Old Farm Tractor is a photograph by David and Carol Kelly which was uploaded on April 21st, 2021.
Old Farm Tractor
This old rustic farm tractor has been replaced by a new and more powerful and versatile modern version. It sets retired in the farmers yard to remind... more
Title
Old Farm Tractor
Artist
David and Carol Kelly
Medium
Photograph
Description
This old rustic farm tractor has been replaced by a new and more powerful and versatile modern version. It sets retired in the farmers yard to remind him of the past.
Henry Ford, who had tinkered with steam and gasoline tractors prior to achieving his success with automobile production, introduced a small, inexpensive model which he called the Fordson during the World War I. This model sold well for several years, aided considerably by a war caused shortage of horses. After a post war crash in farm prices drastically reduced sales in 1920-21, Ford initiated a price war in 1922 by cutting the price of its Fordson from $625 to $395. One of the large competitors, International Harvester matched Ford’s price, and sales boomed for those two firms throughout the rest of the 1920s.
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April 21st, 2021
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