The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-24
VIEWS OF THE LAYlMEN

to the power farming equipment that
perhaps Mr.. Lowery has never
thought of and that is the young
men and women of today will not
drudge on the farm. In order to keep
them on the farm, they must have
the most modern and up to date
equipment. It must be remembered
to that the farm now days must be
brought up to modern state OF
cultivation in order to meet the COM
petition in raising farm products at a
Der of bushels must be increased
because of the fact the price for farm
products will possibly, never soar as
high again as it did during the war.
Therefore, it becomes necessary to
double the yield in order to meet
those conditions.
are going to be a fair price this fall
but not as high as during the war;
and that farming is going to be more
stable in the future than it has been
in the past. 1t was thought a few
years ago that the farmer needed no
recreation but this is a sad mistake.
Farmers need recreation as well as
the tractor, he can accomplish great
er and quicker results With the
three pillow tractor he can pillow ten
acres a day and pillow it good and
when the day is over. he does not
have to spend two hours feeding 1t or
currying 1t down. He can either run
it in the shed or in the shade and the
to looking after the cows or a little
recreation.
The modern farmer. Of today has
learned one thing and that is, he will
have a tractor and is entitled to it.
It has been demonstrated by the best
universities in the country that trac-
tor farming can be done cheaper and
That Is, on a farm that Is adapted
to power farming. 1t is not neces-
sary to 60 very far from Mankato to
learn how profitable tractor farming
really is. For that reason, the writer
will give the following names SO that
in case the readers of The Free
Press wish to investigate for them
sse as foHo aS a AZ s9 BsRr VAS
nut Grove, Mimi, Arthur M. Boelter,
LeSueur; Ray Norton, Luverne: AL
fred Peterson, Wheaton.
! can give you names OF hundreds
of the best farmers in the country
who will be glad to give anyone the
facts as to the value OF power farm
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operations on some farms where
horses may be desirable; but many
years ago we will all remember that
we quit using horses on the old
Woodbury. horse power with which to
furnish power to thPesh. There are
many other operations where the use
of horses has been discontinued. The
feeding and caring for horses are op-
erations which are not only expen-
sive, but arduous. The hired man
does not care to do chores and con-
sequently, during the time the trac-
tor is being used, the horses can be
turned out in the pasture. Fewer
horses can be kept on the farm and
better farming can be done by using
a tractor.
We are in time where it is realiz-
ed that the farmer needs more atten-
ton than ever before. That is, in
a cooperative mode but If we keep
the young men and girls on the farm,
which is important 1t will be neces-
sary to equip the farm with modern,
up to- date equipment just the same
as 1t Is important for q miller to
euuuip his mill or a manufacturer TO
equip his factries. It is a money
maker.
many farmers have paid for tractors
and never gotten them. E. Gard
ner