Posted by oldtanker on June 10, 2019 at 20:52:47 from (66.228.255.203):
In Reply to: Magazine Claims posted by don hopf on June 10, 2019 at 07:57:37:
Guys go research a bit. You will find that maybe 15-20% of farms had tractors in the early 40's. Most farms back in the day fed the farmer and his family and maybe gave a little cash. But not the kind that bought tractors. Even when prices dropped to 395 that was a ton of money for most farms. Look at the numbers of tractors produced total by all makers in the US prior to WWII. Keep in mind that the depression and the "dirty thirties" put a stop to a lot of farm borrowing. But a lot of farms where still using horses in 1941. My wife's grand father never owned a tractor. Retired from farming in 1953. Late 40's to mid 50's was when tractors really took over. Gotta remember, farmers were and are an independent lot. Back in the early 1900's clear up and through WWII most of them had little or no mechanical skills because they didn't own anything that they needed those skills for. So that would be another reason to stay away from a "newfangled contraption" that WHEN it broke meant they were going to have to pay someone to fix it.
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