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T H E I K H 1 G A T 1 N AGE 



QUESTIONS 7 to 13 ANSWERED 



6-PURPOSE IRRIGATION MACHINE 



Go to the Land Show in Chicago ? It's 

 over, but what a memory ! Such active in- 

 terest was displayed by every class of persons 

 from the Colored Pullman Porter to the 

 Landed Proprietor of foreign blood. 



Questions ? Yes. All practical. Many of 

 them centered along machinery for cutting 

 sage brush for leveling and sloping land 

 for cutting wide and narrow ditches for 

 throwing borders. 



The Baker Mfg. Co., No. 726 Fisher Bldg., 

 will answer some of these questions. If you 

 have others, write direct to them. They will 

 be answered by mail without charge. 



No. 7 Size of Laterals. 



Question What sized laterals will the zoth 

 Century Ditcher cutf 



Answer The pitch of the blade can be regu- 

 lated to cut a narrow or wide ditch. The 

 narrow ditches measure : 



12 in. deep x 24 in. wide. 



15 in. deep x 30 in. wide. 



18 in. deep x 36 in. wide. 



24 in. deep x 48 in. wide. 



Wider and deeper ditches can be cut as 

 demand requires. 



No. 8 A Little Mysterious. 



Question W hat do you mean by the ex* 

 pression, "6-purpose machine" ? 



Answer That machine the 20th Century 

 is a Ditcher, Leveler, Sage-brush Grubber, 

 Road Grader, Shallow Drain Maker and Bor- 

 der Thrower ; all six combined in one easy- 

 to-buy, easy-to-handle machine for economical 

 irrigation farmers. 



No. 9 Shape of Ditches Vital. 



Question Does it matter what shape the side 

 of a ditch is? 



Answer Yes, indeed. Round-bottom ditches 

 always fill up rapidly. They are loose on the 

 bottom they are not easily cleaned. The 

 hard bottomed "V" shaped ditch is the ideal 

 form. Water runs rapialy through it; it does 

 not fill easily with washed dirt; the sides do 

 not fall in as in the round-shaped form. The 

 20th Century Ditcher cuts a ditch with an 



angle of 45 degrees at the side a pitch which 

 supports the side dirt and helps resist the 

 breakdown swash of the rapidly-moving water. 

 (See cut No. 1.) 



No. 10 Firm-Bottom Ditch. 



Question One party said at the Land Show 

 at Chicago that when the 2Qih Century made 

 a ditch, one of the horses walked in the ditch 

 and that one wheel folloived the point of the 

 blade. Is this tramping and wheel pressure 

 of any ad-vantage f 



Answer Yes. As shown by the half-tone 

 on this page, the horse precedes the Ditcher, 

 making the "V" point firmer than it would 

 be if the weight of the horse had not gone 

 over it. 



Then the three-inch, flat rim of the wheel 

 of the 20th Century following the point of 

 the blade at a 45-degree angle, helps to roll 

 down the side of the angle and make the 

 point still sharper. Anyone is safe in order- 

 ing a 20th Century. It will cut just the 

 laterals any irrigation farmer may require. 



No. 11 Cost of Grubbing Brush. 



Question Is there no cheap, eas\ wa\ to 

 get rid of sage brush' It's dreadfully 'slow 

 to hack out each plant with a mattock. It 

 costs $3.00 to $4.00 per acre. What do you 

 tliink of tlie bent rail-' 



Answer The bent rail 



the soil, give it a thorough shaking up. If 

 your ground is well sloped and level, it will 

 be in condition for immediate sowing of 

 alfalfa or other grains. 



This plowing and grubbing combination is a 

 great saving and means that an irrigation 

 farmer accomplishes his plowing and grubbing 

 in one-half to one-third of the time usually 

 required. The cost of this separate plowing 

 and grubbing would be from $5.00 to $7.00 

 per acre, when the same can be done with the 

 20th Century Combination for $1.25 to $1.75 

 per acre. Think of it. 



the spreading knives as they ir 



No. 12 Leveling Land Profitably. 



Question My land has quite a few bumps 

 and hollows. Will the zoth Century cut down 

 these bumps and fill in the Itollowsf 



Answer If you will carefully read some of 

 the Government Reports and Instructions to 

 Beginners in Irrigation, you will discover that 

 they emphasize continually the necessity of 

 leveling and sloping the land to a proper angle 

 from the source of the water supply. This 

 machine is admirably adapted for cutting off 

 the high places and carrying the dirt into the 

 hollows. As shown in Cut No. 3, below, the 

 blade can be set, left or right, at any acute 

 angle or right angle. It can be raised or 

 lowered so that the amount of dirt can be 

 nicely gauged for' either filling or scrapnig. 

 (See Cut No. 8.) 



It is impossible to give an estimate on the 

 cost of leveling your land, but it is safe to 

 say that it will cost at least one-half to two- 

 thirds less with a 20th Century than by most 

 any other method which the farmer can follow 

 himself. 



No. 13 Where to Get Information. 



Question Where can complete information 

 regarding this machine be obtained .' 



Answer Write the manufacturer, The linker 

 Mfg. Co., 72(i Fisher Bldg., Chicago. "Dollars 

 in the Ditch" is the unique name of their 

 new irrigation folder. They send it with a 

 complete catalog both free. 



No. 2-SAGE BRUSH CUTTER. 

 This has a stiff, steel cutting edge sharpened and 

 pointed to rip open the brush. At each side are two 

 strong, keen knives that cut a swath 30 inches wide, 

 is attached to 20th Century tongue. See Question 1 1. 



No. 1 20th CENTURY CUTTING *'V" SHAPED LATERAL 



Tbe loose dirt on the sides can be cut off, moved over, and leveled with the same machine. Thus no ground 

 need be wasted. See answer to Questions 7, 9, 1 0. 



When writing to advertisers please mention The Irrigation Age. 



No. 3 MACHINE SET FOR LEVELING. 



For cutting down "bumps'* and hummocks, the 



blade is set at right angles, then lowered by main 



lever and a moderate slice cut off. The dirt is then 



spread and "spilled*' as desired. See Question 12. 



