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individuals. The money realized from such sales is to go 

 into the general reclamation fund. 



An order has been issued from the Department of the 

 Interior regarding the payments for lands under the Belle 

 Fourche Irrigation project. Public notices heretofore 

 issued in pursuance of the Reclamation Act of June 17, 

 1902, announcing the charges for land opened under the 

 Belle Fourche project, South Dakota, are suspended as 

 to the charges, times and manner of payment, for lands 

 as follows: Lands hereafter entered; lands in private 

 ownership, not now held under trust deed; and lands not 

 now signed under contract with the Belle Fourche Valley 

 Water Users' Association. 



Applications for water rights for such lands may be 

 made and received subject to such charges, time and 

 manner of payment as may be fixed by public notices 

 hereafter issued. 



20th Century Grader 



Levels your land and cuts the ditches quickest and cheapest. Abso- 

 lutely gets the water on your land thousands of farmers have proved 

 it. Also cuts brush grades roads throws up dikes stirs the soil- 

 picks up dirt and drops it where you want it. This wonderful many- 

 purpose machine solves irrigation problems. 



The 20th Century with 1 man and 2 or 4 horses does more work in 

 less time at less cost than big graders with 2 men and 6 horses. Every 

 ounce of power goes against the soil. 

 Send postal qui ck 



Original One-Man 

 Machine 



Steps were taken in Portland, Ore., recently, to organ- 

 ize an apple-selling agency, representing all of the apple 

 districts of the Pacific Northwest, the idea being to con- 

 trol practically the entire boxed apple output of that 

 (Continued on page 837.) 



for full information 

 pictures of the 

 machine, i n actual 

 service, what others 

 say it has done for 

 them. It will save 

 you the cost of 

 several special ma- 

 chines and increase 

 your profits every 

 year. Write today. 



Baker Mfg. Co. 



526 Hunter Bldg., Chicago 



600 

 Pounds 



TREATING RUBBER. 



Visitors to the extensive plant of the 

 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company at 

 Akron, Ohio, if they become interested 

 enough to watch the progresses through 

 which the crude rubber is put, will be 

 surprised at the apparent life in it, both 

 before and after spending a month in 

 the drying chambers. 



Anyone watching a huge mass of 

 crude rubber that has been thrown into 

 one of the great "cracking" machines, 

 will become impressed with a sense that 

 it is not inanimate. To strangers in the 

 factory there comes a hazy idea that the 

 mass is not devoid of life, which super- 

 induces a somewhat creepy feeling as 

 the dark-looking thing squirms and 

 twists in the grip of the machine and 

 squeals and emits little shrieks, as if it 

 were being tortured. 



The mass of crude rubber is named 

 variously according to the part of the 

 world from which it was imported. It 

 comes from the region of the Amazon 

 in South America in what are termed 

 ''hams." But it is a "masai" of rubber 

 if it comes from Sierra Leone. 



After the crude mass has been 

 "cracked" and washed it is sent up to 

 the drying chambers, where it is al- 

 lowed to rest for a month. 



"That gives it time to recover its 

 original strength and resiliency," ex- 

 plains P. W. Litchfield, superintendent 

 of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Com- 

 pany, who has studied with interest the 

 peculiarities of crude rubber. "Every- 

 thing we do to it seems to rob it of 

 some of its life and strength, but it 

 always recovers if given time. Opera- 

 tors say the same of steel that it loses 

 some of its life from too much hand- 

 ling, but recovers if allowed a few days 

 of rest." 



After its month of rest in the drying 

 chamber the crude rubber is milled or 

 broken down between two large rollers, 

 with which it fights like a creature of 

 life, snapping and crackling in noisy 

 protest. It comes off these rollers in 

 strips about twenty inches wide and per- 

 haps a quarter o_f an inch in thickness. 

 In that form it is rolled up neatly and 

 is allowed to lie for four days while 

 recovering the strength and resiliency. 



On having sufficient water depends the success o your 

 crops. On the success of your crops your living. 



You can't always be sure of enough rain but if you have 

 a creek, pond, slough, or other source of water supply you can 

 hitch it up to an I H C Gasoline Engine and pump the water 

 where and when you need it. The cost is slight the results sure. 



Engines 



are the most economical, efficient power known for pumping 

 water and doing other farm work. 



They are simple strong, and easily operated. They give 

 more power with less gasoline consumption than 

 any other engine. 



It's easy to get just the right engine for your 

 particular needs because they are made in all styles 

 and sizes 1 to 45-H. P.; vertical or horizontal 

 stationary, portable, or traction. 



Call on the I H C local dealer, tell him of the 

 work you want to do and let him show you the one 

 for your needs. If you have feed to grind, milk to 

 separate, wood to saw, fanning mill to operate, an 

 engine from this line will meet your needs. Remem- 

 ber the efficiency of I H C Gasoline Engines has 

 been proved by years of service they are backed 

 by a company that has a reputation to maintain 

 and could not afford to put out any ma- 

 chine that is not dependable. 



If you want the I H C Gasoline 

 Engine Catalogue to aid you in your se- 

 lection, ask the I H C local dealer for 

 it, or, write the nearest branch house. 



WESTERN BRANCH HOUSES: Denver, 



Col.; Helena. Mont.; Portland, Ore.; 



Spokane, Wa.h.; Salt Lake City. Utah.; 



San Francisco, Cal. 



INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY 

 OF AMERICA 



(Incorporated) 

 Chicago USA 



IHC 



Service Bureau 



The purpose of 

 this Bureau is to 

 furnish farmers 

 with information 

 on better farming:. 

 If you have any 

 worthy question 

 concerning soils, 

 crops, pests, ferti- 

 lizer, etc., write to 

 the I H C Service 

 Bureau, and learn 

 what our experts 

 and others have 

 found out concern- 

 ing- those subjects. 



When writing to advertisers please mention The Irrigation Age. 



