Posted by Donald Lehman on January 20, 2015 at 07:15:00 from (184.12.64.144):
In Reply to: Re: Plowing posted by Brendon-KS on January 19, 2015 at 17:39:17:
My father and grandfather told me they could do about an acre a day in a good day. Most days a bit less. Their first tractor was a Fordson on steel with a 2 bottom plow. They said that was like going to heaven compared with plowing with horses. Pop said he can remember Harvey Firestone visiting our farm and fitting the Fordson with rubber tires. What a joy he said it was to get rid of the steel wheels. Pop said Grandfather told him he would do whatever it took to come up with the money to buy those tires when Mr. Firestone returned later in the year.
With 5x16's behind my 1955 I could average 2 acres an hour in my conditions here. Quite a change.
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