Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 112, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1918 — AVERAGE AN ACRE AN HOUR [ARTICLE]

AVERAGE AN ACRE AN HOUR

New Records Set for British Plowing With Tractors In Spring Torts. London.—New English records for tractor plowing were set in the apnual spring tests at the new government tractor school of instruction at Mossley Hill. Two types of light tractor plow of the model adopted by the government as most suitable for British requirements worked for 12 consecutive hours. The ground was a light soil and the tractors were required to pull fourfurrow plows, the depth of the furrow being six Inches and the land fairly level, but slightly rocky. B , The work accomplished averaged 1f.75 acres each, and the fuel consumption was 2.46 gallons per acre. The engines were run continuously for 12 hour*.