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Sun (Christchurch), Volume IV, Issue 960, 9 March 1917, Page 2

In an average Sikh company you will find very few men under 6ft, and yon will find verv few Gurkhas over sft 2in.

ing the Farmer of Plough Fright" That is how Mr Lloyd George expresses the problem of giving confidence to farmers. This farseeing statesman is of opinion that prices will not fall immediately after the war, and that the demand for Dominion-grown grain will be greater than ever. To meet this situation even 7 progressive farmer will aim at producing More Crops at Lowest Expense. Li view of the increasing scarcity of labour it is imperative that every mechanical aid to efficiency should be installed. One of the most valuable "servants" on the up-to-date farm is the MODEL L: 12-20 HP. FelCtOlf An Emerson involves an investment lower than that for horses and horsedrawn equipment. It costs nothing in "wages" or "keep," when not running. It operates equally well over a wide variety of soil conditions, and does not pack the soil. It ploughs the ground deeper and to a uniform depth—discs and harrows it—and prepares a perfect seed bed. An Emerson Tractor, pulling a Power Lift Plough, has ploughed four acres in four hours. The Emerson also pulls drills, binders, mowers, wagons, manure spreaders, and operates every belt-driven machine. Mechanically, the Emerson is the most simply constructed Tractor on the market. Its working parts are protected from dust and are easily accessible. It. runs equally well on kerosene or distillate, developing 12 h.p. at the Draw Bar and 20 h.p. at the Belt. The engine is water-cooled. Every part in the Emerson is standardised, and "spares'' can he immediately supplied from Christehurch. You surely are interested in this progressive movement to introduce up-to-date fanning in your district. "NVIUTE us to-day. .£>... RnL,„«<a Cashel Street, Christehurch