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THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



HONORBILT SHOES 



Made of specially selected upper leather and 

 well seasoned soles. Durable, tough, pliable. 

 Treated by special process to keep out water 

 and moisture. For dress-up occasion wear Mayer 

 Honorbilt fine shoes. 

 Sold by leading dealers. If your dealer 

 will not supply you, write us. 



F. MAYER BOOT & SHOE CO., Milwaukee, Wls. 



BRED FOR EGGS AND MEAT 



Bellevue Strain of White and Columbian 

 Wyandottes, S.C. White Leghorns and Light 

 Brahmas. Stock for sale. Over 30 years 

 in business. 



MICHEAL K. BOYER Box 18, Hammonton, Atlantic County, New Jersey 



(Continued from page 2Uj 



ferences in character must necessarily result from 

 the almost indefinite number of combinations which 

 may be found. All these differences, however, may 

 be traced to two sets of .factors : First, the character 

 of the rock or material from which the soil has been 

 derived; and, second, the processes or agencies by 

 means of which this material has been changed 

 from mere rock or rock debris into a medium suit- 

 able for the growth. of plants. The former has to 

 do with soil-forming material, the latter with soil- 

 forming agencies. To these two groups of factors 

 are to be attributed the numerous variations in soil 

 conditions found over various parts of the earth. 



"The importance of distinguishing between 

 these two groups of factors cannot be too strongly 

 emphasized. The tendency in the past has been to 

 stress the former to the neglect of the latter, and 

 this has resulted in classifying together soils of 

 very dissimilar character, simply because they were 

 derived from the same rocks or from rocks which 

 have been formed in the same manner." 



A Good-Looking, 



Dependable 

 Business Wagon 



THERE'S a look of sturdy reliability and independence about an Inter- 

 national auto wagon that makes friends for it wherever it goes. Tha 

 car is just as reliable and dependable as its looks indicate. In endur- 

 ance contests it equals cars costing three times as much. In economy it 

 stands at the head of its class. In dependability and all-round utility it 

 beats them all. 



Every day you run an International auto wagon you will find it more 

 useful to you. With it you can make the trips you used to neglect, because 

 you did not want to take the horses from their work. Perishable products 

 are handled speedily, or taken to the most profitable market. Best of all, 

 the car saves money as well as makes it. 



International Auto Wagons 



help make farm life pleasant. It is a pleasure to run the car and it is so 

 reliable, so ready to go at any time or for any purpose that it soon becomes 

 indispensable. It can be used in all seasons when the road is passable to 

 horses. The wheels are high enough to give ample road clearance. Solid 

 tires give good traction and eliminate many tire troubles. The engine is 

 simple and powerful. Fuel and oil to run an International auto wagon 

 cost less than the feed for a horse, while the wagon will do from two to four 

 times as much work. 



It will pay you in many ways to know all about the International auto 

 wagon. A letter to the nearest branch house brings full particulars with 

 many interesting facts. 



WESTERN BRANCH HOUSES: Denver, Col.; Helena. Mont.; Portland. 

 Ore.; Spokane, Wail.; Salt Lake City, Utah; San Francisco. Cal. 



International Harvester Company of America 



(Incorporated) 



000 Harvester Building Chicago USA 



I H C Service Bureau 



The purpose of this Bureau is to furnish, free of charge to all. the 

 best information obtainable on better farming If you have any worthy 

 questions concerning soils, crops, land drainage, irrigation, fertilizer. 

 etc. 'make your inquiries specific and send them to I H C Service 

 Bureau. Harvester Building. Chicago. USA 



How "Ball-Brand" Rubber Foot 

 Wear Is Made. 



The making of rubber boots, 

 arctics and other rubber footwear 

 is generally supposed to be done in 

 moulds. This is quite an error. 

 The Mishawaka Woolen Manufac- 

 turing Company, manufacturers of 

 "Ball-Band" rubber footwear, make 

 rubber boots by much the same 

 methods as a leather boot is made. 

 The various parts are cut and fitted 

 over lasts. However, instead of 

 stitching the parts together they are 

 cemented with liquid rubber, a 

 strip of tough webbing known as a 

 "friction" being frequently placed 

 between the cemented parts to make 

 the bond firmer. 



Every man who reads this has 

 probably at one time or another 

 seen or worn a "Ball-Band" boot, 

 with the red ball on the knee. These 

 boots are made over a last shaped 

 after the human foot and calf and 

 this is responsible largely for the 

 fine fit for which "Ball-Band" boots 

 are famous. 



After the boot is made, but while 

 it is still on the last, it is hung in a 

 hot room, where the heat is so per- 

 fectly regulated that the rubber 

 heats near to the melting point, 

 but does not get hot enough to act- 

 ually run. The boot is kept at this 

 temperature long enough for every 

 seam and union to become perfectly 

 strong and water-tight. This pro- 

 cess is known as vulcanizing. 



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