Posted by Bret4207 on September 17, 2017 at 05:55:01 from (64.19.90.196):
In Reply to: Numerical difference posted by John from Michigan on September 16, 2017 at 05:15:46:
Just my opinion, but the old saw about 1/4 of the farm needed to support the horses is garbage. There are a zillion variables that make it obvious that you can't just pick a number out of the air like that and have it apply across the board as an average. And for those that think a small tractor, ie- a Farmall A or C, a VAC Case, an 8n or something like that will do all the work of a good team- sorry, I don't buy it. I've spent enough time behind a team and on a tractor seat to know that's another "Well, it's true on dry ground, in good weather, if nothing on the tractor breaks and if you have the proper implements for that size tractor on your particular ground".
The reason horses died out is simply because any fool can steer a tractor, because it doesn't require care everyday and because in many case a tractor is a lot faster than horses. So instead of 2 teams working 10 hours a day, you could have one tractor work 12 or 14 hours a day or more. You cut out the hired man, the extra team and harness and implements. It was a money saver in exchange for one man working a lot more hours. What you lost was the ability to work in conditions a tractor couldn't, on ground a tractor couldn't, with a fraction of the compaction, the ability to breed replacements and for self repair or the power unit. But, life also became a lot easier and less cruel for the horses. Not everyone, in fact most people, aren't great with horses and tend to ignore their condition, just get 'er done. The biggest thing you lost going to a tractor was independence. To buy the tractor you became tied to the bank, the fuel dealer, the mechanic and parts supplier. A broken tractor won't heal itself over time like a horse with a pulled muscle will. So off to the dealer to buy a new tractor, which requires a loan and interest and so on. Not saying that good or bad, but it what it is.
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