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THE IREIGATION AGE. 



The Modern Wagon 



BUILT OF STEEL 



The only equipment that will stand the climate of the 

 irrigated district, is made of steel. You know the reason. 

 Wood dries out, becomes useless, and the machinery 

 falls apart. 



Davenport Roller - Bearing 



Steel Wagons 



are THE wagons for the "Dry Farming" country. Not 

 affected by the climate. Stronger, lighter draft and more 

 durable; outlast several wooden wagons. 



Built of steel I-beams, Channels and Angles, solidly 

 riveted with large steel rivets, put in hot, making the gear 

 parts practically one piece. 



Nothing to Dry Out 



No bolts to become loose and nuts to rattle off on 

 account of parts shrinkingor drying out. The DAVEN- 

 PORT is constructed like the modern steel railroad 

 bridge. Trussed and braced to withstand all strains. Built 

 for the heaviest lifetime service. 



No Tires to Reset 



It makes no difference what the climate is, it does not 

 affect the wheels on the DAVENPORT. They are made 

 with a tension, each spoke carrying its share of the load 

 all the time, whether it is on the top, bottom or side of the 

 wheel. The spoke heads are countersunk in the tire; 

 headed and shouldered in the hubs. The strongest wheels 

 ever put on a wagon. No split felloes or cracked hubs. 

 No repair bills to pay. 



Roller Bearings 



The Roller Bearing 



30% to 50% Lighter Draft 



It is a fact, that if it were not lor the ROLLER BEARINGS, 

 the automobile of today would be impossible. You know that 

 ROLLER BEARINGS reduce the draft on machinery oi all kinds. 

 Here is your chance to get these advantages on 



FARM WAGONS TEAMING GEARS 



MOUNTAIN WAGONS LUMBER GEARS 



TURN-UNDER WAGONS 



Write NOW for all the information. Improve your farm by 

 being able to do more work with the aame horses and help. 

 BE SURE and ask for PACKAGE NO. 45. 



Davenport, 

 Iowa. 



Davenport Wagon Company, 



(Continued from page 949.) 



The proposal to appoint specialists who are both thor- 

 oughly trained botanists and men of practical experience in 

 range matters indicates recognition of the fact that to at- 

 tain the highest point of range productivity the best scientific 

 knowledge must be applied to the study of the problems of 

 forage production and utilization. As stock graze on the 

 range, the effect on the different kinds of vegetation differs 

 both with its palatability or unpalatability and with its capac- 

 ity to produce seed, its time of seeding, its resistance to 

 trampling, its manner of growth, and many other elements. 



What is aimed at now is nothing less than to find out 

 all the things on which depend the production of the largest 

 amount of beef, mutton, wool, and hides on a given area. 

 This involves learning how both to restrict and to time the 

 grazing so as not to interfere with the reproduction of the 

 most valuable elements in the forage crop, how to prevent 

 unnecessary loss to feed through trampling and in other 

 ways, how to exterminate poisonous plants from the range, 

 how to prevent the loss of forage which results from the 

 multiplication of prairie dogs and gophers, whether it is 

 practicable to introduce new forage plants by direct seeding, 

 and many other matters. It is to look into such matters 

 that the grazing examiners are to be appointed. 



Besides seeking to 'bring about the recuperation of de- 

 pleted ranges, the reduction of waste, and the development 

 of all range to what may be termed an artificial state of 

 productiveness through control of reproduction, accompanied, 

 it is hoped, by the introduction of new forage plants, the 

 studies planned will aim also at increasing the area of range 

 available. There is much natural grazing land in the National 

 Forests which can not be put to use, either because the coun- 

 try is too rough for stock to be driven in, because shipping 

 facilities are lacking, or because of a lack of water. The 

 construction of properly located roads and driveways and 

 the development of water through the building of reservoirs 

 or the driving of artesian wells are a part of the general 

 scheme of permanent improvements planned for the National 

 Forests. To furnish the basis for comprehensive develop- 

 ment of the grazing resource the range will be studied in 

 detail, classified according to the type of vegetation found, 

 and mapped by "forties." The observations made will in- 

 clude notes for each forty acres upon the surface, soil, char- 

 acter and density of vegetation, evidence of overgrazing or 

 under-use, presence of poisonous plants, damage by range- 

 destroying animals, water facilities, and accessibility. With 

 such data in hand it will be possible to bring about much 

 more intelligent and intensive use of the National Forest 

 range. 



DESIRABLE LAND FOR SALE IN MONTANA. 



640 Acres Three miles east of Canyon Ferry on the 

 extreme lower end of the Missouri valley and Broadwater 

 county, 8 miles north and east of Winston and 15 

 miles due east of Helena. This tract is 98 per cent 

 tillable, and in what is known to be one of the very 

 finest Dry Farming Districts in the state. Last year 

 an adjoining ranch made 35 bushels of wheat to the 

 acre. This would make an exceptionally fine wheat 

 ranch, and which is a bargain at the price of $20.00 per 

 acre, one-half cash, and the balance in five equal annual 

 payments, with interest at the rate of 6 per cent. 



320 Acres Six miles south and east of the above 

 described tract which is 8 miles due east of Winston. This 

 small ranch is located in the heart of one of the finest 

 Fruit Districts in our state. A few miles north is an 

 orchard of 15 acres which bears large crops of apples 

 annually, the apples being unusually large and of an 

 exceptionally fine flavor and color. There are other small 

 orchards south and west. Lying close as it does to the 

 mountain would make an excellent ranch for Live Stock. 

 This tract is 90 per cent tillable. Domestic water could 

 be had the year round. The price is $22.50 per acre, one- 

 half cash, and the balance in 5 equal annual payments 

 at the rate of 6 per cent interest. 



Address all inquiries to W. E. Crowley, care Irriga- 

 tion Age, Chicago. 



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