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Systems Analysis Approach to Selection of Farm Equipment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

James E. Osborn  and
Wendell C. Barrick
James E. Osborn
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas Tech Universityand Texas Agricultural Experiment, Lubbock
Wendell C. Barrick
Affiliation:
Texas A&M University
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Farming practices in the United States have been shifting from labor intensive to relatively more capital intensive methods with simultaneous development of larger implements and more powerful tractors. In 1956, the largest general purpose farm tractor available was about 57 horsepower, but by 1969 several tractors in excess of 130 horsepower were available. Estimates by the United States Department of Agriculture indicate that by 1970 the average tractor sold will be about 80 horsepower compared with approximately 68 horsepower in 1967.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , December 1970 , pp. 181 - 188
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1970

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