Tractors were available in the early 1900's, from say the teens on. Earlier than that actually, but not enough to really count.
I think the real question your asking, is when did tractors become common (everybody seemed to have one) on the farm. And the answer to that is, much later than the teens. Some people were known to still be farming with horses up into the 40's and 50's. By the early to mid 50's, horse drawn farming was nearly completely phased out.
So between the teens and the 50's, tractors become more and more the norm. The 30's brought about a big delay to the onset. Many people couldn't afford a tractor during that time frame, if they didn't already have one.
As for the time frame of this picture, I'd date it before 1910 or 15. Apparently they didn't have an automobile either, or they would of for sure had it in the picture instead of the buggy. Many people got an automobile before a tractor. And I'm just going by this photo not having either a tractor or automobile.
For what it's worth, people who wanted a tractor and could afford one, probably had one by the time the 30's hit. But I think it's fair to say, many many people didn't fit into that category. Had yet to get a tractor when the bad years hit. If I had to throw a number at it, I'd guess probably about half the farms had a tractor on it by 1930.
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