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The Tractor; Selling It As an Agricultural Implement and Fitting It to the Midwest Crop Areas
The Tractor; Selling It As an Agricultural Implement and Fitting It to the Midwest Crop Areas

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ...higher wage-scale paid by industrial concerns, the more illusory environments of city life and the sapping of man power by war have all contributed to deplete the farm labor market. Some Pertinent Figures The remarkable increase in farm wages in Kansas in recent years is shown in the estimates by Edward C. Paxton, Kansas field agent for the Bureau of Crop Estimates. The average harvest wage paid in Kansas in 1919 was 131 per cent of the 1918 price and 253 per cent of the 1913, or pre-war price. Harvest laborers received, on the average, $5.42 per day and board in 1919, as compared with $4.14 in 1918 and only $2.14 in 1913. While farm wages for ordinary labor, other than harvest work, have not been as high, they do show an even more noticeable increase. Such wages have risen from an average of $1.53 in 1913 to $2.74 in 1918 and $3.71 in 1919, including board. the work day did not become involved in farm labor until long after it had been a strike issue in the industrial world. It is also possibly true that the harvest labor used in 1919 was really less experienced and efficient than that supplied in 1913. To Command a Premium "The price of farm labor in recent years has shown a trend to approximate the prices prevailing in the industrial market. Because of the relative conditions under which farm labor and city labor are performed, it is even conceivable that the time may soon come when farm labor will actually command a premium. In the Old Days "Historically, it is of interest to compare farm wages now with those paid in 1893, when the financial condition of the country was at very low ebb. In 1893 the Kansas farmer hired labor by the month for an average of $16.27 with board, and $24 without board. Today he pays three times...

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Things I Do In My Spare Time Tractors Farmer Farming Gifts: Notebook Planner - 6x9 inch Daily Planner Journal, To Do List Notebook, Daily Organizer, 114 Pages
Things I Do In My Spare Time Tractors Farmer Farming Gifts: Notebook Planner - 6x9 inch Daily Planner Journal, To Do List Notebook, Daily Organizer, 114 Pages

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Things I Do In My Spare Time Tractors Farm Farmer Lover Gift: Notebook Planner - 6x9 inch Daily Planner Journal, To Do List Notebook, Daily Organizer, 114 Pages
Things I Do In My Spare Time Tractors Farm Farmer Lover Gift: Notebook Planner - 6x9 inch Daily Planner Journal, To Do List Notebook, Daily Organizer, 114 Pages

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Tillage, Planting, and Harvesting Equipment on Grain Farms and Rates of Doing Field Work with These Implements When Drawn with Horse and with Tractor Power Northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest (Classic Reprint)
Tillage, Planting, and Harvesting Equipment on Grain Farms and Rates of Doing Field Work with These Implements When Drawn with Horse and with Tractor Power Northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Tillage, Planting, and Harvesting Equipment on Grain Farms and Rates of Doing Field Work With These Implements When Drawn With Horse and With Tractor Power: Northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest <p>In certain sections of the Northern Great Plains, particularly western North Dakota, eastern Montana, and in many areas of South Dakota, conditions of extreme drought prevailed in 1933. Because of the small harvest reported in these drought areas the harvest work done with power equipment was abnormal. <p>The use of equipment in a normal season rather than that reported in 1933 has been used. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Tractor Farm Life Farmer Mens Womens Boys Girls: A5 To do notebook, 112 pages
Tractor Farm Life Farmer Mens Womens Boys Girls: A5 To do notebook, 112 pages

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United States of America, Petitioner, Vs, International Harvester Company, Et Defendants, 1912, Vol. 10 Transcript of Proceedings (Classic Reprint)
United States of America, Petitioner, Vs, International Harvester Company, Et Defendants, 1912, Vol. 10 Transcript of Proceedings (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from United States of America, Petitioner, Vs, International Harvester Company, Et Defendants, 1912, Vol. 10: Transcript of Proceedings <p>Q. Do you handle a general line of farm implements other than harvesting machinery made by other companies and sold in competition with like implements of the International? <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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United States of America, Petitioner, Vs, International Harvester Company, Et Defendants, 1912, Vol. 11 Transcript of Proceedings (Classic Reprint)
United States of America, Petitioner, Vs, International Harvester Company, Et Defendants, 1912, Vol. 11 Transcript of Proceedings (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from United States of America, Petitioner, Vs, International Harvester Company, Et Defendants, 1912, Vol. 11: Transcript of Proceedings <p>Knapp, Arthur G., Lancaster, Wis., dealer Kopplin, Gustav, Atterberry, Ill., dealer Kraft, Peter, Stanley, Ia., dealer. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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United States of America V. International Harvester Co. , Et Al, Vol. 18 Appendix; Defendants' Exhibits (Referred to As Recapitulations ); Being Lists of the Retail Agricultural Implement Dealers in the Principal Grain-Growing Sections of the United Stat
United States of America V. International Harvester Co. , Et Al, Vol. 18 Appendix; Defendants' Exhibits (Referred to As Recapitulations ); Being Lists of the Retail Agricultural Implement Dealers in the Principal Grain-Growing Sections of the United Stat

Excerpt from United States of America V. International Harvester Co., Et Al, Vol. 18: Appendix; Defendants' Exhibits (Referred to as "Recapitulations"); Being Lists of the Retail Agricultural Implement Dealers in the Principal Grain-Growing Sections of the United States, With the Lines and Makes of the Leading Implements Handled by Them <p>Delaval Cream separators. I. H. Co. Spreaders, engines. Gale. Plows, discs, pegs, planters, cultivators. Studebaker Vehicles. Osborne Osborne Studebaker. Wagons, trucks, vehicles. Rumely Engines, shredders, threshers. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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United States of America Vs. International Harvester Company, Et Al, Vol. 15 Records (Classic Reprint)
United States of America Vs. International Harvester Company, Et Al, Vol. 15 Records (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from United States of America Vs. International Harvester Company, Et Al, Vol. 15: Records <p>Wagons, spreaders, separators, loaders, drills. W'agons, plows, harrows, drills, rakes, stackers. Plows, spreaders, cultivators, planters. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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United States of America Vs; International Harvester Company Et Al, Vol. 5 Testimony of Witnesses for the Defendants (Classic Reprint)
United States of America Vs; International Harvester Company Et Al, Vol. 5 Testimony of Witnesses for the Defendants (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from United States of America Vs; International Harvester Company Et Al, Vol. 5: Testimony of Witnesses for the Defendants <p>Havens, C. E., Atkinson, Neb., dealer Hansen, Anton, Upland, Neb., dealer Hertel, William P., Clay Center, Neb., dealer. Houser, John, Wilber, Neb., dealer. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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United States of America Vs; International Harvester Company Et Al, Vol. 7 Testimony of Witnesses for the Defendants (Classic Reprint)
United States of America Vs; International Harvester Company Et Al, Vol. 7 Testimony of Witnesses for the Defendants (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from United States of America Vs; International Harvester Company Et Al, Vol. 7: Testimony of Witnesses for the Defendants <p>Haynes, W. E., Emporia, Kas., dealer Heeney, Ed, Severance, Kas., dealer Heinlein, S. Marshall, Mo., dealer Hibbs, S. J Alton, Kas., dealer. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Use of Farm Tractors in Minnesota (Classic Reprint)
Use of Farm Tractors in Minnesota (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Use of Farm Tractors in Minnesota <p>The field cultivator requires considerable piwer and tractor power is desirable for it. Ninety-eight 'f the 127 machines in use were tractor machines. About one-third of these were equipped with power lifts. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Use of Farm Tractors in Minnesota (Classic Reprint)
Use of Farm Tractors in Minnesota (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Use of Farm Tractors in Minnesota <p>The field cultivator requires considerable piwer and tractor power is desirable for it. Ninety-eight 'f the 127 machines in use were tractor machines. About one-third of these were equipped with power lifts. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Utilization of Tractors and Cost of Tractor Power on Grain Farms Northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest, 1933 (Classic Reprint)
Utilization of Tractors and Cost of Tractor Power on Grain Farms Northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest, 1933 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Utilization of Tractors and Cost of Tractor Power on Grain Farms: Northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest, 1933 <p>In certain sections of the Northern Great Plains, particularly western North Dakota, eastern Mentana, and in.many areas of South Dakota, conditions of extreme drought prevailed ln 1955. As a result very little harvest was reported in these drought areas and the harvest work done With power equip ment was abnormal. The use of equipment in a normal season rather than that reported in 1955 has been used in calculating the cost of Operating power equipment. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Why John Deere Became a Global Farming Powerhouse From Blacksmith to Creator of a Global Farming Empire: Discover the Innovations and Strategies That Turned a Simple Ironmonger Into a Legendary Icon
Why John Deere Became a Global Farming Powerhouse From Blacksmith to Creator of a Global Farming Empire: Discover the Innovations and Strategies That Turned a Simple Ironmonger Into a Legendary Icon

<p><b>Why John Deere Became a Global Farming Powerhouse: From Blacksmith to Creator of a Global Farming Empire</b> is a riveting journey through the extraordinary transformation of one man and one company that changed the world of agriculture forever. From humble beginnings as a small-town blacksmith to pioneering innovations that would redefine the farming industry, this book tells the captivating story of <b>John Deere</b>, a visionary whose relentless determination led to the creation of a global empire.</p><p>But this story isn't just about tractors and plows-it's about <b>innovation</b>, <b>adaptability</b>, and a <b>legacy</b> that has continued to shape the agricultural world for over 180 years. As you turn the pages, you'll discover how Deere's game-changing inventions and strategic decisions allowed him to revolutionize farming, both in the fields and in business.</p><p>In this book, you will learn: </p><ul><li><b>Why John Deere's journey from blacksmith to founder of a global empire is one of the most inspiring entrepreneurial stories ever told.</b></li><li><b>How Deere's cutting-edge innovations, from the self-scouring plow to modern-day smart farming technology, transformed the industry.</b></li><li><b>The strategic vision Deere used to navigate both financial crises and global expansion, leading to a brand that is trusted by millions today.</b></li><li><b>What the secrets to Deere's success are-and how these timeless lessons of innovation, perseverance, and leadership can be applied to any business or industry.</b></li></ul><p>Whether you're an <b>entrepreneur</b>, a <b>business owner</b>, or simply someone who is fascinated by the incredible story of <b>one of history's most iconic brands</b>, this book is a must-read. <b>Farmers</b>, <b>agricultural professionals</b>, and anyone with a deep interest in <b>how innovation can change the world</b> will find themselves hooked, as the story of <b>John Deere's unstoppable rise</b> offers practical insights, inspiration, and a sense of awe at what one person's vision can achieve.</p><p>Don't miss the opportunity to understand how one man's ingenuity sparked a revolution that continues to fuel progress in modern agriculture. <b>This isn't just about machines; it's about the relentless pursuit of a better future.</b> Discover why John Deere's innovations will continue to impact generations to come, and how his story offers a blueprint for overcoming challenges and achieving success.</p><p><b>Get your copy today</b> and be inspired by the story of a man who went from blacksmith to global farming icon-changing the world, one field at a time.</p>

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