The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20
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TRACTOR DEMONSTRATION

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TRACTOR DEMONSTRATION
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have | noticed such keen interest in
tractors as that shown by the thous-
ands of Dakota and Montana farmers
who came to Minot to witness the
demonstration.
GAS understand it, the demonstra-
ton was sponsored by the State Coun-
Gil of Defense for the purpose of in
teresting farmers in the more gen.
eral use of tractors as a war measure.
The Council of Defense has made no
mistake in taking this action. The re-
suits of the Minot Demonstration will
stimulate in the minds of our farmers
the urgent need Of the purchase of
tractors. The tractor today occupies
very important place in the war
plans of our Government and our
Allies. 1t has been adopted by both
England and France as strictly war
measure. Thousands of American
made tractors are going across the At
lantic to assist in the production Of
more food. Avery tractors are in sue
cessful operation in sixty different
foreign countries. l tell you this to
show you to what extent and proper
tions the tractor industry is growing.
at is only matter of time when
tractors will be regular equipment on
every farm, regardless of size. Trac-
tors of different sizes must be built.
No one size can fit the requirements
of every farm. Realizing that need of
NJ of civ hn
successfully developed and are now
building on large scale, six different
sizes.
81 am particularly pleased over
this demonstration because certainly
it must have furnished the final proof
it seems is necessary to convince a
certain class of people, who have been
more or less opposed to the purchase
of tractors, that the tractor is a sue
cessful farm implement. A good, we'll
designed, practical tractor, one that is
adapted for general farm use, includ-
ing belt work, and built by company
permanently established in the bust
ness and whose future is certain, IS
the best investment a farmer can
make"
Casper o. Olson,
manager Avery Company"
August Hanson, manager Of the
Case T. M. Co., for North Dakota, ar
rived from Fargo and had charge OF
the splendid Case exhibit. He was
ably assisted by the local manager,
Marius Erickson, and others connect
ed with the concern. The Case Co. en-
tered two tractors, the Case 1920,
priced at $1425, and the Case 9-18.
The first pulled three 14inch Grand
DeTour plows and the 918 pulled two
14-inch plows. They both burn ker.
osene and are equipped with Hyatt
roller bearings, with water strainer
and thermostat. All gears are en-
closed and work in a bath of oil. They
produce more power than rated and
each created very favorable impress
sion. The Case Co. had the largest
tent on the ground, 4Ox6O, showing
the small 20-36 separator with attach
ments to go with the little 9-18 trac-
tor. This machine threshes out about
800 bushels of grain day.
The Minot Motor Sales Co. entered
the Cali Work" tractor, pulling three
P. & O. plows, and did fine, deep
breaking. The tractor sells for S1460
and the plows for 1926. The engine is
1923 and has a super-heater that
throws the kerosene into gas. W. W..
Edwards, who bot one Of these trac-
tors four years ago, was on the
ground and informed the writer that
for three years he had pulled four
plows and last season seeded $50
acres with it. This year he has plow-
ed 500 acres with the old engine.
The Minot Motor Sales Co. also en-
tered the "Happy Farmer tractor, a
S1O75 machine. This pulls two break
ing plows. The Happy Farmer has a
peculiar steering device which runs
in the furrow and it looks as tho a
man could lie down and take an &C.
casional nap and let the old tractor
90 it's way. F. C. Upton and his bro
Their, A. Upton, and Mr.. Martin, mem
bers of the company, were in charge
of the exhibit. F. c. Upton recently
returned from France where he was
engaged in setting up the Happy
Farmer tractors for the Allies for six
months. In France this outfit sells for
1880 Francs, or $3,007.00. In France
he SO1u SEVEN VI Iiieiii w oiiS iiie1ii'
The Gray tractor, entered by the
Minot Implement Co., or Frosaker
Brothers, as the concern is now known
attracted a good deal Of attention and
elected many favorable comments.
This tractor is built little the shape
of British tank and is practically en-
closed. 1t is an 1886 outfit and pulls
four John Deere breaker bottoms. 1t
has big wide drive drum. 1t burns
gasoline and one man operates it cas-
lily. It's heavy wheel runs on sod SO
that it does not pack the soil. It is
so built that in finishing land, two
or three plows may be used.
Frosaker Bros. also entered an Sic
Avery which sells for 1925, pulling two
bottoms, and a 1926 Avery, selling
for 1895 and pulling three bottoms
This concern had yellow Fellow
Separator on the ground. Among the
Avery people attending the demon.
stration we noticed the following
Casper o. Olson, Grand Forks; Viii
Isham, the Fargo manager; N. E. Cd.
lund, who has charge Of this block;.I
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