SON OF THE SOIL, A.TAKEN ON HENRY GAU'S HORSELESS FARM NEAR PIERZ, MINNESOTA

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SON OF THE SOIL, A.TAKEN ON HENRY GAU'S HORSELESS FARM NEAR PIERZ, MINNESOTA Produced: 1920

Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Henry Gau believes in giving ‘Old Dobbin’ his long deserved rest, so he has put the Fordson to work on his farm.” Tractor-drawn dirt scoop falls into tiny pond, releasing scoop, men climbing out, walking after tractor, tractor backing up, scoop reattached, dredging resumed. “Filling the shoes of a horse is difficult enough to say nothing of having to play submarine.” Tractor getting stuck in edge of pond, pulling out. “But troubles had only begun for the Fordson.” Tractor-drawn plow in field. “A hard pull.” Tractor turning plow in field. “Leaping a ditch.” Two men placing planks across ditch, tractor crossing. “After getting nimbly over some awkward places, the Fordson takes hold of a real job.” Worker chopping large tree trunk - tractor snaking trunk out of field. “Not satisfied with just pulling logs, a still more difficult task is undertaken.” Tractor pulling large rock from field, worker riding on rock. “Some stumps are removed this way.” Workers packing dynamite under stump, blowing it out. “-- while others are taken care of in this manner.” Pulling stump with tractor. “Pulling over an old tree.” Two tractors pulling, tree falling between them. “Now just stop to imagine ‘Old Dobbin’ hitched to a plow --” Tractor-drawn hand-guided plow in very rough, dry field. “-- and doing this strenuous toil day after day.” More of above. “Discing.” Tractor-drawn disc in very rough, dry field. “So Mr. Gau has given the Fordson a task of putting this kind of land into workable condition.” Panorama of uncleared land. “Through for the day. Ford Motion Picture Laboratories.” Worker driving tractor into farmyard. [1920]

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/92788

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