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Modernizing Agriculture

30th June 1933, Page 67
30th June 1933
Page 67
Page 67, 30th June 1933 — Modernizing Agriculture
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IT is a regrettable fact that the number of commercial-vehicle exhibits at the Royal Show has been growing smaller during the past few years,. Perhaps this is natural because of the unfortunately depressed state of agriculture, which is prohibiting many farmers from investing in new vehicles or replacing their horsed transport.

It is essential, however, that the agriculturist should be kept fully acquainted with all that is being done in his interests by the commercial'vehicle industry, and the Royal—the preeminent show of the farming community—is the finest opportunity that is afforded for this purpose.

With anything like a turn of the tide in favour of British produce, there should be an increased demand for vehicles for carrying fruit, vegetables, milk, sheep, cattle, etc., and although the exhibitor at the Royal may not reap immediate results on a big scale, or even achieve an actual profit, he is paving the way towards future sales.

Much machinery, some of it highly ingenious, is now being used in agriculture, but those employed on the land are seldom mechanically minded. It is therefore essential that the chief aim of the designer should be towards the pros duction of machines giving simplicity of maintenance, ease of control and a high degree of reliability ; it should also not be forgotten that many machines are habitually kept in the open or in roughly built sheds. It is by studying these points, meeting the particular requirements and demonstrating to potential buyers the suitability of the products offered that success can be achieved.

So far as tractors are concerned, their use is steadily growing, and the British machines which have been developed are fully capable of holding their own, not only here but in the markets of the world.

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