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Show E-B TRACTOR SCORES III FEDERAL TEST Fifteen Makes Prepare Government Ground for Winter Wheat Crop. Special Telegram to Motor Age. Although rain lrUwfore4 seriously with thfl three-day tractor demonstrations conducted con-ducted by the department of agriculture of Pennsylvania, several parts of the demonstration profrrarn have been completed, com-pleted, although on a delayed schedule and the department nan Issued a very comprehensive roport covering the plowing plow-ing done during- a part of the demontra- i tons. This report in of special value because an official observer accompanied each tractor during Its entire test and Mh records of tho time conaumed In the plowing Included tho npeed of the tractor 01 well an fuel consumed, The plowing waa done on a fairly level field six miles from Harrisburg, on what Is known as March Run, which la a traot purchased by tho government for one of ita large storage depots. The plowing was done In a forty -two-acre field in which the furrows were soventy-slx rods long. Practically two-thirds of the field was t n Hod and the remal rider I n corn ntubble, overgrown with weeds three feet high. The ground had boon very dry and hard, but due to a heavy ratn the day before be-fore tho plowing. It was In fair condition. The test had been arranged by the federal fed-eral and Pennsylvania agricultural department!! de-partment!! to show that tractors aside from boosting agricultural productions, are a necesnlty to solve the help problem on farms. Tho United States department of agriculture gave the ground on tho ondltlon that the land bo plowed, disked ii nd seeded from start to finish. The iMQter wheat, tho government stipulated, must be In the ground when the test la finished. Charles E. Patton, state secretary sec-retary of agriculture, and William L. Douglas, chief of the tractor division of tho agricultural department, were the prominont Rtate officials present. Fifteen different tractors took part in the plowing. Each was given a definite area to plow, which varied from approximately approxi-mately two acres to almost five acres. Tne area was computed by taking into l onsidera) Ion the speed at which the tractor trac-tor manufacturer advertises his tractor to plow It, the number of plows it pulls, and the width of tho furrow turned by tho plows. With the exception of three or four tractors that were plowing in the high weeds the ground was very clean, free from slones and without hills. The soil (V&fl dump because of the rains and plowing plow-ing conditions practically Ideal. Thoso that had to operate in tho high weeds were L H. C, Cleveland, Parrett, E-B and K nlckcrbocker. The Cleveland In particular had a hard task, as a portion of Its area was rough ground from which A fence had been removed only tho day beforo the trials. The fuel consumption was generally higher than was anticipated. Kerosene and gasoline were furnished from tank wugons, so that all had the same grade of fuel. Practically all those using kerosene kero-sene consumed a certain quantity of gasoline gaso-line for starting purposes. Some used a quart and others more thaji a gallon. There were remarkably few trouble with the tractors. Seven out of the twelve did not have a single stop due to any trouble with the tractor itself. There were a few cases of spark plugs having to be changed, and others of carburetors to be adjusted. Miller-Cahoon company are tho distributors distrib-utors for the E-B tractor for Utah and Idaho. The results of the above tractor demonstration can bo found in their display, dis-play, advertisement in this paper. |