, 1913-01-11

lots. We found some cotton and corn at
Mr.. Soegaard's tlautation and n few fruit
trees. The cotton was infested with boil
weevil. Mr.. Soegaard intended TO plant
peach trees and WAS going to use dynamite
to prepare the land. He informed us that
on a ueighb5uring estate, where dynamite
had been used in planting, enormous yields
of peaches had been obtained.
We parted with Mr.. Soegnard at Brook
haven on Sunday night nni proceeded by
train to Louisville, Kentucky. We LETT
Brookhagen ut 1045 p m. and arrived in
Louisville at 7.20 p. m. the next day.
On Tuesday November 9th we visited the
fnctorv of Messrs. r. f. Avery 4 Sous. The
visit was Il very interesting one. We met
the President, Mr.. Huchline, and the Vice
President, Mr. Back, and were shown I'LL
over the Factory. We purchased for the
Agricultural Experiment Station Il very fine
plough which ii is much used in cane cultivation
in Cuba aud we also bought u Cuban double
mould board huke ana some other imple-
ments. These viii be shewn at the Agri,
cultural Experiment Station at an early date.
They have not yet arrived IN the island. We
were also shewn a very fine Engine gang
p'ough with a self-ljft arrangement for use
with Il 2asolene tractor. This arrangement
tilipltH Qut litth ~ 1Ah 13bit NLSilC tANt
plough We were much impressed with
this arrangement oud by the strong con
struction Of this plough. We were advised
to go to Peoria, Illinois, to visit the Avery
Company and see their gasoleue tractors.
We left Louisville on Tuesday night at
100 and arrived at Peoria n I 10 the next
morning. We at once went to the Avery
Cos Offices ana Factory, whore we met MIR.
Bartholomew, the President OF the Company,
and Mr.. Yoorhen, the manager of the For
eiun Department.. We were shewu much
attention aud were conducted round the
Factory and saw the steam and gasoleue
tractors nude by this company.
The gasoIene tractors ut present on the
market made by the Avery CO. are in Our
opinion too light and not powerful enough
for use ii our cane lands. IlIey are two cy.
hinder machines anl are OF two sizes IA II
II. p. and a % H.. p. Engine. The Avery
Co. are however now constructing n 40 II. Z.
4 cylinder machine, which viii weigh about
II tons and which appears TO be Of a very
strong construction. We saw the Engine
which is to be installed in tins machine "a
very powerful 4 cylinder double opposed
type.
We discussed with Mr.. Bartholomew the
relative merits of gasolene and kerosene for
use III JtdcllOl I)Ioi9uIHR Npih Vi bti-
tholemeW WAS much in favour of Sas)lene,
particularly because of the comparative ease
Of manipulation. The gasolene cnrburetor
is set once for NIL and gives no trouble.
When kerosene is used the Engine must DO
equipped with two carburetors, one for ga5o-
leue and the other for kerosene. In starting
gasolene must be used and when the En-
CINE gets well warmed up the change is
made TO kerosene. The kerosene ctuEurctor,
Mr.. Bartholomew explained, requires changes
of adjustment all the time to accommodate
the varying load on the Engine. On this
account when a kerosene carburetor is in
stalled a more skilled workman must be III
charge Of the Engine. The difference in
cost between gaso!ene and kerosene when
used in traction engines is not SO great rs
might be i'm gined, because a gallon of gas
oleno does considerably more work than a
gallon of kerosene.
We left Peoria ut 3.45 the same day for
Neoljne, Illinois, and arrived there anout 7
p. IA.
The following day we visited the offices of
John Deere & Co. where we met Mr.. Won
Motz, the chief Of the Export Department.
Mr.. Won Motz Showed us much courtesy
and attention. We were conducted over
some of the most interesting parts of the