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I couldn't come up with awhole lot of info. What I have is that the 226 is pictured on the "A" in a 1947 pix and a "NEW" 227 was on a "A" in a 1951 pix But it dosen't say if 1951 was the first year or not for the 227. 1952 the 227 is pixed on a new 50. I have a sales book for the 227 and it states that a last 227 with mounting brackets for a 3010 3020 listed for $2,779.00 in 1966 the last year made. One year later, 1967, a one year old 227 had a trade in value of $1,480.00 and a loan value of $1,036.00 It goes back 10 years to 1956 and a 1956 227 in 1967 had a trade in value of $50.00 and a loan value of $35.00. NOW ENTER THE COLLECTOR and what is it worth???? FOR OTHERS reading this post,,, it listed the last new price on a 1960 730 Diesel 24V with all the goodies at $5,014.00 And in 1967 it had a trade in value of $2,355.00 and a loan value of $1,649.00...Didn't want a 3pt when bought new in 1960,,,knock off $180.00,,,Wanted a square axel wide front in stead of a narrow front,,,add $175.85. If my memory serves me rigth, in 1959, corn was $1.10 a bu. Oats at $.60 a bu Milk was $3.50 CTW hogs at $.14 a lb and 450# Hereford calfs sold for $.24 a lb. And I was making $100.00 a month room a board cowboying in Wyoming. The guy next door back home in Wisconsin made a living and raised 3 kids with 25 milk cows, 80 acres, a J.D."A" and a team a horses. NITRAGINE was just beeing pushed for corn and without it 50 bu.s were common yields. Except if planted after a lugume, then 80 bu.s was common. Oats, 30 to 50 bu. common. And 2 1/2 ton hay. I wish I had the "NEW" price on a 1951 227 picker, but I don't. 1960 to 1970 is when farm size, land prices, tractor and machinery prices and crop yields realy took off. And it isn't slowing down but the ratios are all out of wack!!
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