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temoon. While the Chief P— STOP YOUR RUNAWAY able increases in bank deposits in ag- In* to onr c rlcnltnral States and the increase in; pared meats. the number of small country banks are * * directly and indirectly because of the profits that hare come to the farmers. Weather Bureau Work* The report presents the work ac complished by the Weather Bureau for. ' systematic examination of canned goods. Its practical experiments have developed the fact that, without excep tion, the addition of the ordinary pre servatives to food3 is prejudicial to ' health. The Secretary argues the need j of protecting the public from these evil effects by legislation. Soil Surveys and Soil Studies* In spite of the activity of the Bu reau of Soils, there are on file at the present time requests for mapping 215 counties in 40 States and territories. The surveys already made aggregate 63,000,000 acres in 44 States and ter ritories. The soils adapted to spe- CCNUiNfi Aj You Cm Do H EVERY HUE UNISSS STAMPED . /yfK OEER safety rein / BU “ L “ )/ As PRICE, COMPLETE, *5.00 J cmmnaxU JpS Exprtwag. Prepaid V B81DLX ft | i m ,|f^V°TT So now Smuh-upi; No mot* V„ (I pi V, fi] Lhrea Ulti Can be buckle'' - 'll * on, In a nlmit., to u; Bridl*, WORK* INDEPENDENTLY OP THE OR IVINS REINS. Well, lor descriptive circular, frea on application, to THE GEER MANDPAOTCRING CO., 47 EXCHANGE PLACE, NEW YORK. will Stop any Horan or Money Refunded. GREAT IS THE AMERICAN FARMER* GUV ELLIOT MITCHELL. * Secretary Wilson's report to the President on the present condition of the American farmer and of the work of his Department is the most remark able statement of a great people's proa- perity which has probably ever been issued since time began. The Secre- the highest value ever before reached. While only one crop, corn, reached its highest production this year, four crops—corn, hay, wheat, and rice- reached their highest value. Value of the Dairy Cow* No crop but corn produces the in- jWhat More Acceptable : CHRISTMAS >Coald you send to your friends?* j | It Costs Ten Cents : lit is Worth Ten Dollars: | WHY? | I ' BECAUSE : ! Every'Womaa’sLife is aProblem* ! ofj • [how to make a uvmaf ASST. SECRETARY HAYS, the benefit of the farmers, mariners, and manufacturers, “ , and points out that with all the development of this work the average per annum increase In the cost of the service for the past ten years is but 4.41 per cent Suppression of Diseases of Animal* Of the Bureau of Animal Industry the Secretary says that the work of fighting contagious diseases of animals has been unremittingly carried on. The report refers in detail to the principal diseases which have been made the subject of study, and concludes that in every case the efforts of the Bureau have been attended with a more sat isfactory control or complete eradica tion. He commends highly the skill PROF. GALLOWAY, Chief of the Bureau of Plant Industry, cial crops such as the grape, the apple, citrus fruits, the sugar-beet, alfalfa, rice, corn, cotton, etc., have all been made subjects of special study based on the field surveys. The investiga* nearly 45 per cent, of which were dis tributed through the Senators and Representatives In Congress. Need of Government Crop Reports. Referring to the work of the Bureau of Statistics, the Secretary says that the development of organizations to fix prices, and in some cases to force temporary changes giving unnatural advantages to price manipulators, has led to the need of a strong and im partial agency to make comprehensive reports of actual facts relating to prospective crops and yields, that all concerned may know how to buy and j ONE WHO KNOWS * is oftentimes !of value incalculable ! to the i WORKER OR HOUSEWIF ► ! How to Save Time SECRETARY WILSON, OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AORICUI/TURE. come that the dairy cow does. The estimate of the value of dairy products for 1905 reache3 1665,000,000. The farmer’s hen competes for precedence with wheat, poultry products aggre gating half a billion dollars in value. Value of Farm Anlmala* The value of horses and mules on farms exceeded last winter $1,452,000,- 000. Milch cows are advancing in numbers anjl are worth $482,009,000. The value of all other cattle is esti mated at $662,000,000. Great Amount of Exports* During the last fiscal year, exported domestic farm products were valued at $827,000,000. During the last sixteen years the domestic exports of farm products have amounted to $12,000,000,- 000, or $1,000,000,000 more than enough to buy all the railroads of the country at their commercial value, and this to the American people a pen picture of the American farmer as ho is to day, to make clear the pre-eminent position of the farming Industry, Its wonderful productiveness, and Its large contributions to the general prosperity of tho country. His report also points out some of the more important work by which his Department seeks to benefit the farmer. What it ought to be IS TOLD BY ' ONE WHO KNOWS MAXWELL'S teaches you about bees, bow to handle them for ■Quay and prow. Send far Cros copy. Read it. Then you'll want to subacrlbe. dmonth'a trial 80c. Don't delay but do it to-day. A. I. Root Co., Medina, Ohio. An Illustrated Monthly Edited by (toy Clisbec (laxtf e which will be sent to you Kirk’s ot whom are engaged In distinctly scientific work. In Its systematic work In securing new plants and seeds from foreign countries tho Bureau of Plant Industry has been highly successful. Success has also attended Its work In cotton Breeding, undertaken with the view to obtaining new sorts combining im proved length of staple with produc tiveness. "— FOR ONLY AMERICAN CROWN TEN CENTS Send a dime or five two-cen stamps to MAXWELL’S HOMEMAKER MAGAZINE The Secretary records the production of a new citrus fruit, the cltrango, several varieties of which— tho Rusk, the Willets, the Morton— have been developed. Another inter esting product ia the new tangelo, a hybrid orthe pomelo or grape fruit, and. the tangerine orange. Very considerable importance Is re corded in tho manner of seed distribu tion. A special feature has been the encouragement of school-garden work thereby. Growth of the Forest Service. An important achievement In For estry during the past few years has been to enlist the sympathy and co- DR. WILEY. Chief uf the Bureau of Chemistry. The same is two-fold. It seeks to add to the knowledge of the man and to increase the productive capacity of the acre. Mr. Wilson does not, how ever, lay back upon his oars and inti mate that everything is being done that Is necessary, for, great as has been the work undertaken and accomplished, and gratifying as has been the re sults as shown in the first few pages of this report, be It remembered, re marks the Secretary, that we are still at the threshold of agricultural develop ment and that the educational work which has led to such grand results has only been extended os yet to a portion ot our agricultural population. Unprecedented Prosperity of Farmer A year of unequaled prosperity has been added to the most remarkable series of similar years that,has come to the farmers ot this country. Farm crops have never before been har vested at such a high general level of production and value. Corn has reached its highest production, over 2,700,000,- 000 bushels, of a total estimated value •f $1,216,000,000. Hay comes Becond, with a value of $605,000,000. Cotton is expected to yield $575,000,000. The *s a green soap, consistency of paste, a perfect cleanser for automobllo machinery and ail vehicles; will not injure the moat highly polished surface. Made from pure vegetable oils. If your dealer does not carry American Crown 8o«p in stock, send us his name and address and Vo will see that your wants arc supplied. Put up in 12# 25 and 60 lb polls. James S. Kirk& Company CHICAGO, uu. CHICACO PROF. WHITNEY, Chief of the riurean of Sofia, voted to the Mexican cotton boll weevil. The subject of dissemination ot the weevil through cottbn gins has been very carefully Investigated, and DR. MELVIN. ' Chief of the Bureau Animal Industry with the mere surplus for which there was no demand at heme. Farmers as Bankers, One ot the most notable outgrowths ot savings by farmers Is the great multiplication ot small National banks in recent years. As many as 1,764 banks,.each with a capital ot less than *50,000, were organized from March, 1900, to October, 1006. These were dis tributed mostly throughout the South and tho North Central States, In rural regions. In the South 633 of these banks were organized, and In tho North Cen tral States 792. For the first time In operation of lumbermen and forest owners, and the Secretary urges that the work ot education contlnuo until International Harvester Co. GASOLINE ENGINES When equipped with an T. H.’C. gasoline engine, the £ann7tho dairy, tho mill, tho threshing machine, or the busker and shredder can be operated more economically than with any other power. Farmers who havo water to pump, wood to saw, feed to grind or com .to.shell, can do this work at a minimum cost with I. II. C. engines. DR. HOWARD, Chief of tho Bureau of Entomolqgy. public opinion will not tolerate need less waste or Injudicious loss. In the saving of waste the Service has added vastly more to the National wealth than Its total.expenditures during It* entire history. Tho control of the for int. MKRltlAM. . Chief of the Bureau of Biological Survey. Important results have been obtained, resulting in recommendations to the glnners calculated to greatly reduce this danger. \ Beneficial Insects Introduced. Work has been done by tho Bureau of Entomology In tho Introduction of the fig fertilizing InsecVof South Eu rope, the Introduction of a parasite of the black scale so Injurious to citrus arid olive crops In California from South Africa, and the Introduction with success ia the Southern States I. H. C. HORIZONTAL ENGINB I. R. C. gasoline engines, are mado in the following sizes: 9,3 and s B- P„ vertical type, stationary; 6,8,10, ia and 15 IL P„ horizontal typo, stntr zonary; and 6,8,10, is and 15II. P„ horizontal type, portable, r WRITE fOR GASOLINE ENGINE BOOKLET. International Harvester Co. of America (Incorporated) 7 Monroe Street Chicago, I1L, U.S.A. est reserves, embracing property worth in cash at least r.Vl.oOO.OOO, has been transferred to tho Forest Service. The Service continues to afford important aid to private forest owners. Chemical Investigations. The Bureau of Chemistry has con* ducted Important Investigations relat- ■ DR. MOORE, CHIEF OF THE WFATFFR BUREAU, short wheat crop of lait year Is fol-lthe financial history of the South, de- lowsd by one of 684,000.000 bushels I posits In the banks of that region now jmd Its value, *525,000,000, overtops | exceed *1,000,000,000. These .remark-