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Show I Extract irom The Deseret Farmer B Auut 15, 1008 I 1 AGRONOMY B 1 in 11 1. , , , , H This Departmmt It Cditid bu rrol. J. G. floienton or ih florlcuttural Gollegc EMERSON ALFALFA RENOVATOR m I MACHINES FOR ALFALFA AND thus forming a better mulch for the H BROME GRASS. conservation of moisture. It tears up H 1 ' all shallow rooted plants better than &, A machine has recently come to my does the disc, thus destroying June Hf notice which I am sure will soon be or Cheat grass more effectively. It H used considerably by the farmers of does not cut off the roots of alfalfa H the west, especially those engaged in as does the disc, but splits the H growing dry farm alfalfa, either for crowns and causes the alfalfa to H hay or seed. This machine is called spread and thus thicken the stand B the Emerson Alfalfa Renovator. In The only disadvantage which it has H othtr words it is a spike toothed disc, is that it is a little heavier pulling H The spikes arc in the shape of har- than is the ordinary disc, but when H row teeth with the exception that they we consider that going over the field H are slightly curved to give the wheel once with the Alfalfa Renovator does K which twenty of them form, a slight as thorough work as going over the m disc The machine has twelve of these field three time with the ordinary B wfatel making 240 spikes. Each in- disc a great deal of labor and .time is m dividual spike is bolted on so that if saved by using this machine. Not B sneis-bwikcQ another can be readily only this, but more moisture is con- M ' " put on. It works 'in the same man- served, n alfalfa roots cut off or da- m ' er as does a regular disc and so can stroyed and all June grass and other V fee md to cut either deep or shal- shallow rooted weeds, are killed, m low. Two good horses will pull the which is quite a consideration. m machine readily. A cut of this Alfalfa Renovator ac- B The advantage which this machine companies this article. It is sold in M. has over the ordinary disc is that it this state by the Miller-Cahoon Co., B liulrtriM tfec ground muck Utter, Murray, Utah. J. C HOGENSON. m Inaist on haying the 'Emerson". Beware of imitations I Miller-Cahoon Co. B Florter Irnplmnt DaeJer of Utah H L. C. Miller, Mr. MURRAY, UTAH IHi DON'TPAY I3.50 FOK THE SAME LAMPg WE SELL FOR $3.50 QUGiVLhEL Sl OwilMw '"- UJFAH. ' 1L .... - ..isX ,., , ,1 -. , jJ ,. ... i |