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Improved Fordson Agricultural Tractor Part 2

Description

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: [part 2] Workers testing tractor engine, consulting gages on testing machinery. “‘Well Mr. Fitch, I can see a lot of improvement in this new tractor, and now I would like to see how it operates.’” Two men talking, one showing brochure. “‘This picture shows the tractor hooked up to two plows. It pulls them with plenty of reserve power to spare.’” Tractor-drawn plows, discs in field - caterpillar-drawn plow cutting furrows in prepared field - tractor-drawn float, planter, cultivator in cornfield - fleet of tractor-drawn cultivators in cornfield - tractor-drawn mowers in operation. “Raking hay.” Tractor-drawn rake forming windrows. “Loading hay.” Tractor-drawn hay loader, reaper, rake, mower - fleet of tractor-drawn threshing machines in operation, workers, sacks of grain, straw stack. [1930]

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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

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Date
1930-01-01
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3:19