AUTOS: New Field Plowed

Young Henry Ford gave a big business lunch last week. The lunch was alfresco, at his onetime summer home at Deer Lake Farms, near Detroit. Under tents, Young Henry and 300 guests quaffed beer and cocktails, munched cold meats and salad, buffet-style, then watched a new Ford tractor plow the hard clay of the field outside. Said Young Henry, introducing his latest product: "Since the days of my grandfather ... we have always had one foot in the soil, and one foot in industry. We will continue that policy."

The foot which Young Henry put in the soil last week also...

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