AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY. Agricultural machines and
implements are so multifarious that to facilitate their consideration a system of
classification is necessary. Such a system may be based on the history of every
crop; hence we have-
- Implements for clearing ground, breaking it, and otherwise preparing it
for the reception of the seed.
- Implements for depositing the seed.
- Implements for the cultivation of the plant.
- Implements for gathering crops .
- Implements for preparing the crops for market.
- Miscellaneous implements applicable to various farm-uses .
These classes will be considered in their order, and examples of machinery given
under each division. Dairy implements are principally referred to under DAIRY APPARATUS , CHURNS, and CHEESE-MAKING ; farm-engines, under ENGINES, STEAM,, FORMS of. See
also DRAINAGE , IRRIGATION , and MILLS
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