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“A Live Stock Train” 
The picture here shows one of the 
demonstration trains which ran through 
Dakota last year. All kinds of trains 
have been organized in this way, various¬ 
ly known as silo, hog, horse, Alfalfa, po¬ 
tato, dry farming, or whatever subject 
was most prominent in the campaign 
which the Agricultural College was try¬ 
ing to conduct. The picture here given 
shows a live stock train. As will be 
seen, a flat car was arranged so that a 
to kill every rat and mouse at once? 
Many of us would like to know how to 
do it. 
Prolific Flies. —" he New Jersey Ex¬ 
periment Station gives the following as 
the breeding possibilities of one female 
house fly during the coming season: 
April 15, Wintered-over female. 1 
May 1 . 120 
May 28 . 7.200 
June 20 . 422.000 
July 10 . 25.020.000 
July 29 . 1.555.200.000 
August IS . 93,312,000,000 
September 10 . 5,598,720,000.000 
A SHEEP DEMONSTRATION ON A LIVE STOCK TRAIN. 
woven wire fence ran around it, and sev¬ 
eral sheep were put inside, as they would 
be put into a pasture. When the train 
stopped a crowd' was gathered around 
this car, and lecturers used these sheep 
as living models, explaining to the crowd 
what a good sheep ought to be, what to 
look for in buying or selling sheep, and 
how to handle and feed to the best ad¬ 
vantage. As will be seen, these lectures 
were well attended. Notice the natural 
position of most of these men. They 
were evidently caught by the camera 
without knowing that the shot was being 
taken. They stand in natural attitudes, 
evidently interested in what the man on 
the flat car is telling them. We have 
heard various opinions regarding the val¬ 
ue of these trains. When handled in 
this way, however, we think they have 
value, for they carry the gospel of agri¬ 
culture into places where it might not 
otherwise go. 
Rats as Disease Carriers. 
To stamp out a disease, either contag¬ 
ious or infectious to mankind or stock, I 
agree, no expense or value should be 
spared in order to arrive at a result with¬ 
out any loss of time, but it seems to me 
rather a one-sided affair altogether that 
not only valuable stock, but also domestic 
pets of every description, and I think that 
in rich men’s estates in Westchester 
County a great many can be found, 
should be sacrificed, whereas nothing is 
said about the much-dreaded rat, which 
has been known for quite a long time as 
a disease carrier of the deepest dye. It is 
a well known fact that so far nothing is 
definitely known how the hoof and mouth 
disease is spread from one farm to an¬ 
other, as it will appear quite mysteriously 
at a distant farm, and leave the nearer 
lying one perfectly alone, as if it did not 
'•xist. In order that perhaps one of the 
disease carriers might be among their 
numbers, the deputies give orders not 
only to slaughter valuable stock, but also 
to kill domestic pets. My contention in 
this matter is that if the authorities were 
to make it compulsory that all rats and 
even mice in all the infected farm, and 
farms in the same district where the dis¬ 
ease has not yet appeared, must be de¬ 
stroyed immediately, and the runs and 
holes of these animals thoroughly disin¬ 
fected, the strong and drastic measures 
now adopted by the authorities could be 
in many cases avoided and valuable stock 
and the lives of our valuable pets spared. 
New York. p. n. 
R. N.-Y.—No doubt of it, but how 
would you carry out your plan? Take 
the buildings and fixtures on the average 
farm. How would you compel a farmer 
The best time to shut off the “swarm¬ 
ing millions” is right now, when the flies 
that have wintered over crawl out of 
their hiding places and get busy. You 
can kill one fly in April easier than 
1,000,000 more or less in September. 
My boMor than ever, blggor than 
ever, book of bargains for 1915 
and prico - reducing, sliding- 
scale schodulos on gasoline 
engines and cream separators 
printed in four colors with 
special gasoline engine, man¬ 
ure spreader, cream separa¬ 
tor, auto truck.elevator, car-1 
pet and rugs and vehicle color ? 
work; hundreds of' 
illustrations 
farm and house-’ 
hold necessities.' 
This great book 
!> savo you monoy. You are sure to buy 
^something within the next few weeks 
I on which we can save you money. Get 
hny prices and learn all about my 1915 
. price-reducing, sliding-scale schedule 
1 before you spend another dollar for any- 
feprthing for I he farm or household. A postal 
W'- addressed to me now will bring this big 
. book to you by the next mail, postpaid. 
This new Galloway Sanitary perfect 
skimming cream separator is made so 
good in our own factories that I will, 
send it anywhere in the United States 
without an expert to set it up, to 
any inexperienced user for 90-day 
free trial to test against any make or 
kind that even sells for twice as 
much and will let the user be the 
judge. It’s the most modern—the 
most sanitary—the most scien- ‘ 
tific—the cleanest skimmer—the 
most beautiful in design of any cream 
separator made today and I have seen 
them all. I want you to know all about 
this wonderful separator that is 
sweeping the field before it. In¬ 
vestigate this before you buy. 
l*42 50 
For 
’ 500 
mtm Lbs. ‘ 
Capa¬ 
city 
’ D-19. 
More Povyer 
LessMoney 
The New Galloway Masterpiece Big Six Horse Power 
Gasoline Engine at our new low price is positively 
the power sensation of 1915. The most engine ever 
offered for the money. My 1915 &lldlng-6calo, price- 
roduclng schedule still further reduces the above price 
according to the number sold. 
This now tleHiKn.bia: 6 H.P. engine built from the hkcheat quali¬ 
ty or material. ^ mecha nically perfect in design, smooth, 
easy running and well bal¬ 
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in power, design and 
simplicity; not over¬ 
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but larjfe oore and 
lontr stroke, plenty 
of weitfht, low speed¬ 
ed, built for lonj?, 
hard, continuous ser¬ 
vice: made in our own 
rreat factory by the 
lousands on automatic 
machinery, all the parts 
Standardized alike, sold 
to you direct from factory. 
Let me tell you about Its 
special patented feat-^A 
ures; about its light, 
draft,its all steel gear 
and how it is built of ’ 
heavy channel steel, 1 
trussed like a steel bridge, 
superior in every way to the 
new-fangled freaks of heavy _ 
draft that eat you up for repairs. , 
I The abovo money-saving catalog fully doscrlbos 
the complete lino of Galloway Spocialtios and will 
bo mallod to you tho day wo rocelvo your roquost. 
WM. GALLOWAY, Pres. WM. GALLOWAY CO. 
277 Galloway Station, Waterloo, Iowa 
Get All the mom 
off Your sheeps j 
It pays to shear the way you got the long¬ 
est and best wool. You can get so much 
better price for it. 
You can easily net from 15 to 20 per 
cent more on every sheep you shear with 
a Stewart No. 9 Machine. Don’t labor 
with hand shears, in the old, hard, sweaty 
way. Don’t have aching, swollen wrists. 
Don’t scar and disfigure your, 
sheep with uneven shearing 
and spoil the wool with 
second cuts. Take off 
the fleece smoothly and 
quickly in ono un¬ 
broken blanket with 
The Stewart Ho. 9 
Ball Bearing 
Shearing Machine 
It’s the most perfect hand 
operated shearing machine 
ever devised. Has ball bear¬ 
ings in every part where fric¬ 
tion or wear occurs. Has a 
ball bearing shearing head 
of the latest improved 
Stewart pattern. Price 
complete, including 4 
combs and 4 cutters 
of the celebrated Stewart 
quality is only $11.50. 
Get one from your dealer 
or send $2.00 and we will 
BhipC. O. D. for balance. 
Money and shipping 
charges back if not 
more than satisfied. 
CHICAGO FLEXIBLE SHAFT COMPANY 
143 N. LaSalle St., Chicago. Illinois 
Write for complete new catalog showing world’s I 
largest and most modern line of sheep shearing] 
and horse clipping machines, mailed free. 
Direct from 
Factory 
to 
User 
2 H-P, $34.95 
4H-P, 69.75 
6 H-P, 97.75 
8 H-P, 139.65 
12 H-P. 197.00 
16 H-P, 308.80 
22 H-P, 389.65 
Portable Engines 
Proportiojially Low . 
WITTE Engines 
Kerosene, Gasoline and Gas 
Stationary,(skidded or on iron base), and Mounted 
Styles. Standard the world over for 28 years. Better 
today than ever. Why pay double price for a good 
engine, or take a poor or doubtful one for any price, 
when the WITTE costs so littlo and saves all risk? 
5-Year Guaranty 
On Efficiency and Durability. 
Direct from Factory to Users, for cash or on 
easy terms, at prices hitherto unheard of, for en¬ 
gines of these merits: Long-wearing, semi-steel, 
separable cylinders, and four-ring pistons: all verti¬ 
cal valves: automobile ignition; spark shift for easy 
starting: variable speed; and others, without which 
no engine can now be high-grade. I am simply shar¬ 
ing my manufacturing advantages with engina 
buyer-users—asking only one small factory profit. 
New Book Free The most 
_, - , .. — .easy - to- 
Understand engine book in the busi¬ 
ness. Gives tho "inside” of engine 
selling as well as manufacturing. 
Shows my liberal selling plans with 
ccmplete price list. Write me your 
full address for my prompt reply. 
Ed. H. Witte, Witte Engine Works, 
1891 Oakland Ave., Kanaas City, Mo. 
OOI55HC5IE1 
The State for Thrifty Farmers. Delightful, healthy 
climate. Good Land, Reasonable prices. Close tobig 
markets of large cities of the East. Send for free 
descriptive booklet & map. 
STATE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION, 
52 Hoffman Building. Baltimore, Md. 
Get Your Farm Home 
From the CanadianPacific 
Hor f ie'%r^0r <v 
Maker 
C ’l OME where you have highly pro- 
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markets—unexcelled transporta¬ 
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where you can enjoy all comforts 
of civilization. This land is sold 
only to settlers who will actually occupy 
and improve it. 
You Have 20 Years 
to Pay 
Rich land for from $11 to $30 per acre—irrigated 
lands from $35. One-twentieth down, balanco 
within twenty years, with interest at 6%. Long 
before final payment comes due, your farm will 
have paid for itself. 
$2,000 Loan for Farm 
Improvements 
We will lend you up to $2,000 on certain condi¬ 
tions, with no other security than the land itself. 
Particulars on request. You have 20 years to pay; 
interest only 6%. If you want a place already 
established—ready to step into—get ono of our 
ready-made farms. Planned by experts. Our 
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This Great Offer Is Based on Good Band. 
Finest land on earth for mixed farming and 
grain growing—irrigated and other lands. 
Dairying, Hogs and Livestock 
Make Big Incomes Here 
Stock brings good prices and can be raised 
cheaper than anywhere else. Cattle diseases 
practically unknown—no duty on livestock from 
Canada. Ideal country for dairying. Last 
year’s average milk price paid by Carlyle Dairy 
Company, Calgary, was $1.82 per 100 lbs. On 
this low priced land with its sure grain crops, 
you can make big profits raising grain. 
Owing to present conditions in Europe this 
continent must Bupply Europe with grain and 
food products, which insures highest prices ever 
known The best land will be taken first, so time 
is precious to you. Write today. 
K.S. THORNTON, Colonization Agent 
Canadian Pacific Railway 
Colonization Department 
112 Welt Adams Street, Chicago, Illinois 
FOR SALE— Town lots in all growing 
towns. Ask for information on in¬ 
dustrial and business openings. 
V ERY I>ESI RA RLE GO-ACRE FARM in Had¬ 
ley, Mass. All tillable land.good buildings, runn¬ 
ing water, electric lights, stock and tools. Apply to 
S. A. l’HII.LIPS, Agent, - Amherst, Mass. 
100 ACRES-Buildings New 
11 -room house; basement barns; concrete floors; 
horse stalls; cow stalls: new silo: water piped to 
house and barn; Railroad stations and town two 
miles: buildings insured for $2,MO. Price, $3,500, and 
only $1,000 cash to reliable man. 5 per cent interest 
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2 2 0 Acres About 35 Acres Woods 
largo basement barn and large homestead; keep TO 
head; good grain and dairy farm; located near 
(looperstown, N. Y. Price, $5,000, with $1,000 down. 
50 ACRES, good buildings, six miles from Bingham¬ 
ton, N. Y. 7 head of stock, 2 horses, 1 colt, 50 liens, 
wagons, tools. Price, $3,000, with $1,000 down. Semi 
for free catalogue of Southern New York farms. 
HIRAM M1NTZ, - Binghamton. N. Y. 
All-the-Year-Round Trucking 
You can prow vegetables tho year 'round in 
South Florida. Good profitiu it, supplying tho 
Northern winter markets and near-by homo 
markets. Tampa, tho big pay-roll city of Flor¬ 
ida, wants inoro truck than is produced in tho 
surrounding country. Fine, fertilo lands avail- 
aide at low prices; small capital required. Wnto 
Booklet and information free 
Board of Trade, 211 Gas Bldg.,Tampa, Fla. 
HANDY BINDER 
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The Rural New-Yorker, 
333 W. 30th St., N. Y. City. 
Canada is Callin&Mju 
to her RichWheat Lands 
—■— She extends to Americans a hearty invitation to settle on 
her FREE Homestead lands of 160 acres each or secure 
some of the low priced lands in Manitoba. Saskatchewan 
and Alberta. 
This year wheat is higher but Canadian land just as 
cheap, so the opportunity is more attractive than ever. Canada 
wants you to help to feed the world by tilling some of her 
soil—land similar to that which during many years has 
averaged 20 to 45 bushels of wheat to the acre. Think 
what you can make with wheat around $1 a bushel 
and land so easy to get. Wonderful yields also of Oats, 
Barley and Flax. Mixed farming is fully as profitable 
v an industry as grain growing. 
LiCb>« The Government this year is asking farmers to put increased acreage 
into grain. Military service is not compulsory in Canada but there is a 
/ /jP) W great demand for farm labor to replace the many young men who have 
vfccJ' * volunteered for service. The climate is healthful and agreeable, 
(M ^ railway facilities excellent, good schools and churches conven- 
iWm lent. Write for literature and particulars as to reduced railway 
K rates to Superintendent Immigration, Ottawa, Canada, or to 
|V t&J&hr&J 
J. S. CRAWFORD 
301 E. Genesee St., Syracuse, N.Y. 
— Canadian Government Agent 
