[FARM PROGRESS [FORDSON ADVERTISEMENT] [PART I]

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[FARM PROGRESS [FORDSON ADVERTISEMENT] [PART I] Produced: 1924

Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: [Part 1] “To make agriculture profitable farmers must get out of the rut of the past and adopt up-to-date methods.” “Farmer Brown knew he was in a rut but he still clung to the old methods of farming. Here we find him patching a break in an old rail fence.” “But Anderson, arriving at Brown’s place in his car, represents just the opposite kind of a man -- modern methods are a part of his success.” Brown working on fence, Anderson drives up, stops, gets out of car, shakes hands. “‘Hello, Brown!” How are you getting along?’” “‘Pretty bad since the boys left for the city.’” “‘Since I bought tractors and up-to-date machinery my boys have become enthusiastic about farming.’” “‘You’re lucky. My farm is running down and I’m out of money.’” Run down barn full of broken machinery and junk. “‘I need a new team and my machinery is worn out.’” Junk in yard - the two men talk. “‘While you are waiting for plowing time I’ll give you work. Come over tomorrow.’” The men shake hands, Anderson leaves. “The next morning at Anderson’s farm.” Neat clean buildings, Brown drives in with team and wagon - Anderson helps him unhitch team and lead horses to barn. “‘There is the first tractor I bought when I had but 80 acres to work. Care in our little machine shop keeps it in fine condition.’” “‘It is now operating the milking machine.’” The two look at tractor and milking machine. “‘Come over to the stable and see what it does.’” Cows in milking stalls. “‘This outfit saves us a lot of time and work.’” Hand milking. “‘I want you to see my dairy.’” Clean, well equipped dairy. “‘The first tractor operates the dairy also. This machine separates the cream from the milk.’” Separator in operation - woman sitting on steps of house washing butter. “Farm progress.” Anderson shows Brown separator parts. “‘Here is our refrigerating plant.’” Refrigerating plant - milk bottling machinery. “‘We make our butter from sweet cream.’” Refrigerating plant - power-driven drum churn - hand powered drum churn. “‘The boys are fixing up the implements. Let’s go over and help them.’” Forge, two men shape metal - man sharpens mower blade on power-driven grinding stone - power-driven machinery in operation - hand grinding an ax - power-driven machinery - woman rings dinner bell - men enter house, wash at sink with running water. “‘The old tractor furnishes power for our water system.’” Water taps in house - men washing. “‘The tractor furnishes our lighting system for the house and farm buildings. It is my original Fordson too!’” Family at dinner table under electric light - generator - woman sews by kerosene light. “‘Our electric plant saves me a lot of work. It runs my washing machine.’” Washing machine in operation. “‘Now I can use a vacuum cleaner instead of the broom.’” Vacuum in operation. “After dinner Brown has a chance to think over how Anderson has equipped his farm.” “Anderson shows Brown how the Fordson stretches wire fence.” Stretching operation. “Manure from the barn yard is spread for plowing under.” Tractor-drawn manure spreader. “Spring plowing time at Anderson’s.” Fertilizer spreader - plowing with tractors - horse-drawn plow, Brown stops to watch tractors in Anderson’s field. “‘Don’t that beat all.’” Tractor-drawn drill. “Drilling in the oats.” “Tractor farming costs less and produces more.” Drill and leveler, both tractor-drawn - Brown stands by horse-drawn plow, goes back to work. “Anderson’s field is planted in season before the warm weather comes on.” Drill and leveler. “Part Two will follow immediately.” [1924]

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