Elements Of Agricultural Engineering

Index: I. Primary Tillage: Mould Board Plough Disc Plough Subsoilder Rotary Tiller II. Secondary Tillage Harrow Cultivator III. Wing and Planting Machines: Seed drill Planter Rice transplanter IV. Harvesting and Threshing Machines: Reaper Thresher Combine harvester V. Miscellaneous Farm Machineries: Manure spreader Hammer mill Baler Straw reaper Post hole digger Trailer VI. Plant Protection Equipment: Physical classification of pesticides Plant protection equipment Safety precautions Problems occurring in various plant protection equipment Selection of plant protection equipment VII. Irrigation Equipment: Irrigation Selection of pump Set Irrigation pumps Energy conservation in agricultural pump sets VIII. Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation: Introduction Importance of drip irrigation Structure of drip system Design of drip irrigation Installation and layout Periodic maintenance Fertilizing with drip irrigation Sprinkler irrigation system Types of sprinkler systems Components of sprinkler system Operation of sprinkler systems Care and maintenance Appendix: I. Selection of tractor and matching implements II. Weight transfer of tractor III. Engineering Material-Antifriction bearings Bibliography