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Tractors in Orchard Work 



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 filling station. Also, the steadiness of 

 the tractor while spraying is being done 

 from the spraying tower permits great- 

 er safety, comfort and efficiency for 

 the operator. 



An apple prower in southeastern Iowa 

 claims that the tractor makes it possible 

 to easily apply the first spring spray 

 (bud spray) when the ground is often 

 so soft that horses mire down or cannot 

 pull the sprayer at all. 



A Wisconsin cherry grower states 

 that the tractor saved his orchard from 

 destruction, by making it possible to 

 control the "slot-hole fungus through 

 more timely spraying and cultivation. 



8. Tractors can operate on rough, 

 hilly land so often found in orchards, 

 where horses frequently find great dif- 

 ficulty in pulling any load. 



A cherry orchardist near Sturgeon 

 Bay bought a tractor when he was 

 shown that it would make it possible 

 for him to cultivate some of the ravines 

 in his orchard which he had formerly 

 left in sod. 



9. Because of the lightness of the 

 tread and the absence of and tendency 

 to cut into the soil, crawler tractors can 

 cultivate throughout the dry season in 

 the Florida citrus groves without dam- 

 aging the "water roots" which grow 

 near the surface of the ground and are 

 so essential to plant growth at this sea- 

 son. 



10. In vineyards frequent and thor- 

 ough cultivation, and timeliness in spray- 

 ing are the factors of utmost import- 

 ance. Only tractors insure success here. 

 It is because the wine grape growers of 

 France recognize this fact that they are 

 making all their new plantings with suf- 

 ficient width between the rows to ad- 

 mit the small tractor. A certain small 

 tractor made in America and used in 

 the war is being used quite widely, and 

 is the standard gauge in determining 

 the width of rows in new plantings. 



11. In the cranberry marshes of 

 New Jersey tractors have proved to be 

 a great boon, because they make it easy 

 to clear the land, and also make it pos- 

 sible to cultivate the marshes. Only 

 crawlers can be used in this work. 



12. The tractor furnishes belt power 

 often needed in the orchard, such as 

 for pumping water, running the cider 

 mill, operating the fruit grader outfit, 

 etc. Recent experiments have shown 

 the practicability of using the tractor 

 belt power for operating the pump of 

 the spraying outfit while the sprayer 

 is being drawn by the tractor. This 

 eliminates the need for an extra motor 

 for the pump. There seems to be a 

 widespread demand for an outfit of this 

 kind. 



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