22 SCIENTIFIC REPORTS OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 



Fordson Tractor. After a trial and demonstration 

 with implements used on the farm in May 1919 this machine 

 was bought for Rs. 4,362 from Messrs. the Russa Engineer- 

 ing Works, Ltd., Calcutta, for further trials as regards 

 fuel consumption and work. The tractor has now worked 

 on the farm for fully a year in both kharif and rabi culti- 

 vation. The implements used include Ransome's double 

 disc plough, a two 14-inch furrow Oliver plough No. 7, a 

 Roderick Lean disc harrow, spring tooth harrows, a Cam- 

 bridge roller and an Orwell spring tyne cultivator : also a 

 Raja reaper for harvesting oats. The work of the Orwell 

 cultivator and Roderick Lean disc harrow when used in 

 conjunction with the tractor has been found excellent. The 

 Raja reaper is too small for economic results and a self- 

 binder would be more satisfactory. The tractor also did 

 very good work in driving a Climax silage cutter for chaf- 

 fing, green maize and juar. Figures of output, consump- 

 tion and cost excluding depreciation and interest are given 

 below, 



