Introduction –
Why mechanization? –
Units and their use –
Chapter 1 human and animal power –
1.1 Relationships among energy, work, and power –
1.2 Human power –
1.3 Animal power –
1.3.1 Bullocks –
1.3.2 Water buffalo –
1.3.3 Elephants –
1.3.4 Horses –
1.3.5 Mules –
1.3.6 Donkeys –
1.3.7 Camels –
1.3.8 Llamas –
1.4 Rotary power from animals –
Chapter 2 mechanical power –
2.1 Engine power –
2.2 Tractor horsepower –
2.3 Single-axle pedestrian tractor –
2.4 Double-axle pedestrian tractor –
2.5 Compact tractor –
2.6 Farm tractor –
2.7 Single-wheel pedestrian tractor –
2.8 Motorcycle tractor –
2.9 Winch systems –
Chapter 3 agricultural production systems –
3.1 Climate, soil, and farming systems –
3.2 Shifting cultivation –
3.3 Polyculture –
3.4 Monoculture –
3.5 Cropping calendars –
3.6 Soil tilth and compaction –
Chapter 4 tillage –
4.1 Tillage tool classification –
4.2 Hoes –
4.3 Spades and shovels –
4.4 Foot plows –
4.5 Ards –
4.6 Chisel plows –
4.7 Field cultivators –
4.8 Subsoilers –
4.9 Moldboard plows –
4.10 Disk plows –
4.11 Laying out a field for plowing –
4.12 Rotary tillage tools –
4.13 Harrows –
4.14 Puddlers –
Chapter 5 planting –
5.1 Tools for planting large seeds –
5.2 Tools for planting small seeds –
5.3 Tools for planting cuttings and tubers –
5.4 Tools for planting seedlings –
Chapter 6 fertilization –
6.1 Rate of manure production by animals –
6.2 Hand tools for applying manure –
6.3 Machines for spreading manure –
6.3.1 Box spreaders –
6.3.2 Fail spreaders –
6.3.3 Closed-tank spreaders –
6.4 Machines for applying chemical fertilizer –
6.4.1 Dry fertilizer –
6.4.2 Liquid fertilizer –
Chapter 7 weed control –
7.1 Mechanical weed control –
7.1.1 Manual tools –
7.1.2 Animal- and tractor-powered machines –
7.2 Chemical weed control –
Chapter 8 insect and predator control –
8.1 Mechanical control –
8.2 Chemical control –
Chapter 9 harvesting –
9.1 Grain harvesting –
9.1.1 Hand tools –
9.1.2 Reapers –
9.1.3 Threshers –
9.1.4 Combines –
9.2 Root and tuber harvesting –
9.3 Forage harvesting –
9.3.1 Hand tools –
9.3.2 Mowing machines –
9.3.3 conditioners and rakes –
9.3.4 Forage harvesters –
9.3.5 Hay balers –
9.4 Fiber harvesting and field processing –
9.4.1 Cotton –
9.4.2 Jute –
9.4.3 Kenaf –
9.4.4 Flax –
9.4.5 Coir –
9.4.6 Sisal –
9.4.7 Abaca –
Chapter 10 grain drying and storage –
10.1 Basic principles –
10.2 Cribs –
10.3 Drying with heat –
10.4 Drying with forced air –
10.5 Resistance of grain to airflow –
10.6 Fan characteristics –
10.7 Combined forced-air and heat drying systems –
Chapter 11 Transport –
11.1 Manual transport –
11.1.1 Carrying pole –
11.1.2 Bicycles –
11.1.3 Wheelbarrows and handcarts –
11.2 Animal transport –
11.3 Tractors –
Chapter 12 social consequences –
12.1 Mechanization and agricultural employment –
12.2 Mechanization and crop yield –
12.3 Mechanization and farm income –
12.4 Affordable technology –
12.5 Mechanization and quality of life –
Chapter 13 machinery economics –
13.1 Estimating the cost of field machinery –
13.2 Multipurpose machines –
13.3 Examples of estimating the cost of field machinery.

"The book is for the non-agricultural engineer who wants to learn about the wide diversity of power and machines used by farmers to
produce our staple food and fiber crops. It provides the reader with information needed to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of specific types of machines. Dibble Sticks, Donkeys, and Diesels will be a valuable resource for development workers, economists, extension officers, administrators, students, and agriculturalists throughout the developed and developing world."