Mechanized agriculture is the process of using agricultural machinery to mechanize the work of agriculture, greatly increasing farm worker productivity. The effective mechanization contributes to increase production in two major ways: firstly the timeliness of operation and secondly the good quality of work. The requirement of power for certain operations like seedbed preparation, cultivation and harvesting becomes so great that the existing human and animal power in the country appears to be inadequate. As a result, the operations are either partially done or sometimes completely neglected, resulting in low yield due to poor growth or untimely harvesting or both. SCOPE OF MECHANIZATION It is quite true that the Indian farmers have the lowest earnings per capita because of the low yield per hectare they get from their holdings. One of the few important means of increasing farm production per hectare is to mechanize it. Mechanization in India may have to be done at various levels. Broadly, it can be done in three different ways: I. By introducing the improved agricultural implements on small size holdings to be operated by bullocks. II. By using the small tractors, tractor-drawn machines and power tillers on medium holdings to supplement existing sources. III. By using the large size tractors and machines on the remaining holdings to supplement animal power source. But many people are of the opinion that Indian agriculture cannot be fully mechanized. Only the improved animal-drawn implements should be introduced. It is felt that 1. There is a surplus of agricultural labour in India. 2. There are enough draft animals available in the country to do the farm work effectively. 3. The size of farm holdings of the majority of the Indian farmers is too small to justify the use of a tractor on their farms. 4. The investing capacity, of the farmers is too poor to buy a tractor and tractor-drawn implements. 5. The technical know-how of the people in the country is low. 6. In the absence of suitable farm road system, the tractor and tractor-drawn machines cannot be effectively utilized under the present conditions. 7. It will not be possible to increase the yield by using mechanical power.

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