Show THOUSANDS SEE TRACTOR y Farmers From Wide Area Visit Educational Show Held at Vail Ranch LOS ANGELES Oct 13 The The big drive on the horses horse's last stand Is being being being be be- ing made-by made the motor Having successfully suc suc- successfully routed Old Dobbin from the family carriage delivery wagon and truck the motor is Ss now attacking the open field of the farm Just how V. Important a factor actor the tractor is becoming on the ranch was vas emphasized by byth the second annual demonstration demonstration dem der by the Traction En Engine lne and Implement Dealers Dealers' association of southern California The tractor Instead in instead instead In- In stead of being skeptically regarded as a. something oL the lightning rod nature Is welcomed as a a. solution to the problem problem problem lem of Americas America's in Increased food obliga obliga- Something like persons gathered gathered gath gath- ered at Vails Vail's ranch in the five days of the demonstrations This very liberal attendance represented California Nevada Nevada Nevada Ne Ne- vada Arizona and Mexico Scores drove their cars here from as far away as eastern Arizona to gather cuther first hand Information on tractors as adapted to their own particular needs The immense success of the demonstration demonstration demon demon- makes It a certainty as an annual annual an an- nual fixture Already with the closing ng of the meeting plans have been o outlined outlined out out- t- t lined for a demonstration next year that will greatly surpass that of this fall faU it is the hope to make the Los Angeles demonstration as Important to the Pacific slope as the Fremont Neb Nab gathering is to the agricultural section of the Middle West SOUGHT TO PROVE VALUE Wholly educational In its purpose the demonstration just closed here did not go in for contests and prize awards Rather each exhibit r sought to prove the value of his tractors in private and public demonstrations The plowing and harrowing were practically continuous each participant being assigned assigned assigned as as- signed so much acreage to cultivate The exhibitors say that the interest shown by the spectators this year was surprisingly The percentage percent percent- age of spectators who were attracted through mere curiosity was small In InI Instead In- In I stead owners owners of ranches large and small flocked to the demonstrations looked inspected and asked wise ques ques- They already knew tractors And they wanted to know more The first demonstration held last year at Puente was insignificant In its results as compared to this fall in the first place a broader view was taken by the management The newspaper was recognized as a wholly necessary adjunct this year The special tractor edition issued last Sunday was accredited accredited accredited ac ac- ac- ac credited with having been an Important factor in securing the largo large attendance at the the show and the stimulating of sales ALL KINDS REPRESENTED In all a score of different tractors were exhibited They ranged In size and purpose from the small garden cultivator to the immense tractor which pulled deep set gang t plows There were caterpillars chain and worm drives and all sorts of traction grips Practically the entire ran range rang e of tractor tractor- construction was The reports from all the tile exhibitors indicated lively sales said B. B Jit- Jit it ONeill O'Neill manager of demonstrations at atthe atthe atthe the finish The call for Increased acreage coupled with the shortage of farm fann horses has made the tractor theone the one answer to the problem Users of tractors have found that the tractor does th the work untiringly and more more mora cheaply And ranchers eliminating tin the horse as power have been able to re release release release re- re lease the many acres held for raising feed for horses The opening up of the new irrigated districts has been an added stimulus to the buying of tractors But In the older districts including both grain and orchard the tractor is 18 now being adopted as as a matter of course In addition to the tractors there thera were many other interesting exhibits One Immense tent was devoted to th the modern appliances which add luxury and remove drudge from ranch life Ute |