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AS I SAW IT

By Rolland E. Maxwell

Route 4, Huntington, Indiana 46750

In 1915, no one would have thought that the tractor would ever replace the horse 100%, except in the large grain section in the west. During World War I years the tractor industry had made great strides, as I noted in the last chapter. Horses were higher. Fuels had been greatly improved. Labor was scarce and high priced, and was not dependable. The day of the big steam threshing rigs was numbered. Small separators became the rage. By 1920 it was estimated there were over 250,000 tractors in operation in the U. S. and Canada. Why do people buy every new invention that comes out? Any person with any age can remember parents, neighbors, and friends who bought the first automobile, tractor, sewing machine, washing machine, etc., etc., that came out. There has always been a sort of restlessness, a curiosity, or a hankering to try that which is new, wh...

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