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sates itself in the economy in use of seed. In no one 

 thing are mistakes more common than this of the right 

 amount of grain for the fields in the semi-arid belt. 



THE MANURE SPREADER. . 



While the manure spreader is a very valuable farm 

 implement from a time saving point, yet its great value 

 lies in the fact that the manure is thoroughly torn into 

 small pieces and very evenly distributed over the surface 

 of the field.' It will pay for itself in a short time provid- 

 ing the farmer will use great care in mixing the manure 

 with the soil, plowing it under at a fair depth and then 

 firming the soil with a sub-surface packer. It only takes 

 a little manure per acre and a little intelligent mixing 

 and preparing of the soil to easily double the present aver- 

 age yield. 



Barnyard manure must be handled with good tools 

 and be treated as something distinctly valuable. To 

 throw it upon the land and trust to luck, is worse than 

 time wasted. 



