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

~ otoP. Lie various plOW COmpan.
les had manned their plows with cap
able men and new plows were used in
practically every instance.
The official demonstration started
off at 3:45 o'clock. There was some
delay made necessary by reason of
weighing in the fuel and sealing the
tanks. Each tractor has been given
land sufficient for five rounds and
the signal for the start was given by
the waving of large flag from a
high point where all could see it. The
demonstration was not a display of
speed, however, as the committee did
not desire to take speed into consid-
GRAFTON, nor was the character of the
work marked, for everyone was sup
posed to and did do first class work.
AS the twenty-nine tractors pulled
down across the field, moving pictures
of the great scene were taken under
the auspices Of the State Council of
Defense, to be sent broadcast over the
United States. As the tractors moved
along, the vast crowd followed and by
the time the tractors had gone across
once, the field was fairly black with
spectators. AS the plows turned up
the sod, the field soon became a great
mass of stripes, black alternating with
green, and the sight was one never to
be forgotten. One of the Case trac-
tors completed its round first with the
Nllsen few feet behind, but as we
SAID before, there was no particular
effort made to see which would COM
plete its work first. At this writing
the fuel committee has not given out
the results of the official demonstra-
ton and we may not be able to pub
lish these facts until next week.
For nearly mile along the tract of
land, tents had been pitched by the
various tractor, pillow and oil concerns,
from which literature and other ad-
vertising matter was distributed
A Red Cross booth was presided
over by a number of Minot women and
it did rushing business in sand
wiches, coffee and Revo.
There were numerous entertain
ments for the visitors during the
week, the Red Cross banquet at the
Bethania Lutheran church, and
pavement dance on Main street be-
ing two Of the most pleasing ones. The
Minot Musicians band played on var
ious occasions
There seems to have been a false
report ahoat concerning the part
which the new Fordson tractor was
supposed to have taken in the demon
stration. The new Fordson was on
the ground during the entire demon
stration and worked out in the unof-
fetal tests, but failed to enter the Of
fetal test Edw. Christensen of the
Moore Motor Co., who handle these
tractors for this territory, visited Far.
go and endeavored to get the priv
lege of entering the Fordson in the Of
fetal demonstration but it appears
that Henry Ford had sent wire, for
bidding this, stating that the Ford
cars had always sold we'll enough
without taking part in demonstrations
and that there was no necessity for
entering the Fordson tractor The
driver of the Fordson started out on
the field to give an exhibition of his
own Just prior to the time of the Of
fetal demonstration, but the o--icials
would not permit him to pillow on the
official field at the time the other
tractors were plowing. The Fordson,
gave exhibitions in speed, going Is
miles an hour on high, while it goes 2
3-4 miles an hour on intermediate and
/ Ia miles on low. Naturally this new
tractor has attracted much attention.
It pulls two ID inch breaker bottoms
and in a test made mile rounds in
one hour and 35 minutes. The first
ID Fordsons sent to Ward county will
sell for $3.50, plus $45 freight. Seven
of the tractors first received have al
ready been sold to James HORNE, Mr..
Bugge Of Douglas, Guy Frank, M. D.
Graham, A. C. Nedrud, Clarence Par
ker and Mr.. Tofflemire of Sawyer.
Five of the other seven to come have
been bot by Ben Herbranson of Mi
not;H. C. Smith Of Tolley; w. S..
Young of Surrey, Cook Robinson of
Sawyer and Leonard Glein Of Fox.
holm. The others will be handled on
commercial basis. The new Ford
son is II horsepower on the bars and
% on the belt; has dust proof mo-
tor and is "fool proof"
Here is the way one of the tractor
men looks on the demonstration:
"The State Tractor Demonstration
has been a success. Never before