FARM EXPERIENCE WITH THE TRACTOR. 



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Table XVIII.— Comparison of tractors of different sizes, which have been used for two 

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



In the State of Noeth Dakota. 



Drawbar rating of engine (horsepower). 



Item of comparison. 



Less 

 than 15. 



15 to 19. 



20 to 25. 



26 to 30. 



40 and 

 over. 



Number of tractors reported 



Average drawbar rating of engines horsepower.. 



Cost of engine dollars . . 



Cost of special equipment do 



Life of tractor (estimated) years. . 



Used per year days.. 



Time spent in the field per day hours. . 



Time lost in the field per day do 



Average size of farms acres. . 



Horses now kept: 



Number 



Value dollars . . 



Fuel used in engines: 



Gasoline per cent. , 



Kerosene do 



Motor spirits do 



Cost of repairs required: 



First season dollars., 



Second season do 



Owners stating that tractor is a good in vest- 

 ment per cent . 



Reporting night work do. . . 



Average nights used by men reporting night work . . 



Owners doing custom work per cent . 



Men doing custom work who find it profitable, 

 per cent 



20 



11.6 



2,010.16 



457.08 



6.2 



57.1 



12.4 



2.7 



622.2 



10.4 



1,834.72 



66.7 



33.3 







30.64 

 75.85 



13.3 







70.6 

 40.0 



34 



15.0 



1,928.92 



557. 36 



7.0 



88.3 



13.4 



2.3 



613. 9 



9 2 



1,38L78 



20.6 



79.4 







33.58 

 84.71 



39.1 

 18.2 

 22.0 

 75.8 



70.8 



105 



21 2 



2,360.41 



714. 72 



6.4 



85.1 



12.9 



2.1 



792.6 



11.3 

 1, 883. 80 



67.5 



28.9 

 3.6 



44.63 

 103. 10 



30.8 

 17.1 

 16.4 

 65.4 



48.2 



30.0 



2,902.05 



836.56 



6.6 



85.9 



13.0 



2.0 



995.2 



13.6 



2, 259. 54 



49.4 



45.6 



5.0 



52.67 

 122. 25 



38.0 



16.9 

 22.7 

 73.7 



63.9 



21 



40.7 



3,153.25 



826. 95 



5.0 



61.1 



12.7 



2.4 



1,156.0 



17.3 

 2, 706. 57 



92.9 

 7.1 

 



105. 59 

 102. 32 



18.7 

 5.6 

 6.0 



61.9 



38.5 



In All States West of the Mississippi River except Noeth Dakota. 



Number of tractors reported 



Average drawbar rating of engines horsepower 



Cost of engine dollars . . 



Cost of special equipment do 



Life of tractor (estimated) years . . 



Used per year "days . . 



Time spent in the field per day hours.. 



Time lost in the field per day do 



Average size of farms acres . . 



Horses now kept: 



Number 



Value dollars . . 



Fuel used in engines: 



Gasoline per cent. . 



Kerosene do 



Motor spirits -do 



Cost of repairs required: 



First season dollars. . 



Second season do 



Owners stating that tractor is a good invest- 

 ment • per cent. . 



Reporting night work do. 



Average nights used by men reporting night work . 



Owners doing custom work per cent.. 



Men doing custom work who find it profitable, 

 per cent." 



60 



73 



153 



107 



10.8 



15.1 



21.7 



30.0 



1,654 



1,820 



2, 356 



2,876 



281. 35 



461. 05 



600. 61 



763.56 



8.9 



9.1 



8.1 



7.2 



75.4 



88.9 



83.6 



86.3 



11.1 



11.6 



12.2 



11.7 



1.5 



1.5 



1.8 



1.8 



397 



563 



576 



875 



7.9 



9.9 



8.9 



10.8 



1,147.02 



1, 540. 54 



1,420.10 



1,758.42 



69.8 



12.3 



58.4 



57.3 



30.2 



86.2 



40.0 



41.7 







1.5 



1.6 



1.0 



23.36 



13.92 



35.54 



41.34 



40.01 



33.05 



93.25 



75.88 



47.0 



64.8 



43.9 



. 43.9 



6.5 



17.5 



19.0 



17.2 



8.3 



20.7 



28.2 



36.8 



56.1 



72.9 



74.1 



75.7 



75.0 



78.3 



66.3 



543 



41 



40.4 

 3,616 

 719. 23 

 6.8 

 122.9 

 11.5 

 1.9 

 1,246 



13.5 

 2, 242. 50 



88.2 

 5.9 

 5.9 



97.54 

 207.68 



62.5 

 45.5 

 54.1 

 80.0 



67.9 



It will be noticed that the 15-horsepower tractors have the lowest 

 repair charges, those for the 40-horsepower tractors being more than 

 seven times as great as for the 15-horsepower outfits. A larger per- 

 centage of owners of 15-horsepower tractors than of any other size 

 report that the tractor is a good investment. The next largest per- 

 centage of favorable reports is from the 40-horsepower class, while 

 the percentage of favorable reports from the intermediate classes is 

 considerably below those for the 15 and 40 horsepower groups. 



