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Show THE GAS TRACTOR IS BEING USED The farmer of today faces th5 problem' of. l. lining moio ciops than he has ever producod before. ' To meet this ptoblom of Increased production, the fanner must have moro power tor the cultivation of ciops. Six hore3 Is tho maximum number that can bo handled b one man and this number cannot glvo enough now or. The gas iructot is rapidly coming to fill this lack of power because of Its great amount of pulling stiength nnd beeauso It can bo eaBlly opeiatcd by ono man. "Tho gas tractor Is being usod moro extensively beeauso It make possible tho cultivation ot moro. than could bo cultivated by horses. Tho gas tractor Is rapidly roplaclng the steam englno In threshing beeauso there Is less danger from flro from a gas engine. "Another Important uso of tho gas ti actor Is In road building. A tractor trac-tor can easily pull two road graders. grad-ers. With the agitation for good roads the sstem of using trnctors in grading should appeal to every man. In cities tho tractor Is usod In removing earth from the streets whero paving Is to bo laid. Hy the uso of a niachl.no to elevate the dirt into wagons n9Bectlon(of earth, one foot thick can' bo removed from the I top ot the roadbed. Tho tractor ll used in cutting drainage dltchos on flat land nt a smaller cost than any other excavating machine "Tho extensivo uso of tho tractor Is shown by tho largo number ot tractor factories In tho United States. At present thero nro perhaps moro than 125 or theso factoilea lit this country. Imormous ordors for tractors trac-tors nro being placed In our factories factor-ies by European countries for tho cultivation of this year's crop." W. II. Sanders, In Utnh Farmer. |
