Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1919 — FORDSON TRACTOR MEETING A SUCCESS [ARTICLE]

FORDSON TRACTOR MEETING A SUCCESS

About 250 farmers interested in .better farming attended a lecture at the Princess Theatre yesterad afternoon given under the auspices of the Central Garage Company, who are the authorized Fordson tractor dealers in this community. A very interesting talk was given by Mr. Bacon of the Oliver Chilled Plow Company, demonstrating the advisability of proper preparation of the seed bed to procure better crops from all classes of land. Following the. lecture by Mr.‘Rttcon the morion .pictures showing the operation of the Fordson tractor in various phases of farming was run. Immediately after this Mr. Learning, the county agent, gave a talk on preparation of seed bed as applied to local conditions. After this Mr. Learning drew the number which was to award the ten acres of free plowing donated to the holder of the corresponding ticket. Mr. Jay W. Stockton was the lucky man and the Central Garage Company has agreed as per their promise to plow ten acres of land for him free of charge with a Fordson tractor and ah Oliver plow n the near future. The meeting was in charge of R. D. Wangelin. Mrs. Wangelin furnished music for the occasion, and a very enjoyable and profitable afternoon was spent by all who attended.