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THE KITCHEN GARDEN
The season is at hand when the
gardener must hie forth with the
spade, hoe and rake to engage in his
fascinating occupation. The prepara
tion of the land is one of the most
important steps in the growth of vege
tables which must be developed quick
ly to be succulent and palatable. Where
the area of ground is very small the
spade must be resorted to for turning
and loosening it. On larger areas the
plow should always be used. On light
soils deep plowing is not essential, but
on heavy soils a thorough stirring of
•the land becomes very desirable. It is
not necessary for the owner of a small
lot to maintain some one to work the
ground and after it is thoroughly har
rowed the planting and cultivating is
best done by hand, for, of course, gar
dening to be successful must be car
ried on along intensive lines.
After the ground has been thorough
ly prepared it should be well manured
for most crops. This may be accorm
plished in one of several ways. There
is a good deal of litter accumulating
on every place and a little compost
heap should be made at the beginning
of the season and all trash thrown
thereon. The mass should be forked
over two of three times during the
year. By the following winter a mass
of rich, soft friable earth will have
been accumulated. There is nothing
better to put in the drill rows and mix
with 'the soil before planting most
seeds. If one can not have a compost
heap then some stable manure should
be secured. It is desirable that it be
well rotted. By one or both of these
means vegetable matter may be se
cured in sufficient quantity.
Next, artificial fertilizers should be
selected. As garden crops must be
planted both early and late in the sea
son when there is likely to be heavy
dashing rains there is some danger of
ordinary forms of nitrogen being leach
ed out of the soil. On this account
the gardener should resort to the use
or organic nitrogen in large measure,
especially where it is to be incorporated
with the soil. There is nothing better
for this, purpose than cotton seed meal.
It *is relatively cheap, highly efficient
as a carrier of nitrogen, and becomes
quiokly enough available to meet the
needs* of most garden crops, especially
when it is supplemented with nitrate
of soda as a component part of the fer
tilizing mixture or through using as a
top dressing.
• Some 700 to 900 pounds of cotton seed
meal may be mixed with phosphorus and
potash in providing a suitable formula
for the garden it being understood, of
course, that nitrate of soda will be used
as a top dressing at the rate of 100 to
150 pounds per acre. The fcotton seed
meal will be mixed with the soil and the
nitrate used as a top dressing, say once
every two or three weeks throughout the.
growing period. The applications should
be relatively light and rather frequent to
secure the best results. A good formu
la should contain from 8 to 10 per cent of
phosphoric acid, 3 per cent and upwards
of nitrogen, and from .6 to 8 per cent of
potash. For very sandy lands the potash
had best be increased to 10 per cent, es
pecially for such crops as potatoes. Lib
eral fertilization is desirable. The mini
mum application should be 500 pounds
per acre, but for practically all garden
and truck crops at least 1,000' pounds
should be used. If there is difficulty in
securing a high enough percentage from
cotton seed meal or other organic car
riers of this element, the gardener may
mix his material together by sacks so
that he can secure any percentage for
mula desired. It is a simple matter to
do this because as a rule the gardener
is not operating on a larg^ tract of l$nd,
and hence after all comparatively small
amounts of fertilizer are required. It is
important to bear in mind that a high-
grade cotton seed meal should be select
ed and that where this is done it will
carry in addition to the nitrogen 2 to 2.5
per cent of phosphoric acid and 1.75 to 2
per cent of potash. In preparing the
formula consideration should be given to
these plant food factors.
The next proposition is to lay the gar
den off into proper proportions. One
must decide first of all what crops he
desires to grow and the amount of
ground he would like to devote to each.
Having done this the ground should be
prepared in the form best calculated to
suit the needs of each crop. For Irish
potatoes a good trench should be made
and the manure or compost placed there*
in. Then scatter the fertilizer along the
drill row and mix both manure and fer
tilizer well with the subsoil by means of
a hoe, or in a large garden a bull-tongue
will answer very well. Plant the pota
toes and draw the rows together. The
rows in a highly specialised garden
should be rather close together for most
of the . work is to be done with a hoe;
therefore do not make them over eigh
teen inches apart except for such crqps
probably as corn and potatoes. These
crops should be planted in 2 1-2 to 3-foot
rows, but other crops may be planted be
tween the rows which will develop later
on, or better still, the garden should be
laid out so that a succession may be fol
lowed, and two or three crops raised on
the same area of ground each year.
Among the crops which may be planted
very soon are Irish potatoes, cabbage
anud cauliflower plants, onions, radishes,
lettuce, spinach, mustard, beets and
peas. Of course, only the hardy varieties
of pears, such as the Alaska, should be
planted now. The hot bed or cold frame
shbuld be requisitioned Immediately and
such seeds as egg-plant, peppers, toma
toes, etc., planted therein to be later
transplanted to the open ground.
Through the use of the cold frame the
garden may be made to produce these
crops from a month to six weeks earlier
than would otherwise be possible.
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TREATING OPEN WOUNDS.
J. W. P., Lexington, Ga., writes: A
mule belonging to a neighbor was
very badly cut with barbed wire a few*
days ago, on the inside of its hind
leg. It bled free. What would you
suggest in way of treatment, and what
do- you think of sewing a cut of this
kind?
^n treating wounds the first effort is
generally made to form a clot. This
may be accomplished in one of several
ways. As soon as the bleding is ar
rested the wound should be thoroughly
disinfected and cleansed with a solu
tion of one part of carbolic acid to
thirty parts of water. Waite lotion is
also excellent and powdered antiseptics,
such as finely puverized acetanilide or
idoform dusted on the surface ma.y be
used to advantage. It is best in treat
ing wounds in animals not to ligature
them for the reason that the animal
can not be controlled and is almost
certain to tear the ligature out and re
open the wound. Wounds in animals
are thus best healed as a rule by gran
ulation. When the wound is of a na
ture that the edges can be drawn to
gether and held by bandages, thus
much is likely to prove satisfactory
provided the wound is thoroughly
cleansed and irrigated before bound
up. It must be protected from dirt
or else suppuration is liable to set in.
In that event lunar cautic or some
other material should be used to burn
out the proud flesh. It is not desirable
to use water directly on a cut. Where
cuts are on the legs it is sometimes
difficult to stop the bleeding. The effort
should then be made to form a clot, as
suggested. Flour may be used for this
purpose, or slightly astringent sub
stances can be used to advantage, such
bs alum or tincture of chloride of iron.
The principal thing in treating a wound
'is to keep it thoroughly cleansed and
protected from dirt.
K * *
RAW GROUND PHOSPHATE.
F. F. F., Fort Valley, Ga.. writes:
Please advise me if you know* any
thing of the value of raw ground phos
phate rock from experiments made in
Georgia. Practically all the informa
tion 1 can secure comes from the Illi
nois Experiment Station.
Quite a number of inquiries have
been answered with reference to the
use of ground rock phosphate in Geor
gia. The experiments made on the col
lege farm up to this time and at other
points in the state would indicate that
where availability in plant food is re
quired that acid phosphate probably has
some considerable advantage over rock
phosphate. Our tests, of course, are
in their initial stages, and we can not
undertake to offer a definite opinion.
We would advise the farmers, how
ever, to go slowly with the rock phos
phate except under certain conditions.
Where the farmer has an abundance of
yard manure and can mix with
it in the stable a few pounds
of phosphate each day, he can
use this material to advantage. Where
his land has been rotated and has been
made rich by plowing under green legu
minous crops rock phosphate can be
used to some advantage. In the ab
sence of these conditions the acid phos
phate has apparently given the most
profitable return to the farmer.
We can not judge of the advisability
of using ground phosphate rock in
Georgia by results obtained in Illinois.
Many of the tests in that state were
conducted on the alluvial soils of the
Mississippi river which are very black
and extremely deep and have been in
the process of formation for centuries.
The soils of Illinois were naturally
very much richer than those of Geor
gia and they are of great depth. Nat
urally soils derived so largely from
decaying vegetable matter are' not
likely to be so well supplied with
phosphates as some other types of land.
It is not surprising therefore that in
the presence of great quantities of de
cayed organic matter rock phosphate
should have given good results in Illi
nois.
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RATION FOR A DAIRY COW.
E. F. H., Hattiesburg, Miss., writes: I
have a Jersey cow which will be two
years old this month with her first calf,
which is .three months old. She broke
her leg when a calf and was neglected,
but she gives five quarts of very rich
milk. I feed her equal parts of cotton
seed meal and shorts and a little corn
chops. Also give her all the hulls she
will eat "and timothy hay at night. I
tried alfalfa, but it did not seem fo agree
with her. We have to keep her up all
the time. Am I feeding her properly
and is she giving all the milk of which
she is capable with her first calf?
Your heifer is doing very well, indeed,
if she is giving five quarts a day, as
this is equivalent to between 10 to 11
pounds. Of course, a mature cow
should give more milk than this, but a
heifer. with her first calf seldom makes
anything like the best record of which
she is .capable. In this instance your
cow has been bred too young, and in
view of the injury she received, it is
surprising that she is doing as well as
you indicate. Give her as much fresh
green feed as possible and keep her on
good pasture. In addition, a combination
of equal parts of cotton seed meal and
bran should be fed. If she cares for
hulls in addition to the green feed let
her have as much as she wille at up
clean. Alfalfa hay should be much su
perior to timothy as a source oj rough
ness for a cow. Surely the alfalfa you
used was not of good quality or else
she would have eaten it with avidity and
to her adavntage as a milk-producing
animal. We think ordinarily about one
pound of grain per 100 pounds of live
weight is the right amount of grain to
feed. For heavy milkers a pound and
a*half may often be used to advantage.
You should give the cow all she will eat,
but do not try to force her too much,
as you are liable to produce indigestion,
thereby and lose rather than gain by
forced feeding. ' A variety in the ration
is desirable. Be sure that the state is
kept in a sanitary condition and the
manger cleaned out before each feed.
When you put your cow on grass, you
will still probably find it desirable to
feed the grain mixture suggested above.
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FATTENING A MULE.
T. .T. P., Rebecca, Ga., writes: I have
a mule seven years old that I want to
fatten. I feed him on corn and mixed
feed and fodder. He is sluggish most
all of the time. Would like to know
what to do for him.
Horses and mules frequently suffer
from indigestion and on that account
fail to fatten. Of course, there is a
great deal of individuality in animals
and some will not lay on flesh no matter
what effort is made to fatten them. We
would suggest that you examine the
teeth of your mule and be sure that they
are in good condition. We advise that
you give him as much range at night
as possible. In other words, turn him
out to pasture. Give him green feed in
moderate amounts whenever you can.
Instead of feeding corn alone, mix say
500 bounds of corn with 100 pounds of
oats and 100 pounds of cotton seed meal.
Feed this at the rate of 12 to 15 pounds
per day, depending on the weight of the
animal. All rations are based on 1,000
pounds of weight, and should be in
creased or decreased as the animal rises
above or falls below this figure. Give
clean, bright roughness. Keep the man
ger thoroughly cleansed and the stable
free from flies, which are irritating at
all times. Flies may be kept out by
means of screens or a cloth tacked over
the window, but which is not thick
enough to exclude the air. A tonic con
dition powder will often be found very
helpful.
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A COMPARISON OF TOP DRESSERS.
H. B., Barnesville, Ga., writes: How
does ammonium sulphate compare with
nitrate of soda as a top dressing for
oats? I hear farmers talking about cot
ton seed meal guano giving out before
the crop is matured. Is this true? We
are mixing out guano this year and us
ing 200 pounds 16 per cent acid phos
phate, 100 pounds cotton seed meal and
20 pounds muriate of potash. Our lands
are gray, light mulatto and some red.
How would this fertilizer suit for them?
We have used ammonium sulphate as
a top dressing on oats with very good
results. We feel sure that better results
will be obtained when it is applied to
land containing a considerable amount
of lime or to which lime has recently
been applied. In other words, if lime
were applied to the cowpea crop or the
corn crop occupying the land previous to
the sowing of the peas, we believe the.
sulphate will give better results even
than we obtained and we think under
these conditions it can be used as a
source oi nitrogen for top dressing to
very good advantage, for, as you know,
the nitrogen in this material becomes
quickly dissolved in the soiil, though it
must undergo fermentation so as to
transfer the ammonia into a nitrate and
thus make it most readily assimilable
SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS
ARE IN GOOD CONDITION
COLUMBIA, S. C., April 10.—Crop con
ditions in South Carolina as a whole are j
satisfactory. The rains of the spring
have kept planting operations back, but
now soil preparation is in full swring all
over the state and the seed bed will be
in uniformly a better condition this year
than for several years. In the Peedee
section the soil preparation is ideal. In
the Piedmont farm work has not been
quite so active but is progressing nicely.
The state will plant, under most fa
vorable auspices, by far the largest acre
age that has ever been devoted to to
bacco.
More grain, particularly rye and oats,
was planted this year than ever in the
history of the state, and a maximum
harvest is practically assured. More
cover crops have been grown this past
winter than ever before.
Cotton planting is backward as yet,
everywhere in the state. It is very likely
that no greater acreage than in 1912 will
be planted in cotton.
The corn acreage will be very largely
increased, and there is every reason to
expect a most material increase in the
average yield per acre. The influence in
this direction of the national corn expo
sition is most marked.
Early truck and berries are doing well.
The early peach crop promises to be a
good one.
by, plants. As the use of lime is now
steadily increasing in Georgia we believe
sulphate of ammonia can be applied
more and more to advantage.
There is no reason why fertilizer con
taining cotton seed meal should give out
sooner than that prepared through using
other carriers of nitrogen. The nitrogen
in cotton seed meal becomes quickly
enough available to meet the needs of all
long seasoned crops, and as it becomes
probably somewhat more slowly availa
ble than nitrogen derived from several
other materials, there is no reason why
it should give out in the manner you
have indicated. The chances are the far-
mers referred to are not using enough
fertilizer on their land or they are using
a low grade material, and as a result
there is not enough plant food available
to meet the needs of the growing crop.
Hence towards the end of the season
when plant food is harder to obtain and
the crop is making greater demands on
the fertility of the land than at any
other period of its life history, it begins
to shed leaves and bolls and the con
clusion is naturally reached that the fer
tilizers is giving out. The trouble re-
ferred to is, however, due to an entirely
different thing in our judgment. If the
farmers will enrich their land through
plowing under green crops or by the use
of yard manure or compost and then use
a better balanced form of fertilizer In
larger amounts, we feel certain that they
will experience less trouble with the so-
called giving out of cotton seed meal.
The mixture you suggest is a very
good one and sh'ould give good results on
gray land. We are inclined to think it
is somewhat higher in phosphoric acid
than is probably necessary for either
cotton or corn. If the above formula is
used with a top dressing the cost of pro
ducing the crop will be increased, but
Wf think better yields will be obtained.
The types of soils referred to in your
letter are among the best for agricul
tural purposes in the state, especially
the mulatto and the dark red clay land.
While these soils contain a considerable
amound of potash much of it does not
seem to be available. This difficulty can
be overcome by the use of lime. ' Green
crops will help to suppyl the deficiency
in quickly available nitrogen, while the
need of phosphoric can be met most sat
isfactorily .through applications of this
material directly to the soil.
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TOP DRESSING WHEAT AND OATS.
J. H. R., Mansfield, Ga., writes: Please
let me know if it would pay to use ni
trate o fsoda on wheat and oats, and
also t>n corn at the present price. Would
sulphate of ammonia do as well as che
soda ?
In our judgment it would pay you to
apply nitrate of soda as a top dressing
on winter wheat and oats. The nitrate
should be put on immedaitely and ap
plied after rather than before a rain
and put on'when the leaves of the plants
are dry so the acid will not burn them.
M r e thifik about 100 pounds per acre can
be used to advantage on wheat and
oats. In some instances it will pay to
use nitrate o fsoda as a top dressing
on corn. The nitrate is qqite expensive,
and therefore it is desirable to secure
the nitrogen needed for all of these
crops as completely as possible through
the growth of legumes. As the price
of nitrogen advances, our farmers will
be more and more forced to secure their
own nitrogen through growing legumin
ous crops and applications of yard ma
nure and compost. Sulphate of ammo
nia is a good source of nitrogen on soils
to which lime has been applied recently.
We have had some \ T ery good results
from applying it as a top dressing,
and feel sure -frfom our experience that
you will obtain better results if you
use it with as much as one ton of
ground limestone per acre put on six
months or a year before .the sulphate is
used.
RESULTS OF FERTILIZER ADMIX
TURE.
H. J. C., Hoschton, Ga., writes: Would
it pay me to mix a 10-2-2 formula with
cotton seed meal in equal parts for corn
and cotton and how much snould be used
per acre? What would this formula an
alyze?
If you will mix together 2,000 pounds
of 10-2-2 and 1,000 pounds of cotton
seed meal, you will secure a formula
containing in the 3,000 pounds of gross
weight about 225 pounds of available
phosphoric-acid, 101.8 pounds of availa
ble nitrogen and 60 pounds of availa
ble potash. This formula would analyze
7.5 per cent of phosphorus, 3.3 per cent
of nitrogen and 2 per cent of potash.
For use on all but the heaviest clay
lands this mixture would be somewhat
low in potash unless you have used
lime on the land or are in position to
do so. We would suggest, theerfore,
that you incorporate with the mixture
as much as 100 pounds of muriate of
potash which would raise the nitrogen
to over 3 per cent. We think this
formula contains an abundance of phos
phoric acid and a very good amount of
nitrogen. We are inclined to think for
heavy red clay land as much phosphor
us and a little less nitrogen will an
swer all right for cotton, though this
formula will be found very good in our
judgment for corn.
SERVIA MAY ANNEX
MONTENEGRO SOON
(By Associated Press. - )
LONDON, April 10—King Nicholas, of
Montenegro, has definitely arranged
plans to abdicate his throne if force is
employed by European power against
his little kingdom. This announcement
was made in official Montenegrin circles
here today.
Arrangements for this action were
made by King Nicholas in consultation
with King Peter of Servia. The agree
ment provides that King Nicholas sl^ill
abdicate and with his family quit his
country.
Montenegro will then effect a union j
with Servia while King Nicholas and his •
family will be given appropriate pro
vision on the civil list and will reserve
a right of succession to the Serbo-
Montenegrin throne.
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According to Agents, Rain Re
tards Planting-Rotation Is
Reported
ATHENS, April 9.—Reports received
at the Georgia State Qollege of Agricul
ture from the sixty-odd farm demon
stration agents working in the state,
reveal that oats and other small grain
crops in Georgia are in a flourishing
condition, that farmers are behind with
planting and soil preparation, but not
as far behind as at this time last year,
that greater interest than ever is now
being taken in getting good seed to
plant, the demand for which is greater
than can be supplied; that more farmers
are planning crop rotations and mixing
fertilizers at home.
While the latter part of March and
the first few days of April discouraged
the farmers with bad weather, the past
week has been favorable and a great
deal of seeding has been done through
out the state.
Some of the reports received ar* as
follows: D. H. Smith-, Swains boro, says
farmers are behind with planting. This
year more interest is being taken in ro
tation.
F. R. Logue, Madison, says oats are
promising, a good many farmers are
mixing fertilizer at home and some are
hauling leaves and rakings from the
woods to thin spots on their lands.
W. N. Manning, Funston, reports
greater diversification of crops among
demonstrators and calls attention to one •
selling $800 worth of hogs at Moultrie
which cost him only $200, and he has
besides 100 pigs left.
W. G. Middlebrooks, Walden, says
that Interest in hogs is increasing and
farmers are taking up the proposition
of raising on their fan* all they con
sume.
K. C. Davis, LaGrange, reports small
grain looking fine, that a bi-g area is to
be put to corn and quite a demand is
being made for improved seed.
Gilford L. Harris, Fayetteville, reports
that rains did damage to growing crops
and farmers behind with planting.
W. C. ewis, Wellston, finds farmers
broadcasting their farms with leaves
and mold to supply humus.
J. S. Jones, Dawson, says oats are
good, wheat poor. More cow peas and j
soy beans are being sown.
C. M. James, Columbus, finds greav |
interest in boys’ corn club and girls’ i
canning club work.
Less corn and cotton is being plant
ed by farmers in the region of George
town, according to Agent W. A. Hill, but
the farmers are using the same amount
of fertilizer they applied on larger
areas.
W. T. Holliday,' reporting from Lump
kin, says that oats are looking good.
R. D. Gay, Cuthbert, says oats are
promising and believes between 16 and
20 per cent more corn will be grown
this year than last.
E. S. Collins, Blakely, says that farm
ers are showing increased interest in
improved seed, both corn and cotton.
J. A. Chastain, Thomasville, says
farmers are well up with work, that
there has been improvement in soil,
preparation and the disk harrow is be
ing used more.
W. H. Bullard, Camilla, says that the
corn area will be larger than heretofore
and farmers want better seed.
J. W. Arnold, Jr., Dry Branch, Twiggs
county, says there is increasing inter
est in growing general crops and some
mixing of fertilizer.
P. D. Johnson, Covington, is teaching
farmers how to mix their own fertiliz
ers, landing many of them quite willing
to learn.
B. J., Davis, of Taylorsville, says there
are more oats and better oats.
C. S. Cox, Cass Station, reports fur
ther advanced than ordinarily Ufecause
of increased fall plowing. He also finds
better care and use of manure.
J. F. Waters reports from Greenville
that oats are good.
S. M. Richardson, Hartwell, finds
much interest in club work, grain look
ing well and more harrows In use.
E. T. Jackson, Carrollton, finds great
interest in club work. * „
John T. Trapnall^ Metter, says oats
are good, increased interest in forage
crops especially in hog pasture.
D. B. Eskew, Eastnallee, reports oats
as fine as can be.
James A. Booker, Fort Valley, finds
a remarkably growing interest in home
mixing of fertilizer.
J. W. West, Fort Gaines, says oats
are fine, increased planting of Irish and
sweet potatoes, more peanuts being
planted.
Patrick H. Ward, Ochochuee, finds
great interest in club work and a good
prize list offered.
J. T. Pittman, Bainbridge, says oats
are looking good, farmers interested in
dipping vats. Much interest in clubs.
David Wicker, Americus, finds in
creased interest in forage crops and
small grain and interest in improved
terracing. I
RUINS OF DUDLEY CASTLE
TARGET OF SUFFRAGISTS
(By Associated Press.)
DUDLEY, England, April 8.—Militant
suffragettes early today attempted to
blow up the ruins of historic Dudley bas-
tle, parts of which date back to the
eighth century.
The inhabitants of the town were
awakened by a loud explosion. A large
force of police was dispatched to the
castle, and on searching the surrounding
grounds found some chemicals and blast
ing powder. Most of the powder had
failed to explode and the damage was
not serious.
Two old siege guns weighing a ton
each, were thrown out of the embrasures
of the castle by the explosion.
Many of the windows of a group of ad
jacent cottages were broken.
“Votes for women and damn the con
sequences,” was painted on one of the
old cannon and “In honor of Mrs. Pank-
hurst,” on another. A quantity of suf
frage literature was scattered about.
One account of the explosion says the
militant suffragists loaded and fired one
of the big guns, which was a relic of
the Crimean war. It was a Russian can
non captured at the siege of Sebastopol.
0>!i Handsoma Sufi
to OBU» m
Agents
Write Today. Be the one in your
town to get this astounding tailoring
offer. An offer to give you the swelled
suit yon ever saw FREEt But you must
hurry. We want a representative in
your town right away. We will start
you in a biQ money-making busu
ness of your own—FREE! Plenty of
money and plenty of nifty clothes—tot
YOU—if you write AT ONCE! No
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WE PAY ALL EXPRESS CHARGES
Yes. we pay everything. You take no
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—made of the most beautiful fabrics
and.in the latest classiest styles. Keep
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< S50.00 TO $100.00 A WEEK
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Agents swamped with orders on NEW
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Paragon Tailoring Co., Dept. 405 Chicago, III.
Service
W E could sell wagons for less
money, but we don’t care to
sell that kind of wagon. We
want your second order, and your third,
and every order you give for a wagon. We
can’t be sure of getting those orders unless
the first wagon you buy from us proves so
satisfactory that you would not think of
g oing tanywhere else for the second. We
ave to tell you how good our wagons are
to get your first order. After that, we ex-
? ect the wagon itself tb do the selling.
H C wagons
Weber New Bettendorf
Columbus Steel King
are made of selected, high-grade material throughout.
Come with us to the works where these wagons are
built, and see the tremendous sheds where the lumber
is air-dried—seasoned out of doors—for three years or
more before it is used. Do you know the
difference between air-dried and kiln-dried
wood ? One process takes years of time, and
leaves the fibres of the wood filled with and
cemented together by the natural resinous
residue of the sap. The other requires only
a few days’ time, drives out all the sap, resin
and all, and leaves the wood brittle and weak.
Air drying produces elastic lumber, wagon parts that
bend and give under loads and strains, but that come
back to their original position when the strain is
removed.
Weber and Columbus wagons have wood gears; New
Bettendorf and Steel King have steel gears. The I H C
local dealer knows which wagon is best suited to your
work and will give you catalogues and full informa
tion about the wagon he sells. See him, or, if you
prefer, write
International Harvester Company of America
(Incorporated)
CHICAGO
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