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coating in such a manner as to form an unbroken 

 continuous fabric. Wire mesh is furnished in rolls 

 from 24 in. to 58 in. wide and up to 600 ft. in length. 

 Wherever length or cross connections are necessary 



Fig. 7 Another view of cement gun repair work on 

 the C. & W. I. R. R. 



the same are made by overlapping the mesh and 

 loosely wiring the ends together. 



For the determination of the size and weight of 

 the reinforcing mesh to be selected, the following 

 rules are applied : 



(To be continued) 



MANURE IRRIGATED FARMS 



Years ago the best soil experts in those days con- 

 sidered the use of manure on new or anything but 

 worn-out land a useless expenditure of time and 

 energy. Not only this, but it was considered even 

 harmful to place barnyard manure on new soil. Espe- 

 cially was this true in the opinion of some believers 

 of the old school. 



Today experience and modern experimental evi- 

 dence is producing an entirely contrary view. I Jam- 

 yard manure finds a profitable place in the develop- 

 ment of even the newest soils and in increasing the 

 productiveness of the richest soils. There is no place, 

 no land, no soil whatever which cannot be improved 

 upon and enriched and made to produce better crops 

 by the proper use of barnyard manure. 



This change of viewpoint, as a result of absolute 

 knowledge, has led to the great increased sale and use 

 of the modern manure spreader. Many of our irri- 

 gated farms have been lacking in this particular 

 equipment but today are taking up diligently the 

 question and are placing these machines in operation. 



We have been very much interested recently in 

 the different makes of manure spreaders as we have 

 encountered them, and while there are a number of 

 good machines on the market we, ourselves, have 

 found nothing that seems to fill the demand and meet 

 the requirements of all classes of soil and all kinds of 

 conditions as does the Litchfield low-down spreader, 

 made by the Litchfield Manufacturing Company, of 

 Waterloo, Iowa. These machines are found on the 

 experimental farms. They are found in the hands of 

 the most critical land owners and it has been our 

 observation that they flourish with the greatest amount 

 of increase where they are best known a true mark 

 of character and quality in any machine. 



The Litchfield spreader has a right to command 

 the position that is claimed for it because of its age 

 and ripe maturity. It is the oldest spreader on the 

 market and still its makers claim that it has the most 

 up-to-date features and is strictly modern in every 

 little detail and in all general respects. 



It is a practically all steel machine and will stand 

 the rigorous and deteriorating effects of all climates. 

 It also is made to resist the rough and hard usage and 

 the wear and tear that this kind of a machine usually 

 encounters. 



The company are experts in this business, they 

 are specialists in the line, making little else than 

 spreaders, and have devoted many years to the manu- 

 facture and steady development of the manure 

 spreader. They naturally are able to give as much or 

 more for the price paid than any of the newer con- 

 cerns that have started in the business in more recent 

 years. 



They also are in position to give the quality that 

 is necessary and to guarantee this with unhesitating 

 assurance and feel that they are taking no chances in 

 the five-year guarantee bond which they issue with 

 every machine when requested. This issuing of a 

 guarantee bond is one of the evidences of the quality 

 behind this line of machines and we feel that our 

 subscribers who are at all interested in the spreader 

 question should take pains to order a catalogue, in- 

 vestigate the machine and determine from their own 

 judgment whether our opinion is correct or not. 



TEXAS BECOMING A SILO STATE 



On September 1, 1914, there were 8,560 silos on 

 the farms of Texas, and their original cost was $4,- 

 520,000, according to data just compiled by the 

 Texas Business Men's Association. Nearly two- 

 thirds of the silos in Texas have been built during 

 the past year, and their construction is one of the 

 most important events ever recorded in the history 

 of Texas agriculture. The movement seems to be 

 just well under way, as 4,800 more have been 

 ordered from manufacturers and will be put up in 

 Texas before the close of the present year. Fifteen 

 silos have been built on Texas farms every day dur- 

 ing the past twelve months, and present indications 

 are that this record will be greatly exceeded during 

 the remainder of 1915. 



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