June, l&lS 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CUL^TURfi 



325 



Give the Boy a Chance! 



He is just ''itching'' for that healtli- 

 ful, invigorating exercise that his young 

 muscles will get when pushing a 

 "Barker." Besides, the "Barker" will 

 help and encourage him — make gardtjn 

 work fun all summer long. And with it 

 lie can do better work — and more oi" it — 

 than ten men can do with hoes. 



The BARKER 



Weeder, Mulcher, 

 and Cultivator 



Destroys the weeds and forms a moisture 

 retaining mulch, in one operation. Eight 

 steel blades revolve against a stationary 

 steel knife which passes just under the 

 surface. They uproot and chop the weeds 

 and strip the soil from them. "Best 

 Weed Killer Ever Used. ' ' 



The combined action of blades and knife 

 at the same time pulverizes the hardest 

 crust and clods and spreads this necessary 

 mulch evenly over the surface. Moisture 

 is thus retained and held at the plant 

 roots. 



The ' ' Barker ' ' works up close to the 

 plants. Cuts runners. Leaf guard makes 

 its use practical throughout the season. 

 It also has easily attached shovels for 

 deeper cultivation, making it three gar- 

 den tools in one. Ideal for the market 

 garden and small fruit farm as well as 

 for the ordinary kitchen garden. 



A ten-year-old boy can run a ' ' Barker. ' ' 

 He can do more and better work with it 

 than two men with wheel hoes — and w* 

 can prove it! 



Send for FREE Booklet 



des ribing and illustrating the five dif- 

 ferent sizes, also containing helpful gar- 

 den information. Show it to the boys 

 an 1 girls. Help them select the size best 

 Fu'tcd for your garden. We'll guarantee 

 it to do the work or refund your .money. 

 Use the coupon, or better still, order the 

 standard size, shown on this page, at once 



Made only by the 



BARKER MFG. CO. 



Dept. 10, David City, Nebraska 



Model 8JD 

 Cultivating 

 Strip 8.}-in. 

 wide. 

 Price S7.50. 



Thousands of "BAEKERS" are in use. 

 The following, from our many letters of 

 commendation, shows what users think of 

 tliem. 



Barker IMfg. Co., Ladvsmith, Wis. 



David City, Neb. May 28, 1917. 



Gent'emen : — 



I have had considerable experience with your 

 Weeder, Mulcher, and Cultivator and believe, it 

 to lie one of the best implements on the market 

 for garden use. Yours very truly, 



G. M. Householder. 

 Agricultural Exten.sion Service State of Wis- 

 consin. 



Barker Mfg. Co., Dept. 10, David City, X^b. 



Gentlemen : — 



Send me, postpaid, your PiJKK Booklet and 

 Factory-to-User Offer. . 



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