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AGRI 141: Basic Farm Machineries and Mechanization > MIDTERMS > Flashcards

MIDTERMS Flashcards

1
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Indicators of Agricultural Mechanization

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Degree of Mechanization
Levels of Mechanization
Mechanization Index

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The levels of Mechanization

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  1. Hand tool Technology
  2. Draft Animal Technology
  3. Engine Power Technology
  4. Renewable Energy Technology
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The levels of Mechanization

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  1. Hand tool Technology
  2. Draft Animal Technology
  3. Engine Power Technology
  4. Renewable Energy Technology
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Key Factors influencing a successful mechanization program

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  1. Socio-economic factors
  2. Availability if Mechanization Support Infrastructure
  3. Land and Agro-ecological factors
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Motorization vs Tractorization

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Motorization refers to the introduction of engine-powered machine to an agricultural production system while Tractorization refers to the introduction of tractors to a system

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Classification of Tractors based on Structure

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  1. Wheel Type
  2. Crawling Type
  3. Walking Type
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Classification of Tractors based on purpose

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  1. General Purpose Tractors
  2. Row Crop Tractor
  3. Special Purpose Tractor
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Factors to be considered in tractor selection

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  1. Land holding capacity
  2. Cropping Pattern
  3. Soil Conditions
  4. Climate Conditions
  5. Repair facilities
  6. Running cost
  7. Initial cost and resale value
  8. Test Report
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Hitching Systems of Tractor Drawn Implements

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  1. Trailed Implement
  2. Semi-mounted implement
  3. Mounted Implement
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Important Terms related to tractors

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  1. Wheel base
  2. Ground clearance
  3. Track
  4. Turning space
  5. Cage wheel
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What is tillage?

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It is the preparation/conditioing of soil prior to sowing

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Types of preparatory tillage

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  1. Primary Tillage
  2. Secondary Tillage
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Types if Tillage

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  1. On-Season
  2. Off-seasn Tillage
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Special purpose tillage

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  1. Blind Tillage
  2. Sub soiling
  3. Clean Tillage
  4. Wet Tillage
  5. Dry tillage
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Midern Concept of Tillage

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  1. Zero Till Farming
  2. Stubble Mulch farming
  3. Conservation Tillage
  4. Minimum Tillage
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Methods of ploughing

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Casting & Gathering

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Ploughing System

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Normal & Contour

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Kinds of Plough

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  1. Mouldboard Plough
  2. County/Indigenous Plough
  3. Disc Plough
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Methods of Sowing

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  1. Traditional Method
  2. Broadcasting
  3. Drilling
  4. Dibbling
  5. Check Row
  6. Seed Dropping
  7. Transplanting
  8. Hill Dropping
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It is a machine for placing the seeds in a continuous flow in furrows at uniform rate
and at controlled depth with or without the arrangement of covering them with soil.

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Seed Drill

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Components of Seed drill

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  1. Furrow Opener
  2. Covering Device
  3. Seed box
  4. Frame
  5. Seed-metering mechanism
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It is normally used for those seeds which are larger in size and can not
be used by usual seed drills.

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Planter

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is an implement for inter cultivation with laterally adjustable tines or discs to work between
crop rows

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Cultivator

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Examples of Weeder

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  1. Hand held hoe
  2. Long handle weeders
  3. Engine Operated Weeder
  4. Engine Operated rotary tiller
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It is used for both intercultural and secondary tillage
operations namely stirring the soil, uprooting the weeds,
breaking clods, covering seeds etc.

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Engine Operated Weeder

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It is a walking type tiller used for plains and
hilly regions

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Engine Operated Rotary Tiller

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Types of Furrow Opener

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  1. Shovel
  2. Shoe
  3. Disc
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Types of Sprayers

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  1. Knapsack Sprayer
  2. Portable power sprayer
  3. Mist dust sprayer
  4. Knapsack power sprayer
  5. Htp Sprayer
  6. Orchard Sprayer
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Components of a sprayer

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  1. Tank
  2. Spray Gun
  3. Nozzle
  4. Hose
  5. Pressure Gauge
  6. Pressure Regulator
  7. Agitator
  8. Air Chamber
  9. Pump
  10. Valves
  11. Strainer
  12. Spray Boom
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Components of Nozzle

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  1. Nozzle body
  2. Swirl playe
  3. Nozzle disc
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Harvesting Action

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  1. Slicing
  2. Tearing
  3. High velocity single element impact
  4. Two element scissor type
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Related terms with harvesting

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  1. Swath
  2. Reaper Binder
  3. Reaper
  4. Windrow
  5. Windrower
  6. Sickle
  7. Mower
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Types of Mower

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  1. Flail Mower
  2. Gang Mower
  3. Reciprocating Mower
  4. Horizontal Rotary Mower
  5. Conventional Mower
  6. Cylinder Mower
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Types of Thresher

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  1. Raspbar type
  2. Dummy type
  3. Hammer mill type
  4. Spike-tooth type
  5. Wire loop type
  6. Axial flow type
  7. Syndicator type
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Factors affecting quality & efficiency of Thresher

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  1. Crop
  2. machine
  3. Operational
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Components of a Combine Harvester

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  1. Thresher
  2. Cutting section
  3. Cleaner
  4. Grain Tank
  5. Straw walkers
37
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Which oart of a combine collects grains

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Grain tank

38
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Which part of a combine separated grains from immature grains and straw particles

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Cleaner

39
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Part of a combine which separates grain from straw

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Straw walker

40
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Part of a combine which contain one or more threshing cylinders

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Thresher

41
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usually consists of straw lifters for lifting especially lodged crop, a
cutter bar for cutting the straw above the ground, a reel for feeding the cut crop into the
conveying system and conveyors for transporting the crop to the threshing components.

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Cutting Section

AGRI 141: Basic Farm Machineries and Mechanization (3 decks)

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