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Show . ftnratt irom tub Deseret Farmer 1 August 15, 1908 1 This Department Is Edited bu Prof. J. G. ttoaenson of the norlcultural College . EMERSON ALFALFA RENOVATOR ! ; MACHINES FOR ALFALFA AND BROME GRASS. A machine lias recently come to xny notice which I am rure will soon be used considerably by the farmers of the west, especially those 'engaged in growing dry farm alfalfa, cither for hay or seed. This machine is called the Emerson Alfalfa Renovator. In other words it is a spike toothed disc. Tine spikes arc in the shape of harrow har-row teeth with the exception that they arc slightly curved to give the wheel, which twenty of them form, a slight disc. The machine has twelve of these wheels making 240 spikes. Each individual spike is bolted on so that if one is broken another can -foe readily read-ily put on. It works in the same manner man-ner as does a regular disc and so can be made to -cu. either deep or shallow. shal-low. Two good horses will pull the machine readily. The advantage which this mrchine has over the ordinary disc is that it pulverizes the ground much better, thus forming a better -muloh for the conservation of moisture. It tears up , all shallow rooted plants better than ' docs the disc, thus destroying June, m or Cheat grass more effectively. It J f does not cut off the roots of alfalfa Jr J as does the disc, but splits the W I crowns and causes the alfalfa to spread and thus thicken the stand. M The only disadvantage which it has m is that it is a little heavier pulling than is the ordinary disc, but when we ; ) consider that going over the field ' once with the Alfalfa Renovator does , ' as thorough work as going over the ' field1 three times with the ordinary . disc a great deal of labor and time is ' saved by using this machine. Not , only this, but more moisture is con- ' , served, no alfalfa roots -cut off or de- stroyed and all June grass and other t shallow roobed weeds are killed which ' 1 is quite a consideration. A cut of this Alfalfa Renovator ac- companies this article. It is sold in ; 1 ' this state by the Millcr-Cahoon Co., 1 Murray, Utah. J. C. HOGENSON. ', 1 |