THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



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We have received a copy of the 1898 

 Poultry catalogue, published annually by 

 J. R. Beabazon Jr.. & Co., of Delavan, 

 Wis. It is a gorgeous affair, its pages be- 

 ing printed in blue, gold, red, and green, 

 two pages facing each other being in one 

 color, the following two in another, and so 

 on. The cover of heavy white enamel pa- 

 per, is in green and gold, the border, com- 

 posed of little chicks, is an unique idea. 

 It is a valuable catalogue for poultry rais- 

 ers and buyers and well worth the small 

 sum of ten cents charged for it. 



Through the courtesy of their general 

 sale Agent, Mr. A. M. Crane, we are in 

 receipt of a neat little booklet gotten out 

 by the Illinois Steel Co., of Chicago. The 

 pale blue cover with its title in silver, first 

 attracts the eye, and the attention is held 

 by the contents. The Illinois Steel works 

 is one of the largest manufacturing enter- 

 prises in the world, and the pamphlet gives 

 a very complete description of the plant, 

 together with 28 half-ton? illustrations. 



; 'Mamma, what is hereditary ?" asked 

 little Hobby, laboriously tripping over the 

 syllables of the long word. "Why, it is 

 it is anything you get from your father or 

 me," replied the mother, a little puzzled 

 for a definition suited to his years. "Oh, 

 I know," he exclaimed. "You mean a 

 spankin', don't you mamma?" 



In estimating tho value of this flood 

 tide of prosperity, we must not lose sight 

 of the fact that what raises prices for pro- 

 ducers also raises to consumers. The 

 farmer gets more for his wheat, but he has 

 to pay more for his clothes, sugar, soap, 

 dishes etc. 



The plea that the United States postal 

 system is conducted at a loss is good if 

 good at all, only because the government 

 pays to the railway companies two or three 

 times as much as the service in carrying 

 the mails is worth. 



The Denver Field and Farm has a colored 

 cover in honor of '98, the inside page of 

 which gives illustrations of the sugar beet 

 factory, comprising over twelve different 

 views. 



We have just received from Utah, the 

 First Annual Report of the Utah Farmers' 

 Institutes, for the year ending June 30, 

 1897. It consists of 168 pages, and is de- 

 cidedly well gotten up for a first attempt. 



The report of First Assistant Postmas- 

 ter General Heath strongly indorses free 

 rural mail delivery. The tests in 29 states 

 over 44 different routes are said to have 

 been very successful. 



Somebody has compiled figures showing 

 that there are 12.631 Indians in Okla- 

 homa, representing more than seventeen 

 tribes. It is claimed that their number 

 is increasing, as the births exceeded the 

 deaths last year. 



A California grower raised seventy 

 tons of prunes on fourteen acres, an 

 average of five tons to the acre. The fruit 

 netted $24.87 per green too after deduct- 

 ing all expense connected with drying 

 and also allowing $1.00 per green ton fo 

 wear and tear on plant. On adjoining 

 land not fertilized the yield was only three 

 tons per acre and the price nearly $2 a ton 

 less. The following shows the compara- 

 tive gain. Fourteen acres producing five 

 tons each. Seventy tons at $25 a ton, 

 $1750. Fourteen acres producing three 

 tons at $23, $966. Leaving a balance of 

 $784 in favor of the fertilizer, which cost 

 $170. 



WANTED Trustworthy and active gen- 

 tlemen or ladies to travel for responsible, 

 established house. Monthly $65.00 and 

 expenses. Position steady. Reference. 

 Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope. 

 The Dominion Company, Dept. V., 



Chicago, 



