Posted by ss55 on September 16, 2017 at 07:27:20 from (63.147.218.40):
In Reply to: Numerical difference posted by John from Michigan on September 16, 2017 at 05:15:46:
I suspect a small tractor could replace 2 horses on a mower, hay rake, two row planter, two row cultivator, 30 bushel high wheeled wagon/bobsled or a manure spreader. A large tractor could replace 4 to 6 horses/mules on a two or three bottom plow, disk, heavy hay rack pulling a hay loader, or other heavy tillage.
How many acres was the farm in Kansas? How many sons or hired hands were available to drive the other teams of horses?
In western Iowa, the rule of thumb was that 1/4 of the farm would be needed for pasture hay and oats to support the horses needed on the farm. The other 3/4 could go to cash crops and other livestock. On a 160 acre farm, about 40 acres would be needed to support the horses.
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