Posted by Jim SC on July 09, 2010 at 06:49:17 from (98.23.122.81):
In Reply to: Re: Tractor Inflation posted by Allan In NE on July 09, 2010 at 04:43:57:
Allen, I grew up in York County and my dad farmed his 160 acres (irrigated in 1947) and rented 160 dryland. He had a 1946 A JD (fuel burner, I guess about 29 HP) and added an 8N in 1950 when I was 10 years old. He had about 140 acres of corn and 15 acres of alfalfa plus pasture land and some milo. We milked 10 cows and sold cream every Tuesday evening when we all went to Waco to watch the free movie shown on the side of the grain elevator.
With todays chemicals and modern equipment, I think it would be easy to farm 160 acres with an M. I farm almost as much in SC with a tractor only slightly bigger and work out of state 4 days a week.
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