Manila Plant. 



Otv the benefit of those who have 

 bet. T using binder twine for a 

 num er of years we append a 

 short a, 'count of the growth and 

 manufacture of the article, and 

 you will find contiguous, cuts 

 of the Manila and .Sisal plants 

 which will give an idea of their 

 growth. We are headquarters 

 for binder twine, which consists 

 of the best at lowest i)rices, and 

 can supply in any iiuantity de- 

 sired, such as Sisal, Standard, 

 Standard Manila, Manila and 

 Pure Manila. 



The preparation of Manila fibre, while possess- 

 ing much in common with that of Sisal, is still 



more arduous and expensive. The fibre is obtain- 



ed from the fully developed leaves of a species of 



plantain or banana tree, which grows best in the Philippine Islands and takes its commercial name from 

 the chief city of the Island of Luzon, the largest of the group. The Manila tree, aft«>r a growth of three 

 years, is shorn of its long, graceful leaves, which, thougli of considerable bulk, yield scarcely two-thirds 

 of a pound of fibre to th<> tree. It is not surprising then, that a bale of pounds" weight represents 

 three years' production of over tOO trees and requires tlie labor of one man for about i-H days to gather 

 and prepare it for nuirket. Every poun<l of finished twine is weighed, tested and nieasuivd. It is balled, 

 tagged and packed in neat, portable fifty-pound bales and sent to the farmer with a guarantee that every 

 bale is "just what the tag says it is." Sisal fibre is obtained from the leaves of a species of Central 

 American agave, similar to tlie" century plant, which flourishes in the hard, calcareous soil of Yucatan 

 Five years after planting the leaves may be cut. Natives gather them and with crude machinery scrape 

 the pulp away. The fibre is then hung on long lines and dried, leaving it in its raw state. It is then 

 twistoil in big skeins, baled and shipped to the Dcering Harvester Co.'s mills for the final process of 

 manufacture. For those who are interested in further details of the manufacture of this important 

 product we will mail an illustrated booklet free on applicatiou. 



N ACCOUNT OF THK GREAT FL,rCTC.\TIOX OF THE M.VK- 

 KET WE C.\N>OT QUOTE PRICES HERE, BUT SAME WILL 

 Bfi FUKNISUEU ON APPLICATION. 



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ROPE. FODDER YARN AND 

 BINDER TWINE. 



We keep a full line of Manila, Sisal and 

 Cotton Hopes, including all sizes from .">-lil 

 up. We make a specialty of J, lll-lti and i 

 Hay Fork Rope. 



Complete line of Twines and Fodder Yarn 

 always ou band. 



We make a specialty <if HIXHRR TWIXK 

 and carry a large stock of all grades in sea- 

 son. Prices iiuoteil ou application. 



Deering Harvester Oil 



fit it tor \is(> in h:ii'v<'st\ng niadnnery. It is always 

 uiiifonu. \inc.\celK'd as a lubricant It is not' a 

 mixture in any sens»>of the word, V'oing a straight- 

 rvMi product It can never gum. no matter what 

 the temperature or cliniate. "its ust>fulne#s is not 

 confined to harvesting machinery alone, andthou- 

 Siuuls of other machines owe their snUHith and fric- 

 tionlfss action to its us«>. Oust and grit an^ much 

 in c\ idcnce in the harvest-field, and thejirr-atcrthe 

 consislency of an oil, the mor<> effix'tu e it is w. 

 wiihstaiitiing thes»' evils. IVvring oil will never 

 thicken, excn to the verv last drop, whether ex- 

 pos*-*! to the air or not 'I'he lH>st testinumial to its 

 worth is. that omv ustM it is always visi-d. 



AMi PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 



