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Show TWO WEEKS COURSE IN FARM TRACTORS TO BE GIVEN AT U. A. C. A two weeks Intensive course in farm tractors designed especially for owners, prospective ownera, implement imple-ment men, and manufacturers of tractors has been arranged to begin December 3 at tho Utah Agricultural Agricultur-al College, by L. it. Humphreys, associate as-sociate professor of farm mechanics. This course will run during tho first two weeks 'of tho regular winter term which extends from Dccembor 3 to March 10. i In view of tho present scarcity of tractor operators, tho work is especially es-pecially timely. Tho present labor shortage has brought tho tractor Into general usage, so" that next season will seo an oven greater demand for men who can operate tractors than has tho past summer. Tho following topics will bo disoussed in tho above courso: , Fundamental principles of tractor design; tractor operation; practice in assembling parts;, carburetors on their adjustment; magnetos and magneto troubles; lubrication and lubricants; soldering and babbiting; scraping and adjusting hearings timing cam valve, and Ignition systems; sys-tems; tractor troubles; valvo grinding; grind-ing; tractor hitches, plows and plowing. plow-ing. A twelve weeks' courso In torn! tntctora will begin oil tlio same date for those" who can remain for the cntlro winter tefiii. i. |