If this land owner was one of the largest landholders in the county; from the south and grew cotton in the 1910 to 1920 era it sure sounds like he is a X plantation owner. If that is the case he may not even own a tractor because his land would now most likely be planted under sharecropping.
While most think of sharecropping as a one sided equation; it really started because land owners could not afford the labor cost to keep their fields going.
Not trying to change your story line but the only thing that makes your story line believable is the fact it is set in Texas. If this story was set a little farther east (La Ms Ala Ga)there is a real good chance your land owner used sharecropping.
While every farm did not use sharecropping; growing cotton in the 1920's needed a large labor force; so farms that grew cotton had a higher precentage of sharecropping. If you are trying to be historical accurate you may what to consider this.
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