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Re: F-series history lesson needed.
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Posted by Okla Kansan on March 03, 2005 at 18:47:25 from (209.240.205.63):
In Reply to: F-series history lesson needed. posted by SproutW on March 03, 2005 at 03:10:00:
Sprout, ya gotta realize, that 1933, and 34, was the worst of the Depression, and the few years later warnt much better. Farmers, those who didnt get sold out by then, and 3 outa every 4 farmers in 33 got sold out, hunkered down, and hung onto what they had. MANY parked there cars and went back to using the buggy and wagon. Many farmers burnt corn for heat cause the price wasnt worth selling it to buy coal;. NOW, if you WAS a farmer back then, ridding the fence on whether to buy a new tractor or not, how would reading the lititure that you said you read about the company barly being able to make enough tractors to supply the great demand, make you swing your vote. Like you said, advertising , can say alot, and yet not tell the whole truth
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