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TREND SEEMS TO BE TOWARD MOTORIZED
FARMS. ELIMINATING ALL HORSE POWER
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“Meats in Storage”
Every working day o f the year
75,000,000 poundaof meat are required
to supply home and export needs— and
only 10 per cent o f tills is exported.
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These facts must be kept in mind
when considering the U. S. Bureau of
Markets report that dn June 1, 1919,
there were 1,3‘18,(X)0.(KX) pounds o f
meats in cold storage. If the meat in
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States Derart* that have el von farm ers the opportu­
‘.1 by the
nu.-.ii o { A.
nity o f si cing tiles,- m achines ut work
>r rertcnl- atftl dechl¡its en the m erits o f the In­
J ttiîrfü i'tere o f traiate*
turni u«<* has grow n pv:>tl.\ Ut a r«ni- dividual tractors.
p ratty.-I y ft»\v
ir«, but tt b l fi**M Is
T ractor Show s Develop.
still opon to ri:inufs»rtur»>rs In the ! In 1001* live tractors w ere exhibited
su;al! fnrtiiors’ l*,v«!rM'«s. which can l>. nr the Omaha land sho-v. It was In­
cat nett only by tb •* Irtr. Iv.-r’ .-ti . f nll- tonile1! to make the exhibition a per­
piirpoiH» tra ctor' that tint be u s d .*<*o- manent feature, but fa ilu re to find suit­
• able land for plow ing causisi the Idea
it
to be abandoned.
Not until W ill was
t< 10 <V. practically nil |*
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any.hint; n a large s e d e attem pted In
p le v in it a u s tiene by «:.
the 1‘ nlteil States. Then a dem onstra­
w^ijs niiy nntchine In us. at tb"
tion w: s held nt K n inoiit. Neh.. In
cm piovine nn Intornili-**
which I’d tit: tiufnetiirers oxhlfilt««! 30
gir»A as U« «om et' o f po
Front this tim e on a na­
tractor
uta! ter tlonal tractor demon
tipipnren fly h: n«»v;*r ht*
n bus been
o f rocot■d. S’ » •’ •!) pi *v
held each summer,
nn ever-ltt-
1D VOglli* for a number «1
creasing number o f i
ufm •tur 'rs ex-
ria By In roci t»»t<
-Î show, h olt
hihitlng unti! ut tin
M<mtan?!!, am \ the Canad
in Salimi. K n„ In I
ove•r
niu-
Her
fo
o f the : irthwt'st.
chines w ere entered.
tnanufn«*-
thousands ture*-s w ere r- pr- -•
Ho:danza f:-.nn« ci'iislstii i:
• 1 . A w inter
•ometlmes nice*'rig Is held m e
o f H I W , ono crup t*f « h.
ear at which
pa vine fo r the entire farm .
Th«««* manufactur
and tie-
o f tri
large tracts, stretching away for mil os cessori.'s exhibit. T h !- show luis been
In a level ami unbroken plain, offered held in K an-as f r y . Mo., for the pa-r
conditions w hich w ere suitable fo r fou r years.
Various h>< I shown are
♦he'# mammoth st am outfit« weighing put on ea -h summer, and since lO ld
many tons.
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these have continued throughout the
.Severed fa ctors had a hearing on the summer, beginning in T ex as anti con­
elim ination o f steam as a source o f tinuing northward. In M arch. 101!>. tie*
p ow er fo r plow ing and the substitu­ first him.* dem onstration o f the year
tion o f the Internal-conihusn at en­ was held In the South at Macon. On.,
gine.
whl'-h shows rhnt the South Is alive to
T h e fuel w as bulky fo r the pow er the pt.s'itdjiries o f tractor farming.
t" nsm lttid. and the » r 1 ge space on
T h e follow in g production figures
th ■ engine w as small. Several men I show th** enorm ous grow th o f the
\\> re rtsinlrwl.
The steam engine as tractor industry
In tic* cotn pnri-
then constructed c>n! l not stand the sjvely short tim e it has been in exist-
constant strain and rough u s-g e neces­ : on ce:
sary In plowing. It w as necessary to , F A R S I M A C H I N E R Y —F A R M P O T V E R .
sp. r.d considerable time in care and re­
M A R C H IS, 1*15.
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H ow Use o f Gas Engine Began.
storage w as placed on the market it
would only be 20 days’ supply.
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This meat is not artificially withheld
from trude channels to tn afrit a in or
advance prices. .
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Meats tn storur.e consist of—
1 r»n
T h ere w as a demand b y operators
fo r n m achine w hich would do aw ay
with these disadvantages. Interest
w as shown hv various m m infacturers
and their attend *n was directed to-
wnrd th - developm ent o f a machine
using th internal com hustlon engine.
Apparently 10»V> was th-* first year
that a gas tractor advertised as n
source o f pow er w as placed on
the market. This m achine em ployed
•a double-cylind« r engine, using en«<>-
line fo r pow er and >¡1 for cooling. It
had a rating o f ikl n tnlnal and -h'
actual brake h orsepow er and was
capable o f pulling six to eight lJ-ineli
plow s, depending on the soil.
Tim
weight w as practically the same as
that o f the «team engine, about nine
and one-half ton*’.
W hile operators
w ere not satisfied with the steam tract­
ors on the market, there w as then
considerable preju dice against the gas
tracior, so th a t, machines w ere built
w hich looked as nitioh like a steam
engine as possihle.
Perhaps this fact,
to som e extent, tended to overcom e the
prc.hidlce and make fo r the popularity
o f the outfit.
B y 1008 so much Interest w as mani­
fest throughout the Northwest in the
gas tractor that it w as decided to hold
n m otor com petition in connection with
the Indvi'trial exhibition at W innipeg,
Canada. I>uring the week o f July HI-
17, 100N. this contest w as held, the
first o f Its kind on the Am erican con ­
tinent.
M achines yvere exhibited by
five com pa n ies: tw o other com panies
entered, but w ithdrew. The rules o f
the contest limited the weight to seven
and ont^half tons to keep out steam
rigs.
This rule b a r r e l one gas
tractor, as it weighed nine and one-
h a lf tons.
Early T ests Unsatisfactory.
T h e tests upon w hich final award
wns baaed consisted o f hauling, plow ­
ing and manipulation.
Some o f the
soil condition s w ere not ideal, and a
bad im pression was given In the haul­
ing tests.
T h e hatred m achine put
on a private dem onstration and made
an excellent showing, ti-ing kerosene,
except to warm up the m otor at the
beginning.
The significance o f Ibis
contest was that the weak points
w ere shown and that If started the
developm ent o f practical m otors for
sm all farms.
In 1000 a sim ilar test wns held at
W innipeg and six com panies dem on­
strated machines.
The contest was
divided Into fou r elns-.es; (a ) Internal
com bustion 20 h orsepow er and under,
(h ) 2*t-30 horsejwiwer. (c ) over 30
In -s p. v. er, and <•(> steam engines.
T h is contest created much Interest tp
.nil
luring circle-, uiel many mnn-
tii; eturers w ere present to obtain use­
fu l Inform ation, which show ed that
tin y w ere alive to tin* possibilities at­
tending the developm ent o f n success­
fu l tract..r.
T o W innipeg must go the h' imr of
starting nn Idea which has dote* u
great 'h nl to develop tin- tractor in­
dustry rapidly. TheSV tests were the*
f rerunners o f others In various see-
: ns o f the Unite.: S 'a tcs and I'anudu
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per cent (approxim ate) hams, bacon, etc.,
in process of curing.
It take« 30 to DO
i!uya in pick!« or K.ilt to com plcto th«
process.
10
per cent is frozen pork that is to be cured
later in the year.
6
per c nt is lard.
T h is is only four-fifths
o f a pound per capita, an I m uch o f it will
have to ko to bupply European need«.
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per cent is frozen b *ef and lamb, part of
w inch is ow ned by the Governm ent and
w as intended chirily for over-««.»» ship*
ment. If tl»a Were all diverted to domes*
tic trail« channels, it w ould be only
\V 2 lb«, per capita—a 3 d a y «’ supply,
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From this it will J>e seen that “ meats
in storage” represent
merely
un­
finished goods in process of curing and
the working supply necessary to assure
the consumer a steady flow oi finished
product.
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H a rry H u m ph re ys
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Let us send you a Swift ‘ 'D ollar”.
It will interest you.
A ddress Swift <St Company,
Union Slock Y ards,
Chicago, 111.
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Balsiger & Brotherton
LYONS, OREGON
General Merchandise
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As previously stated, there was e sti­
mated t.i be between -55 and .TO firms
or individuals m aking or attem pting
to make tractors In 1000.
The office
o f farm i.i nagena-.t, Unlteil State«
tlepartmcnt o f ngrlcultnre, h s alw ays
kept in close touch with the tractor In­
dustry. and the flies show that In lit lb
then* w ere 102 firms n ctX ely engag •.!
In m anufaeturlng tractors and In­
firm« anil inillvliluals planning to b>-
feln In the n ear future.
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Character o f T ra ctor Changed.
In the beginning the tractor was con­
structed to simulate the steam engine
in appearance. As tim e passed rm l
preju dice d! sappe« ret I many refine­
ments took place u ntil, today It is a
com pact, well-built m achine capable
o f perform ing a m ultitude o f opera­
tions. The first m achines w ere heavy,
rough affair«, capable «if pulling eight,
ten, or more bottom «. It w as soon rec­
ognized th:»t If the Industry w ere to
prosper a m achine would have to la*
built which would be practical fo r o r­
dinary-sized farms.
The result was
tlpit small machines cam e on tin* mar­
ket, built to pull tw o and three plow s.
This type o f tractor uppealed to tin*
small farm er.
Then* are now m ore tw o and
three plow machines built than o f all
other sizes com bined. T here are, how­
ever. a number o f com panies still mak­
ing a large-size tractor, w hich Is still
used on the big farm s o f the N orth­
west and the Pacific coast.
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E B U Y anything in the Pro­
duce line from cascara bark
to a dressed cow . W ill sell you.
anything in the cTWerchandise line
from a knitting needle to a thresh­
ing machine. Come in and see us
T h e Original Drag Saw
Machine
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H ow T ractor W as Transform ed.
From the rough m achines o f 1008
and 1000 with single cylinders, chain
drive, cast gen;«, ex cessive weight, ex ­
posed working parts, and poor ac­
cessibility have been developed m a­
chines o f light w eight with inclosed
w orking pnrts, friction and v a riou s,
gear drives, electric fixture«, radiator
coolin g systems, cut nnd hardened
gears, multiple cylinders, air cleaners,
kerosene carburetors, one-man control,
and un easy accessibility— all this nt
n price o f one-half to one-fourth o f the
early machines.
Ovvi.jg I i varying conditions, there
an* tw o types o f m achine on the mar­
ket nt present— the era vl<-r and the |
w heeled type.
T h e purpose o f the
cra w ler 1« to prevent miring down on .
soft gronhd. T h e same principle was
em ployed by tanks In tlq* late war.
T h e wheeled tractor« nr<* m ore numer­
ous and i rnploy various devices to
obtain traction, such as lugs, grouters
spikes, cleats and extension rims.
Again, som e w heels h ave a device giv­
ing a stepping arrangem ent, ns in the
P-T wheel, which w as developed h.v
tw o Italian army engineers.
A few
tractors em ploy hoih the craw ler and
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w le ei.
As yet tin- trio tor industry Is .co m ­
paratively young, anil what Its ulti­
m ate effi i-t on farming, will he It Is im­
possible to
Balsiger & Brotherton, Lyons, Oregon
If you have wood to cut or wish to operate liyht machinery around
the farm you need one of these machines. Ask your dealer for
information or write, to the
Portland*, 0«" Sr
777c V/iuf'lum M otor W orks, Inc.
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THE STAYTON BAKERY
Surest Thing You Know,”
says the Good Judge
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HOM E M ADE BREAD,
C A K E S A N D C O O K IE S
NO ORDER TOO LARGE
quality c h e w a n d s a v e
C. E. K R A M E R , Proprietor
STAYTON
OREGON
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SALEM’S
TIRE MAN
Q u ack
I t ’s a c in c h t o g e t a r e a l
p a rt o f y o u r to b a c c o
m o n e y at th e s a m e
t im e .
A small chew of this flood tobacco
gives real lasting satisfaction.
U nited States and Pennsylvania Tires
St lid Truck l ires
NOTH:
Retreading anti Repair W o r k
The* l u s t o t p jip o e d r e p a i r s h o p t h i s s ir !» o f P o r t la n d .
F u ll L in e o f A c c e s s o r i e * a n d O ' Is
2 1 9 N. C O M I . S T .
SALEM , ORE
THE REAL TOBACCO CHEW
Put up in tw o styles
R I G H T C U T is a short-cut tobacco
W -R C U T is a long fine-ci)t tobacco