Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1919 — FORDSON TRACTOR MEETING [ARTICLE]

FORDSON TRACTOR MEETING

At, Princess Theater Wednesday Afternoon Was a Success. About 250 farmers interested In better farming attended a lecture at the Princess theater -Wednesday .afternoon given under the auspices of the Central Garage company, who are the authorized Pordson 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. Bacon the motion pictures showing the operation of the Fordson tractor in various phases of farming was run. Immediately after this Mr. Learning, tihe 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 10 acres of free plowing donated to the holder of the corresponding ticket. Jay Stockton was the lucky man and the Central Garage company has agreed as per their promise to plow 10 acres of land for him free of charge with a Fordaon tractor and an Oliver plow in 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.