. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Page 28 BETTER FRUIT December, ipi§> PRIZE APPLES PACKED ON BURRO Forty miles on a burro's back is the record of the prize-winning plate of Gano apples from Greenlee County at the recent State Fair at Phoenix. Thomas McCuIloch grew these apples on his snug little ranch on Eagle Creek, 40 miles from Clifton. The only way he could get them to the fair was to load them onto a pack saddle on a burro's back and move them over the mountain trail to Clifton. From there they went by rail to the County Fair at Duncan, where the horticultural judge, Prof. A. F. Kinnison
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Page 28 BETTER FRUIT December, ipi§> PRIZE APPLES PACKED ON BURRO Forty miles on a burro's back is the record of the prize-winning plate of Gano apples from Greenlee County at the recent State Fair at Phoenix. Thomas McCuIloch grew these apples on his snug little ranch on Eagle Creek, 40 miles from Clifton. The only way he could get them to the fair was to load them onto a pack saddle on a burro's back and move them over the mountain trail to Clifton. From there they went by rail to the County Fair at Duncan, where the horticultural judge, Prof. A. F. Kinnison, decorated their rosy cheeks with a i)rize ribbon of blue. From here they journeyed by rail several hundred miles further to the State Fair at Phoenix, where Prof. Sanster, the horticultural judge from Colorado, placed again upon them the blue ribbon of first merit. Things to Look For— m. HEN you buy a tractor, use just as much care in mak- ing your selection as you would in buying a good horse. Don't take any- one's word for its being good — find out for your- self. Be sure that the tractor you buy has all the features essential to all-around service, efficiency, and economy operation. For instance, look for— A kerosene engine so that you can use cheap fuel, thereby doing your power work at the lowest possibl cost; A throttle governor to regulate the fuel to the load variations, insuring uniform speed and fuel economy and saving one man's time when engaged in belt work; A drawbar with a wide range of adjustment both ways so that the tractor will pull any machine or imple- ment on the farm with equal advantage; A friction clutch pulley with a wide face and broad diameter to insure full power-delivery to the driven ma- chine—a pulley so placed that the belt doesn't rub or drag; Wide, full-length fenders over the drive wheels to protect the operator and engine from dirt and mud. Also a "safety first" feature; A rear platform so that the operator can rest himse
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