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THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



He Says He's "Green" 



HIS QUESTION ANSWERED 



Questions Answered Free 



DON'T be backward about coming 

 forward with your questions. This 

 page is devoted to a full explana- 

 tion of the newest methods in irrigation 



DITCHING 

 LAND LEVELING 

 BRUSH GRUBBING 

 LATERAL MAKING 

 BORDER THROWING 

 SHALLOW DRAINAGE 

 LATERAL CLEANING 

 ROAD BUILDING 



No. 14 Settler is "Green." 



Question "I'm green about this irrigation 

 business, especially about the flow of water 

 and how to get it to the seeds I plant. What 

 implement would / need?" 



Answer Most settlers in Idaho and vicin- 

 ity find their -land covered with sage brush. 

 Land will be level in some places, "humpy" 

 in others with low spots. (Look out for the 

 low spots. If they get wet and soggy that 

 part of your land will be a dead loss to you.) 



If the growth of sage brush is abundant, 

 be assured that your land is valuable and 

 fertile. 



Grubbing Sage Brush. You'll be in a big 

 rush this spring to . clear your land. The 

 implement to use is the remarkably success- 

 ful machine, the 20th Century a brush grub- 

 ber land sloper and leveler lateral cutter 

 drain maker border maker road builder- 

 border thrower all combined in one easy-to- 

 buy implement. 



Grub Brush $1.50 to $1.75 per acre. 

 You'll "thank your stars" if you invest in 

 a 20th Century. You will have your sage 

 brush cut and burned while your neighbor 

 will be rushing around for some contractor or 

 will use a bent rail at twice the cost com- 

 pared with your way. With our attachment 

 fastened to the pole you can clear 4 acres 

 a day for $1.50 to $1.75 per acre. Remem- 

 ber this is but one of many uses to which you' 

 can put the machine. 



No Plowing Needed. After our grubber has 

 cleared your land, you'll find that alfalfa or 

 cereals can be drilled in at once, without 

 further preparation of the soil. This means 

 a tremendous saving in time in early spring. 



Water. Your water supply will come from 

 your main canal. Your land must slope gently 

 from this canal so that water, when turned 

 into small ditches and laterals, will flow with 

 sufficient velocity to the rows where seeds, 

 trees or bushes are planted. These laterals 

 should be "V" shaped. 



Sloping Land. Here's where so many irri- 

 gation farmers "fall down." They are in such 

 a "sweat" to get some crop in so as to see 

 some profits that they fail to properly slope 

 and level their land. Don't you make this 

 mistake. Get onto your land early and take 

 sufficient time. If you go on your claim 

 without providing yourself beforehand with 

 easy-to-handle, quick-to-use implements you'll 

 likely lose the whole summer's profit. 



Don't depend on homemade affairs, for raw 

 supplies will be high priced and not always 

 easy to get. 



Provide yourself with the Many Purpose 

 20th Century Grader. Then you'll be fully 

 equipped. 



Making Laterals. Don't use round bottom 

 laterals. The 20th Century cuts a sharp 

 pointed "V-shaped" lateral that conveys water 

 rapidly with minimum waste. The cost of 

 cutting small laterals, say 15 to 18 inches deep, 

 will be from $1.25 to $1.50 per mile. 



A Good Letter. This letter from a well- 

 known man in Jerome, Idaho, clinches our 

 ditch argument: "I received your letter of 

 November 10th, in which you ask me to buy 

 one of your 20th Century Graders. I already 

 have one. One of the machines sent to the 

 Jerome Mercantile Company was for me. Have 

 used the machine for 2,000 feet of ditch and 

 found it more than satisfactory. It will be 

 a labor saver and a great help on my 320 

 acre ranch. What terms are you offering for 

 agency? I might push it myself, demon- 

 strating it on the ranch." G. I. Towle, 

 Manager Towle Land Company. 



More Information. Write for brand new 

 catalogue, just warm from the press. A good- 

 ly portion of it is devoted to irrigation. It's 

 free. Address as below. 



The 20th Century 



Grader and Ditcher 



IS MADE BY 



The Baker Manufacturing Co. 



726 Fisher Building, Chicago 



No. 2-SAGE BRUSH CUTTER. 



This has i 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. 



20th Century 

 Grader 



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



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



need be wasted. 



No. 3-MACHINE SET FOR LEVELING. 

 For cutting down ''humps" and hummocks, the 

 blade is set at right angles, then lowered by main 

 lever and a moderate slice cutoff. The dirt is then 

 spread and "spilled" as desired. 



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