Show john deere day attracts many by elmer eliner I 1 goodweather and dry roads saturday brought even a larger crowd to monticello this year than last to enjoy the free show and lunch sponsored by the monticello implement company and the john deere farm implement company pictures at the little theatre started at 1000 a m stressing soil conservation by using modern methods of terracing and contour farming the terrific waste of top soil oil was shown in the old up and down the hill methods of plowing and cultivating demonstrations were made showing how this waste can be avoided A clever film showing how john deere made his first steel plow that would scour in sticky soil I 1 gripped the at attention fention of the audience at 1200 the guests catbe gathered r ed at the new monticello cimpl implement embt company s building near the moab garage for a lunch of sandwiches and coffee this building is a combination of stock and show rooms parts bins and office space te little theatre proved too little indeed to accommodate the afternoon crowd that surged in at one to see the new john deere models depicted on the screen and the final play doctor jim this was the story of a country doctor who helped build up his town and community and was loved by all in new for 1948 a john deere diesel tractor was shown also improvements on the conventional type of tractors deep tilling sub boilers and pan breakers interested the writer who is a farmer at heart and enjoys seeing all the newest in farm machinery |