FARM EXPERIENCE WITH THE TRACTOR. 



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Table VI. — Comparison of the average amount and value of motive power maintained by 

 tractor users on farms in North Dakota and other States west of the Mississippi River. 



[Arranged according to the opinions of owners as to the tractor's desirability as an investment.] 

 In the State of North Dakota. 



Result of investment as reported by 

 owners. 



Drawbar 



horse- 

 power of 

 tractors. 



Cost of 

 tractors. 



Value of 

 special 

 equip- 

 ment for 

 tractors. 



Horses kept. 



Present 

 number. 



Value. 



22.9 

 23.2 



$2,474 

 2,467 



$617 

 650 



8.9 

 11.1 



SI, 526 

 1,849 



24.7 

 24.3 



2,621 

 2,548 



753 

 720 



10.4 

 13.8 



1,831 

 2,241 



23.0 

 24.6 



2,572 

 2,604 



670 

 725 



10.3 

 10.4 



1,724 

 1,689 



23.2 



21.4 



2,247 

 2,430 



706 

 725 



11.6 

 13.7 



1,896 

 2,203 



Size of 

 farms 

 (acres). 



First season: 



Profitable 



Unprofitable . 



Second season: 



Profitable 



Unprofitable. 



Third season: 



Profitable 



Unprofitable . 



Fourth season: 



Profitable 



Unprofitable. 



763 



924 

 870 



783 

 719 



In All States West of the Mississippi Rivek except Nokth Dakota. 



First season: 



Profitable 



Unprofitable . 



Second season: 



Profitable 



Unprofitable. 



Third season: 

 Profitable. . . . 

 Unprofitable . 



Fourth season: 



Profitable 



Unprofitable . 



21.9 

 23.7 



$2,348 

 2,330 



$496 

 528 



8.8 

 10.1 



$1,405 

 1,565 



22.9 

 22.8 



2,426 

 2,454 



574 

 613 



8.7 

 10.1 



1,398 

 1,595 



22.8 

 21.8 



2,549 

 2,478 



601 

 620 



13.8 

 10.5 



2,010 

 1,607 



19.3 

 22.1 



2,252 

 2,322 



529 

 688 



11.5 

 10.8 



1,794 

 1,671 



666 



664 



847 

 759 



714 

 614 



CUSTOM WORK. 



Table VII shows the number of owners in each of the two classes that 

 are being compared who use their tractors for custom work. From 

 these it will be seen that the percentage of men who do custom work, 

 as well as the percentage of men who state that custom work is 

 profitable, is larger among the owners who find the tractor profitable 

 than among the second class of owners. The difference in the prices 

 received is not very marked nor very regular and apparently bears 

 little relation to the percentage of men reporting custom work 

 unprofitable. For a comparison of averages from men who state 

 that custom work is profitable and from those who find it unprofitable, 

 see Table XX. 



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