We found the following item in the April 1926 (Vol. 4, No. 3)
issue of The Oil Pull Magazine, a monthly once published
by the Advance Rumely Thresher Co., in LaPorte, Indiana.
NINE REASONS
A recent contest for the best paper on the subject, ‘The
Advantage of Tractor Farming’ was won by W. C. Wood, a student
in agricultural engineering at the University of Saskatchewan.
In summing up the situation, after a thorough and interesting
discourse on his subject, Mr. Wood gives the following nine salient
points:
1. It has a place on most western and prairie farms.
2. It makes possible a great saving in overhead costs of
farm power.
3. Tractors can respond to rush demands and get the work
done at the right time.
4- The modern tractor is as dependable for work as the
horse.
5. The tractor will greatly reduce the man hours for field
work.
6. A tractor can be operated in the field, by a boy, if an
older person can keep check on the machine.
7. The worst enemies of the tractor are: rust, wear,
vibration and DUST. Careful selection of the tractor will make all
of these practically negligible.
8. The tractor gives time for gardening and home
beautification which are highly remunerative as well as doing much
to keep the whole family healthy and happy. It also gives time for
the business side of farming and recreation.
9. The tractor is a real boon to mixed farming and
permanent agriculture, by keeping the length of the working day
down to a reasonable number of hours, while at the same time, the
total farm production is increased.
