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A GRADE LEVEL. 



The Jackson Grade Level Co. manufacture an in- 

 strument which any farmer can use in the construc- 

 tion of ditches, thereby saving the expense of an 

 engineer at ten dollars a day. They are exceedingly 

 simple in operation, and as the cost is but twenty-five 

 dollars, they pay for themselves in building one ditch. 

 Write to the manufacturer at Jackson, Michigan, for 

 fuller particulars. 



A GASOLINE ENGINE. 



The Witte Iron Works Co., of Kansas City, Mo. 

 have recently gotten out a handsome catalogue of their 

 latest improved Gasoline Engine, which shows all the 

 uses to which they may be put, gives a great many 

 testimonials in various lines of business, and states 

 some plain, hard facts which purchasers of such 

 engines ought to read before buying. By holding 

 strictly to the facts this company is building up a 

 large business on these engines. If information, etc., 

 is desired, address as above. 



HOT AIR ENGINES. 



Water is the greatest necessity on a farm. It is not 

 a difficult matter to find the supply, but to convey it 

 where required becomes a question of much import- 

 ance to a farmer. Dependence has heretofore been 

 placed on the windmill, but you cannot always have 

 the wind. There is a pumping engine specially de- 

 signed for pumping water that is taking the place of 

 the windmill. It is so simple in construction that a 

 child can manage it. It is absolutely safe, requires 

 no steam, and has no valves. All that is necessary is 

 to start a fire. The hot air from the fire starts the 

 engine and keeps it going, and with proper piping, 

 water can be sent anywhere on the farm to the 

 house, barn, garden, etc. If any of our readers want 

 to know about this engine, they should write for free 

 catalogue to the manufacturers of the De Lamater 

 Rider and De Lamater Ericsson Hot Air Pumping 

 Engines. Address De Lamater Iron Works, 87 South 

 Fifth avenue, New York, N. Y. 



WATER PIPE. 



The Spiral Riveted Water Pipe, manufactured 

 solely by the Abendroth & Root Manufacturing Com- 

 pany, 28 Cliff street, New York City, is in great favor 

 for irrigating and ranch water supply purposes. It is 

 extremely light in weight, while very strong and long- 

 lived. For underground use it is asphalted and will 

 not corrode. The' Hon. R. M. Widney, of Los Angeles, 

 Cal., in a letter to the manufacturers, says: "The 

 Spiral Riveted Pipe and Couplings for Hesperia are 

 doing first-class work, keep in perfect order, and no 

 leaks. No pipe could be better. On February 26th 

 inst., I uncovered a part of it, and found the asphaltum 

 coating in perfect order. From present appearances, 

 it will last for centuries." 



W. W.MONTAGUE & CO. 



MANUFACTURERS OF AL.L SIZES 



FOB 



Irrigating, Mining, Power Plants, 



Artesian Wells, Water Works, 



Town and Farm Supply. 



SINGLE AND DOUBLE RIVETED. 



WflTEP, PIPE 



Made in Sections of any Length Desired 

 13 to 38 Feet. 



The Cut on the left shows a section of Five joints 

 of pipe. 



DOUBLE RIVETED IN LATERAL SEAMS. 



Particular attention Is given to Coating Pipe 

 with our "EUREKA" Composition, a Special 

 Mixture containing No Coal Tar. Iron Coated 

 with this Composition is Rust-Proof and Render- 

 ed Impervious to the Alkalies of the Earth, is 

 Practically Indestructible. 



Iron Cut, Punched and formed for Making Pipe 

 on the Ground where required. 



309-317 Market St.. San Francisco, Cal. 



PRIZE STORIES 



$5.OO CASH OFFERED FOR 

 PRIZE STORIES. 



READ THE CONDITIONS! 



The stories must not exceed One Thousand 

 Words in length, and must be written by boys and 

 girls under twenty years of age. They must relate 

 some actual or imaginative circumstance occurring at 

 Christmas time, on an irrigated farm or orchard, or at 

 the home of a farmer or fruit-grower. 



The stories should be received at the office of THE 

 IRRIGATION AGE not later than December 2, 1895. 

 Three impartial and disinterested judges (Dr. Chas. 

 Stirling-, Mrs. Alice Houghton and Rev. 

 John Kusk) will decide upon the merits of the 

 stories submitted, and the author of the one selected 

 as the best will receive a Cash Prize of $5.OO. 



The second best will be entitled to a year's sub- 

 scription to THE IRRIGATION AGE FREE. The 

 stories selected will be published in THE IRRIGATION 

 AGE. The awards will be made on December 15. 



Write on one side of the paper only. Your name 

 and address must accompany the copy, but must not 

 be on the same sheet. Address, 



LITERARY EDITOR 



34 CL.ARK STREET, THE IRRIGATION AGE 



CHICAGO. 



