would these include non motorized equipment used for processing?
Farm machinery includes such things as tractors, combines, and so on. There are still amish that use non motorized equipment.
Baler------ This is pulled by the tractor and used to make bales out of crops like hay. It makes a round bale that is 4'x4' tall. Each bale will feed about 25 cows a day. Combine------ This is used to harvest all kinds of crops. It does more than one thing--like pick and clean the crop. It has a sieve in it to get rid of the crop junk. They even have special ones if the farmer has lots of hills. Chisel Plow----- Plows dig up the soil to get it ready for planting. It will turn over the dirt as it digs. Cotton Picker----This machine picks cotton and puts it into the back. The cab has air conditioning and a cassette player/ radio/ and weather radio. It has a special seat for back support. Mower---- This is pulled by a tractor and mows down grass and low growing things. Row Planter---The containers at the top hold the seeds to be planted. This is pulled across the field that the farmer wants to plant. Row Planter---The containers at the top hold the seeds to be planted. This is pulled across the field that the farmer wants to plant. Seed Drill--- This is pulled by a tractor. It is used to plant grains and vegetable seeds. This can make different kinds of ditches that the seeds go in depending on what kind of soil there is. Sprayer--- This is used if the farmer needs to spray their crops for anything [like bugs]. It has a great cab, or place where the driver sits. The equipment company builds these to make farmers more comfortable while they work. Tractor--- This is one of the most important pieces of equipment that a farmer has. He uses it to pull equipment and crop wagons. The equipment company makes the cabs of these very comfortable, too. The farmer picks the tractor size based on what he wants to pull with it. ()
farm machinery, mechanical devices, including tractors and implements, used in farming to save labour. Farm machines include a great variety of devices with a wide range of complexity: from simple hand-held implements used since prehistoric times to the complex harvesters of modern mechanized agriculture.
