Mechanized Farming

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What is the primary purpose of mechanization in farming?

To increase the use of simple farm tools

To promote the use of crude implements

To reduce the production of crops

To replace human or animal labor (correct)

What is an advantage of farm mechanization?

It reduces on-farm output and income

It saves time and labor (correct)

It discourages large-scale farming

It increases soil compaction

What is a disadvantage of farm mechanization?

Machinery can be expensive to purchase or hire (correct)

It promotes cooperation among farmers

It reduces farm health hazards

It increases the amount of manual farm work

What is an example of a soil cultivation implement?

Tiller Signup and view all the answers

What is the level of mechanization when mechanical power used is 67 to 100%?

High level mechanization Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of planting machines?

To plant saplings and seeds Signup and view all the answers

What is a negative impact of heavy farm machines on soil?

It causes soil compaction Signup and view all the answers

What is a reason why farmers may choose to cooperate with each other?

To share the cost of machinery Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of a plough?

To cultivate the soil and prepare it for sowing Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of a subsoiler?

To break up and loosen the soil during deep tillage Signup and view all the answers

Which equipment is used for watering crops on large farms?

Irrigation machinery Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of a cultivator?

To carry out secondary tillage on a field Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a cultipacker?

To crush soil clods and eliminate cracks Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of a harrow?

To smooth out and break up the surface of the soil Signup and view all the answers

What is a common use of a tractor?

To till the soil Signup and view all the answers

Which equipment is used for collecting crops?

Combine harvester Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a seed drill?

To plant seeds at equal distance and at the proper depth Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of a combiner harvester?

To harvest a variety of grain crops in a single process Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a milking machine?

To harvest milk automatically Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a sprayer?

To spray liquid on a crop farm or on animals Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of an incubator?

To keep fertile eggs warm for 21-days of incubation Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of pruning shears?

To cut branches of trees and plant stems Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a feed miller/grinder?

To reduce maize, wheat, barley, etc. to coarse meal Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a milk cooler?

To cool down milk to below 4°C Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Mechanization in farming involves the use of machinery to replace human or animal labor for agricultural land development, crop production, harvesting, storage, animal rearing, and product processing.

Advantages of Farm Mechanization

Saves time
Reduces the difficulty in farming
Saves labor
Reduces farm health hazards
Encourages large-scale farming
Increases on-farm output and income
Encourages cooperation among farmers

Disadvantages of Farm Mechanization

Machinery can be expensive to purchase or hire
Machinery driven by fossil fuels cause environmental pollution
Trafficking by heavy farm machines causes soil compaction and poor root growth
May hamper social capitals of farmers
Reduces manual farm work available for workers
Requires continuous supplies of energy from fuel and electricity

Levels of Mechanization

Low-level mechanization: manual power exceeds 33%
Fair-level mechanization: animal power used is 34 to 66%
High-level mechanization: mechanical power used is 67 to 100%

Types of Farm Tools and Equipment

Soil cultivation implements (e.g., tillers, disk harrows, moldboard ploughs)
Planting machines (e.g., Seeder)
Harvesting equipment (e.g., combine harvester, diggers, pickers)
Irrigation machinery (e.g., central pivot irrigation systems, pump units)
Feed processing equipment (e.g., weighing scale, shovel, wheelbarrow, baler, chopper, millers or grinders, mixers)
Dairy machinery (e.g., buckets, Milk containers, Automatic milking machines, Coolers, pasteurizers, Homogenizer, cream separator, batch mixers, continuous freezers, butter churner, cheese molder)

Uses of Farm Tools and Equipment

Tractor: used for planting, tilling, spreading fertilizer, etc.
Plough: cultivates soil and prepares it for sowing
Subsoiler: breaks up and loosens soil during deep tillage
Cultivator: used for secondary tillage, removing weeds, and pulverizing soil
Cultipacker: crushes soil clods, eliminates cracks, and forms a smooth seedbed
Harrow: smooths out and breaks up soil surface
Seed drill: plants seeds at equal distance and proper depth
Sprinkler: irrigates a field of crops
Combine harvester: harvests grain crops efficiently
Straw collector: collects straw or hay into stacks
Feed miller/grinder: reduces grains to coarse meal for animal feeding
Milking machine: harvests milk automatically
Milk cooler: cools milk to below 4°C within 2 hours of milking
Incubator: keeps fertile eggs warm for 21 days of incubation
Sprayer: sprays liquid insecticides, herbicides, pesticides, water, etc.
Pruning shears: cuts branches of trees and plant stems

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This quiz covers the introduction to mechanized farming, including the use of machinery to replace human or animal labor and its application in agricultural land development, crop production, and more.