Synopsis Farm Power – consisting of manual labour, agricultural tools, draught animals, tractors, implements, equipment and machinery – is an essential farm input. Farm mechanization helps in effective utilization of inputs to increase the productivity of land and labour. Besides it helps in reducing the drudgery in farm operations.

The pace of farm mechanization in the country accelerated with the manufacture of agricultural equipment by the local industries. With the modest beginning of manufacturer of tractors, today the Indian farm machinery industries meet the bulk of the requirement of mechanization inputs and also export.

This is a standard reference book on the principals, functioning and maintenance of farm machinery and power. It covers derailed description of cultivating, drilling equipment, farm yard crop treatment and harvesting machinery. It will be a best reference work for all who related to this field.