Show find improvement in farm machines committee compares outfits of 20 years ago with those of today prepared by agricultural extension service ohio state university service although cultivators walking plows harrows and other of the less complex farm machines were found to be greatly improved greatest progress in farm machinery manufacture was noted in the corn picker ensilage cut ter three horse power engine and the tractor plow A committee of agricultural coile college e engineers comparing the farm machine today with that of 20 years year sago releases this information following measurements of the efficiency durability and oN operating rating costs of farm machines As reported by prof G W mccuen of the department of agricultural engineering gi one of the committee the quality value of the ensilage cutter and corn picker Is more than twice that of the machines sold to do same work 20 years ago improvements in quality values as reported by the committee are 70 per cent for the grain binder and 65 per cent for the cultivator the grain drill was improved 40 per cent farm enines engines per cent disk harrows 90 per per cent mowers 70 per cent corn pickers per cent corn planters 55 per cent tractor plows 00 per cent gang plows 50 per cent and two horse walking plows 35 per cent spraying machines were improved 75 per cent ensilage cutters per cent feed grinders 75 per cent cream separators 45 per cent sulky rakes 35 per cent and manure spreaders 80 per cent the committee was requested to make tests by the american society of agricultural engineers |