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The American Farmer: His Strength

' I made myself a plow... and

I followed it for a million ^miles'.'

I[efashioned the

moldboard

.mil the landside fromoak. Stout hickory

formed

tin frann ind he placed natural trunks

where

his

hand? would

grip theguides. Ileforged an iron share. I

hen

he

assembled

hisplow

and

secured it... v ith

wooden

pegs.

Following hisox^{or his}mule,reins tied

behind

his back, he drovethis

clumsy implement

across his

newly

cleared land,

matching

his strength to the resistanceol thestubborn soil.

Ilebroketheground.Ileplanted.

\nd

later, lieleaped his harvest.

1he farmerol todaydoesn'tmak< his^>>vn

plow

nor does

he plow

by hand. But his farm is

many

timesthesi/eof his great grandfather's. linked, lie tillsalmost twice the acreage^hisov n fathertilled, often

working

lateintothenight, staringwearily

ahead

at thepath of lus tractor's headlights.

Like those

who went

before, today'sfarmtrisa

man

ol might.

Look backward

withpride.

Look

forwardwith confidence.

Columbia:

helpingtomaintainthe

\m

farmer'sleadership

through

betterfertilizers.

Columbia Nitrogen Corporation

Augusta, Georgia

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Afull-color reproduction of this painting(20^?^"xl7^!;~) suitable forframingwillbe senttoyou onrequest.

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FRESH WATER LEADERS

TROUT^(Dryflyandnymphleader) 9ft,tapered Irom25lb(018)to 4-lb.(007or 4X)

25lb (018) 20lb(016) 141b(014)10lb.(011)6it(009) 41

TROUT(Streamer andbucktailleader) 9ft.tapered from 25lb(018)to61b. (.009or2X)

PANFISH7¹/,ft.taperedIrom 25lb(018)to4lb(007)

25lb(018) 20lb(016)

BASS 9ft.,tapered from25^lb(.018) to10^lb(.011)

14lb(014) 10lbfOil)

"blood-knottedtop.l.b.

NORTHERNPIKE 911.tapered from 25lb.(018)to10lb(Oil) with 20-lbshocktippet

(014) 10lb(011)20lbI016)

THE

PERMANENT

LEADER

BUTT—

Thepermanent leader butt isa three-foot Strandwhich istied permanentlyto the end of the fly line with a nail knot.

TheNailKnotisusedtotiethe buttend ol yourleader to theforwardendofyour tlyline.Itisalsousedtotiebackingto

aflyline.Thisknotgivesasmooth,

streamlined connection andthe flat-lying knot willmovefreelythroughtheguides ofyourrod,andiflied properly this knol cannotslip,cut, orpull out.

This knotistied using either atapered nailorpiece of small tubing, Here'show totieit.

Holdtheline,leaderand taperednail ortubing alongsideeachother asshown inFig.].Allowampleoverlap.Then wind leaderdownward aroundnailortubing,

lineanditsellsiklimes andrunendol

leaderbackalong nail orthroughtubing up underloops.Fig.2.Pullbothendsof leader tighf. Slip knotdownnailor tubing, tighteningbypullingbothendsolleader asitgoes.Slipnailortubingoutand retighlenbyagainpullingleaderends Fig.3.Finally, pull lineandleadertighl andclipendoflineandleadercloselo

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(foiql&hA

JOwiA

If

you

like to take trout, bass, or other fresh water fish,

you

are

bound

to run

up

against the

problem

of

how

to attachalead- er to a fly line. Here's help:

Illustrations by Stern Fishing Line.

IMPROVED

END

LOOP KNOT—

This knot can be used fortying a loopon the end of your lineor leader.To tiethisknot, firstbend over the strandaboutfourto six inches from the end so that you have a "U" bend as shown in figure I. Then bend the "U" bend backwards and around itself atleastthreetofivetimes, depending on the thicknessof yourline (figures2,3, and4). Now

insert the end of the "U" bend through the first loop madebyitsbackwardturnand pullituptight (figure5).

Alltheleaders shown ,

permanentleader with by-step wayof tying i ).Laptheendsofthestrandstobe

loinedandtwistone aroundthe other, makingatleast live turns.Countthe turnsmade.Place theend between thestrands,followingthearrow.

2.Holdtheendagainsttheturnsal- readymade, betweenthethumband forefingeratpointmarked "X",to keep from unwinding.Nowwindthe othershortendaroundtheother strand for thesamenumberof turns, butinthe opposite direction.

3.Thisshows howthe knotwouldlook ifheldfirmlyinplace.Actually,as soonasreleased, the turns equalize. 3.

ove can betied to the endof the blood knot. Hereisthe easystep-

4.Andthe turns look likethis.Nowpull onbothendsofthemonofilaments.

5.Aspulling on theendsiscontinued, the turnsgatherasabove and draw closer together(at this point the short endsmaybeworkedbackward,if desired, to avoid cuttingofftoomuch ofIhe material).

AppearanceofIhe finished knot.All thatremainstobedoneistocutoff theshortendsclose to the knot.

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IMPROVED CLINCH KNOT—

This knot isan excellentknot fortying

flies, lures, and bait hooks to

spinning lines or leaders. To tie, stick the end of the line through the eyeof thehook or swivel and makefiveormoretwistsaroundthe standing point of the line. Then thrust the end between the eye

and the first loop and then back

through the big loop as shown.

Hold on to it and pull tight.

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