FARM EXPERIENCE WITH THE TRACTOR. 



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Table VIII. — Annual repairs for tractors 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. 





First year. 



Second year. 



Third year. 



Fourth year. 



Average total 

 repairs. 1 



Result, of investment as 

 reported by owners. 



Amount. 



Per 

 cent- 

 age 

 of 



value. 



Amount. 



Per 



cent- 

 age 

 of 

 value. 



Amount. 



Per 

 cent- 

 age 

 of 

 value. 



Amount. 



Per 

 cent- 

 age 

 of 

 value. 



Amount. 



Per 



cent- 

 age 

 of 

 value. 



Men having had one sea- 

 son's experience: 



§26. 33 

 72.54 



21.29 

 69.53 



32.70 

 81.56 



16.36 

 39.73 



1.1 



2.9 



.8 

 2.7 



1.3 



3.1 



.7 

 1.6 















$26.33 

 72.54 



96.68 

 229. 49 



198. 35 

 359. 22 



230.05 

 442.52 



1.1 

















2.9 



Men having had two sea- 

 sons' experience: 



§64.00 

 144.55 



87.39 

 125.62 



52.23 

 63.29 



2.4 

 5.7 



3.4 



4.8 



2.3 

 2.6 











3.7 













9.0 



Men having had three 

 seasons' experience: 

 ■Profitable 



$91. 83 

 175.35 



85.06 

 91.12 



3.6 

 6.7 



3.8 



3.8 







7.7 









13.8 



Men having had four sea- 

 sons' experience: 



$71. 41 

 94.58 



3.1 

 3.9 



10.2 





18.2 







In All States West op the Mississippi River except North Dakota. 



Men having had one sea- 

 son's experience: 



Profitable 



Unprofitable 



Men having had two sea- 

 sons' experience: 



Profitable 



Unprofitable 



Men having had three 

 seasons' experience: 



Profitable 



Unprofitable 



Men having had four sea- 

 sons' experience: 



Profitable 



Unprofitable 



$36.44 

 75.29 



27.43 

 60.40 



36.46 

 52.59 



18.70 

 43.48 



1.6 

 3.2 



1.1 



2.5 



1.4 

 2.1 



.8 

 1.9 















$36.44 

 75.29 



101.24 

 195. 41 



196. 99 

 325. 67 



290.57 

 424. 84 















$65.95 

 122.41 



77.03 

 118.81 



43.00 

 93.12 



2.7 

 4,9 



3.0 



4.8 



1.9 

 4.0 





















$71.50 

 137. 48 



57.66 

 122.50 



2.8 

 5.5 



2.7 

 5.3 











$83.87 

 151.87 



3.7 



6.5 



1.6 

 3.2 



4.2 

 8.0 



7.7 

 13.1 



12.9 

 18.3 



iMany owners reported the total repairs, but did not give them by years. This column is the average 

 of all reports of total repairs, and therefore does not agree exactly with the sum of the annual repairs. 



It will also be noticed that the successful owners use their tractor 

 more days annually than do the unsuccessful owners, which would 

 naturally be expected in view of the smaller number of horses kept 

 by the former class of men. 



The causes underlying the difference in results obtained are many 

 and various. While much of the difference can be traced to the 

 owner or operator, other important factors are involved, and some 

 of these will be shown in the tables that follow. 



