Choosing and using farm machines
Publication details: Longman Scientific & Technical, 1988ISBN: 0582456002Subject(s): Agricultural engineering | Agricultural engineering | Agricultural technology | Farm mechanization | Farm machinery | Agricultural machinery | Farm machineryDDC classification: 631.3 Summary: In this book, the changing attitudes towards farming patterns and the need for closer management control are introduced, and a framework is provided for informed decisions on the optimum selection of farm power and machinery. Topics covered include machine performance, workdays, indirect machinery costs, tractor power requirements, tractor choice, and containing fixed costs. The book is aimed at diplomates ad undergraduates studying agriculture, agricultural engineering, agricultural mechanisation, agricultural economics, and farm management. Farmers and agricultural extension workers will also find it of greta practical use, as will reserachers developing machinery management strategies for whole farm planning purposes.Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Book - Standard loan | CAFRE Greenmount Library MISSING | 631.3 WIT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 2 | Available | 147585 | |
Book - Standard loan | CAFRE Greenmount Library | 631.3 WIT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 4 | Available | 147587 |
In this book, the changing attitudes towards farming patterns and the need for closer management control are introduced, and a framework is provided for informed decisions on the optimum selection of farm power and machinery. Topics covered include machine performance, workdays, indirect machinery costs, tractor power requirements, tractor choice, and containing fixed costs. The book is aimed at diplomates ad undergraduates studying agriculture, agricultural engineering, agricultural mechanisation, agricultural economics, and farm management. Farmers and agricultural extension workers will also find it of greta practical use, as will reserachers developing machinery management strategies for whole farm planning purposes.
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