Arizona republican., 1918-10-06
Eight Tractors Show the
 Modern Farmer Better Methods. Good Speeches Delivered At Grounds

I' surely looks like the farmers of tho Salt River Valley are interested in Improved methods of farming said Frank iI Parker President of inc Nmiropa Farm Bureau. as he surveyed fho crowd that had gathered yesterday 7f The State Agricultural Experimental farm at Mesa" And I reckon it's up 'o us Co he interested. too" he re- 0'.tcd. when we have to get along with about third the help, and pro- furo lot more crops"
 And thereby Mir Parker struck the lrynoto. For the farmers were inter- r-ted. intensely interested. in the dem nrstrations of the eight tractors that were iu Inc field. in the talks made at lunch time. in the crops that are being grown on tho experimental farm--ia everything for the day is long since gone when the intelligent farmer re- fuses Go consider new ways and new devices
 Between 750 and 1000 farmers. their wives and families gathered for the Rodeo at the EXDerimental farm, and in this busy season no better indication of the interest taken can be had than Tho fact that these busy men. short
 
 cred from all points of the country. from Peoria to Chandler, and from Lehi to Laveen. to witness this dem onstration.
 Eight Tractors Demonstrated
 Eight different makes of farm trac- tors were demonstrated in the fields of The experimental farm yesterday. pull ing almost every conceivable variety of farm implements, in various parts of the farm. and in various types of soil. Tn the forenoon the demonstrations were held in soil that had been culti- vated this season. while in the after noon the blowing was done in alfalfa sod, turning under alfalfa that stood nearly a foot high, and in ground that an all the way from medium to hard.
 The eight machines demonstrated were tho FordsOn, Moline Universal, ~andusky. Samson Seive-G Grip Avery. Titan. Emerson, and International Mo- tor Cultivator.
 The Fordson naturally attracted a great deal of attention. on account of this being it's first public demonstta- lion m the valley. and because of the reputation that accrues to anything connected with the name of Henry Ford. This husky little machine pulled nm Oliver No. :. with two 12-inch Ol- Ivcr mouldhoard blows, to a depth of l 0 inches tn the cultivated land. and six n The alfalfa sod, at the rate of two and three -fourths miles per hour. This stheir re"ular blowing speed, using -he intermediate gear, keeping in te- serve The low for difficult going and fhc high for road work.
 The Moline Universal attracted a grcat deal of attention because of its casc of handling, short turns. and in- terchanEcability, using with equal ie- cility blows of the mouldhoard and disc type. harrows and cultivators. and giy- ing a final demonstration of it's use n harvesting by pulling a special eight foot Moline mower. The blows used used were the Moline blows, specially made Co fit this tractor, The mOldboard type was a two-bottom blow cutting 24 inches wide. nine tO ten inches deep ir tho cultivated soil. In the alfalfa sod The same blow cut about six inches dccp. and the disc tyre. also a Moline Uut co inches wide by five to nine inches deep. The Goldman Implement Company are the agents for this region The Ceilings Implement Company demonstrated the Emerson tractor. O. the 1920 type, in conjunction with tho Emerson interchangeable blow. This blow was easily one of tho most inter cstiug features of the show. IL carries either mouldhoard or disc blows. whicl arc easily Interchangeable. and form {; complete blowing outfit. The disc out ft consists of four big discs. cutting g inches wide and up to nine inches decu The interchangeable mouldboard outfi consists of three mouldboard blows cutting SO inches wide and down {, nine inches.
 The Samson Seive-G Grip. type S-25 pulled two very interesting types 0 disc implements. the Sanders disc ulo' and the Killifer disc for ground prep aration.
 The machine used was one that ha seen fourteen months steady servict thus giving an idea of the service to b expected from a modern tractor.
 The Sanders disc blow used by tn whyman Machinery Company with tn samson Is a four disc machine. capaol of being set SO that the discs cut iron six 10 ten inches wide and from five | eight inches deep. Thus the blow wi cut from ei to 40 inches wide and an reasonable depth.
 The Kilifer disc, featured as an idea machine for soil preparation. has number Of desirable features. It weigh 1875 pounds. ond cuts from eight { nine feet wide. It is a four @ang doubi disc. and has a new hitch Of great con Nenience. operated from the tractC seat and which throws the gangs { full cut or out in about IS inches travf of the machines.
 V. r.. Frederickson, manager of tn tractor department of the Phoenix Mo tors Company, agents for the Sal duskv tractor. put on a creditable aal consistent demonstration with tl,a well known machine. The tractor de m onstratcd was the Sandusky 10-2 pulling the John Deere mouldboar blow and tho r. x O. Power lift Thes blows, Mr. Frederickson explained. giv no idea of the capacity of the machin as he intends Co demonstrate it al {! Fair with three blow gang instead ( two
 The agents for the Avery had on one Of their numerous types on tl neld. the big 1886. In cultivated Ian this machine easily handled four dis nolw. cutting 36 inches wide and deep. and in the alfalfa sod pullir three 10 inch mouldboards and lcavir "a job or blowing that was joy to b, hold. These machines are handled |. tho Pratt Gilbert Company
 Tho Titan tractor. sold by the O. Stanley Company. worked away all q, fr the consistent manner for which tn machine IS well known, handling witl out visible effort a three disc blow The replowing to a depth of ten inche d f,ou-erlfft uOuid boar DlOW in fhp n