The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-04-22

happens II a bolt or casting OF q binder
breaks during harvesting time. or of the
thresher during threshing operations? II
there is an automobile present these
things could be secured in record time,
while If the farmer had to hitch up a
horse and drive to town, he would lose
half a day and the machine and men
would be idle. In times of sickness a
doctor can be secured without delay by
going for him and bringing him back in
the car. Scores of other cases could be
cited to show that the automobile has
come to be a necessity to the farmer.
Actual Experiences.
Besides being of great service, the au-
tomobile is a means of accomplishing
many economies on the farm, not only in
actual savings over other means of trans
portation but in other ways. One farmer
in Indiana, who is enthusiastic over his
ownership of a car, gives in his WI
words this illustration:
Il have been patting myself on the
back all Winter for erecting a silo last
Fall to put my corr in as soon as it Vas
cut. I had never fed any silage to my
cows. but after I got an automobile l
visited all the farms for miles around
and found that nearly all the dairy farm
ers had silos. They told me that it was
a waste of money to keep COWS without
feeding silage.'
This farmer discovered that he could
make appreciable savings as a result of
trips In his automobile to %neighboring
farms. The automobile had opened up
a new field for him. Besides making
savings himself, he decided to pass the
good work along. His brother lived about
20 miles away from him, but the farmer
brought him over to see his new con-
crete silo and now the cows on another
farm are being fed silage.
Helped to Build Barn.
Another farmer, this time in Ohio, de-
cided to erect a "fireproof" barn. All the
builders in the neighboring town were
busy with work near their homes where
they wished to spend their evenings. Even
the offer of higher pay was not sufficient
to induce them to go to the country. Then
a happy thought struck the farmer.
His automobile could carry five per-
sons besides himself comfortably, so he
decided to offer to bring the men to the
farm in the mornings and take them back
to own in the evenings. The offer was
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who undertook the work decided to stay
at the farm all the time. The farmer
then induced two more men to help in
the work. He thus had seven men at
work, five having their evenings at home
and two at the farm. In addition to
conveying the men, the farmer made
trips to town with the car for cement,
steel shapes and other supplies and there
by kept the men steadily at work until
the barn was built.
Saved Buildings From Fire.
In a certain part Of Kansas ar au-
tomobile was the means of saving a house
and barns from fire. Late one evening
the farmer discovered that one OF his
feeding sheds was on fire. There being
no telephone system in the locality, he
jumped in his car and went for help to
the homes of n%eighbors. From the near
est neighbours he brought back three or
four men, and left them to protect the
house. barns and other buildings as best
they could until more help was secured.
Repeated trips were made in the car in
quick time until a sufficient number of
men were on hand to save the situation.
Had it not been for the automobile, this
farmer claims, it is probable that all his
buildings, including the house, would
have been destroyed.
Doubled Sales in Five Months.
The proprietor of a dairy in Illinois
became dissatisfied with his sales in Chi
cago. He hired an automobile and made
a personal canvass of his ITS customers.
His city salesman had been spending all
his time making a weekly round; the
b0cu coyorod tho ground in two days and
discovered that a little more personal
attention would greatly increase his sales.
He rearranged his time at the cream
cry and found that he could devote about
half his time to the Chicago end Of his
business. He eliminated the salesman
and bought a runabout. He doubled his
sales in Ave months and as a result of
the increased output at the creamery, was
able to make a substantial reduction in
the cost OF production.
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