Development of Low Cost, Bullock Drawn, Multi-Purpose Implement for Sandy Loam Soil

摘要

A multipurpose G. I. pipe frame implement was developed for tillage, sowing, interculturing and digging operations in sandy loam deep soils. The implement consisted of a main frame as head piece, beam, and handle with different attachments like cultivator tine, seed drill furrow opener, interculturing prongs and digger curved tine. In this implement, row to row distance could be adjusted as per crop requirement. During field testing, cost of cultivation was $64.5 per hectare for local implements, and $46.0 per hectare for the multipurpose implement. Thus, the multipurpose implement saved $18.5 per hectare in addition to time. Also, the investment was 52.19 % less than the traditional implement. The hourly cost of a pair of bullocks was $ 1.24.