Examines the use of tractors in agriculture, discussing the development and operation of tractors through the years, and how the machine has changed farming.
A farmer uses his tractor to prepare the soil, plant seeds, harvest corn, and haul it away to be sold. Depicts the machinery which the tractor pulls: the manure spreader, the plow, the disc, the harrow, the planter, the picker, and the cultivator.
When a big new yellow tractor arrives, Otis the friendly little tractor is cast away behind the barn, but when trouble occurs Otis is the only one who can help.
Photographs and text provide a close-up look at giant tractors, discussing the history of the vehicles, their power and size, the cab interior, and the work they do, and introducing the manufacturers of the machines.
Examines how machines are used for different types of farm work, including preparing soil, helping crops to grow, harvesting crops, and in the farming of livestock.
