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for the stand where we spent so many 

 sweating hours, while Dad sharpened 

 up the sickle during the hot noons of 

 haying time. Even now we would 

 rather work with dull tools than to 

 spend the necessary time to sharpen 

 them on this antiquated arrangement. 

 The wonderful new sharpening sub- 

 stance, Dimo-Grit, is as much ahead 

 of the grindstone as the limited train 

 is ahead of the ox-cart. It can do 

 dozens of things the grindstone can't 

 touch and do it better and in a twen- 

 tieth of the time. On the new Luther 

 Hummer machine, shaft drive, all 

 steel frame and enclosed gearings, 

 one man can do in ten minutes all 

 that a man and a boy can do on the 

 grindstone in two hours. That it 

 will pay for itself every year over 

 and over again for a long time in 

 tools, time and money saved, the 

 Luther Grinder Manufacturing Co., 

 Milwaukee, Wis., are willing to prove 

 by sending it out on year's approval. 

 It won't cost you anything to get it 

 and the publishers of this paper be- 

 lieve their readers will find it a good, 

 big investment. 



MULCHING THE STRAWBERRY. 



Wherever the mulching of the 

 strawberry bed has been neglected it 

 may still be done to advantage. The 

 severe, steady cold of the past two 

 weeks has sent the frost line deeper 

 than usual into the soil. By mulch- 

 ing the ground at this time the pos- 

 sibility of rapid thawing at the sur- 

 face, which is likely to occur with the 

 first mild spell of weather, may be 

 largely avoided. 



Winter killing of the strawberry in 

 this region appears to be more often 

 due to alternate freezing and thaw- 

 ing, together with the consquent dry- 

 ing out of the surface soil, than to the 

 low temperature itself. Thus in beds 

 where severe winter injury has oc- 

 curred, the roots are often found to 

 be killed for a short distance below 

 the crown, while farther down they 

 are alive. In such cases the plants 

 frequently start into growth in spring 

 but die down in a short time. 



The best mulch for this region 

 seems to be stable manure that has 

 been rotted or composted for one sea- 

 son. Hen manure mixed with this 

 will add desirable fertility and great- 

 ly increase its value. The mulch 

 should be spread evenly between the 

 rows so as partly to cover the plants 

 in the rows. Too heavy a layer on 

 the rows themselves may cause rot- 

 ting of the plants when warm weath- 

 er comes on. 



B. O. LONGYEAR. 



Colorado Agricultural College, Fort 

 Collins, Col. 



"That's the Boot for Irrigation Workers" 



led Ball Means Years of 

 and 8,000,000 Wearers 



Every pair of the famous "BALL-BAND" 

 Rubber Boots and Arctics and All-Knit Wool Boots 

 and Socks is trade-marked with the RED ball. 



Only the highest grade of materials and work- 

 manship are allowed to receive this trade-mark. 



This is the "BALL-BAND" standard. It has 

 been in force from the very beginning. 



"BALL-BAND" footwear has changed only in 

 one direction for the better. 



This is why it has won more than eight million 

 wearers why these millions will not be satis- * 

 fied with anything else. 



We could save one million dollars a 

 year by putting less quality into 

 "BALL-BAND." The loss 

 would not appear on the sur- 

 face of our footwear. 



(Red) 



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But 

 in all 

 the years 

 this company 

 has not, nor will 

 it ever cheapen the 

 quality of its goods to 

 meet competition. 

 Look for the RED BALL 

 sign when you go to buy rub- 

 ber footwear. Many dealers dis- 

 play these signs in their windows or 

 store fronts for the guidance of the 

 constantly increasing number who 

 are asking about "BALL-BAND" 

 footwear. 



Whether you see the sign or not , you 

 are sure to find the RED BALL trade- 

 mark on all "BALL-BAND" goods. 

 Insist on seeing it. It is your pro- 

 tection. Forty-five thousand deal- 

 ers in all parts of the country 

 sell "BALL-BAND" goods. 

 If your dealer cannot sup- 

 ply you, write us, 

 mentioning his 

 name, and we 

 will see that 

 you are fitted. 



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Mishawaka, Indiana 

 "The House That Pays Millions for Quality" 



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