With the Fordson in Oregon Part 1

Description

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Tractor pulling two wagons loaded with wood along highway, automobile traffic - tractor stopping in yard where men are chopping wood, wagon being unhitched. “Tractor being delivered by truck over Columbia River Highway.” Truck carrying tractor on highway - Vista House at Crown Point, road around house. “Grading roads on Larch Mountain in the shadow of Mt. Hood.” “A new Fordson arrives at Danver farm on the banks of the Columbia River.” Tractor being backed off truck, haystacks near barn, farmhands. “And the Danver farm is not without hills to climb. (The Columbia River and the State of Washington can be seen in the background.)” Tractor-drawn plow on hill, mountains and river in background. “Fordson tractors pull 10,790 pound engine in high gear at the rate of 20 miles per hour; thus saving the fire department at Albany, Oregon, the price of an $18,000 fire truck.” Fire chief in car leaving fire house, followed by truck and tractor-pumper - business district, spectators, fire truck racing down street, banner across street ‘Linn County Fair, Albany, Oct. 5-6-7-8-9,’ spectators following fire trucks. “Chief Clark Price of the Albany fire department.” Firemen and spectators posing around chief’s car, Fordson tractor, and fire truck. “Bank officials, J.C. Ainsworth, Pres. and R.W. Schmeer, Vice-Pres. of the U.S. National Bank of Portland, approve the Fordson from the banker’s standpoint.” Man in suit driving tractor, others watching - group posing with tractor. “Sawing wood on the berry and truck garden plots of Eager Bros., Portland, Oregon.” Men watching demonstration of tractor-powered saw. “Discing in Ben Stout’s prune orchard on a grade of 40° in a heavy clay mud (Note the weeds showing neglected condition of orchard). Horses could not work this steep ground to advantage.” Man walking through orchard followed by tractor-drawn disc. “The side hitch enables the operator to work close to the tree trunks.” Tractor circling trees. “At the Oregon State Fair at Salem, the Fordson puts the racetrack in shape after each race.” Tractor smoothing field. “Looking pretty at the Fordson exhibit.” Tents, sign, ‘Fordson Power Farming Exhibit.’ “The Oregon State Training School for Boys near Salem trains its boys in right living and correct farming methods.” Boys operating tractor-powered threshing machine. “Fred Ennis’ farm near Hillsboro, Oregon, shows plainly the rolling character of the ground typical of this part of the state.” [1920]

Collection

Ford Motor Company Collection

Series

Motion Picture Films Relating to the Ford Motor Company, the Henry Ford Family, Noted Personalities, Industry, and Numerous Americana and Other Subjects