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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
Some Good Hints on Care or i ires
Farmer Writes for Advice and General Answer Is Given With
Ideas on How to Save Tire Cost.
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I d o n ’t kno w why my tires
^ wear out so soon. Why should
<$> my tiro expense be so heavy I
I t seems to me t h a t I buy the
best quality of tires, b u t there
«> is always something wrong.
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E. P. B.
There ere probably a number
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<$- of others who find themselves in
«> the same fix as E. P. B. W ith ­
out knowing j u s t w h at they do
not do, it would 1 e impossible
to diagnose w h a t ’s wrong. We
have written, however, a num­
ber of ideas concerning the care
of tires, which appear below,
an d which should be of assist­
ance. A second article will fo l­
low in a la t t e r issue.
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H A IN S cut ?nd lace rate tne tread
an d t e a r it from the carcass. If
used a : all they "h< r i d be run
loose.
Cuts in the tr e a d are caused by
pieces of glass, sh arp itones, or other
obstacles in th e ror.d r n d if casings
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are k ep t in Service the moisnrva and
diFt is for ed into th se cuts a i d b e ­
tween the tread r u o b -r an d the fab
ric, form ing what is kno *n to t ”*«. user«,
in general as “ suu« M isters.”
A so ft t**ead can be cans ' Iron» the
heat, oiled roads, or oi‘ on gar ag e
floors, gasoline, repair as w tli ns u n ­
der-cure. A tread in ho .»bow con
djtiou cuts very easily, hence se p ara­
tion develops rapidly >u account of the
dirt, moisture, etc., o rin g allowed to
work in a n d natu rally it wears down
much sooner than a firm tread. Under
euro is seldom heard r f by season of
automatic system of team control em ­
ployed by factories.
Loose t read s „re a continu. ion of
the sand blistering conditions.
Wheel Out of Lii~o
The heel of a ear out of proper ad
ju stm en t is an abnormal condition and
causes the tread to - ’car out a g reat
deal quicker than if th e wheel were
in proper alignment.
A brak e not properly adjuste d on the
wheel will wear the tread unevenly in
places a n d sometimes w ear through ail
plies of fabric, while th e balance of
th© tr e a d may not be much worn. When
the brakes are applied a tire naturally
Woman Makes Living From Rabbits
Mrs. Lizzie Nevins Tells How She Nets From $10 to $100 a Week
From 20 Flemish Giar.ts.
stops on the il i u su rface ra pidly r e n ­
dering the easing u n s t v ceable.
Skid ding i^ a tire deeiioycr, it will
cut an d s ' r u b a tire in places, and
in many instances has caused the tire
to blow off the rim.
Fabric Conditions
Broken fab ric ic the result o f violent
kneeding a .d bending of t h e side walls
of the casings. I n s u f fi c i e n t inflation
causes the fab ric tv) break an d tear
along both sides of the t read until
i jaiiy a oJow-cut occurs.
Fab ric
breaks have the same a p ­
pearance as broken f ab ric; in some
instances the fab ric Is broken all the
way a r a m d a n d the '»ause o" this is
t h a t the tire was used on a car heavier
than the tire was designed to carry.
Excessive weight on a casing will
break dowi th e fabric in th e side walls
an d eventually a blow-out will result.
The causes of ru p tu red fab ric and
bruised f a i r i e s are too nu merous to
mention, but they are mostly caused by
casings strik in g an obstruction in the
road accidentally or otherwise.
¿separated Fabric
S ep arated fab ric is usually due to two
causes: in su f f ic ie n t in fla tion or friction
th a t has d eterio rated with age. I f tires
are k ept properly infla ted, separation
cannot develop, except from th e second
cause. Continued service on a partial
ly deflated tire will in u v< ry short
time cause se paration and sh u fflin g be­
tween the various plies and eventually
a blow-out.
moult consiilerzbly longer tlign the
Giant. Consequently the Flemish Giant
is a bettci animal for the m a r k e t man.
“ Breeding blooded stock is innch
more p ro fitable and much easier than
raising stock for tho m ar ket.
When
1 was in tho m a r k e t business i had 423
rabbits. It is considerable work to take
earn of these.
Demands Own Price.
“ In tho m ark et husinc s the best
price you can ever get is t h 1 market
quotations, while as a br eeder I can de
mand my own price—and get it, too.
Anim als th a t cust me a dollar to raise
fre quently sell for from <12 to »13.
But, sp eak in g in tlio slang sense, one
must be able to deliver the g oods' to
get th is price. My blooded Flemish
G ian ts b ring frem $1.30 to »2.30 in 8
to 10 weeks, according to th e pedigree
of th eir p arents
“ 1 entered two rab b its in th e O a k ­
land poultry show last yea. an d won
with b o th ; the f irs t for th e best buck
of a n y age, breed or color; the special
prize: also a second price.
“ Hard work f Yea, ii.dccd.
When
1 stn rtcd 1 bad many trials, but kept
on *u th e fact of discouragement. But
an y woman with 13 or 20 good stoek
Flemish G ian ts can make a com fortable
living, if she will apply herself.'
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Sold on easy payments.
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Mrs. L u zie N evins Holding a Fam ily of Flemish Giants in Her
At her home is a large back yard
and in it are hutches containing 140
thoroughbred Flemish Giants.
We all have to make money
in some way or another. Most
“ F o u r y ears a g o ,” said Mrs. Nevins,
c f us are anxious to find a new
“ I began with three r a b b i t s — -a buck
way. Sometimes a -hint as to a
and \w o does, f r o f i this start 1 have
profitable tide line ia apprec
built an industry. My greatest am bi­
iated. In that way the story o f
tion was to produce a larger rabbit than
Mrs. N evins may hold hope for
any other breeder. In this 1 have sue
many.
ceeded. What th e market man needs
is a*quick growing aninlal so that he
can get his etoek o f f bis hands before
OUR years ago a woman needed the profit is eaten up in feed bills.
money. 8he had three children.
Started W ith Belgians.
Today her income it from $10
" I realized th is fi is t when I was
tc $100 n week.
in the m ark et business myself. 1 s t a r t ­
The woman ia respected in her com ed with Belgian H ar es b u t switched to
the Flemish Giant because of th e d i f ­
■ unity and looked up to.
ference ia aize and weight . f tho two
The children are girls.
Her name ia Mrs. Lizzie Nevina of broods. Now 1 . r a i s e . o n j v Flemish
in a n ts . For the -first fo ur weekir FTem
F m ltvale, Cal.
She ia a raster e f rabbita—a breeder ish a n d Belgian grow a t about the same
• f blooded stock. On the Pacific coast rate, b u t when the Belgian goes into
the moult ke »lows up and «ays ia tu«
•he ia a rec
authority.
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D elays Prove Costly
M ake all repairs at i nee.
Always ca rry yo ur spare casings in
water proof covers.
D o n ’t c a r i y your e x t r a tubes loose
in the tool box. Those sh a rp tools and
the ch afin g they n cessarily receive
will ruin them. Careful drivers carry
them in a flexible w aterp ro o f bag t h a t
f i ts the tu b e snugly.
£ K e e p idle tire s in a dry, cool place,
aw ay from direct sun.
A f t e r p u ttin g a new tube in . casing,
see t h a t it is not pinched by th e bead,
valve base, lugs or Hap.
An inner protector should be used
only in old casings in order to ob tain
a little more mileage, b u t never on new.
An in ner protector i>y m aking the cas­
ing t h a t nuch th ick er lessens the r e ­
siliency of a case an d also generates
he at which will soon cause th e plies
to se parate, thus ru in in g th e tire.
When used a t all they should b ' proper­
ly cemented.
Stack Covers Will
Soon Save Cost
« O D D I N V E S T M E N T fo r any
farm er wlic do. s not th r ash from
the sta ck or store his hay in b arn s
cr sheds is a lot of sta ck covers.
T hey will save t he»- cost th« first
Mason, an d if k ept in t h e burn when
not in use will last five cr six years.
(.‘overs i.re j s j -* a 7rcat deal in the
.a s te rn states, where the vakie of a n y ­
th in g aised on*the far-n is more k een­
ly appreciated th an on th e big f arm s
o f the West.
B u t .h ey will pay nny-vh'Te.
T here .s no mo.i reason why good
gr ain or hay slfould go to was te on a
big farm t h a n oil a small one.
Get covers of he avy can v as about
12x24 or 1G fe et square, an d weight
down the sides.
They ca be bou ght of a n y farm im­
plem ent house.
They will keep the top o f t le sta ck
dry an d ther e will be no necessity of
throw ing away a half dozen layers oi
w h eat or a h alf ton cf bay, which is
generally done when the covers ar e not
used.
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From $4.00 u p — Agents Wanted.
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Portland, Oregon.
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There are several causes fox
rim
cuts;
one of which is ridin g a
tiro with insufficient inflation.
The
others are riding the casing on rims
t h a t ar e not true; t h a t are wrong size;
t h a t ar e battered or misshapen.
Because one t i r j in an otherwise good
set goes Lad, it does not necessarily
mean t h a t it is d efective for each
lire s»tins on its own hub and en­
counter s its own troub les separa tely
from the others.
fKOVERALLS
ALL R lw H Ib R E S E R V E D
Keep Kids Kleen
T h e m e * prarriraL hrakbfei, playtime
f irm e r.s r r r r inrem ed fc f cbiM rra 1
to I yeor« of are. %,s 4 r ia one puree
with ¿rep bark. E ar..- rlifpeu on or,
c 9 .
w asted.
No tirh t
el**!c banc1» to r o p circulation.
M ade in blue den m. and blue and
w hite hickory «ripe« for all The
year round.
Alac lifh ter wes*bt
m aterial for i r a i r r T wear. AH
t*-rm m ta trimmed with f»«t red or
blue r» »tea. M ace in Dutch a n k
w?t!» elbow alertea and inch
75c the suit
If y our dealer e a rn e r ra n d y yon.
we will aend ih e * . ebarcea prepaid
on receipt o f price, 7 Sc each.
A New r p r r If They
Suit NULL Rip
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Nat:onaJ Stamp &
Sea! Works
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will carry your clothes and provision» on
your machine, cr how you will keep the
perishable food coot on a hot day? If not—«
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Guaranteed to keep things cool.
And lie Makes Anything Else ou Need for
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Sample Cases and Grips.
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