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THIS paper represents an attempt to appraise the general automotive-fuel situation from the viewpoint of its relation to farm-tractor fuels. In particular, the probable effects of demands for fuels other than gasoline upon costs of production and distribution have been tied-in with engine operation and maintenance costs for the purpose of indicating the most logical course for fuel and engine development. In general, the farm-tractor fuel-problem is a very important one from the viewpoint of the tractor user, due to the fact that, as farm tractors are generally used, fuel is a major cost-item amounting to more than one-third of the total cost of operation of the tractor. In spite of the fact that many other considerations logically outweigh fuel costs in importance-particularly availability of the equipment and its capacity during the seasons of peak demand-this item continues to be one which is scutinized most carefully by the user and emphasized in tractor sales.