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Tractor Program
Teaches Safety
Did you know that of every 100 persons who regularly operate farm tractors, one
neer at Virginia polytechnic Institute, says that research in Ohio reveals this figure. Training in safe tractor operation can reduce this figure, says Smith. Many teenagers are receiving such training through the 4-H tractor program. This program is designed to teach youngsters safety practices, care, and efficient operation and tnaintenance of tractors and other farm machines._—- — With machinery costs on present day farms amounting to about one-third of gross farm receipts, efficient operation of equipment pays big dividends. In Virginia the tractor program is conducted by the Agrt cultural Extension Service. The state 4-H department and the VPI agricultural engi
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