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THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



THERE IS MONEY IN BALING ALFAFA 



HE SANDWICH MFG. CO., Sandwich, Illi- 

 nois, issued recently an elaborate catalogue 

 under the title, "Tons Tell the Story of Profits," 

 wherein is fully described the Sandwich Hay Presses, 

 and particular attentioh is given to their steel belt 



hay and straw are produced in commercial quan- 

 tities. 



While the profits in the baling business are 

 necessarily dependent, to a certain extent, on local 

 conditions, the experience of hundreds of Sandwich 

 Hay Press owners proves con- 

 clusively that the general average 

 is high. 



Baled alfalfa hay commands 

 a premium, and every owner of 

 surplus alfalfa is anxious to real- 

 ize this extra profit. 



A haypress that shows big tonnage. 



machine, which is described on the first page of 

 this catalogue. 



The big tonnage' which Sandwich Hay Presses 

 successfully handle opens to the owner of one of 

 these outfits an important and attractive money- 

 making opportunity in any locality where alfalfa, 



The easy portability of 

 Sandwich Presses enables the 

 crew to cover considerable ter- 

 ritory in the course of a season. 

 Baling contracts sufficient to 

 keep the outfit busy for the fall and winter season 

 can generally be secured. 



Taking it for granted that alfalfa, hay and straw 

 are produced in such quantities in your locality to 

 create a field for a baler, success in making money 

 with a hay press depends on these two factors. 



POTASH DISCOVERIES CONFIRMED 



Some time ago announcement came from the gen- 

 eral offices of Rock Island Lines in Chicago that 

 indications of potash deposits had been discovered in 

 the Panhandle of Texas. Further investigations have 

 since been made with the result that the Texas Bureau 

 of Geology has found the discoveries so important as 

 to merit a special bulletin that will attract international 

 attention. 



The war in Europe shut off the American im- 

 portations of potash, causing a shortage that has been 

 keenly felt, and spurring geologists to greater efforts 

 to find a source of supply in this country that would 

 make the agricultural and other industries 'independent 

 of the German kali mines, which now practically con- 

 trol the world's output. Potash finds its greatest use 

 as fertilizer and American imports have run as high 

 as $11,000,000 a year. 



Previous reports were based on indications found 

 in a well at Spur, Tex., and at that time it was thought 

 the location of the deposits would be disclosed some- 



where in southwestern Oklahoma. Later investigation, 

 however, leads to the belief that the source of the 

 potash is in the immediate vicinity of Amarillo, Tex., 

 this being based on analysis of rock from borings at 

 Glenrio, Boden and Miller. Potash bearing salts were 

 found in wells at these points at depths so much shal- 

 lower than the discoveries at Spur, that geologists are 

 convinced they are now near the source. 



And still the war goes on. No man can tell 

 when it will end. Each day that the conflict con- 

 tinues piles up new opportunities for the United 

 States, particularly the farmers of this nation. Pre- 

 pare now to get the full benefits of your share of 

 these opportunities. Plan your next season's farm- 

 ing now. Work out those plans so that every inch 

 of your ground will work to full capacity. 



To grow a good crop of onions requires rich 

 soil, free from weeds, and thorough cultivation. 



