Show TRACTORS INSURE FARM ECONOMICS I Inquiry Develops Swing to Agriculturists WASHINGTON Nov 13 ln In In order to obtain some definite statistics on the economy of operation of the tractor a n well mown plow company of Illinois Illi Illi- nois recently sent out questionnaires to farmers asking them to give their own figures on the cost per year rear of ot farm operation with horses alone previous previous pre pre- to the purchase of ot a tractor likewise likewise like like- wise the cost for a year ear after purchasing purchasing ing the tractor The questions included Included in In- In the cost of tractor operation operation- fuel Cuel oil repairs depreciation and Interest Interest in In- In terest on the investment plus investment plus the cost of keeping and caring for the horses retained with the tractor The saving in man labor horse keep and the value of the belt beIt work done by the tractor was placed to its credit and the net expense of operating operating- with the thc tractor and its supplementary horse keep was compared with the cost cost of operating with horses alone e Replies to the received showed the average cost of farm operation operation oper oper- to be less per year with the tractor than with the horses This Thin is n a clear th fh t alone I 1 apart from the re-gl re regular r c crop p 1 Income lg j The I highest j saving effected in a year ear I by any anyone one farmer reporting was ivas All I replies received showed an average aver er age elimination of 47 horses per farm by the use of this company's tractor I Two farmers eliminated horses entire entire- ly Iy The cost of keeping a horse entire I for Cor a year veal was averaging all replies received to date Man Ian labor I saved by bv I III the tractor r 0 averaged e 2 per farm r while II i the cost 0 of tractor c operation 0 all all all' i Items considered averaged 45 I the which tractor is less Jess than the labor saved b b by I I |