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The Horse as a Farm Motor)Will Never Be 'Entirely Replaced By Power EquipmentThe horse as a motive power for :ifann work, will never be entirely : replaced by the stationary engine , and .tractor, or anywhere near. The! ;; horse will always be needed on every [ i farm; the extent to which he will; i be needed will depend largely upon] ;' the, kind of farming i that ' is' prac-|.5 ticed. • ,.j According to an estimate made by; • the United States Department - of j i Agriculture, there are nearly 21,000,-( OOOJiorscs and 4,500,000 mules in the! \ country. Many have predicted that.the coming of. the automobile and’ -.the farm tractor would eventually i replace the use of horses. rj While horse-drawn vehicles are [ rapidly disappearing from the city streets, horsc-urawn implements and. vehicles are not disappearing so fast j from the farm, nor will they. Wei arc glad to sec them being replaced ; by motors in the cities, for the mo-j tors can do the work easier and bet-i ter. The country is the ideal place. for the horse. # ]But on millions of farms and in ■ millions of homes the horse is still to be counted upon and reckoned i with. The horse is still one of the farmer’s best friends.[j The motor truck, the stationary ^gas engine, . and-the- tractor each ‘have tbeir own particular place upon . ;tbe farm, and their increased use f j is* by all means, to be encouraged.. |But no farmer can do without horses «altogether. The ideal power cquip-j ment for the farm consists of cn-jlgincs, either stationary, portable or 5i traction, to do the heavy drudgery [ of farm work and horses to do the I; lighter tasks that require greater [ 'flexibility.j! The engine is the horse’s best j friend because it relieves him ox . much of the hard work on the farm. ['Particularly is this true of the trac-
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Munson Mail
Munson, Alberta, CA
Thu, Sep 21, 1916
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