PROFIT IN FARMING

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 19, 15 October 1937, Page 12

PROFIT IN FARMING

The New English Fordson Tractor world-wide usage Over three-quarters of a million users in all parts of the world have proved the valuo of the Fordson Tractor as a cheap, reliable and adaptable power unit. It has corne into ever-increasing use because it has tho qualities which every farmer requires— adequate powcr, all-round utility, simple, etudy design, and ex'ceptional dependability. It is also backed by world-wido servico facilities which assuro trouble-free and econoiuical uae. To-day's demand for the Fordson Tractor is bigger than for inany years. past. Continuous improvements have made it of still greater servlcoability to all its users. It gives longer reliable serviee on every operation, from ploughing to belt work-r-it is tho simplest machine to run and maintain that the agriculturist in any part of the world can buy. Whatever the season, whatever the crop, the Fordson Tractor will do the job with speed and at the lowjest cost, at the same time ensuring the finest results. To-day's Fordson Tractor retains all those features that have given unqualified satisfaction to thousands of owners, but has still been further improved to give increased service at decreased cost. A choice of new geqr ratios is provided by the latest typo transmission, and still greater fuel economy and lower upkeep costs generally will be obtained by specifying the gear ratio required. A top gear speed of 4.3 m.p.h. is provided in the improved transmission, giving the driver a choice of three usual forward ispeeds, and enabling a large amount of work to be done on this new lo\v top gear. The Fordson Tractor engine is built to strict precision standards. Tho result is the smoothness which characterisee the Fordson engiue— destructive vibfhtiOn is reduced. Every Fofdson Tractor is fitted with an engfne governor. A belt pulley and a new design rear power take-off are available as separate units at small extra cost. Ligbt But Elficient The haudy size and light wcight of the Fordson Tractor, its low price and operating economy, are no guide to its remarkable pulliiig power and capacity for heavy work. With a Fordson Tractor you can plough your heaviest land quickly and cheaply. It will tackle any typo of ploughing where surface conditions permit the use of a wheelcd tractor, Under average conditions it will plough an aerO in 2 tb 2J hours, depending on tho typo of soil. For cultivating and all other tillago work, the Fordson Tractor scores on adaptability and economy. It will pull your largest manure spreader, disc barrows, rollers, or seod drills at the correct pfeparing perlcct sseed,

beds in the shortest time and at lowest cost. In hayingt aS in other operationa, a Fordson ehows surprising saving botli in time and moaey. Mowing, oweeping, 1 turning, loading, hauling — the whole job ean be done with a Fordson. HarVesting, threshing, all forms of stationary power work, draining, tree felling, are other jobs regularly carried out with the Fordson tractor by farmers who have proved for themselves that its uses are well-nigh illimitable. It has been found that, on an average English farrn, a Fordson can be used on moro than 50 different operations. A machine which is always at work— which can do away with the need for costly honso teams aud take the place "of more expensive power. unjts — it is a sound investmeut. That is how every owner regards his Fordson Tractor. You \frill find that its small cost is repaid many times over in a short time. Bxceptional Value, Like the Ford passenger cars and Ford commercial vehiclea, the FordiSon Tractor is cxceptional value at ita price. This is because it is manufactured by methods which enable production costs to be lowered, while the quality of design, materials and workmanship remain unchanged. This is not an idle boast. It is the simple story of what has been happening in the Ford industry for a third of a century. The Fordson Tractor is manufactured throughout at the Ford works, Dagpnham, on the Thames, England. An entire section of this vast industrial centre is set apart for it. By eliminating waste of time, material and power, tho methods employed in production enable the Ford Motor Company, Ltd., to conconti'ate on essentials, They are able to offer you, tho buyer, a product made of the best materials^ incorporating advanced design features, manqfactured and finished to the highest standards of precision, without adding prohibitively to its cost. No factory is bottor equipped for precision manufacture of the type required in automobile production, and to-day's Fbrdson Tractor has the lasti^jg quality which only such resourees can give. The new English Fordson Tractor is available in numeroua wheel types, iocludiUg the Utility Tractor, with low pressure pneumhtic typres; Agricultural Tractor, with spade lugs and wheel cleatsj Row-ci'op Tractor, with adjustable rear wheels; and Industrial Tractor, with solid oi pneumatic tyres, Prices of these new English Fordson Tractors range from £225, and full detaiis and specifications will b0. gladly forWarded ou fequeat tc J. E. Peaeh and Company, Ltd., distributors for Hastings^ Napier aud Wairoa and surrounding districts,— P.B. A,