America's Rural Yesterday: Volume 4, Early Tractors livestock Austin imported American machines in

Austin imported American machines in the First World War and heard about the revolutionary new Fordson

smaller tractors were developed for more modest farms

First employed as an apprentice

poultry and hog barns as well as the wide variety of tasks performed in the barnyard including ensilaging

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America's Rural Yesterday: Volume 4, Early Tractors livestock Austin imported American machines inThe fourth installment in this series of books using J. C. Allen photos to illustrate how rural life in the first half of the last century, Americas Rural Yesterday Volume IV: Early Tractors, takes the reader back to when these machines were brand new additions to the farmers fleet. Over 250 photos from the first half of the 20th century. Most photos depict tractors working in farm fields or barnyards. Manufacturers include: Allis Chalmers Oliver