Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-19
'F|RsT CARLOAD OF NEW
TRACTORS ARRIVES HERE
Crowd Watches Unloading at Chcs-
+. apcake and Ohio Freight
Station.
WILL GIVE DEMONSTRATIONS
State Department Of Agriculture En-
perienccs Difficulty in Securing
Sufficient Supply .intihog Cholera
Scrum-Price May BE Advanced.

Numbers OF people watched with the
greatest interest yesterday afternoon
\ the unloading at the c, X Q. freight
sdepot at Ninth And Cary streets. OF
sthe lrst carload OF the 200 FoSdson
Tractors. which have been secured by
Sthe Sat;e Council OF Defense for dis
Stribution throughout the state as first
Said in the solution Of the shortage OF
farm labor.
experimenting the unloading OF the
tscven tractors were Julien Hin. Assis-
stant Com;missioner owen. OF the State
department of Agriculture and lmmi-
Sgrat ton. and MIR. Kern. While the trac-
stors weighed zoo pounds each. they
8were not unwieldly and were easily
shandled special permit had to he
Esecured from the Chief of Police be-
sfore The tractors could hc taken up
,town for the reason that the engines
have no munlers attached and make
;'snn,e noise" even IL aoisy city streets.
hut 20 farmers. who have been acquir
finS e'2y' hairs wondering Where farm
fhei2 was to come from :he noise 81
sthe tractors on their places Will doubt
sloss -ound as cot AZ cathedral chimes.
sNiiL GIVE DEMoN.lH .TloS
Ok ORR OF IRACrnRS
The remainder OF Ike 200 tractors.
the plcws, belts ana other Attachments
FOR various kinds II labor. arc on the
sway TO Richmond. y. soon rs the
tr'a"s srriv- there Will be = public
Demonstration given OF the possibilities
2of the tractors in :his line. John
Stewart BrvAr and ;he Gintcr Park
fI.a:,d Con aany have alrcah:' offered
ap,ots o. ground Tor the demonstration.
sWi:he two p!ows attached, he tractor
In able 10 r!ow two fourteeninch fur
Grows at the ratnc time. The tractor.
Swith bolts attached, is capable OF do
Sing anything on the farm that motor
5power can be applied 20.
& The power is supplied ny Kerosene
1;nstsad OF gasoline, and two and one
shaif gallons will be enough to pillow
Nten acres OF land, which is days
Eplo'wnC fer the tractor. Virginia is
athe fifth State 10 set an allotment OF
sslractors The first 5000 which were
2smanufacturcd were sent to England
&as war measure. even as the present
9sllotment Is sent TO Virginia as war
8neasure. The Universal Motor Com
Haany is financing without profit the
shipment OF the tractors to Virginia.
FThey will be distributed under the
hsupei vision OF tho state Department
,Sof Agriculture and Immigration
M Tho Commissioner Of Agriculture is
EhaTinc great difficulty in securing
.Npntihoc cholera serum for the pre-
ifvention of hog cholera. This serum
{at tho present time is being purchased
lpfrom manufacturer in Sioux CITY
.E)owa, at cost OF 90 cents per 100
Cubic ccntimctcrs.
PRICE on HOt: SERUM
MAY BE ADVANCED
Recently notice has been received
q from this plant that while they have
an ample stock OF serum prepared ana
( are manuta curing /; at the rate OF
loon, 600 cubic Ccntimcters per week.
aJit has been practically impossible to
secure test pigs for testing the serum
Sas is REQUIRED by regulations of the
IBurcau of Animal Industry. United
States Department OF Agriculture. and
l 5that they will not be able to fill orders
(which were sent them by Commits
.bsioner koincr within tho next two or
}athree weeks These orders were sent
iSto the manufacturer between the mid
fdle and last Of April
n IT has been necessary. therefore, in
i%yiew OF these conditions to cndeavor
Isto secure a supply OF serum from other
5esourccs. and the department has been
1 compelled TO pay considerable more
Iaper 100 cubic centimctcrs than is now
#charEed for tho serum. For the prcs-
gent and until further notice /, Will
she impossible 70 maintain the present
&price OF 90 cents per 100 cubic cent?
Emetcrs. All orders for serum will he
ghlied as promptly as possible and at