One of the things I enjoy is reading about tractors and folks farming with them back in the 50's. Lots of a acreage farmed with Farmall H's, M's and similar tractors. My Wife's grand father owned and operated a small dairy using Farmall H and later a Super H.
Around my neck of the woods, we never really saw many of those tractors, mostly Ford 8N's and Ferguson 20/30's and later model tractors like a MF 35 or a Ford Jubilee type tractors. Probably due to small fields and mountainous terrain and a full time day job.
None the less, these folks got it done with a tractor under 50 hp.
I realize that times have changed, farmers have to do more with less, manpower is scarce, bigger equipment is used, disc mowers that require more hp, more plows being pulled than a 3 or 4 bottom.
Question is - who is still farming under 50 hp as we steam towards 2015?
Thanks,
Bill
Around my neck of the woods, we never really saw many of those tractors, mostly Ford 8N's and Ferguson 20/30's and later model tractors like a MF 35 or a Ford Jubilee type tractors. Probably due to small fields and mountainous terrain and a full time day job.
None the less, these folks got it done with a tractor under 50 hp.
I realize that times have changed, farmers have to do more with less, manpower is scarce, bigger equipment is used, disc mowers that require more hp, more plows being pulled than a 3 or 4 bottom.
Question is - who is still farming under 50 hp as we steam towards 2015?
Thanks,
Bill