Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-04

attractive to the city chap, and it has always
been extremely toilsome to the native. But now,
with the aid of mechanical hired hands, farming
in the future will be mere joy-ridng. Instead
of following team of painting perspiring horses
and stumbling over rough clods in the brolling
sun while trying to keep under control pillow
whose diabolica disposition is to twist and turn
from the straight and even furrow, Mr. Farmer
can put on his automobile goggles and gloves
eat himself comfortably in the spring seat of
tractor, and under canopy that shunts
away the sun, guide his obedient steel steed
across the fields In the springtime the blowing
can be done to the music of the birds, who gath
er around to watch for the luckess but luscious
worms turned up by the blades BY one turn of
the wheel, battery of disk plows can be made
to obey orders like soldiers.
When the blowing is done, the mechanical
hired man will cheerfully pull harrow
seeding machine and no stops need be made In
the shade to allow the 'critter" to "blow." A
tractor loves to work and all it asks in return is
that its stomach be kept full of the spirits that
enthuse but do not intoxicate.
During the dinner hour, if the farmer follows
his efficiency book faithfully, he will connect up
his tractor engine with the pump and fill the
water reservoir, perhaps he will turn the
churn for mother. After long pull at the cider
barrel and the distate tank, both master and
servant ready to resume operations.
AS the seasons merge one into another, and
the crops are all planted and growing under the
genial smiles of Old Sol and the sympathetic min
istrations of Jupiter Pluvius, Mr. Farmer, with
nothing to do but watch his grain grow, can
drive his tractor over TO the neghboring wood
lot, and with the help of mis- husky sons his
neighbours stalwart sons, cut enough cord
wood to defy the advance and siege of Jack
Frost. The modern tractor loves to be tied to a
buzz saw, and 1t sings right merrily while doing
Its work When the wood is cut the obliging
tractor will haul it to the woodshed, and then.
like the famous man of history will look for new
work to conquer.
The overwhelming advantage of the tractor
horses is that of power and endurance. IL
the supply tank of one of these machines is kept
full of fuel, 1t will work indefinitely without
rest, whereas beasts of burden demand time to
eat and sleep and rest. Then too, it is much
easier the farmer to sit seat and pillow
by turning a wheel than to follow the burrows
foot Consequently, the farmer with a tractor
will do all his blowing in from a fourth to a half
of the time required with horses. BY equpping the
machines with electric lights, generated by the
motor, the surrounding ground be made as
light as day, and blowing can go on Independent
of the gun. Poor Dobbins would give up the
ghost If subjected to such treatment.
The superiority of the tractor is also demon
strated by the ability to get ground so soft
and muddy that ordinary horses and farm i'm
plements would mre in. The modern ball-tread
wide and fiat, with the weight of the machine
evenly distributed, this caterpillar type of per-
ambulator navigate through sea of mud, and
by its great traction power pull anything
except teeth. In the rice fields of California,
where water stands upon the ground during all
the growing season. the tractor is found TO be
the only feasible means of getting the fields
for blowing, seeding cutting and harvesting the
crop. 1t even furnishes the motive power for
thrashing the rice.
If the road in front of the farm is rough and
needs the smoothing influence of the tractor 1t
will do the Job and do it right. If the hens have
been industrious, or bossy's product has been
converted into golden butter or cheese for the
city folks, Mr.. Farmer haul them to market
by hitcling trailer behind his tractor Many
of the machines bought for their hauling abil-
fly alone. It will even take the folks to church
on Sunday, if the jtney happens to break down
on Saturday night.
II fact, the tractor is versatile a movie
star and it doesn't mind showing off its diverse
talents. One has been known to rio cellar
of rodents by coughing" the gas from its exhaust
through rubber tube into the private dwell
Ing of Mr. Rat.
The development of the tractor is matter of
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