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transmits the power to a shaft mounted upon one end 

 of the frame, which in turn contains a third chain 

 encircling the frame and connecting all of the plow 

 carriages. This system of gearing is an important con- 

 sideration in the operation of a heavy apparatus of 

 this character, as the severe strains, naturally devolving 

 upon the engine in its ordinary operations, are dimin- 

 ished to a minimum. 



The forward speed of the outfit under normal con- 

 ditions is about one-half mile per hour, while the speed 

 of the plows around the frame is between three and 

 four miles per hour; thus the maximum speed of the 

 plows is secured at a minimum tax on the engine. The 

 outfit is capable of plowing approximately three acres 

 of land per hour under the above mentioned speed, 

 which is about three times the capacity of a train of 

 four gang plows operated by a 20-horsepower engine. 



A special feature worthy of mention in the con- 

 struction of this ingenious apparatus is the rollers which 

 serve advantageously in mashing down all stubble and 

 trash that may be present on the land, thereby pre- 

 venting the plows from becoming choked. The plows 

 are adjustable to any desired depth and by changing 

 the mould-boards either "breaking" or stubble plowing 

 may be done with equal ease and facility. C. A. Hall, 

 North American building, Philadelphia, Pa., who is now 

 undertaking the manufacture and export of these im- 

 plements, states that the outfit is an assured mechan- 

 _. ical success and it will eventually supplant all other 

 I plowing apparatus now employed upon the large farms 



of the West. 



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A WISE DISCLAIMER. 



The National Irrigation Congress is to be con- 

 gratulated on the forthright declaration that separates 

 it from all connection with the so-called National Irri- 

 gation Association. The recent session at Portland in- 

 cluded among its resolutions the following statement: 



"This Congress calls attention to the fact that 

 there is not nor has there been any connection whatever 

 between the National Irrigation Congress and the in- 

 corporated company known as the National Irrigation 

 Association, and it is hereby announced that no cor- 

 poration or company has been, or is, authorized to 

 solicit or collect money for or in behalf of the National 

 Irrigation Congress. 



So far as past time is concerned, the resolution does 

 not cover the facts, unless in a technical sense. The 

 officers of the National Irrigation Association were for 

 several years in practical control of the National Irriga- 

 tion Congress, and the connection was one of substance 

 if not of form. The connection proved anything but 

 fortunate for the Irrigation Congress. The National 

 Irrigation Association has been made up of men who 

 had personal rather than public interests to serve. It 

 was developed during Congressional hearings that this 

 association was receiving a subsidy of $30,000 a year 

 from certain corporations, and it was plain that the 

 usefulness of the National Irrigation Congress must 

 come to an end if such influences were allowed to con- 

 trol it. They are not now in control, and we trust 

 that they never will be. 



The Congress could not be too emphatic in repu- 

 diating any claim to a connection between the two 

 bodies, and we are glad to see that it recognized the fact. 

 Water and Forest, San Francisco, Cal. 



