The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-07-21
TRACTOR CARAVAN
TO STOP IN LYNDEN
Free Moving Pictures and Lectures
To Be Given Here Monday Even.
ing at z o'clock

Twenty-Five Fordson tractors
equipped with brakes and shod with
solid and pneumatic tires, will visi
Lynden next week In the greatest
power farming and land clearing
campaign ever staged locally. Each
tractor will haul trailer. loaded
with every conceivable implement
used in land clearing and power
farming. The feet Of tractors left
Seattle on July S, and since that time
has visited every city of Importance
west of the Cascades, and south of
Seattle to the Oregon line. The Ford
, son Demonstration, as 1t is styled, is
An personal charge of Lieutenant
Governor w. J. Coyle, and big staff
of agricultural experts, representa-
tives of the great powder compa-
MES and lecturers of nationwide re-
pute, are among the personnel.
The caravan will reach Lynden on
July 25 at p. m, and remain here
until s a. m. July &C. This will give
everyone in this vicinity an oppor-
tunity to view the caravan. listen to
the lectures and learn the rapid ad-
vance which power farming is max
ing.
Free moving pictures and lectures
will be given in Lynden at Z o'clock
Monday evening. The Caravan will
make it's headquarters at the G. w.
Robertson Ford Garage, which will
be the center of activities.
The land-clearing demonstration
will be held July 81 one mile north
of Bellingham, on the Ferndale road.
All are invited to attend this event.
Five prizes will be given away
free at the land-clearing demonstra-
tion. Everybody will have an equal
chance at the awards, which will
consist of Pyrene, luggage carrier,
spotlight, set of chains, and 3-cyl- |
inder tire pump.
All will admit that we have the
best climate in the world, the great
est natural advantages, and the fin
est soil in the universe-as soon as
we remove the logs and stumps. And
it is this work of removing the
stumps and logs that is a feature of
the Fordson Demonstration Caravan
tour. One of the implements shown
is a donkey engine attachment for
the Fordson tractor that is speed
ing up the clearing of land in the
Powered by the sturdy little Ford
son, this donkey rig equals in pow
er and speed 9x1O compound steam
In power and speed alone
can it be compared with the steam
rig, for in every other particular 1t
is superior. Among its attractive
features is the matter OF operation.
With the Fordson donkey one man .
is all that is necessary to operate the
rig. Another feature is the fuel
cost. Three gallons of fuel per day 1
is sufficient, even in heavy logging |
operations. No large amount of wa
ter is necessary, as radiator full {
twice daily is all that is required. In {
logging operations the fire hazard is
as there is no danger
from flying sparks or open fires.
Several of the FOrdsOn donkey
rigs are now operating in this coun- !
ty, and they promise to supplant all
but the giant yarding donkeys in the
logging camps. The tractor may be
detached from the donkey winch in
around thirty minutes time. giving {
4 tractor for general farm work and
belt power that will do the work or /
six horses cheaper, faster and better.
Every man, woman and child IN
this locality should see the caravan
on its visit here. There is not a sim
gle person the country over who, con-
sciously or unconsciously, is not VI
tally interested in the farm. for 1t is
from this source that all sustenance