Newsweek story

[deere755]

Has anyone read the the story about compact tractors in the March 13th edition of Newsweek. I tried to scan in the article but I was unsuccessful I will try it again later. It says a growing number of hobby farmers and even people with normal lawns are buying CUT's Last year 900,000 garden tractors were sold compared to 500,000 in 1999. Experts estimate that hobbyists, who make less than $500 a year from selling crops and livestock, account for 55% of CUT sales and 25% are professional farmers. It talks about the new Deere 3203 and the 4720 with a cab. I also states that for some a gleaming new tractor has become something of a status symbol. I thought it was pretty interesting so I thought I would share it with you. Sounds like it will be good for resale value.

 

[ronjhall]

Yup! Here is a link to a thread from last week. Click Here
It has a link to the story on MSNBC.