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RURAL WATER SYSTEMS. 



"Rural Water Systems," devoted to the subject of the 

 Deming Hydraulic Ram, is the title of a neat little booklet 

 issued by The Deming Company, makers of pumping ma- 

 chinery, Salem, Ohio. 



This booklet is so attractively gotten up that we con- 

 sider it worthy of illustration here. Its twelve pages illus- 

 trate the usefulness of the Hydraulic Ram in the country 

 home, and, although the main points are covered, it may 

 easily be read through in ten minutes. 



It is explained that conditions of installation differ, and 

 that it is therefore desirable to consider each by itself, and 

 to offer suggestions bearing on that particular case. This 

 method is bound to result more satisfactorily to the pros- 

 pective purchaser than would a general set of rules applied 

 to every case, regardless of conditions. 



FRUIT VARIETIES. 



THE KING DAVID APPLE. 



HISTORY FURNISHED BY THE PROPAGATORS. 



In this department this month it seems proper that we 

 should give a brief history of the King David Apple, since 

 we are offering the young trees to readers of the IRRIGATION 

 AGE. The illustration shown on this page is a photograph 

 of one year old trees. They are, however, larger than the 

 trees which will be sent to our readers in our subscription 

 offer. The trees which will be sent you will go by mail, and, 



The Deming Company's Booklet. 



We would advise any of our readers who are interested 

 in this to write The Deming Company for information, 

 which they will doubtless be glad to furnish on request. 



An Inverted Saying. 



If we could only see others as we see ourselves what 

 splendid men and women would inhabit the world. The 

 Circle. 



A Dream. 



Wishing to learn what his nephew would say, Uncle 

 Charles asked little Fred, "What would you do if you stood 

 at the root of a tree with your foot on the head of a live 

 rattlesnake, a tiger was crouching on a branch above ready 

 to spring, and you saw a wild Indian running at you with 

 uplifted tomahawk?" 



"I should wake right up," was the unexpected reply. 

 The Circle. 



consequently, will have to be trimmed down to a length of 

 two feet or so. The trees in this picture are from five to 

 seven feet in heighth. 



One year trees, particularly apples, are rapidly growing 

 in popularity. The set-back caused by transplating is less, 

 they live better and grow more rapidly. On an average there 

 is no difference in the time when a pne year tree comes into 

 bearing and the time a two-year old tree comes into bearing. 

 Peach trees, older than one year, are never sold by reputable 

 nurseries. They are practically worthless. 



As stated in this department last month, it is our desire 

 to give a short history of some popular variety of fruit each 

 month. Any readers or nurserymen who will favor us with 

 short histories of any variety of fruit will do us a great 

 favor. 



In 1893 a promising looking seedling was found in a 

 fence row in Washington County, Ark., Fall 1894, as a zy 2 

 (Continued on page 23.) 



