Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-28
FoRD's SYNTHETIC COW

on an Associated Press dispatch re- garding Henry Fords mechanical cow" and now comes the following. from the radio editor aboard the steamer Northwestern, handed in to. the Gateway office today for pub1 lication
 In reply to the article published in. yesterdays News" regarding the. synthetic COW of Henry Ford's, we can definitely state that the Profess sor is wrong, by quoting the fol-. lowing:
 Henry Ford, the man who produc- , ed a rattle that grownups could play , with and who began the develop | ment of rough-riding where Roose- welt left off, now declares that in few years there will be no such thing as the cud-chewing bovine answering to the name of Cow"
 Henry helped put most of the horses out of commission and the natural inference is that he intends to perfect something to take the place , of Bessie" and her sisters. E The Detroit miracle mans" idea of turning out a Ford that will give milk may be sound, but anybody who , has ever ridden in flivver, will insist that what is most needed in a 1 :o ,ay,f h0t yri1 ciu , some sort of linament.
 MT. Ford is very reticent about his "Tin Cow" which will retail,
 probably, at $37500 up, F. o. B., De-
 troit, completely equipped, but with , the usual chrages if the buyer de-
 clares spare set of udders with his COW and a deep bass moo-o-o-o.
 Out own COW correspondent has
 secured Ford catalogue giving plans , and specifications for the Ford , Cow" They follow: : Plain water fuel system.
 Mileage: Five quarts of milk to l. a gallon (of water)
 Self-starter for those wishing plain milk. <
 Cranking device for those wishing l whipped cream.
 Left or right-hand drive as prefer
 red, both hands if you are a fast s milker.
 Special upholstery, in the usual s shades of cowhide. Il Borden magneto..
 Van Camp carburator.
 Two horns with each COW. q Complete tool kit, including hay Q fork, halter, stool, pail and switch. n No ol1ing necessary except cit
 ronella on farms in regions where
 mosquitoes are apt to annoy the = COW.
 Models
 The runabout cow-The touring COW
 The sedan cow - The coupe COW
 NOTES-Any of these models will
 give the same amount of milk but
 it will be possible to get more pails
 under the, touring and sedan models
 Ford COW bodies will be so con
 structed as to make them distinct
 from other models. Mr. Ford having
 perfected design for the head anG
 neck which will make confusion witf
 the more expensive types of COWS hn Ch n
 tin will be of sufficient thickness tt
 make it practically flyproof. Thi:
 is important, as it is very difficul
 to milk a Ford when it is figety ant
 nervous.
 Fl Guarantee v Each COW will be guaranteed fo = ninety days
 2 Any COW falling apart before tha = time will be replaced. 2 Any COW found to have missin = parts within that time will be pro = vided with them, upon receipt iron = the COW or the owner of the cow. = Spare Parts. = Spare COW parts will be carried i = all Ford service stations and fv = and ten cent stores. All parts shoul : be replaced as soon as signs of wea = is detected. There is nothing nor = discouraging than to have a her = of cows falling to pieces all over tn = pasture. A staff of experts on re = pairing cows will be maintained a = all Ford service stations. = Warning. = To get plain milk drive Fords ol = smooth road. To get milk-shak = drive Ford at high speed over al = unpaved street. To get butter 0 = cheese drive Ford COW over a col = blestone road.
 = What do you thing of that? I = may be a good idea and all that, bu = it's our private opinion that tn = news of Ford's Tin Cow is mostl = "bull."