Description
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1938, this remains the leading work on agricultural engineering and farm mechanism for students, farmers, advisers and the agricultural engineering industry. This new edition is the most extensive revision undertaken and incorporates the rapid new developments that have occurred in recent years. Numerous new illustrations are included.
Table of ContentsTractors: Use in farming; Current trends; Tractors: Constructional features including high speed vehicles and the use of automatic controls; Tillage including straw incorporation; Ploughs: Principal types; Implements for seed beds and inter-cultivation; Equipment for sowing and planting including systems of once-over tilling and drilling and new types of pneumatic drills; Equipment for distributing manures; Equipment for crop protection; Pumps and irrigation equipment; Forage harvesting: Cutting and swath treatment; Silage making and feeding; Haymaking, balers and bale handling; Combine harvesters including the new developments in use of grain strippers; Root harvesting machinery; Horticultural machinery; Seed cleaning and food preparation; Crop drying equipment; Equipment for livestock husbandry; Equipment for milk production; Farm transport and materials handling; Machninery for land drainage, reclamation and estate management; Environment control in crop and stock buildings.
