THE IRKIGATION AGE. 



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The Rural Road Grader For 

 Irrigation Work 



The blade of the Rinl has the proper adjustment for making V Bottom Irrijaticn 

 Ditches on a slope of one and one-half to one. Any elevation can be given the 

 blade that the banks will stand. Rear end of blade raises 24 inches. Changing 

 single-tree holes in the evener, which places the near horse in the ditch, is the 

 only change needed in the Rural to adapt it to V bottom ditch work. The wheels 

 being wide apart, which best holds a grader to its work, and lets one wheel travel 

 in the point of the ditch and the other completely outside of the bank of earth 

 thrown up, leaving the slope smooth and undisturbed. 



Making a V Bottom Irrigation Pitch Two Feet Deep mi a Slope of One and One- 

 Half to One. Two or Four Horses are I* Bed, According to Itequlrements. 



The Rural Grader is not tipped to any extent, owing to the wheels being wide 

 apart and the axle having been made lower on the right hand side to equalize up 

 on ditch work. In a grader with the wheels close together, one, and perhaps 

 both, of the wheels must travel on the slope of the ditch, destroying the bank and 

 tipping both machine and operator to a dangerous angle. Unequaled for cleaning 

 out all deposits of silt, grass, etc., from irrigation ditches, whether dry or under 

 water, anywhere teams can be made to travel. Fir the Irrigatloi Farmer, the Rural 

 Grader ana Ditcher is not equalled by any other machine if he wants one for business 

 and the greatest value for his money. Any One with considerable level land can 

 use one with much profit for opening up ditches through fields, which it will do. 

 even when the lands are under water. To make larger and more permanent 

 ditches and also to build and repair roads that the farmer is interested in. 



C. D. EDWARDS, Albert Lea, Minn. 



SAMSON TURBINE 



When the PUMP cannot be direct connected to 

 the turbine shaft, the power is usually trans- 

 mitted by gears, shafting, etc. On account of 

 the HIGH SPEED of the SAMSON, for a given 

 power, lighter and consequently CHEAPER 

 transmission machinery can be used. 



JAMES LEFFEL & CO. 



Springfield, Ohio, U. S. A. 



316 Lagonda Street 



Here Are the Points 



which practical irrigation men MUST 

 notice on the LITTLE WESTERN 

 GRADER AND DITCHER 



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2. 



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 4. 



5. 



High arched frame which gives strength and provides AMPLE CLEARANCE for all angles of blade adjustment. 

 The "FLOATING" type of blade mounted on a ring and so thoroughly BALANCED that it is easily and quickly 



manipulated with one hand. 



It has the pivotal rear axle which sets to prevent skidding on heavy side draft. 

 It has the EXTENSION REAR AXLE which enables it to do the varied work done by our larger graders. No small 



ditcher is competent to do good work without such an axle. 

 It has FOUR wheels which are ESSENTIAL for even work and light draft. 



Write for our printed matter on every class of earth handling and ditching machinery 



THE AUSTIN-WESTERN CO., Ltd.,, Chicago 



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