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American Agriculturist, November 10,1923 
You May Find It Here 
Answers to Questions From A. A. Readers 
I am planning to build a barn and would like 
to know if lumber sawed out of cottonwood 
*trees would be suitable for floor joists and 
rafters.—B. L. S„ Indiana. 
I AM quoting from a bulletin issued 
by the Purdue University regarding 
farm woodlot timber: "Very little In¬ 
diana cottonwood is manufactured into 
graded lumber, but if an owner has a 
considerable amount of first-class trees, 
an effort should be made to have it so 
utilized. Cotton'wood lumber mixed 
with softwood is used principally for 
boxes, linings, woodenware and cheap 
furniture. In the log it is used most 
commonly in the box, fruit and vege¬ 
table package, slack cooperate, and ex¬ 
celsior industries. Ordinarily, these 
are about the only markets. Probably 
the easiest form in which to market 
cottonwood is as excelsior wood. Wil¬ 
low finds the same market as cotton¬ 
wood at a slightly lower price. Neither 
of these woods is particularly valuable 
for posts, ties, or piling. Both have an 
average fuel value, and for this pur¬ 
pose are known as summer fuel.” 
Cottonwood is comparatively low in 
strength, and for this reason might not 
prove very satisfactory for structural 
purposes, especially in a building such 
as a barn, which is subjected to rather 
heavy strains, not only from exterior 
force, such as wind and weather, 
but also because of the heavy loads 
which the interior floors must often 
sustain. 
It would seem that the best plan to 
follow in this case would be to sell the 
cottonwood lumber to some factory 
which could work it up into boxes or 
woodenware and use the proceeds of 
the sale for the purchase of more suit¬ 
able timber. 
R. H. Smith at the State School at 
Canton, he would be willing to help you 
lay out a system doing the work from 
time to time, as you have the time and 
money you want to invest, providing 
you do not want to make the investment 
all at once. If you want to see the 
results of tiling done many years ago, 
and effective now, drive to the George 
Harrington farm near Canton. I have 
land myself now growing: alfalfa that 
was too wet for any kind of grass 
plants until tile were laid. There are 
many fields in Northern New York that 
have pockets, very wet spring and fall, 
and sometimes during the whole grow¬ 
ing season, that can be connected by a 
run of tile with a common outlet and 
not try to drain the whole field, with a 
much less expense. 
After the surplus water has been 
taken out, then begin • experimenting. 
On our own farms acid rock has a very 
pronounced effect, while lime has less 
value. After the water is off and with 
a reasonable amount of fertility, you 
can grow clover; probably lime is what 
you want. Soils are so varying in New 
York State that about the only safe 
statement to make is this one; read 
what Hilgard, King and Roberts say 
about soils. Study you* own farm and 
your neighbor’s, and a lot of problems 
will seem to work out themselves.— 
H. E. Cook. 
MATERIALS FOR CONCRETE 
WALLS 
I would like to know how much it will cost 
and how much material it will take to build a 
concrete wall for a building 20 by 40 feet, 8 
feet high, not counting one door and four small 
windows and using a mixture of twice as much 
sand as cement and twice as much shale as 
sand? I would also like to know how much it 
would cost to excavate same cellar, estimating 
148 cubic yards of earth, by using team and 
scoop as much as possible?—B. E. A., Penn¬ 
sylvania. 
In a building of this kind it will 
probably be necessary to have, a wall 
a foot thick, assuming that ij*is.to be 
a storage building or a barn, or similar 
structure. In this case, using a 1-2-4 
mixture, it will be necessary to have 
about 45 barrels of cement, 13% cubic 
yards of sand and 27% cubic yards of 
coarser aggregate. If the walls are 
made thinner, the amount of material 
used will, of course, be less. For a 
9-inch wall, the quantities will be three- 
fourths as much quantities given and 
for an 8-inch wall, two-thirds as much. 
In regard to the cost of the concrete, 
it is impossible to say, as so much de¬ 
pends upon the local cost of materials 
and the local cost of labor. In tne 
same way it is almost foolish to say 
how much the excavation would cost. 
ACID ROCK AND LIME 
I would like advice on acid rock and lime. 
This soil is heavy and wet and I would like 
very much to know how it would work on this 
soil? I have always used a lot of phosphate. 
_E, B. Mott, St. Lawrence County, IN. l. 
Without some definite knowledge of . 
your land, I should not expect eithei 
acid rock or lime to be profitable. . The 
one thing that seems in my experience 
to be worth while on wet land as a fei- 
tilizer is stable manure and grass the 
crop. j j i 
Most of us have seen a good deal 
of grass grow under these conditions. 
Aside from the clovers, our grass 
plants are surface feeding, and they 
can live in the water more than any ot 
our cultivated plants. I don’t mean that 
they can live in the water durulg the 
whole growing season, but in the spring¬ 
time and in the fall timothy can stand 
a lot of soaking, and stable manure will 
add plant food in a way to become 
available. Acid rock must also have 
water, but not in excess. Before buy¬ 
ing lime or acid rock, I would drain 
the land. , , , , T 
Tiling is by all means the best, and 1 
if vou would call on Professor 
BRASS PIPE FOR PLUMBING 
In installing a plumbing system in a farm 
house, would you recommend using brass pipe? 
—C. P. S„ Ohio. 
If a knew just the condition of your 
pocketbook, then I could give you defi¬ 
nite advice. If you are going ahead 
with your plumbing installation re¬ 
gardless of expense, then I should say 
use the brass pipe for your plumbing. 
It will cost more than the iron pipe, 
but it undoubtedly will outlast it. The 
cost may not be so very much more, 
either, when you come right down to 
brass tacks. 
There are very definite advantages 
in the use of brass pipe other than its 
durability. One thing, it is smoother 
on the inside, so that there is less fric¬ 
tion, and the water will be delivered 
in greater volume than through an 
iron pipe of the same size. This may 
be a minor point, however. 
With brass pipe you need never fear 
rust, of course, and this is . a serious 
objection sometimes to iron pipe. Even 
galvanized iron pipe is not absolutely 
rust proof, because there may be a flaw 
in the galvanizing or the zinc coating 
may deteriorate. 
Brass Calls for Smaller Pipe 
Practical plumbers say that both for 
street service and cold water lines, 
and for hot water lines, much smaller 
brass pipe is necessary than iron pipe. 
"For instance, where %-inch iron pipe 
would be used in a cold-water line, 
%-inch brass pipe will do; while the 
same brass pipe will give the same 
service as a 1-inch iron pipe in hot- 
water lines. 
It is well to remember that the cost 
of pipe is really only a comparatively 
small part of the whole cost of the 
plumbing system, and when compared 
with the whole cost of a good house, it 
is so small as to be not worth fussing 
about at all. 
TRAPPERS 
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^ will send you fcljubrrt 
FREE. This season especially you will 
have to keep accurately posted on 
market conditions and market prices if 
you want to get the most money for 
your furs. For your own protection- 
read “ulljp l$liubrrt gripper” regularly and 
be posted on the fur market right up to 
the minute. "iTlje gdjnbrrl g-lflpprr” costs 
you nothing —but it will make you 
many dollars. It will put you in posi¬ 
tion to sell your furs at the highest 
market prices at all times — you will 
always know just what prices your furs 
should command. Isn’t such informa¬ 
tion worth money to you? Just sign 
and mail the coupon below and a copy 
will come to you by next mail. YOU 
NEED IT. Don't be without it. 
A.B. SHUBERT- 
25-27 WAustin Ave. Chicago,U-b.A. 
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Ship To 
Good reasons—we pay top prices, 
give best New York grading, send 
returns same day we receive 
shipments. We pay parcel post 
and express charges. No com¬ 
mission deducted. 
If you want a good house to ship 
to this season, write now for 
price list. Don’t delay. 
benjamin dorma 
NURS, G/MSEMG, ETC. 
/47 West 24 iA ST. /VewYork. 
TREATING “DOPY” HORSE 
I have a horse that has been sick for two 
months. At first he would lift the hind leg 
during the day as though in pain. He did 
not lay lown for periods of three weeks. He 
would just stand and lean against the side 
of the stall. When he would change position, 
he would simply stagger. I would say that 
he appeared to be ‘ dopy.” Do you suppose 
he could have been poisoned? Lately he 
seems to he gaining a little, hut hl(s ambi¬ 
tion is all gone.— George Sheppard, Cayuga 
County, N. Y. 
Your description does not give ns 
enough information to make a com¬ 
plete or proper diagnosis. A strong 
cathartic such as raw linseed oil and 
salts followed by a tonic would not 
he out of order. Put him on a feed of 
bran and oats for a few weeks. If 
there is no change in that time, a good 
veterinarian should be consulted. 
LET US TAN 
YOUR HIDE. 
Horse or Cow hide. Calf or other skins 
with hair or tur on, and make them 
into coats (for men and women),robes, 
rug-s or gloves when so ordered: or we 
can make > our hides into Oak Tanned 
Harness or Slaughter Solo or Bolt Leath¬ 
er j your calfskins into Shoo Leather. 
Colors, Gun Metal, Mahogany, Russet or 
lighter shade. Calfskins tanned in the 
lighter shades of shoe leather, also 
make elegant stand and table covers; 
great for birthday, wedding and holi¬ 
day gifts. 
LET US FIX YOUR 
WORN FURS 
freshen, repair and reshape them it- 
needed. Furs are very light weight,— 
therefore it would cost but little to send them in to 128 
by Parcel Post and get our estimate of cost; then we 
will hold them aside awaiting your decision. If you say 
“go ahead,” very well; we will do so and hold ( them 
tree of storage until you want them. If you say no, 
we will return them post-paid. . . . ,_ 
Our illustrated catalog and style book combined gives 
a lot of useful information. It tells how to take oil 
and care for hides. About our safe dyeing process on 
cow and horse hides, calf and fur skins. About dressing 
fine fur skins and making them into neckpieces, muffs 
and'garments. About taxidermy and Head Mounting. 
The Crosby Frisian Fur Company, 
571 Lyell Ave., Rochester, N. Y. 
O UR pricelists 
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prices, b u t_ our 
checks sent in ex¬ 
change for furs 
have more than 
satisfied hun¬ 
dreds in the last 
, —; thirteen years. 
Get up a sample shipment, send it in to 
us, the check you’ll receive will make ■ 
you another one of our dependable regu- ■ 
lars. If you are not satisfied, return the 
check and your furs will be shipped back 
to you. A square deal is yours for the 
trying — all to gain and nothing to lose. 
In the mean time FREE for the asking 
—our price lists, shipping tags, instruc¬ 
tions, and a list of our satisfied trapper 
friends. Your name and address on a 
postal card will do. 
SOL WARENOFF & CO., Inc. 
167 West 25th St. New York 
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[ynn Catfllnf* in colors explains 
■ lcc vamms how yon can save 
money on Farm Truck or Road 
Wagons, also steely or wood wheels to at 
any running 
gear. Send for 
it today. 
ElectricWheelCo. 
2 Elm St., Quincy, III. 
POST YOUR FARM 
and Keep Trespassers Off 
We have printed on linen 
lined board trespass notices 
that comply in all respects to 
the new law of New York State. 
We undeservedly advise land 
owners to post their farms. 
We have a large supply of these 
notices and will send a baker s 
dozen (thirteen) to any sub¬ 
scriber for 75 cents. Larger 
quantities at same rate. 
Address: 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
Dept. A 
461 4th Ave., New York City 
TO BREED, ABORTION, ETC. 
in All Animals Guaranteed 
Cured. Causes and treatment 
explained in our Free Booklet, Remedy $2 Bot. 
The Breed-0 Remedy Co., P.0. Box24Q-A, Bristol, Conn. 
WE WILL PAY YOU at the rate 
----of $8.00 per barrel selling quality 
lubricants to auto and tractor owners, garages and 
stores. Sell now for immediate and spring delivery. 
We have been in business 40 years. The Manufacturers Oil 
FAILURE 
SALESMEN 
Made for oil or electricity. Has 
long reel of pictures, show tick- 
~ ets, posters and full directions. 
Yours for sellingr only 20 bottles high 
uality LIQUID PERFUME at lBc.Won- 
derful value. Everybody buys. Send 
no money. Just your name and address. 
