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Show MOlD FARMS ' BEGOMMG COMMfH: Accoiding t'o Leslie R. Acton, president pres-ident of a largo tractor company, the motor truck is an economical factor on the farm today. "Tho farm is in a fair way to become be-come motorized," states Mr. Acton, "and tho tremendous demand-for tractors trac-tors is only another step in its complete com-plete motorization. In the corn belt I there Is a big demand for motor cul tivators and. with tractors to do the plowing, harvest and heavy tillage work, horsepower will not be required to the same extent as in the past. Horses, therefore, will noX be available in as large numbers for hauling purposes, pur-poses, and tractors in some cases are not suitable for road hauling on account ac-count if their slow speed. The motor truck will become tho logical means for the transportation of products and supplies between the farm and the railroad or market. "Truck gardeners and fruit growers for' sonic time have been using motor trucks to a limited extent in 'carrying J.hclr products to market. Farmers of the"mlddle west are coming to loolc upon the motor truck as an economical unit foi not only transporting fruits and vegetables, but also such farm products as wheat, corn, oats, baled hay, livestock, etc. A Minnesota farmer and stock raiser rai-ser purchased a motor truck a year ago to haul his products to tho railway rail-way station, and now five of his neighbors neigh-bors cwn motor trucks and aro using them with success. This one small community was motorized through the example of one man. "A Wisconsin farmer, who has a 240-aeie farm eight miles from a town, last year hauled seven fifty-bushel loads to town in one day with his two-ton two-ton truck. From August, 1917, until April, 191S, ho drove this truck over 3000 miles. On one occasion he hauled haul-ed 1500 feet of heavy pine timber. "Instances like these can be cited without number to show how farmers are beginning to utilize motor trucks with profit in their business of farming. farm-ing. They indicate where a big market mar-ket for motor trucks is to be found that has not yet been scratched." |