MAKING THE SOIL PRODUCE CROPS 



If the members of the family are fond of 

 animals and willing to assume the responsibility 

 for their daily care, the horse will be found an 

 efficient and useful source of power for tilling 

 the land. In this connection it should be pointed 

 out that flies breed with great rapidity in the 

 strawy manure of the stable, and such wastes 

 should be spread upon the land almost daily 

 or treated to prevent fly-breeding. 



Tractor Power. Just as large tractors have 

 supplanted horses and horse-drawn equipment 

 on thousands of farms in the United States, 

 the so-called garden tractor has become in- 

 creasingly popular for the tilling of small 

 acreages. The tractor requires "feed" only when 

 it is working, is not subject to the ills that 

 beset animals, and may be used for twenty- 

 four hours a day if necessary. It makes an 

 appeal to the mechanically minded members 

 of the household and, if properly cared for, will 

 give economical and lasting service. 



The usual type of garden tractor consists 

 of two large wheels with lugs on them to give 

 traction and is driven by a one- or two-cylinder 

 motor. A plow, a cultivator, or mower may 

 be attached to the drawbar, the operator walk- 

 ing behind and regulating the speed and guiding 

 the outfit by handles provided for the purpose. 

 Earlier types of these machines were not always 



