Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-13
RAIN HALTS
TRACTOR WORK
Demonstration Curtailed by
Unfavorable Weather; Many
Sales Are Made, However

Because of the inclement weather
there was no plowing at Bonny-
meade Farms to-day, the second day
OF the Pennsylvania Tractor Demon
stration. The tractors were making
big impression on the men who
have come from all over Central
Pennsylvania, and many sales are
already reported.
To-day the tractors were to have
been assigned another field in which
| to work. Yesterday each tractor eX-
hibiting had completed it's own tract
of plowing by noon and the after
noon was devoted to exhibitions of
the narrower seed sower and like
machines which the tractor also
pulls.
Field Manager c. L. Goodling, of
the State College Farm, co-operated
with Hiram Billet, Manager of the
Bonnymead Farms, in plotting out
the sections for use of the tractors.
zach company represented was al
| lowed two acres. This afternoon
they were to follow out the same
program as yesterday, harrowers
and pulverfzers working up and down
the field.
At noon to-day there was to have
been another meeting similar in
many respects to that held yester-
day state College men present in
cluded NJ. S. Mcdowell, director of
agriculture extensions: E. K. Iibsch-
man, county agent leader; and E.
). Fox, of the department of farm
management.
TO demonstrate to those attending
that motor truck can do the work
OF three men with teams in hauling
arm produce to market. A. II. Bail
ey' or the Eureka Wagon Works
dlsplayed an Autocar Truck TODAY
loaded down with fifty baskets of
irult. Yesterday he had the same
truck on the grounds with two tons
OF bale hay in the same way.
In addition to the means of loco
motion furnished by the tractors,
demonstration was given of the
| other work which may be secured
from them. Tied up to threshing
machines, ensilage cutters, cream
Iseparators. wood saving machines,
the little machines showed that they
couid more than triple the effective
| WORK OF the ordinary machines used
Tor these purposes.
Among the county farm aeents
who attended are: Atkinson. of DeIa-
ware county; Adams, of Berks county:
sloan, of Bradford county; Rice. of
FRANKLIN county; Eddinger, of CUM
oerland county: Dunlap, of Blair
county; Perry, of Tioga county: Ohm
| stead, of Center county; Nieslev. of
Columbia county: Decker, of Monroe
county; Berger, of Lebanon county.
Bucher, of Lancaster county: Rcthen-
| berger, of Montgomery county; Gar
ber' of Bucks county; Rain, OF Car
bon county; Bollinger, of Scnuyll<ilI
county; and Niesley, of Dauphin
| county.
Taking Place of Horse
Tractors are supplanting horses in
practically every other state in the
Cni1n, and to certain extenC have
| been introduced into this section of
Pennsy''ania. but it is expected that
thls demonstration will result in
many farmers taxing up this I'M
| proved method of farming. AS a mat
ter CT fart. the tractor has sounded
the dcatn knell of horse farm ing,
and it is only a question of time be-
fore all ground cultivation will be
conducted by motor drawn ImpIe-
| ments, 1T is said.
| The men who visited the dcmon-
stration yesterday were men who are
virtually interested in improving the
present condition of food supply in
this country. AMI 1t is an assured
fact that good proportion OF them
went home with the tractor idea
vitality interested in improving the
| Dauphin Farm Pureau and tho State
| College Agricultural school are TO
be congratulated for their ini.ia tive
in demonstrating to our farmers the
machines which will revolutionize
| industry,