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DEC. 13 ISSUE ANSWERS: A model of the above John Deere Gilpin Sulky is on display in the Roaring through the 20’s display in the RHS Archives at 190 North Main Street in Romeo. Walking behind a horse drawn plow was hard work. The early twentieth century Gilpin Sulky Plow was powered by not one but three horses. The farmer now could ride on the sulky and with one hand could lower the plows into the soil. The advertisements praised the comfort of the seat and the strength of the plows and wheels, spokes, tires and boxing, all easily repaired if necessary. In 1920 half of all Americans lived on farms. This changed when newer farm implements were produced like the Fordson self-powered tractor. With the end of World War I there was less demand for the agricultural products of American farmers. The United States government suddenly stopped the supports to farmers. With new technology the farmers still produced large quantities of products resulting in a drop in value. Many farmers in the western states owed more than their farm was worth and their farm was lost. The farm Great Depression started for them early in the 1920s. The percentage of farming occupations dropped soon after this. R. Beringer, Romeo Historical Society staff

DEC. 13 ISSUE ANSWERS: A model of the above John Deere Gilpin Sulky is on display in the Roaring through the 20’s display in the RHS Archives at 190 North Main Street in Romeo. Walking behind a horse drawn plow was hard work. The early twentieth century Gilpin Sulky Plow was powered by not one but three horses. The farmer now could ride on the sulky and with one hand could lower the plows into the soil. The advertisements praised the comfort of the seat and the strength of the plows and wheels, spokes, tires and boxing, all easily repaired if necessary. In 1920 half of all Americans lived on farms. This changed when newer farm implements were produced like the Fordson self-powered tractor. With the end of World War I there was less demand for the agricultural products of American farmers. The United States government suddenly stopped the supports to farmers. With new technology the farmers still produced large quantities of products resulting in a drop in value. Many farmers in the western states owed more than their farm was worth and their farm was lost. The farm Great Depression started for them early in the 1920s. The percentage of farming occupations dropped soon after this. R. Beringer, Romeo Historical Society staff

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