Show 1 THE FARl fl iT Mr ei mN N i l l Ji i mnER 4 0 L. L d X J s i X vv f ill M lH o M 4 V W wIKi Jf A V al I I C g 1 V t d' d 2 sn fC J Iii In Winter While the time Horse is b Standing in I His Still Stall This Fordson Tractor is Kept Kepe st at t V E tractor costs considerably 1 less to keep than the horse during dur ing the winter period of comparative I that tive ti inactivity but even during period it can be put to a fairly active active ac an- tive routine of of wo work v k th that will more than pay for its keep On most farms there is wood to toI tobe I be hauled sawed and stacked and of course th the tractor in this cas casc case casa c can n do the work of several seve-al teams do dc it in the tho and Lind many m men and n and face of such uch difficulties as us snow mow and deet sleet B But Bit lt more and Lind more the progressive sive Eive VC farmer is other important impo t tact tant nt work ork which his light tractor or can can perform in 11 the winter time arid and thus make use tse of much of the time which used to go SO to waste wast on arm th average farm c. c The Agricultural Department nt of Ilc State ate College of f Pennsylvania is isnow series oF experiments i now no conducting a I ments which ire are arc d developing doping t iw w s-w W Wr r I uses for tractors on the tae fam farn nd i is making investigations to ascertain ascer ascer- tam tain how farmers it in in various sections sec of the are ore employing their farm power units inith l K 11 rt th work the has fou that a great many farmers are e of their some winter ti time for the of Crain grain and hero of course the tractor has been beer found invaluable Mary Many fanner also allo use their trac tractors ors for O 7 oera er t. t ing ing fodder chopping machines arid and for furnishing power for home grist Crist mills j Then there is always a 1 amount cf road work in the coun cOUri try districts in winter inter and arid many of the most progressive farmers h have v found that they can curt pet pct their fun farn tractors to work vork for the county c Ld id sta state covern in m ii- ii scraping rolling and repairing roa country county raa ra 3 The work of clearing mow fron th the highways in winter also offers opportunities to the farmer to ma maid hi his tractors work for the thc upkeep in winter winte sn F So the power farmer ij ir u Ic ke ing Lag hims himself H and his IMS h be I in winter winter much much busier than thai IWas J I he was when he depended upon tipon mules nue ind nd horses |