Report
The Economic Relation of Tractors to Farm Organization in the Grain Farming Areas of Eastern Washington
Bulletin (State College of Washington. Extension Service), no. 310, State College of Washington Extension Service
04/1935
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7273/000003060
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/122239
Abstract
Topics include: Purpose of Study; Method of Study; Location of Areas Studied; Number of Tractors on Farms; History of Tractors in Areas; Recent Status of Tractors and Horses in Areas; Tractors and Horses as Related to Size of Farms; The Effect of Topography on the Use of Tractors and Horses; Tractors Versus Horses; Relation of Tractor Size to Efficiency; Machine and Horse Work; Cost of Tractor Operation; Effect of number of days of Work per Year; Acreage Performance of Tractors; The Effect of Implement Width on Acreage Covered; The Effect of Implement Width on per Acre Cost; Relation of Age of Tractor to Repair Cost; The Effect of Price and the Frequency of Changing on the Cost of Oil; Farm Organization Changes Caused by Shifting to Tractors; Reactions of Operators to Specific Questions Concerning Their Tractors; The Diesel Tractor; Summary and Conclusions; Appendix of Tables
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Details
- Title
- The Economic Relation of Tractors to Farm Organization in the Grain Farming Areas of Eastern Washington
- Creators
- E. F. Landerholm
- Academic Unit
- Publications, WSU Extension
- Series
- Bulletin (State College of Washington. Extension Service); no. 310
- Publisher
- State College of Washington Extension Service; Pullman, Washington
- Format
- pdf
- Identifiers
- 99900651681801842
- Copyright
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Report