Topic Content:
- Meaning of Farm Machinery
- Examples of Farm Machines and Implements
- Advantages of Farm Machines
These are the machines that farmers use to carry out various activities on the farm to reduce drudgery or tiredness and increase productivity. Farm machines are labour-saving devices. Farm machinery includes various types of machines and implements used on the farm.
Examples of Farm Machines and Implements:
Tractors, Ploughs, Harrows, Ridgers, Cultivators, Planters, Harvesters, Dryers, Shelters, Sprayers, Incubators, Milking machines, Grinders, Mixers, and Threshers.
The tractor is the most important implement or machine on the farm, which is used for operating many farm implements.
Advantages of Farm Machines:
- Increase in farm size.
- Increased efficiency of production.
- Farm work is less tedious and is devoid of drudgery.
- Farm work is accomplished with speed and is timely.
- Some operations can be combined into one.
- Allows human labour to be used for other tasks or occupations.
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