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P (S) ; Gut 'Eri&WfateljyCci!-. --'ration t ;r (U I LI ijljljliltHt.iiiiiHtitoiiiniiiiiiiltiitiiiiliiiiiY' " At fe3herevfs a combination of top notch engine y ; lmfp rox can get a smooth running, steady, Suiet. ntiable power outfit at the tame price ;st formerly bought only a noisy, trouble came, "cheap" engine. 4 wis J uvi a , - - . - ' 'a promise but a ', " 3 ttrfltaE Wmmbt-v-sit" .' T.'l tcr1 '; - &; backed by the , iff ililllk r5 teDutation and re- eourcesof thJsMiF - Hon Dollar Com pany; ) We make - sou the iudze and jury If the tlavnardf not equal or luptrior " price return it and get every penny back,, mclumng transportation ; charges. That'sratf" of our confidence m the higb quality of ; the Maynard. ' The prices speak fbf the wonderful values, 1. GQdays' trial no money in advance Send in your name on a- postal card for. facts that prove this the greatest : sensation irk alt engine history. Read whythc Mapard would cost three times our prices if sold through dealers. Read, about Maynard 'streftgtfiduraMlftf,-r7fy;j Read why the Maynard starts so easily, runs so smooth-., ly, , quietly and steadily, x Read why the Maynard getsroit of eVtry drop of ftief. Read why a boy can tun rt, Study the speed at which Maynards are rated and compare hm MtK rrtliArs Parf iwhir XV iMld YOU mv Maimar F.norin nn fifl Aavs? trial." no moaeV in advance. Guaranteed to give at least 5 year' service ; Noti enr" Guarantee to sell repairs f if needed! any time within 15 years or pre yw t new engine or full price" back. i J Compare gineyou is wc,nw roaucr nuw luucxinwuata. I . i ;caa tit yocrname iiowi tioa o u MamaKUv 1 u is-h.p., uuitt pmtcoaeas,)raiofiM;keroMMflrd!itniaM; alaopantg'iWtar.rtBdiDg'.stloflltesrandcOTJl kteUlBjotttfiu. Jmty, "Sead Eajina BooiC niaatec8s a below. Bookwbyretum mil. PRICES 2 -If. P. 3.W S -HP.- fiCO 7 -IL P.- 116.00 a -H.p.-isa.co 12-ilp,- moa 15-K.P.-295.Ca GUARANTEE Tfe fuuaittee thi enjlo todevelop llorse Power and w be eapabfe of stand" luz KtBOMble wlo4 continuously without ovier fceatlar" or We guarantee the life olthis en gjue to-fc 5 years crme and we will replace It if it ahwfcf Beeonw oscls fR sid oi five years, provided the damaee (s not caused by misuM f neglect W euaranteethis engine to run ai well and tor as lona as any enerine of like size and tya,r-f adfess of mkc Mr Slice. We guarantee it ta e free Item defects in ma- . terlat awl werlunanshiok and will replace tree any" part "texecptiatf batter! that may wear out or breale (ran defect at any tfma during the life of engine. SS3 Ciore Eldgw New York ( ; Great News for Every Milk Shipper m the South STURGES REFRIGERATOR CAN I r ..... . . . " i i, ' ' . II bot-weathtf r haul fOMiblc oe up new maepen- makes lonor end profitable markets1 maftei each sMpper cremoiiMtr7McaicoBiuotiav :: ::. This Can is built like, ftretrlgeratoo-l a relrleemtor, : Hafd9bie walls faselntiffcaliyinsutatedthat M hours of continuous tt degrebat rakA the traperature of ti&eresmi oirtr degrees (from 4 to 58 degrees P.J ' while til milk fe an ordinary can lost oil Its refriarer tfon and rose from I degrees to 92 degraei fong before All for MlnBF4 Josfcotog Chai to U ; Urersr stoirped. ; ; f r-: of large hotels and restaur ants in Southeni cities many miles distant, letting- the rvtstl price for roar sweet milk and cream, ; All' markets are open to you. NOfhlng'thtu'far in vented is of greater important to the dairyiirg industry of the South. - - i Th Stttrgear Refrigerator Can ft nofonly a ref rigera. tor, but it Is aw atr tight, germ-proof eoatainer. Carer fits neck like a globe valve nd below this cover a parf. fined sap fits into c groove fa iho neck liks t Bottle esnv Tha can is sturdy and staunsb. and will last ttaree times as long as andlnary caiv.'v.:,-H'-J In order to secure widesprta use of this esn. WefwHl ' self direct to farmer? and dairymen-at a small margin 1 abov aanufasterbix cost But don't expect to buy ltfor anything Mke the ext of prauwrw mutt tansr oecmuse ws aror reuuy seiunflr you a ' blgb, cls mtfeatffla'roit'iascsMr ;a Just the" same It is the cheanest can you can buy measured byttasaxaingpovsr and toss-stopping power. Send for catalog No. 57and prices. State how many icans you wish us to quote on-of 5 Ral. and 10 gal. stzer. Sturges & Burn Mfg; Co., 50$ So. Green St 'CHICAGO, ILL. hocisiatevitli MTKA-GEEM NitraGerci loprovei yourcrotj and land, r Use Nrtra-Germ on ymn- cow-peas, peai, beail9, peanuta,'toy bearrav telv-et bean alfalfa, clovers, vetcHes, etc Vhcrt ro'tt bay Nltrs-Genn. Tort bar eerms which knvft tcn nrorriv trains ! fot JI'i fa the CelX. Tliey art strong enough to assist the plants ia eitractin r exopi Many year of pbxaleal experience nay taught as how geimstnast b -parted for illpraent to- reaeh yon fa proctxieilte eondiUoa, Sltra Oerni wlU IfTOduco w6i othet eulturebv filled. The application la very siinpl. Out price axe sUadriik I ae-$2.00; fr aeies-Sl 80; 59 acres m per aere dc"Tete6 X ocanttiXaa. special price. WriU for oar nteratare. Far VLzzt Vzlaa ess ktj for tTtdsI dotation We want local agents to repre- iTKS rn7TJGEPJ:.l COdB. SAVANNAH, GA. hi all PULVERIZE THE CLODS BEFORE pass and hard soil to work, i had - Tilt? V rvT UWn -' : ' al1 lowed afiLd usei a cover croo aU . ' . .-spring; and my soil did riot get ha 5 ' (pint Prize Letter) - , ' iby rtnmfflfg- together,- His crop stl WHEN I want to make a good seed f0m dlT her; while min; . bed ' the first thing I do Is to - - ; 'Uke , disfc harrow with Pty ? ; . "r -it ran auowen-rains to enter i good angle, so- the will . gom he . J ffcrr soil to a-ffood depth aad cut hlf the cover crop width of the-disk This double fcuts KS" Sents that the aoil and if there b any trash on nare.bcen rashed away and he land it will U cut. La 'small eM.-thesoiI m pfactthird,the"greea the . ianait wm . crpS pfowe(j Tjnder -m spring By doing this disking Iget'a good cJwL three or four inches iK?8 keP? thoi!S deen but this is not deep enough Ai- Tt, t J if atter raIfl terl 8tore ter i.get tne wuu wv u t j August a large turning plow and set it to , . . t.-Lyj RtIwpp run as deep as possible, but not deep, - 7 W' K1SHER enough to turn more than a very little rham, N. U of the subsoil up orrtop of the ground, " . . - . ... If there are any clods and the GOOQ PREPARATION REDUCES weather is dry CULTIVATION over the land as fast as it is broken , .,v v,-Uv T,if up. This packs the soil and crushes , v-lI 11AL1! rin hetorp thev'eret hard- When , ; - a clod" gets" hard and dry, is next K. ' ) (Ptiie Letter) ' i " 'o impossible to make a.good. seed"- v-fj, y - 'THE preparation of the seed bed is In about a week" or 10 days ."after .more; important than cultivation,. the land is -broken I double disk it because, if .the,soil is not thoroughly again, and if this does not make a Pjtamed before, planting no amount good seed bed-but it generally does, of cnltrvation can pulverize the clods -4 wait a week or 10 days and give it tne piarirs. ir tne sou is prer, - irinff Tt i'q ffluc'h better to paredm theJ right, way before plant-' few dava aad make mg, ' better, crop? will be made, with a good seed bed than it is to plant alf 'tnexaltivation. that is required, u,- iAa - - 'with a poorfr prepared seed bed. If this method -of preparation is , The -best , way l, have found is to followed an ideal seed bed-will-be pulvem.the:: top. soil-before break-" made and there' certainly will not be - mg.. jThen ithere, are no clods turned in the soil anv dead air spaces' that Mdee;.t,.;fFOtibte all through are so detrimental in time-of drouth,, crop time: j hen pnlvenze thorough A seed bed -made like this will not fr. and you have a seed bed pulverized need very mueh ' cultivation-jtut as deep; as. ypit, have plowed . enough to keep down the weeds and W'methofJ: first, I cut tip conserve the moisture." top sodrth -adisk harrow about q TINSLEY three or .four inches deep. I then nar Madisonville, Ky.. , V :row ' withiV-section harrow, going rrv. f rttalrmor thn nraf tVltil I ' - ffat dragIrf this way I have solid COVER CROPS AND GOOD PREP- growton which to break the to? ARATION MAKE BIG YIELDS CERTAIN When writing advertisers, mention The Progressive Farmer. clods,' making it easier to pulverize them; I then break the land deep, let ft air tmtr'l it begins to slack, go over it with section harrow, and then with a roller or drag. It is then ready for. the drill, and I hare a seed bed that will be- easy-to ltirate and will hold moisture. ' B.F. DIGGS, ' - vParagonld,-Ark;- - . $34 AN ACRE INCREASE FROM . THOROUGH PREPARATION (Prize4 Letter) TN THE fall ; of 1912, the writer pre- (Prize Letter) GOOD preparation on any- soils counts for a large part of our success. I had this very forcibly' brought to my attention in the'spring and summer of 1914. I had fixed my landearlyjnltheJalLof-1913'by break ing good with a turn plow and then harrowing with a disk, breaking up the clods and pulverizing the soil : well. But I did not stop here. I ran a section harrow across the opposite way to which I had run the disk, and 1 pared a field, which was planted to tnis maae a very line seed bed, it cotton as follow:-- u being level and free from clods. , A stalk Cutter' was run over the old On the 15th of October I drilled in cotton stalks so as to break the stalks a?.d, h?T Cl?vef for a COVer CrP- Vt a rcany particles as po'f! Ibis did fine. In the spring it was so that - the -organic matter would w fine I was tempted to let it errow. hut vti1v ArA well incorpor as I had to have this .land to plant ated into the soiL Corn on I turned it rtnArr trr nr. il h-l t 1. t.iV natch manure crop. I let it stay four weeks ,a Sanders-disk ploiSr to a depth oi , and disked it and laid off in four-foot ten inches' by the' rule. The gronjj rows 'for my corn. - - wa& lelt in -this- condition until the , Although this was on bottom land latter part, of March 1913, when I planted level and kept it fevel. Now double disked the Entire patch wito right adjoining my field .was my Clark double Cutaway." We neighbor. He let his land lie all 'took.a'42 inch. middle breaker an winter untouched. Rains packed if "laid off the, row four feet apa together almost like a brick, no veg- which were,' then section harr0Jhis etable matter grew on it, and so some - "twicemaking them almost level. i soil was washed -away. In March he 'Wk-was;, followed by the OlOWed ft With 9 fwrrt-Vinr-. Ti. vt4.- : .-- ' - ' KT.and 'ft1 t fodded be- By compar!s6tt with .other tiTo ii to corn, ed as described above, -re-YW In f COuldA0u COme-up' or tlo6s tone' of - $34 . per . acrd over ?e .f thc Sr?,ns- Th il ' above adjacent lands' of equal fertj. TLa i i WofIci ?.r as soon ity and cultivated; in. the same t 5 lhea7 fam 11 ran ttv' nerthe only-difFerence being "J was as e getnef, and when the sun came out it preparation of the seed bed lot .of; trouble with, poor stands, ie seea wcu. . L GrW. HARD; Deesonp Miss.-. . 1 . . :
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