 
Lightning rods were once the object 
of many jokes, but the old lightning 
rod joke is out of date, for properly 
installed rods have been proven a great 
protection from electric storms. How¬ 
ever, if they are not correctly installed, 
they are worse than useless according 
to the rural engineers of various state 
colleges. When the installation is prop¬ 
erly made, lightning rods are almost 
100 per cent protection. 
It is txue that in years past the light¬ 
ening rod agent was classified with the 
gold brick salesman. However, to-day 
manufacturers of lightning rods are 
giving^ a thoroughly reliable product, 
providing the rods are installed prop¬ 
erly. Rods should not be insulated from 
the building by glass or porcelain. They 
should be attached directly to the build¬ 
ings with clamps or special fasteners. 
Conductivity is the most important 
factor in the choice of materials. 
Copper is the most satisfactory in this 
respect, although some rods are made 
of iron and others of aluminum. Braid¬ 
ed copper is of more value than the 
same weight metal in the solid rod. 
In installing rods care must be exer¬ 
cised that there are no sharp turns or 
sudden curves in the conductors. The 
conductors must be grounded under 
several feet of soil where there is per¬ 
manent moisture. Broken or discon¬ 
nected conductors are a serious danger. 
SICKLE BAR BREAKS 
Why is It that the sickle bar on my mower 
Is always breaking? It breaks just a few 
Inches away from the hall and socket joint, 
where the pitman is attached.—P. T., Penn¬ 
sylvania. 
Probably the reason you are having 
trouble with the mower is that the 
machine is pretty badly worn, or that 
it is out of adjustment. If the machine 
is worn so that there is a sort of a 
flapping of the sickle bar, the vibra¬ 
tion will cause a crystalization of the 
metal in the sickle bar, and sooner or 
later it will break. 
My Eit^ne will^ 
do the work of 6* 
Read theAmazittg 
RaetsabotttmtWm’ 
derOdFarm Emtae 
“I set out to 
build a farm en¬ 
gine that would 
have every fea¬ 
ture the farmer 
wanted and none 
he didn’t want. 
It has now been 
on the market six years. 
Thousands of satisfied users 
tell me I’ve succeeded. I’m 
proud to have this engine 
bear my name.” 
A. Y. EDWARDS. 
Read What These Users Say 
LIGHTING HOUSE. BARN AND GARAGE 
"I want to tell you the Edwards Is the 
smartest little engine that you ever hitched 
a belt to. I am running a seventy light, 
direct current generator to light the house, 
barn and garage, and as for general farm work 
you could not purchase a better one.”— h. 
G. DAVIES, Plymouth, N. H. 
BEST ENGINE EVER BUILT 
‘T do not hesitate to recommend the 
Edwards Engine for all general farm pur¬ 
poses from 1% to 6 H. P. I have tested it 
on feed grinding and sawing and it gives 
perfect satisfaction. It gives a steady flow 
of power, and it always starts. I think it is 
the best engine ever built.” — WM. H. 
LUTZ, Sugar Grove, Ohio. 
EASY TO MOVE—EASY TO RUN 
‘T run wood saws, cement mixers, thresh¬ 
ing machines, etc. Let me tell you, it Is the 
most wonderful engine I have ever seen or 
run. It is so easy to move around and so easy 
to run. I would not have any other engine. I 
would advise any farmer to buy the Edwards.” 
—FBAI^K FOELL, Cologne, N. J. 
THE ONLY FARM ENGINE 
“My Edwards Engine has proven most sat¬ 
isfactory. I have used it nearly every day for 
two years. Hot weather or cold, it starts 
easily and It has never once gone back on me 
or given the slightest trouble. I have given 
it hard use and it has never cost me one 
cent for repairs.” — OTT FISHER, Leffel 
Lane, Springfield, Ohio. 
WONDERFUL POWER 
"We hitched the Edwards to a 3n-lnch saw 
and could not phase It. The next thing I 
hitched it to was a Sandwich four-hole corn 
sheller. The man that owned the shelter 
said that it was equal to steam for regular 
power. I would advise any farmer to buy an 
Edwards. ” —PARKER EIGHTY. Carlisle, 
Pa., R. D. 7. 
PERFECT BALANCE 
"Several of us were discussing the balance 
of the engine the other day and we picked up 
the Edwards Engine, while it was running 
and placed it across a trestle. It was not 
fastened or supported in any way, merely 
placed on the trestle which was only 3 inches 
wide. We had it running in this manner 
for about twenty minutes and changed the 
speed through the entire range—a truly won¬ 
derful demonstration of balance.”—HARRY 
TEACH, Chief Inspector, The Edwards 
Motor Co. 
My engine — the Edwards Engine — will do the work 
of six ordinary farm engines. And I cm willing to 
prove this to your entire satisfaction. I don’t, want you 
to risk a cent or to place yourself under any obligation. 
No Other Eng^ine Like It 
For thirty years I have been designing and build¬ 
ing engines of all types and sizes, from one horsepower 
to one thousand horsepower. Every working day of my 
life in business has been devoted to internal combustion 
engines. The farmer’s power needs have been upper¬ 
most in my mind during these years. My experience 
on a farm proved to me just what kind of an engine a 
farmer needs. It was a problem that required a com¬ 
plete knowledge of what could be done or should not be 
done in building engines. 
Six years ago the Edwards Farm Engine was put 
on the market, and today thousands of farmers who own 
Edwards Engines tell me that I have solved the prob¬ 
lem of farm power. There is no other engine like it. 
It will do more for you than any other engine possibly 
could do. 
6 Engines In 1 
It is only one engine, yet it takes the place of six 
engines. It will give from 1% to 6 H. P. You can 
change power instantly while the engine is running. 
Change it as you need it ,—lYj H. P. when you need 
1%, or 6 H. P. when you need 6. Or any power needed 
in between these two. 
Wonderful Economy 
Fuel consumption is always In proportion to the 
power used, and is remarkably low at all times. It 
burns kerosene or gasoline and will do the work at a 
fuel cost so low it will surprise you. 
Easy to Operate 
The Edwards Engine is so light that two men can 
carry it easily from job to job. Pick it up and set it 
down anywhere. It Is so perfectly balanced that it re¬ 
quires no anchorage. This wonderful balance and 
^ooth running also make for long life and durability. 
Easy starting, no cranking. 
For Every Farm Job 
The Edwards Engine will run a feed cutter, corn 
sheller, fanning mill, light plant, saw, washing ma¬ 
chine, small silo filler, fodder cutter, pump, milking 
machine—these and many other pieces of power equip¬ 
ments on your farm. And it does each of these j'obs 
economically with fuel consumption according to the 
load pulled—not another engine on the market can 
duplicate this guaranteed performance. 
Prices Lower Than Before War 
My prices today are lower than before the war. 
They offer you real economy in first cost as well as in 
operation. 
." " 
Guaranteed 
For 
Life 
You can prove all my claim.s to your own satisfaction. 
I am willing to send you an Edwards Engino for absoUitoly 
free trial. I don’t want you to Bond me one penny or in 
obligate yourself in any way. 1 just want yon to take tho 
engine and try It—use it for all of your farm work, pul 11 
on every job you can think of. After that, you’re no'; 
satisfied, you can return the engine to :'ic witliout tho ney- 
ment of a single cent. 
Free Book 
Without any obligation to you, " will send you c. ■.'teo 
booklet describing tho Edwards Engine In 
detail, giving proof of every claim 1 make and 
telling you all about my Free Trial Offer, 
fill in and mail tho coupon. 
A. Y. EDWARDS 
Tho Edwards 
Motor Co. 
533 Main St 
Springfield, Ohio 
fineuiDS 
_ BIRN 
ENCaNE 
FREE BOOK 
THE EDWARDS MOTOR CO. 
533 Main St., Springfield, Ohio 
Gentlemen : 
Please send m« your four free 
booklets and details of your free 
trial offer. This does not obligate 
mo in any way. 
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