THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



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USE CLEAN STRAW AS MULCH 



By E.F. McKune, 



Colorado Agricultural College, Fort Collins. Colorado 



The object of mulching strawberries in the fall 

 is to prevent winter-killing. 



Winter-killing is usually caused by the plants 

 dying out too much during the winter months, or by 

 alternate freezing and thawing. 



The best mulch material to use is clean straw; 

 this is placed on the plants 4 to 6 inches deep after 

 the ground has been frozen. 



In the spring, after the ground is thawed, the 

 straw is worked around the plants. This serves 

 several purposes, such as keeping the patch free 

 from weeds, conserving the moisture and forming 

 a clean mat for the berries to ripen on. 



After the fruit has ripened the straw should be 

 removed. 



RESUME BIG JOB IN MEXICO 



Preparations are being made by the Richardson 

 Construction Company of Los Angeles, Cal., to re- 

 sume on an extensive scale the work of construct- 

 ing its big irrigation enterprise in the valley of the 

 Yaqui river, in the southern part of the state of 

 Sonora. This project involves the reclamation of 

 about eight hundred thousand acres of land. The 

 water supply will be obtained from the Yaqui river 

 by means of a dam and storage reservoir. 



$10,948,834 FOR U. S. PROJECTS 



The Reclamation Service has allotted $10,948,- 

 834 for work on government irrigation projects from 

 July 1, 1915, to June 30, 1916. These sums are 

 slightly less than the congressional appropriations. 



WHY BEET YIELD IS LOW 



Among the causes for low yields of sugar beets 

 the greatest single source of loss has been found by 

 government investigators to be improper thinning. 



Unless properly supervised, laborers invariably 

 leave too great space between plants. Other causes 

 for light stands and low yields are poor preparation 

 of the seed bed, improper operation of seed drills, 

 late frosts, the damping-off disease or the ravages 

 of such pests as flea beetles, cut and wire worms. 



These long evenings are good times to plan 

 next year's garden and to study better methods. 



How to Get More Wear Out of 



BALL BAND 



RUBBER FOOTWEAR 



It's not only the wear your rubber 

 footwear gets while you work in it, 

 but how you care for it after you get 

 home and take it off, that makes it 

 last a long time or a short time. 



For the benefit of the eight and 

 one-half million men who wear "Ball- 

 Band" Rubber Footwear, we have pre 

 pared a booklet 



"More Days Wear 



This booklet is sent free. It tells you 

 how to treat your rubber footwear so 

 as to get the most out of it. 



"Ball- Band" boots are vacuum cured. 

 During the vulcanizing this process 

 causes a tremendous pressure on the 

 fabric and rubber, and makes the boot 

 one solid piece. 



When you buy rubber footwear look for 

 Red Ball. It's the "Ball-Band" Trade Mark 

 and it stands for Quality. 



Mishawaka Woolen Mfg. Co, 



346 Water Street 

 MISHAWAKA, IND. 

 "The House That Pays 



Millions for Quality" 



The R. L. Kenyon Co. 



21 RIVER STREET 

 WAUKESHA - WISCONSIN 



HOME 



ON THE DESERT OR IN THE HILLS 

 this little Brown Bungalow will be a 

 comfortable home for you. Can be 

 set up in less than a half day. Can be 

 moved as often as desired and is good for 

 ten years service. 



Complete with varnished floors, screens, 

 windows, doors and a perfect system of venti- 

 lation. KENYON TAKE DOWN HOUSES 

 are guaranteed water and wind proof. Are 

 made in twenty sizes from one to five rooms 

 and cost as little as $35.00 and as much as 

 $325.00 for the largest size. 



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