Book/Printed Material Traction plowing.
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Image 1 of Traction plowing. s ^b- U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY— BULLETIN NO. 170. B. T. GALLOWAY, Clnef of liureou TEACTION PLOAYING, L. W. ELLIS, Assistant, Offk^e of Farm Management. IssuEJ. March...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 3 of Traction plowing.- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 4 of Traction plowing.- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
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Image 5 of Traction plowing.- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
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Image 6 of Traction plowing.- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
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Image 7 of Traction plowing. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY— BULLETIN NO. 170. B. T. GALLOWAY, Chief of Bureau. TKACTION PLOWING. L. W. ELLIS, Assistant, Office of Farm Management. Issued March 12, 1910....- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 8 of Traction plowing. BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY. Chief of Bureau, Beverly T. Galloway. Assistant Chief of Bureau, G. Harold Powell. Editor, 3. E. Rockwell. Chief Clerk, James E. Jones. Office of Farm Management. scientific staff....- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 9 of Traction plowing. K LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, Office of the Chief, Washington, T). C, November 2^, 1909. Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 10 of Traction plowing.- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 11 of Traction plowing. CONTENTS. Page. Introduction Geographical distribution of traction -plowing outfits 9 Principal traction-plowing sections 10 Equipment for traction plowing 11 Plows used with engines 12 Disk plows 12 Moldboard plows 13 Engines 14...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 12 of Traction plowing.- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 13 of Traction plowing. B. F. I.— 528. TRACTION PLOWING INTRODUCTION. For several decades, or practically ever since the development of steam traction engines for thrashing purposes, attempts have been made to use these engines instead...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 14 of Traction plowing. 8 TRACTION PLOWING. with plows suitable for engine plowing, the practice had a rapid extension, and instances of successful operation became more numer- ous as equipment was improved and skilled operators were...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 15 of Traction plowing. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF OUTFITS. y GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF TRACTION-PLOWING OUTFITS. Traction plowing has reached its greatest development in the newer agricultural regions where land is level and held in large tracts. The...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 16 of Traction plowing. 10 TRACTION PLOWING. PRINCIPAL TRACTION-PLOWING SECTIONS. As will be noted from the map, three fairly distinct sections are to be found where traction plowing is common, namely, the Pacific Coast States; the...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 17 of Traction plowing. EQUIPMENT FOR TRACTION PLOWING. 11 a half section to a section, from one to two sections, and over two sections, 10 per cent being over four sections. Semiarid conditions in both the...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 18 of Traction plowing. 12 TEACTION PLOWING. fort of the crew. Harrows, rollers, and other tillage implements, which are frequently drawn in connection with the plows, may also be considered under the last head. PLOWS USED...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 19 of Traction plowing. EQUIPMENT FOR TRACTION PLOWING. 13 ing, of course, with the horsepower of the engines, the condition of the soil, the width of the cut per disk, the depth, and whether or not...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 20 of Traction plowing. 14 TEACTION PLOWING. fornia. This consists of a triangular frame holding on a rigid stand- ard from three to eight reversible plow shapes cutting 8 to 10 inches each. It is adapted...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 21 of Traction plowing. EQUIPMENT FOR TRACTION PLOWING. 15 factory axle position is in the rear mounting, in which continuous axles are fastened to the rear of the boiler. The ideal arrangement for a plowing engine...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 22 of Traction plowing. 16 TRACTION PLOWING, MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT. In addition to engines and plows, miscellaneous equipment requir- ing the expenditure of a considerable sum is necessary in operating a steam outfit. There must usually be...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 23 of Traction plowing. FACTORS AFFECTING ECONOMY OF OPERATION OF STEAM OUTFITS. 17 ing actually been worn out, and (3) with the improvement in equip- ment and with the education of operators the efficiency of outfits...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 24 of Traction plowing. 18 TKACTION PLOWING. average of the whole number being 10.04 years. The average acreage per year reported from these operators is 1,075. In the Northwest and Canada thirty-two out of eighty-five operators...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 25 of Traction plowing. FACTOKS AFFECTING ECONOMY OF OPERATION OF STEAM OUTFITS. 19 Following the method outlined of calculating and dividing the overhead charges, the division on an engine costing $3,000 would be, for the first...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 26 of Traction plowing. 20 TRACTION PLOWING. to the average. It may be, however, that their figures covered the cost of repairs chargeable to thrashing and that an estimate of 10 cents per acre for engine...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 27 of Traction plowing. PLOWING CAPACITY OF TRACTION OUTFITS. 21 Coal is most used in steam tractors, thougli wood is used to a limited extent, and straw in some sections. Vude oil is used extensively in...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 28 of Traction plowing. 22 TRACTION PLOWING. the greatest service out of the equipment is not always appreciated, especially by hired crews. The tendency frequently is to atternpt to secure high acreage by running at a...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 29 of Traction plowing. INCOME FROM TRACTION-PLOWING OUTFITS. 23 In rusk seasons night plowing is occasionally resorted to, as well as the use of two shifts between early dawn and late twilight. The latter is the...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 30 of Traction plowing. 24 TRACTION PLOWING. The lowest figures are usually for stubble plowing and the highest for breaking sod, but the rates charged by the same operator for the two kinds of work are...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 31 of Traction plowing. COST OF PLOWING WITH STEAM ENGINES. 25 Tablk II. Data in refirence to steain-plowing outft^ operated in California, in the southwestern and the northwestern sections of the United States, and in Canada....- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 32 of Traction plowing. 26 TRACTION PLOWING. Table III. Acre cost of steayn plowing (including harrowing, etc.) in California, i ?i the southwestern and the northwestern sections of the United States, and in Canada. Details of...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 33 of Traction plowing. CABLE SYSTEM OF STEAM PLOWING. 27 point shows that from 20 to 25 per cent more power per foot of witlth is required in the Northwest than in the Southwest. The wider...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 34 of Traction plowing. 28 TRACTION PLOWING. cultivation is done at a depth of 7 to 9 inches and deep tillage at from 14 to 16 inches, the cultivators being 16 feet and 10 feet in...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 35 of Traction plowing. INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES. 29 a little more than 2 tons to 17 or 18 tons, although the majority in use are between 5 and 10 tons. As a rule, they are rated higher...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 36 of Traction plowing. 30 TRACTION PLOWING. Alcohol is not as yet a commercially important fuel for traction en- gines. Opinion as to the relative merits of kerosene and gasoline is divided. The former may be...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 37 of Traction plowing. COST OF PLOWING WITH GASOLINE ENGINES. 31 explosion, and were not to be relied upon for getting out of serious difficulty when already pulling a full load. On this account it is...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 38 of Traction plowing. 32 TKACTION PLOWING. plows. This is true regardless of the size or make of the tractor. Horses are used but a few hours a week, if at all. In many sections gasoline...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 39 of Traction plowing. COST OF PLOWING WITH GASOLINE ENGINES. S3 The following table, showing in detail the estimated cost of plowing with gasoline tractors, is based upon the foregoing averages and assumptions and should be...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910
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Image 40 of Traction plowing. 34 TRACTION PLOWING. Table VII. Comparative perforntance of gasoline tractors in breaking and plowing in the northwestern section of the United States. Details of cost etc. Two cylinder, 22 horsepower.a Four cylinder,...- Contributor: Ellis, Lynn Webster
- Date: 1910