TRACTORS AND HORSES IN THE WINTER WHEAT BELT. 
3. 
The more important points brought out in the investigation con- 
cerning the 354 farms operated with one tractor and horses are sum- 
marized in Table 2, and concerning the 85 farms operated with 
horses only, in Table 3. 
TaBLE 2.—Details of operation on farms on which one tractor and horses were 
owned. 
TS TREPOT EGE 1! LETC ae ee 
SLAG CHT J Sse e oS Se SH Ona Sa ener amen acres. . 
SIS CED UO ie 1 OS ee eee Goes si 
Areain- wheat (seeded 1920). .....2...02.2--2-25--F-cs--ee- do.-...| 
Tractor work per year: 
Wrawipam (home fanm')=..:-2:2-s2s 22.2. s6a-- 32-225 hours. . 
Oli ACHOMONATIN) = soo. clot ea ob apse dade stamens dozs--| 
USOT. 22 $5 eee Se SEE gOe eet G0 322- 
SRG. as (eee a re ES @ozz=- 
Fuel per year for drawbar work: 
CASHING ae <P ttn Pen SS. oo aces eka secrete galls... 
REETOSCH OMEN Ste ele ns nate We eae. oes hive cee Gol-<: 
Olsper yeamior draw bar work... -s2..2-.----~ 2) 2222-2 doz 
HENSIACOSHOMUTACL ON e522: 2st eed oe Seok eoe CA tee dollars. . 
PenMaleatOualiiOee. 2. es sas sees Soe Sez se sareese years... 
Annual cost of repairs and upkeep.-...-..-......------- dollars. . 
Cost of using tractors for drawbar work: 
Ree yeata =>. Se a See oe Ss aia de aa dollars. - 
Pers OUIe ees neo so eRe ete Sn eos eee do=te 
WMionkesLOcksper farms oso. 2 oSec Ses 5. cSaos Seas 3 number. . 
-Horse labor: 
HeeEaiHT POR ViCAl—. =. sm2 S552 soso sces tones Sen encee hours. - 
permieaukpelny Calse-s 0 See Ss.) ete sb eseenss don 2: 
Cost pemhour othorse labors = - 6. 52552-22222. fe cents. - 
Annual feed consumption, per head: 
Grane ss sees ae re a Se Ok msn Se. tee te ets pounds. . 
ciygan mOuenare 20 ee 7 ee sos o22 eo. bs eeee Sass does. 
EE StHETE: a 5 Sa eee ie ae ge eer months. . 
Cost of keeping work stock: 
Tein isting 22 Sa ee eee ae ee ei eae dollars. . 
TEP NED GL ye ete SRS See OS ee ee a 0) 
Cost per year of power for drawbar work: 
Lota Gractorand ‘work stock): - 2.2.22 222.2. -2-2<- dollars. - 
PGrChOWMACLG sever ot k= Sc atict tel olde ene ec cut oosee GO=ae 
Horse labor equivalent of total drawbar work: 
BCT aia seen 2 a2 yee noc Ses eo oda eS aise oes hours. . 
IRETECLOMACT CMS S45 -E es © tc ho 5,2 SPSS. ee eos Sede dors =: 
Proportion of total drawbar work done with tractors.per cent. - 
Increase in size of farm after purchase oftractor.--...- crop acres. . 
Work stock per farm if tractors were not used........-- number. . 
Necessary work stock per farm in addition to tractor-..-.-.- do 
Crop acres per horse: 
Relonrepiunehase OL WACLOIS..22 =< ac =22 5. >-oein2s-2 -ots2see +s 
NEAL on 8 Seo Ce See Oe ee ees eee 
PO tentialierop.acres per NOTS@>-_-.....-.- = a2 2. see -s2--s25-- 
Reduction per head in feed for work stock after purchase of trac- 
tors: 
SGU Alid eee AO eo eset oa Sains micis o sin sie Seiwieiseeo per cent. 
EA ygAMOULOMPN ARE? Bane 8 oo 28 Sakis soe este a closes dos: 
Reduction in family and regular hired labor.......... months. . 
Net increase in combined cost of power and labor due to using 
pict ObGee eater ee 2S Saas shoe a cies atiode:e dollars. . 
Proportion of owners who charged tillage practice. ...per cent. . 
Proportion who believed tractors responsible for increased yield 
SSTSACLO See ee i ed) ye 5 5a SoS oe Ge geek Sess per cent. - 
Proportion who believed present tractors would be profitable 
= 22cd00s S54 eGo SSO Oee Beng ee ee ee ee per cent. - 
Proportion who intend to buy others.................... do.... 
1 Increase. 
Southern} Western | Northern) Total or 
area. area. area. average. 
120 107 127 | 354 
326 842 377 500 
262 516 299 352 
213 407 | We 259 
365 350 | 203 | 302 
24 19 | 33 | 26 
50 5S Al 48 
439 422 277 376 
531 345 111 324 
301 379 332 336 
57 54 34 48 
1, 499 1,556 1,375 1, 472 
6.8 6.3 7.4 6.8 
106 46 57 71 
588 520 357 484 
1.61 1.49 1.76 1.60 
7.5 10.2 7.4 8.3 
3, 690 3, 816 4, 206 3,914 
472 393 566 482 
22 18 13 17 
1,529 1,247 2,421 1,765 
2, 600 2,440 3, 200 2, 820 
6.6 7.4 4.5 6.1 
583 522 517 541 
76 50 69 64 
Baya 1,042 874 1,025 
4.47 2.02 2.92 3.17 
6, 812 7, 483 5,930 6, 670 
26 15) 19 19 
45 46 28 40 
18 98 44 S 
10.1 1552 9.6 ATS 7, 
5.7 7.4 6.5 6.5 
26 34 31 30 
35 51 40 42 
46 70 46 | 54 
20 27 Ale ( 21 
12 15 6 7 
ay 2.9 0.8 1.4 
343 157 172 206 
69 62 65 66 
29 14 20 21 
78 84 65 75 
15 85 59 72 
