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Re: Re: amazing how much farm equipment has change
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Posted by greenbeanman in KS on July 05, 2004 at 09:37:48 from (4.244.81.191):
In Reply to: Re: amazing how much farm equipment has changed. posted by Paul in Mich on July 04, 2004 at 09:48:45:
You bring up many valid points about how farming has changed. When I moved from western KS to south central KS I also found out that just a change in territory means some completely different farming methods, etc. There were weeds growing here locally that I had never even seen before, let alone know how to control them. Nice rich fertile loam was traded for sandy soil that quickly leaches the nutrients out. My gg grandfather published an agriculture book in 1867. In it he tells that he had hired and used as many as 50+ men at one time. I expect this was during grain harvest. Any idea how many men it would take to do the work of one large combine today? Hm? How many teams and wagons would it take to haul the crop to town vs. a tandem axle grain truck?
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