Oklahoma farmer . ition which requires limeis when the soil is sour, and you candetermine that for yourself by takingsome samples of t^e soil while moistmaking them into little balls, breakingthem open, laying a strip of blue lit-mus paper between, and pressing to-gether again. If, after a half an houror so, the litmus paper turns red, youneed lime. Thoro preparation longenough before the alfalfa is sown tolet the seed bed settle back into a firmeondi tion is the one thing which alfalfaneeds.—J. F. The United* States weather bureau,during the crop seasons, supplies specialweather warning servi


Oklahoma farmer . ition which requires limeis when the soil is sour, and you candetermine that for yourself by takingsome samples of t^e soil while moistmaking them into little balls, breakingthem open, laying a strip of blue lit-mus paper between, and pressing to-gether again. If, after a half an houror so, the litmus paper turns red, youneed lime. Thoro preparation longenough before the alfalfa is sown tolet the seed bed settle back into a firmeondi tion is the one thing which alfalfaneeds.—J. F. The United* States weather bureau,during the crop seasons, supplies specialweather warning services and informa-tion to growers of corn, wheat, rice, su-gar, tobacco, alfalfa, apples, pears,peaches, grapes, and cranberries. Thefront warnings also are of great valueto growers of truck and other delicatecrops. I like your paper better than any farmpaper I have ever read —F. W. Borne-mnnii, Dewey Co., W. Okla. February 10, 1917. THE OKLAHOMA FARMER 5 1 RAO The Seveny-Fifth 1Q1 7 AO law Anniversary of LIGHT DRAFTPLOWS Built for the Field Test. Three-Quarters of a Century of KnowingHow Hammered Into EveryOne of Them. The product of the Parlin & Orendorff Co. hasalways been noted for simplicity of construction,great strength and ease of operation. It was uponsuch a basis that the founders of this business madetheir implements, established their (reputation, andbuilt their factory. It is upon the same foundationthat the business has been carried on to this day,and in 1917 we celebrate our Diamond Jubilee; 75years of practical experience gained through conBtantly striving to provide for the exacting require-ments of three generations of American farmers. For an even three-quarters of a century we havemet the demand, and today we operate the largestand oldest permanently established plow factory inthe whole world. Its the way we build them. The Care of Milk on the Farm A Most Healthful and Nutritious Human Food if Pure and Clean U\ E. M. FAR KINGTON Light Draft Plows,


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