Barnyard Comics #25

Barney Rooster brags that he's the world's best tractor driver—until Billy Goat refuses to lend him one for the county fair race. Determined to prove himself, Barney decides to start from scratch "on a shoestring," swapping his way through town from a broken lace to a dog whistle to an umbrella to a watch to a diamond, and eventually landing a jet-propelled tractor from an inventor. But when Barney roars onto the race course, his untested machine proves to be a wild, unpredictable ride that tests both his driving skills and his nerve.

Billy Goat rules his farm with an iron hoof until he acquires FARMO, a mechanical farmer from a clever professor—a machine that never complains, never tires, and never needs a break. When Billy fires his hardworking crew to make room for his new invention, he quickly discovers that FARMO is far more than he bargained for, spiraling into a chaos that teaches him a harsh lesson about the value of his friends. It's a funny cautionary tale about what happens when you trade heart and humanity for cold efficiency.