Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-17
TRACTORS HELP
FARMERS IN WORK
Can Plow Land Quickly in
Busy Season and Add
to Crop Yield.

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Agricultural college s,,s
one OF the greatest a,d,auta,,,.. g..
J." derived from the u,, of ty,'tn,.s d.
mat more pluWlnK fnr vhrtt .',, A.,
done in July and Ausust mn. nn,.
possible said Doctor lardtf,
Nearly ever, farmer tpou. n,t
Land p.uVod tor wheat ir tul, ~,
Autu., VIII lIrid from two nrt ana.
haIt 10 ScNvu OF tight bu.hrl. l., IA,
acre NOR" than hand pluvrt iu Sen
tewr"r. hu' farmers are too often
u"'' Win corn. sorghum. alalf, and
nay tIupa 90 ~rt tar plu,,iug done
when 10 should h~ done Then TOO
n H ordinarily too hot and som,f,ueg
toe dry tu uac huts,o for IuN ana
Nututt plowlng
tractor 81 bufflcicnt horsepoW
70 pun a fouI-Nuitum pluw in th,
handH Of skiilrW operator will
pIoN from ten to fifteen acres NJ
l@nd day \ man with "A four.
morse team rau plOW four to five
N'irH a day Therefore such a ttar
t"i onliil is equal a. the best to three
Suth man huls" labor units
lNit"fcnt types uf oWurrHhIp may
De used. The tractor may hr owned
hy skilled operator who does lob
Noth FOR small fnrmvtr II may be
owned 10y number OF farmers co-
"peIatlNely who employ a good me
'hhuic to operate 10 a tractor So
owned would doubtless be used first
IN doing the work ~ tho uWucts but
could be used In job pUiN for others
Nh'u not employed on owners work
tr the tractor may bc owned by a
IaIWti who Is unskIllcd IN upcrnt tins
H. but who would rent his machine
I" q skilled operator whom he could
trust tu use II right The operator
could do job pioWing or other work
when the owner was not using N
futting the tractors ~ the state
INTO IA" hands OF skilled operators
VIII permit q very rsirable spcial-
lAailon ut labor \ farmer with no
knowledge Of mechanics 's Wasting
has time trying 10 run tractor. A
man naturally adapted TO operating
machinery may be- wasting his time
uNlng To tnrm. Each should ds the
Work Tor which he IL fitted The
greatest efficiency In using the avail
dble man power viii thus he secured
The mechanic who is a good traC-
tor operator or who could take up
me work easily, should receive aid
and announcement In acquiring Il
machine. II may he that the bank
ers would help finance such men. or
that tractor manufacturing com
pAnics would arrange eaHy plans NJ
payment, placing the tractor Inv the
hands Of the operator upon small
payment II would be AN excellent
chance TO demonstrate the usefulness
Of the tractor on farms when uper-
atcd by the right man, IL would en-
courage the adoption of the tractor
10y farmers for general farm work,
and It would be "A splendid oppur
tunity FOR manufacturers to demon
strste their patriotism and devotion
to the country In the time Of need
The privilege Of easy payments
3 hould also he extended to groups OF
farmers who wish to purchase a
tractor co-operatiNely, II they desire
H.
~ believe that the state council or
defense should mGke a survey Of the
state 10 ascertain the number OF
acres In each community whose own.
ers would he willing to contract for
their plowing by the Job
"It should be nScertalncd where
there are farmers who would pur-
chase tractors comparatively. The
agricultural college viii see tina.
skilled mechanics are made available
for operating tractors purchased Ia
such a way, or for farmers who now