OLD SOAK MAKES 6OOD

Saturated Periodically for Years But Kept on Job

Back in'07 everybody down in Stanislaus County,California, was anxiously waiting for the irrigation water that would recreate the countryside.

Sam lrwin looked ahead-far ahead-and put in boxes and drops of Redwood on his Ceres ranch.

Sam has passed along to that great land where no irrigation is necessary-we hope. The ranch has passed through successive hands.

Recently the present owner, Geo. Johnson, had to change one of the ditches. A surprise was in store. In spite of two dozen years in the wet soil, alternate soakings and then the blistering sun, the boxes were fit to "puddle in" again.

"Good old Redwood" says Johnson.