1911. 
ise 
A Light Running 
Hay Loader 
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The fact that the GEARLESS HAY 
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loaders do, but runs on iron wheels. 
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of draft, durability, and from everv other 
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THIRTY-FIFTH STREET, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILL. 
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•- east of the Mississippi River 
Wires Inches high Medium Weight Extra heavy (all No.9) 
9 39 83c per rod 37c per rod 
10 47 86 e per rod 41c per rod 
12 65 82c per rod 49e per rod 
Special rates beyond this territory. 
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Heaviest Fence Made 
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We make 160 styles. Horse 
cattle, sheep, hog, and bull 
proof fences made of No. 9 
double galvanized wires 
and absolutely rust proof 
Bargain Prices: 
14 cents per Rod Up 
Poultry and Rabbit Proof 
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LAWN FENCE 
Many designs. Cheap as 
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Box 314 Winchester. Ind. 
Cents a Rod 
For 18-In. 14 3-4e for 22-In. Hog 
Fence; loe for 26-inch; 18 8-4e 
for 32-inch; 25e for a 47-inch 
Farm Fence. 48-inch Poultry 
fence 28 l-2e. Sold on 30 days 
trial. 80 rod spool Ideal Barb 
Wire $1.45 Catalogue free. 
KITSELMAN BROS., 
Box 230 MUNCIE, IND. 
FENCE 
Madeof High Carbon Double Strength 
Coiled Wire. Heavily Galvanized to 
prevent rust. Have no agents. Sell at 
factory prices on 30 days’ free trial. 
We pay all freight. 37 heights of farm 
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Box 263 Winchester, Indiana. 
48 IN. F f?o c a E 25c 
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FRANCIS BANNERMAN, 501 Broadway, N. Y» 
THE RURAL 
INCOME FROM AN “ORDINARY FARM." 
As you have several times requested 
reports from common everyday farmers 
on ordinary farms, I herewith give re¬ 
sults from dairy on Hill Crest Farm for 
the year 1910. As the name indicates it 
is on the crest of a hill, the highest 
point on the farm being at an elevation 
of 1,775 feet, and the lowest perhaps 
100 feet less. The farm consists of 80 
acres, of which about 15 is timber, leav¬ 
ing about 65 for pastures, meadow and 
other crops. Stock at present consists 
of 10 cows, Jerseys and grade Jerseys, 
one Jersey bull, one yearling heifer, three 
young calves, three horses, one hog, a 
brood sow, and about 100 head of poul¬ 
try. The working force is a man 64 
years of age, his wife, 58, and a boy of 
16. No labor is hired except grain drill 
one day, binder one day, corn harvester 
and silage cutter, a day or two, and 
thrashing machine about one day. 
As to results, we get none to boast of, 
quite a number of our neighbors having 
very much larger incomes than we. From 
our cows we make butter for regular 
customers whom we supply throughout 
the year. Skim-milk is fed to calves, 
hogs and poultry, giving cows credit for 
receipts from calves and hogs, but credit 
them nothing from poultry, as it is not 
possible accurately to estimate how 
much if any of the income from fowls 
is due to the milk. From January 1 
to October 1, 1910, we had eight cows, 
and from October 1 to December 31, 10 
cows. All freshened during the Winter 
and Spring, and all were dry some por¬ 
tion of the year. We made 2,703 pounds 
of butter, of which 2,557 pounds were 
sold at an average of 33 cents and a 
fraction per pound, or a total of $849.62. 
In the family were used 146 pounds, 
valued at $48.60, making a total value 
of butter $898.22, an average of $105.66 
per cow for butter alone. For butter¬ 
milk sold $5.10 was received; for calves, 
$19 ; for calf skin, $1 ; five weeks old 
pigs, $30; pork sold, $124.23; butter 
sold and used, $898.22, making the total 
gross income from cows, $1,077.55; calf 
on hand worth $15. Total $1,092.55. 
Bought feed during the year to the 
amount of $443.64, which was fed to 
cows, horses, poultry and hogs, and a 
portion of the time, cows, hogs and liens 
were fed from the same bin, hence can¬ 
not give exact cost for each, though the 
following is very nearly a correct divi¬ 
sion, viz., cows, $272; horses, $76; fowls, 
$75.64 ; hogs, $20, or a total of $292 cost 
for cows and hogs to be deducted from 
the gross amount, $1,092.55; less $292, 
leaves $S00.55 net (from cows for home¬ 
grown pasture, hay and silage. The 
gross income per cow was $128.54, net 
$94.18; after deducting feed purchased. 
As stated previously no account is made 
of skim-milk fed to poultry, neither is 
any account made of milk and cream 
used in family. Sales from poultry and 
other small items brought our total gross 
income up to $1,475.56, which, consid¬ 
ering all the circumstances, is fairly sat¬ 
isfactory, yet after paying bills and mak¬ 
ing some improvements on buildings, a 
new silo, etc., none of it is left. It 
simply shows that an old man can make 
a living on a small farm, and a young 
man certainly should do better if he has 
the staying qualities. 
Otsego, N. Y. chas. bennington. 
R. N.-Y.—Thus it appears that Mr. 
Bennington, his wife and son get their 
board and wages from the farm—the 
wages being consumed by taxes, im¬ 
provements and necessities. 
Killing Out “Dog Grass.” 
IT. L. C., Rock, Mass .—IIow can I get 
clear of what we call dog grass in this 
sections? It is the grass that has the white- 
jointed root sharp as a needle, and we seem 
to be unable, to get rid of it. I have, about 
three acres in two-year-old peach trees where 
this grass bothers the life out of me. It 
has got the best of me for two years in 
hoed crops, and if I sod it for a year 
I think it would kill everything else out! 
Ans. —This is the same as witch, 
twitch or couch grass. It can only be 
killed by preventing any growth above 
ground and ripping out the roots so 
they will be exposed to sun and air. 
The grass propagates both from seeds 
and from underground roots. In the 
West fields of this grass have been killed 
out by pasturing closely with sheep. 
The field is overstocked, so the sheep 
must be fed some grain. They nibble 
down every blade of grass and pack 
the soil hard. The grass is sometimes 
smothered out by sowing a very thick 
crop of buckwheat. The usual plan is 
to work the field all through the season 
with some tearing or ripping tool like a 
disk or spring-tooth harrow. This tears 
up and exposes the roots, and if kept 
up thoroughly will kill out the grass. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and 
a square deal.” See guarantee page* 16. 
INSIDE HISTORY 
Some Self-Explanatory Letters. 
Battle Creek, Mich., Jan. 7,’ll. 
Dr. E. H. Pratt, 
Suite 1202, 100 State St., 
My Dear Doctor: Chica g°. Illinois. 
“Owing to some disagreement with 
• magazine several years ago they 
have become quite vituperative, and of 
late have publicly charged me with 
falsehoods _ in my statements that we 
have genuine testimonial letters. 
‘It has been our rule to refrain from 
publishing the names either of laymen 
or physicians who have written to us 
in a complimentary way, and we have 
declined to accede to the demaud of at¬ 
torneys that we turn these letters over 
to them. 
"I am asking a few men whom I deem 
to he friends to permit me to reproduce 
some .of their letters over their signa¬ 
tures in order to refute the falsehoods. 
“VVe have hundreds of letters from 
physicians, but I esteem the one that you 
wrote to me in 1906 among the very 
best particularly in view of the fact that 
it recognizes the work I have been try¬ 
ing to do partly through the little book. 
The Road to Wellville.’ 
“I do not sell or attempt to sell the 
higher thought which is more important 
than the kind of food, but I have taken 
considerable pains to extend to human¬ 
ity such facts as may have come to me 
on this subject. 
In order that your mind may be re¬ 
freshed I am herewith enclosing a copy 
of your good letter, also a copy of the 
little book, and if you will give me the 
privilege of printing this over your sig¬ 
nature I will accompany the printing 
with an explanation as to why you per¬ 
mitted its use in publication in order to 
refute falsehoods, and under that method 
of treatment I feel, so far as I know, there 
would be no breach of the code of ethics. 
“I trust this winter weather is finding 
you well, contented and enjoying the 
fruits that are yours by right. 
With all best wishes, I am,” 
Yours very truly, C. W. Post. 
D;.. Pratt, who is one of the most 
prominent and skillful surgeons in 
America, very kindly granted our re¬ 
quest in the cause of truth and justice. 
„ Chicago, Aug. 31, 1906. 
Mr. C. W. Post, • 
Battle Creek, Mich. 
My Dear Sir :— 
“I write to express my. personal appre¬ 
ciation of one of your business methods, 
that of accompanying each package of 
your Grape-Nuts production with that 
little booklet ‘The Road to Wellville.’ A 
more appropriate, clear headed and ef¬ 
fective presentation of health-giving auto¬ 
suggestions could scarcely be penned. 
“Grape-Nuts is a good food in itself, 
but the food contained in this little arti¬ 
cle is still better stuff. I commend the 
piactice because I know that the greed 
and strenuousness, the consequent graft 
and other types of thievery and mali¬ 
cious mischief generally can never be 
cured by legislative action. 
“The only hope for the betterment of 
the race rests in individual soul culture. 
In taking a step in this direction, 
your process has been so original and 
unique that it must set a pace for other 
concerns until finally the whole country 
gets, flavored with genuine, practical 
Christianity. 
I .shall do all that lies in my power to 
aid in the appreciation of Grape-Nuts, 
not so much for the sake of the food it¬ 
self as for the accompanying suggestions. 
“Visiting Battle Creek the other day 
with a friend, Dr. Kelly of Evanston, 
Illinois, while I was consulting with 
Mr. Gregory, my friend visited your fac¬ 
tories and came away greatly amazed, 
not only at the luxurious furnishings’of 
the offices generally and the general 
equipment of the place, but with the 
sweet spirit of courtesy and kindness 
that seemed to fill the air with a spir¬ 
itual ozone that was good to breathe. 
“The principles expressed in the little 
booklet, The Road to Wellville,’ I well 
know are practical and they work in busi¬ 
ness of all kinds, including sanitariums, 
as (( w ’d I> e fairly tested before time is done. 
“I know you will not regard this letter 
of appreciation as an intruding one. It 
is simply the salutation of good fellow¬ 
ship to you from a man who, although 
lie has never seen you, feels drawn to 
you by the kinship of thought. 
“The only thing that makes a man 
live forever in the hearts of his country¬ 
men and his race is the good that he 
does. Your position in this respect is 
an enviable one and I wish to extend 
my congratulations.” 
Yours respectfully, E. H. Pratt. 
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