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Show I Extract irom me Deseret Farmer H August 15, 1908 I I f G R O N O M Y H ' 1 1 . .. 1 1 r1 H This Detriment Is Edited bu Prof. J. G tlogsnson oT tns Agricultural Gollcac I H I EMERSON ALFALFA RENOVATOR H MACHINES FOR ALFALFA AND thus forming a better mulch for the H BROME GRASS. conservation of moisture. It tears up B all shallow rooted plants better than H A machine has recently come to my docs the disc, thus destroying June M 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 M the west, especially those engaged in as docs the disc, (but splits the H growing dry farm alfalfa, cither for crowns and causes the alfalfa to H hay or seed. This machine is called spread and thus thicken the stand. H the Emerson Alfalfa Renovator. In The only disadvantage which it has 4 othr words it is a spike toothed disc is that it is a little heavier pulling H The spikes are 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 docs H which twenty of them form, a slight as thorough work as going over the H disc The machine has twelve of these field three times with the ordinary H wheel making 240 spikes. Each in- disc a great deal of labor and time is H dividual spike is bolted on so that if saved by using this machine. Not H one is broken another can be readily only this, but more moisture is con- H put cm. It works in the same man- served, n alfalfa roots cut off or do- H nor as does a regular disc and) so can stroyed and all June grass and other H be mads to cut cither deep or shal- shallow rooted weeds, are killed, H low. Two good horses will pull the which is quite a consideration. H machine readily. A cut of this Alfalfa Renovator ac- H The advantage which this machine companies this article. It is sold in H has over the ordinary disc is that it this state by the Miller-Cahoon Co., H pulverizes the ground much bttfcer, Murray, Utah. J C. ROGENSON. H Insist on having the 'Emerson". Beware of imitations I! Miller-Cahoon Co. H Pioneer Implement DesJera of Utah B L, C. Millar, Marr. MURRAY, UTAH H DON'T PAY $3.50 FOR THE SAME LAMPS WE SELL FOR $a.5o BUOKL.E &L SONS UTAH. H . , , , |