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1954 is recognized as the year when half the farms in America had tractors. Depending on location, a good number of them had fowl, a few pigs, and maybe as many as 20 dairy cows. A small creamery, a barn and a few other out buildings. Tilling of the soil, cutting grain were most often mechanized but there were still a number of farms whose main motive power was still horses. Machines got better, farming methods became more scientific, and small farms were being sold to large farms or housing developements, Certain farm products became mechanized and understood well enough that we begin to see what would later lead to what we now refer to as factory farms. I knew of some farms which had no ties to the Amish or Mennonites that routinely used mules in the early '70's. Again location, location, location. Draft horse clubs and old tractor clubs are great sources of finding out about farming in any given decade. Also a lot of state historical societies have great collections of pictures, some even on line, that can give you a pretty good idea.
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