The Prairie Provinces of Canada : their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources . 1. TRACTOR PLOUGHING, SEEDING, AND HARROWING AT ONE OPERATION. 2. PLOUGHING IN SASKATCHEWAN. handicapped. Especially is this true in thework of ploughing. It has been found thatin producing the wheat crop, 6o per cent, ofthe power required is expended in theshallow ploughing which is commonly prac-ticed. If deep ploughing is followed, evena larger percentage of power is required. Again, the high price of feed has con-tributed very largely to the expense of produce food for man. The tractor con-sumes
The Prairie Provinces of Canada : their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources . 1. TRACTOR PLOUGHING, SEEDING, AND HARROWING AT ONE OPERATION. 2. PLOUGHING IN SASKATCHEWAN. handicapped. Especially is this true in thework of ploughing. It has been found thatin producing the wheat crop, 6o per cent, ofthe power required is expended in theshallow ploughing which is commonly prac-ticed. If deep ploughing is followed, evena larger percentage of power is required. Again, the high price of feed has con-tributed very largely to the expense of produce food for man. The tractor con-sumes nothing that can be converted intofood for human beings. With the con-stantly growing demand for food productsthis is a big advantage. It should also beborne in mind that horses must be fed everyday of their lives, while an engine consumesfuel only while it is working. In a case ofa tractor all expenses stop with the wheels. about, it is difficult to imagine the extent towhich this development will reach in thefuture. There are millions of acres ofvirgin prairie soil which the plough hasne
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