The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1919-10-31

plowed, 10; average depth, 81 inches;
fuel, kerosene; cost Of fuel, Csc; cost
Of operator, zoe.
Titan--3 i4-inch plows; acres pillow.
ed, LA; average depth, SO inches;
fuel, distillate; cost Of fuel, Csc; cost
of operator, SC.
CASES i4-inch plows; acres plow-
ed, l.9i; average depth, go inches;
fuel, Kerosene: cost of fuel, SIC; cost
Of operator, nc.
Wallis--3 li.inch plows; acres plow-
cd, Is; average depth, inches; fuel,
gasoline; cost Of fuel 95.4c; cost Of
operator, Sac.
Parrett-(Disqualified. See below
The cost of operator was obtained
by allowing Soc an hour for an opera.
tor. This Is probably what farmer
would have to pay.
The operator of the parrett was UNI
able 10 get his plows to scour. Rather
than make poor record in the contest
he disqualified himself by not blowing
after the first few rounds.
Case Did Best Flowing. After the
contest, a committee Of three farmers.
judged the quality Of the blowing done
by each tractor. In Judging, they took
into consideration the straightncss OF
the burrows, cvcnncss Of the plOwcd
surface and the amount Of trash left
on the surface. They gave the Case
first place. Wallis second, and Moline
third. The others were not placed, but
Il was generally conceded that the
Clcotrac and Forlson did about the
poorest blowing, the Clcotruc making
the most skipS and the most crooked
burrows. This was probably due to
the fact that the operator did not clean
his plows ~ often rs other operators.
Farmers Pleased With Demonstra.
tion.-ln order to get the farmers
opinion OF the tractor demonstration
many farmers were asked what they
thought Of the demonstration. The
general sentiment was that the condi-
tons of the ground did not afford op.
portunity for fair test Of any of the
tractors. They all agreed, however.
that the plan of the demonstration
was an excellent one and would like
TO see the tractors given a fair chance
On a better piece of land. Nearly cv.
cry one present, who was interested
in tractors learned many valuable
points about tractors, although they
did not see the plows working at their
best. They saw what tractors could
do under very adverse conditions, and
Were convinced that the tractor could
be successfully used in blowing land
that Is too heavy or hard 10 be plow-
ed with horse power.
Tractor owners and prospective
owners learned from the experts many
tricks In operating tractors and plows
that will save them time and help them
TO operate their tractors and plows
with greater ease. For example, one
farmer who owns "A tractor told one
Of the experts that he learned from him
how to back up and clean the plows
without getting off the tractor. He
told the operator that he had been
stopped hundreds of times by his plows
being filled with trash, and that he
considered that one lesson worth the
time spent In coming to the demon
strati0n,
| High School Pupils Attend Demon
stration. High school pupils from all
over Holt county attended the tractor
/
| A. II. Montford, superintendent Of
Daleview Consolidated High School,
Inear Fairfax, Atchison county. brought
% pupils down Friday to take notes
on the various tractors. In the after
noon he took them through the Mound
i City mill, where they saw all the pro-
cesses used In making wheat into flour.
No doubt, such excursion trips are very
valuable to the high school pupils,
many of whom will be the modern
Il farmers of tomorrow.
| Word Of AppreciatiOn.-The execu-
tive committee of the Holt County
Farm Bureau and. the County Agent
desire to express publicly their sincere
appreciation Of the splendid co-opera-
ton given by the tractor companies,
their statesmen, experts and local
agents in holding our first tractor
demonstration. We realize that with
out their cooperation II would have
been practically impossible to hold
much of a demonstration
i We also take this opportunity to
thank all the observers and others
who helped in any way.
To Hold Annual Tractor Dem0nstra-
tion.-That the tractor men who took
part in the demonstration last week
appreciate the Importance Of a local
demonstration is evidenced by their
willingness to come back next year
and put on a still bigger demonstra-
ton.
At q meeting Of the tractor men Fri
day night it was unanimously voted
that the Farm Bureau be urged to
hold an Annual Tractor DemOnstra-