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Show Twine from Wisconsin Wire Grass. Wlro grass twiuo la a new product of tho Northwest, which promisos to roliovo tho stringency of tho supply of Manila twlno during tho wheat harvest har-vest Boason, Tho wlro grasa from which tho twlno is rando 1b grown in Minnesota and "Wisconsin, and other products as well as twlno, nro mado from It. C, W. Crawford of Indianapolis, Indianapo-lis, explained tho nature of tho now product: "For tho last ton years or moro," ho said, "tho wheat harvest season has assumed thdaspect of a bugbear to farmers who did not havo a largo supply of twlno on hnnd. Without twine binders cannot run, and without binders it la impossible to harvest wheat. "Tho only variety of twlno that could bo used In tho past was tho Manila variety, Imported from tho Phillpplno Islands. Tho supply of that always gavo out boforo tho harvest ondod, and tho lack of it ofton occasioned occa-sioned great loss. Tho now wlro grass has proved to bo equal, If not superior to Manila twlno, nnd tho farmers may rest easy now." |