The 4010 was new 55 to 58 years ago. Think back to what farming was like 55 years before that in 1908. There were a few steam engines to run threshers and almost no tractors, even cars were rare, most farms did not have telephones, much less electricity. Almost all the tillage, weed control and harvest was done with horses.
To me the scale of farming, genetics, chemicals and general productivity has changed more in the last 55 years than the technology of the machinery. I suspect the next major change will be how farms are capitalized. As farms consolidate, farms will move away from small independent operations. The remaining farms will be structured more like other businesses and manufactures, with investors, a boards of directors, a CEO, full time managers, foremen, some specialized employees in the skilled trades, and more contract employees or seasonal labor.
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Today's Featured Article - Stories From Old Farmer - by K. Pratt. Old Farmer, a.k.a. Dale Jensen began posting messages to our discussion forums at the grand age of 75. With extensive knowledge of farming and tractors, he valued the past and the ways that went with it. He shared these values with us until shortly before his passing. I spoke with Dale in his last days and requested his permission to share some of his stories with the readers of our magazine. He agreed, and provided the
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