Mechanization in agriculture

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Mechanization
in Agriculture
By: Asmat Babar
www.asmatbabar.blogspot.com

Mechanization
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Every machine is constructed for the
purpose
of
performing
certain
mechanical operations, each of which
s...

History
AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION
Agricultural Mechanization is machinery used
in the operation of an agricultural area o...

In 1900 farmers represented 38
percent of the U.S. labor force. By the
end of the century that number had
plunged to 3 per...

Advantages of Mechanization
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Substitute for labour
Labour is too expensive to do everything
(in developed c...

Disadvantages of
Mechanization
Redundancy - machinery for labour
substitution
 Cost - finance, fuel etc.
 Often needs hi...

Agriculture Mechanization
Agriculture machinery can be divided
into following groups
 A) Farm machinery
 B) Irrigation E...

Tractor
A tractor is an engineering
vehicle specifically designed to deliver
a high tractive effort (or torque) at slow
sp...

Tractor configurations
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Tractors can be generally classified
as two-wheel drive, two-wheel drive
with front wheel assist...

Farm tractor applications
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The farm tractor is used for pulling or
pushing agricultural machinery or
trailers, for plowi...

Tillage implement
Tillage is the agricultural preparation
of soil by mechanical agitation of
various types, such as diggin...

Primary Tillage implements
Mould board Plough
 Disc Plough
 Reversible or One-way Plough
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SPECIAL PLOUGHS
Subsoil Plou...

Secondary Tillage Implements
Tractor Drawn Cultivator
 Sweep Cultivator
 Harrows
 Disc Harrow
 Blade Harrow
 Indigeno...

Planting Methods
Drilling
 Broadcasting
 Aerial Seeding
 No-tillage Planting
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Spraying Equipment
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Hand-operated hydraulic sprayers
(knapsack sprayers)
Power-operated hydraulic sprayers
(...

Harvesting machine
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Combine Harvesting
The combine harvester, or simply
combine, is a machine that harvests
grain crop...

Irrigation system
Irrigation is the artificial application of
water to the land or soil. It is used to
assist in the growi...

Types of Irrigation system
Surface
 Localized
 Drip
 Sprinkler
 Rotator style pivot applicator
sprinkler
 Lateral mov...

(C) Drainage system
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An agricultural drainage system is a
system by which the water level on or
in the soil is controlle...

Classification

Surface drainage systems
 Subsurface drainage systems
 Main drainage systems
 Main drainage outlet
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