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The principal result of farm mechanization was the removal from the farm of much of human and animal labor and replacing that labor with machines.
The resulting improvements in productivity are often misunderstood. It is said 'One farmer in 1950 produced the same output as ten men in 1850.'
But one thing missing from the comparison is that many of those 'ten men' are now working outside the farm gate. Making tractors and and tractor fuel or making improved fertilizers and herbicide sprays in factories. And processed food for the farmer and his family.
And, on a ten-man farm, several of those men would be employed to look after the animals: the blacksmith, the feed grower, the carpenter and wheelwright, the baker and the cook.
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Farm mechanization resulted in?
an increase in farm production
What was an effect of the increased farm mechanization in the south that began in the 1960?
Farm workers moved to southern cities.
What was an effect of the increased farm mechanization in the south began in the 1960s?
Farm workers moved to southern cities.
What are the limitation to farm mechanization in Nigeria?
Limitations of agricultural mechanization in Nigeria are as follows: 1. Economic limitation 2. Technical limitation 3. Small farm holding 4. Lack of maintenance.
How you can control inflation through agricultural or farm mechanization?
Inflation can be controlled through agricultural or farm mechanization by making use of added value products. Yearly human wages tend to rise through time, but well negotiated interest rates for financing mechanization do not. See the related link below for more helpful information.
What has the author William Noel Bates written?
William Noel Bates has written: 'Mechanization of tropical crops' -- subject(s): Agricultural machinery, Farm mechanization, Tropical crops
What has the author Klaus Riebe written?
Klaus Riebe has written: 'Fortschritte in der Landarbeit' -- subject(s): Farm management, Farm mechanization
What has the author Chander Bhan written?
Chander Bhan has written: 'Farm mechanisation and social change' -- subject(s): Farm mechanization, Social change
What has the author Brian C D D'Silva written?
Brian C. D. D'Silva has written: 'Developing and transferring \\' -- subject(s): Farm management, Farm mechanization, Field crops
What has the author Prabhu L Pingali written?
Prabhu L. Pingali has written: 'Agricultural mechanization and the evolution of farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa' -- subject(s): Farm mechanization, Agricultural systems, Government policy, Animal traction
What has the author D A Gadkary written?
D. A. Gadkary has written: 'Mechanical cultivation in India' -- subject(s): Agriculture, Farm mechanization
How did advances in mechanization affect farm live in the late 1800's?
Farming in the early 1800's was difficult and tiring. Manual labor was the only way to get tasks done. Manual labor means the jobs done by hand, without the help of machines. The larger the farm, the more laborers it took to do the work. Inventors in the 1800's, some of whom were farmers themselves, created new machines to help make farming easier. Using machines to do work is called mechanization. Mechanization dramatically changed farming in the United States. A farmer was no longer limited to a "walking plow" but could buy a wheeled one that was pulled by horses. Many farms increased in size because farmers could do more work in less time as a result of the mechanization use on farms.
