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quirements for one day's operation make a line over a 

 mile long. To work this quantity of hides into shoes re- 

 quires over a thousand people, who draw enough wages to 

 keep a city of 5,000 people well fed and happy. 



Milwaukee, Wis., where the factories of the F. Mayer 

 Boot & Shoe Co. are located, is the greatest leather market 

 in the world, affording this company advantages in the se- 

 lection of hides, one reason for the superiority of their 

 product. 



Many of our readers are acquainted with the F. Mayer 

 Boot & Shoe Co. and the excellent quality of their shoes. 

 They have been advertising extensively in this publication 

 for years and many of us have discovered the economy of 

 buying Mayer Shoes for the whole family. 



YOU WILL NEED THIS BOOK. 



The "Primer of Hydraulics" is the only book teach- 

 ing Hydraulics in a practical way. Price $2.50, cloth 

 bound. THE IRRIGATION AGE, Chicago. 



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 than 25 years ; I have been actively engaged in farming 

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One quarter section, 2 miles from Alamosa, with perfect water 

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Alamosa, Colorado 



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This splendid 70 gallon verti- 

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We are prepared to make stock shipments from 

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