tion will not only retain moisture that may fall, but will also prevent losses through direct evaporation and through weed growth. On soils that are likely to blow, it is always advisable to have the trash and clods kept at the surface. For this, the new Tiller is very effective. Growing vegetation is one of the greatest robbers of moisture. The eradication of weeds is all important in summer fallowing. To obtain the best results, the weeds should be killed when small and easily damaged. The Field Tiller is particularly effective in killing quack grass, sow thistle, stink weed and other equally damaging weeds. It is very successful for the eradication of quack grass as it works the roots up out of the soil; so that they can dry up and if need be, be raked up and burned. Briefly stated, this new machine works in the following way: Cuts off and kills weeds at a very low cost-a field can be Empire's New Cattle Clipper THE HE Vac-U-Clipper shown herewith operates from the vacuum of any pipe line milking machine. It is said to work fast and no parts are subject to such wear as to set up high main rapidly covered; stirs the top soil and forms a clod mulch for retaining moisture; prevents soil from caking on top after rains; bits of trash, stubble and dead weeds are left on the surface of the ground to catch the winter snowfall and to prevent blowing. The ridged surface also helps in the same manner. The following outstanding features are claimed for this new product: Power lift raises shovel gangs to their height regardless of the depth at which the shovels are working; shovel depth regulated to a fraction of an inch through screw adjustment; shovel setting maintained at desired angle at all depths by means of a special frame tilting lever; hitch is adjustable to all tractor draw bars; there is ample clearance for trash to pass through; the tilling width is 112 feet. It has 15 teeth. It is regularly equipped with shovels of crucible steel. It can be converted from a stiff tooth into a spring tooth tiller. come quite common practice for those dairymen who produce certified, selected or any other class of low-bacteria-count milk. A circular available from the Empire Milking Machine Co., Rochester, N. Y., describes and illustrates this recent development. ད་ HELP! No, this not a cry of distress. It is just a reminder that you can solve many of your problems by helping other teachers solve theirs. An exchange of ideas makes each contributor at least 100 per cent richer. This publication affords a medium for such exchange. Tell us briefly, in your own way, how you are featuring farm equipment in your class work; new angles, stunts, methods or devices employed. Perhaps your class has helped the local dealer assemble certain machines; perhaps you have held demonstrations of tractors, plowing, lime spreading, planting or similar farm equipment projects, or, perhaps you have secured the cooperation of your local editor in featuring timely news on farm equipment subjects. Boil down the story, but give us the facts so we can pass them on to other teachers. Then when the next issue reaches your desk you will have the benefit of the experience of many other teachers. At the same time, tell us of any phases of farm equipment that you desire featured from month to month. Remember this publication is for you and nearly 4000 other teachers of Vocational Agriculture. Its continued success will depend upon the interest manifest by teachers and students. You help yourself by helping others. You get by giving. BETTER FARM EQUIPMENT AND METHODS the garages and service stations. Its powerful motor enables it to drive all types of cylinder grinders and cylinder hones. It is particularly popular for operating positive set hones, which re quire tremendous power to turn them. The 4-inch Heavy Duty Drill easily handles this and other heavy duty work around the shop. Weighing Important N this age of scientific methods a scale IN has become an important piece of equipment on the farm. This is true because the problem of accurate weighing euters into farm production as well as in the sale of the crops. problem to contend with. The scale is installed on the ground and the installation is such a simple matter that the scale can be moved easily from one location to another. The only foundation required consists of a few concrete piers The wise farmer who buys other people's products by weight checks the weight on his own scale. Then the scale is used in determining the yield from a given acreage. When raising stock the scale is essential in determining feed ratios, the amounts fed and whether the stock is gaining. When the feeders stop taking on weight they are ready for the market. The importance of weighing has been recognized on many farms but the main drawback has been the cost of scales of large capacity. Small platform scales are, of course, practically a necessity on the farm today for the smaller weighing problems but for weighing bulk loads and for live stock a large platform scale is required. All farms, either for reason of location or amount of weighing to be done, cannot afford to install the regulation wagon or auto truck scale built with a permanent concrete pit. In order to fill this gap Fairbanks, Morse & Company, has recently developed what is known as the Fairbanks Pitless Farm Scale. This scale has been so designed that no foundation pit is required, consequently there is no drainage or timbers on which the steel framework of the scale rests. The farmer simply purchases the steel framework and the beam box of the scale and then builds his own platform out of 2-inch planking. There is nothing complicated about setting up the scale and the installation can be made in a short time by anyone with ordinary mechanical skill. As a result of the development of this simplified scale for farm use it is pos sible for every farm to be equipped with a scale for handling loads up to 5 tons. The cost of a scale of this type is remarkably low and will quickly pay for itself in profits saved and then will pay generous dividends for many years to come. Something To Ponder IT is estimated that 30,000,000 people earn their living today from five major industries, practically non-existent 25 years ago-namely, the automobile, radio, motion picture, chemical and electrical industries, all of which mean much toward improving the standard of living on American farms. Dictionary of the English Language Foreign Words, Phrases, Maxims and Dictionary of Commercial and Legal Nicknames of Famous Personages Famous Characters in Poetry and Prose. Constitution of the United States of Names of the States and Their Meaning Nicknames of the States and the Reason Compound Interest on One Dollar Normal Height and Weight of Adults Leading Occupations in the United Immigration Into the United States Imports and Exports by Lake Ports Presidents of the United States American Effort in the World War Largest Lakes in the United States Great Ship Canals of the World The "Ounce" or The "Pound" (Continued from Page 9) They proper size of machine to use. In studying the various items which Picking Seed Corn Pays (Continued from Page 11) and rotted and that is why we find No joint of the diseased plant is free The food supply is not cut off Of course there are two paths open to Not many men perhaps have thought obtained on the farm by increasing the Never before in the history of Ameri- worth. Here are some facts that may be No farmer can afford to miss this op- Let me repeat then. Select the seed In the desert ranges of the West, sheep- |