THE TRACTOR
POPULARITY IN DISTRICT During the past few year; the farm tractor has come Into its own in th" district and is fast superseding the horse for field cultivation. One of the chief advantages of the tractor is that large areas can be ploughed in quick time even during periods of bad weather. The tractors which were used in the district many years ago proved themselves to lie quite unsuitable and the tractor fell into <ii.;favour as a result of many unfortunate experiences. It was some time before the tractor came into use, but the Inter machines have' proved a complete success md it appears now that the tractor has definitely com; to stay. One advantage of the trae'or is that it never and when nlough"ng has to be done in a I'mited ti<n" use is made of lights a"d the work , of cultivation can - <f o on day and ( "ight as has been shown en p number of fa r ms in the Wh'kalan • di strict lately. p Indications l.o;»■,-». tn 3 deo : d"d increase in the area under crop in thdistrict, one reason being the good „ prices now being received for mrr/.e. Mixed farming is becoming more popular as farms can be worked by the method with fewer farm hands.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 72, 9 October 1939, Page 8
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213THE TRACTOR Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 72, 9 October 1939, Page 8
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