Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-02-10
TRACTOR MAKES
GREATER CROPS
BY ERNEST G. COAN

by ERNEST Il. COAN
| Advertising Manager Pratt-Gilbert Co.
Inc world war has created an i'm
mediate need for cheaper and more
efflcient power on the farm. AS a
rule the American people are not
slow in adopting labor saving ma
chinery. but yet as rapid as ha..
dustry, the European nations have
apparently outdistanced us at least
for the present time This NAV be
due to the fact that the greater part
of our population do not yet realize
that we are in a gigantic struggle
for mankind; that We, as a nation.
have not yet grasped the necessity
of getting quick action in response to
the demand of our government for
greater production.
1t is readily to be seen that it is
absolutely imperative that we de-
Velop our resources to full capacity
in order that the equipment and
morale of our fighting men be kept
up to the standard. This is not all
we must dove must not only sup
ply our own army and navy, but the
armies, navies and populace OF the
allies as well, who are unable to
produce anywhere near their normal
output of supplies, let alone furnish
ing enough to support their armies.
They are placing their millions Of
men on the battle front to save
their home and nationality.
The American farmer has. heard the
call and sent out for increased crop
production. He in return is demand
ing equipment sufficient to meet the
conditions. He is in a receptive
mood for motor power.
Agriculture is the basis of all in
dustry. The farm tractor is not
merely associated with it, but is the
thing that forms the very sinew
of agricultural endeavors. The world
is putting its agriculture on a power
machinery basis and this evolution
is coming. at a speed never witnessed
by any former industrial change. In
few years the farmers power will
form the basis of his operations and
his filling tools will be designed fol
the tractors power.
The tractor will enable him to
eliminate surplus horses and the
heavy expense of keeping them. 1t
does not require fuel or upkeep ex-
pense' when not in use, therefore en-
abling the farmer to do his work
quicker. cheaper and most important,
especially to the irrigation farmer at
the right time.
Kansas, as stated by Governor Cap
per, the one man Of his state who
is in constant touch with all agri-
cultural pursuits, says that no one
factor is playing more important
part in the great effort Kansas IS
making for largely increased food
production than is the farm tractor.
Estimates given by the u. S. De-
partment of Agriculture state that
the horse averages 100 working days
of ten hours each, in the year, leav-
ing 265 days that he must be fed
and cared for at a material loss to
the owner. Significant figures also
show that the fact that 1S,O00,OoO
horses on 100000 farms of America
ate enough grain during the past
year to- feed 400O0,000 people or
about one third of the population of
the United States. The horseless
farm is not a part of my dream but
these reports show that horse re-
quires about one-quarter- of the feed
that can be raised with him to feed
himself.
With the product Of the farm soar
ing skyward this alone is an item of
iupoi lance u ue compared Win the
small upkeep Of motor tools. Paying
for labor at such a high rate is
proving losing game.
To Danish this high cost Of feed,
to meet the labor and power prob
lens of the former, to do better work
and more of it, was tractor evolved.
Herein lies the possibilities of the
motor farm tool The tractor in my
mind will reyolutionize farming nath
DDS and will be an important factor