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West Central MN | Part 1 (Two years old)
https://youtu.be/UgtHQUi8AvQ
The intense competition among industrial companies to mechanize agriculture in the early 20th century. While farming had relied on human and animal muscle for millennia, the Tractor Wars saw hundreds of companies battle to create a dependable, lightweight tractor to replace the horse.
Part 2 (new)
https://youtu.be/kOXoZe3kNrA
Competition and evolution within the tractor industry between 1929 and 1959. How major manufacturers like International Harvester, John Deere, and Ford navigated the Great Depression, adapted to the demands of World War II, and ultimately transformed farming from a horse-powered to a mechanized industry.
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Tractor Wars -- Iowa PBS
