$15,000 worth of equipment

r aiken · Feb 5, 2013

I was reading an artical about farming on the shares, thirds,halves, or cash. This was about what would be needed for an average farm.

This was 1949

Walt Davies · Feb 5, 2013

Funny, the guy has two or three of everything. Wish I had all that stuff.
Walt

John B. · Feb 5, 2013

R Aiken, if you don't mind me asking what book is this from?

thanks,
John

onefarmer · Feb 5, 2013

He has three disks and a mower and rake but no baler or hayloader?

Stan - Florida · Feb 5, 2013

As a project in an Agronomy class back in 1959 or so, we were told to list and price out the equipment we thought we should have to farm 300-400 acres.

After listing and pricing, I decided that if a man had enough money to buy it all, he'd be better off putting it in the bank and drawing interest.

Stan

RayP(MI) · Feb 5, 2013

Baling probably done by a custom operator. Back then, balers on individual farms weren't common.

Dick L · Feb 5, 2013

You are correct. We did custom baling back then and balers were few and far between.

gtractorfan · Feb 5, 2013

A Massey man, at least it looks like he has a Massey self propelled picker and Clipper combine, can't tell for sure what kind of tractors.

Anonymous-0 · Feb 5, 2013

I made most of my money in high school with a haybaler IH 46 with a 2cyl Wis. engine on it. Most farmers didn't buy Haybalers around here until about mid sixties.

Bob Bancroft · Feb 5, 2013

Couldn't fit it all in the picture!
But, I'll bet the others are correct. Probably hired it out. Interesting that there was specialization back then. It's very prevalent now, but back then my family did all their own work. Just before I was big enough to be involved, family bought a JD 214W baler, and baled for many of the neighbors. About mid 60's, when I was big enough, I spent summers pulling that baler around behind a WD45. It was worn out when they finally traded it.

Anonymous-0 · Feb 5, 2013

That is about what my farming operation looks like. I farm with all that stuff. The best part is it is all paid for and making me money. The pull type combine too.

FarmerZeb · Feb 5, 2013

the same is still true to day if you are using new equipment figures...you could almost live off the interest if you had the cash

paul

Eldon (WA) · Feb 5, 2013

(quoted from post at 18:40:47 02/05/13) the same is still true to day if you are using new equipment figures...you could almost live off the interest if you had the cash

paul

Obviously you have no money in savings.....

gtractorfan · Feb 5, 2013

What??? What interest? Savings accounts pay 1/100% and cd's not much better!

Dalet · Feb 5, 2013

They paid 15k for all that equipment then, used it all this time, and probably could get their 15k back if they kept it shedded!

onefarmer · Feb 5, 2013

I really didn't expect a baler. But I would a hayloader.

dhermesc · Feb 6, 2013

You would need about 2 million in the bank to just get by.

mkirsch · Feb 6, 2013

Yeah but $15K went a lot further back then...

You need $15K a year just to afford living in a cardboard box today.

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