My father's dad bought a new H Farmall in 1939. They already had a 2n. Don't know when they bought the first tractor, but they kept one team for cultivating corn. Midnight and Lightning. My grand dad knew you could not cultivate with a tractor without ruining the crop. They were only used for cultivating, and they were very hard to catch the first time in the spring. My dad just hated trying to catch them. After they had them up and working they were good but after you were done for the year they turned them out and the horses were free of obligations until next year. They burned in a lightning strike and fire just after WWII. The barn was a ways from the house and they could not there soon enough to let them out. My dad took over the farm in 1946 when he returned from the war, and I think they were gone by then.
My uncle drove the new H home from Springfield, MO, to save a delivery fee. 40 miles. He was about 18 at the time. My dad wanted to drive it but he was deemed too young at 16.
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