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THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



Little Dutchman 



One-Man Tractor Gang 



Plowing 14 Inches Deep 



saving moisture 

 by forming deep reservoirs 



f The Little Dutchman One-Man Tractor Gang saves time 

 and power as well as moisture. 



<j[ The set-over hitch connects the gang directly to the 

 tractor; permits the tractor to run on firm ground; leads 

 the plows straight ahead; and obviates the use of carrying 

 wheels under the opera ting platform, which lightens the draft. 



*J The levers are assisted by strong springs, and are con- 

 veniently placed for the operator. 



<I The plows can be coupled in units of one, two or three, 

 gangs, forming plows of four, eight or twelve bottoms. 



<I Wheels are equipped withdustproof boxes and hard oil cups. 



<I All moldboards and shares are made of Acme Soft Cen- 

 ter Steel, which don't break. 



<I The Little Dutchman One-Man Tractor is built in two 

 styles, Regular and Deep Furrow. Both styles are fur- 

 nished with either plain or friction break-beams. Both 

 styles are also built with our new Automatic Power Lift. 



Write for descriptive circular 



MOLINE PLOW CO. 



Moline, 111. 



TO DESTROY WEEDS 



IN WALKS AND DRIVEWAYS 



It is a rather tedious process and 

 hard on tools to remove weeds or grass 

 from walks by hoeing or cutting them 

 out between the stones, but there are 

 a number of chemicals or sprays which 

 can be used with good success. 



1. Salt. Take 1 Ib. of salt to 1 gal- 

 lon of water, boil and apply while still 

 hot, or dry salt may be used and then 

 watered in, but this will color the walk 

 more or less and ic not quite so ef- 

 fective. 



2. Crude carbolic acid, J4 oz. of the 

 liquid to 1 gallon of water will also 

 destroy ants. 



3. Sulphuric acid. 4-5 oz. of the acid 

 to 1 gallon of water. Best applied with 

 a wooden pail. 



4. Take 1 Ib. of powdered arsenic 

 to 3 gallons of cold water, boil and stir 

 well. Then add 7 gallons of cold water 

 with 2 Ibs. of sal soda. 



5. Limg and sulphur. 10 gallons of 

 water, 20 Ibs. of quicklime and 2 Ibs. 

 of flowers of sulphur are boiled in an 

 iron vessel. After settling, the clear 

 part is dipped off and used when needed. 



There are also a number of com- 

 mercial weed killers in the market which 

 can be bought at seed stores. Applica- 

 tions of weed destroyers should best 

 be made on a hot clay or right after a 

 rain, with a watering pot (sprinkler), 

 and one good application is usually suf- 

 ficient for the season. As the most of 

 them contain poison, either arsenic or 

 acids, great care should be exercised in 

 handling them. 



JULIUS ERDMAN. 



Colorado Agricultural College, Fort 

 Collins, Colo. 



FOREST NOTES. 



The forest service of India has 

 demonstrated that teak wood 

 grown in plantations is just as 

 strong as that grown in natural 



forests. 



Even the well-protected forests 

 of Germany are by no means im- 

 mune from fire, and the Prussian 

 fire protection system makes use 

 of lookout towers and telephones. 



Much of the so-called silk now- 

 adays is made of wood. Germany 

 produces more than one million 

 pounds of this cellulose silk, 

 worth $1,500,000. . A ton of wood 

 worth $10 yields cellulose worth 

 $20, and this cellulose yields silk 

 worth $850. 



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