FARM TRACTORS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 98, 18 January 1918, Page 8

FARM TRACTORS

The possibilities of the farm tractor aro exemplified in a proposal lately axe exemplified by M. Marc Reville. It- is that immediately upon tho conclusion of the war the French Government 6hould arrange for the manufac- . ture in France of 25,000 farm tractors representing a small series of types suitable for various classes of work. These would be placed at the disposal of the agricultural community upon the easiest possible terms, provision being made for payment by instalments. Local depots would be established at suitable centres. These would be staffed so as to be thoroughly competent to deal with all work appertaining to repair, overhaul, or maintenance. Doubtless, they would provide for' the technical training of farmers and their men. The depots would also take charge of adequate _ stocks of parts, which would be retailed at reasonable prices controlled by the Government. M. Reville sta-tes that, the employment of tliese tractors in place of the machinery and animals formerly used would lead to an annual saving of 40,000,000 working days among farmers and agricultural labourers, thus having the immensely increasing the available man-power, and also of filling the deficiency iu the number of. draught animals. The scheme lias received the favourable consideration of the French Chamber of Deputies.