Book excerpt: Contents :- 1. Part I - FARM POWER 1. Sources of Farm Power and Scope of Mechanization 2. Principles of Operation of Oil Engines 3. Engine System 4. Tractor Power Trains - Traction Devices Cost Analysis 5. Electricity on the farm 2. Part II - FARM MACHINERY 1. Machine Elements and Materials of Construction 2. Seedbed Preparation Machinery 3. Seeding, Harvesting and Threshing Machinery 4. Agricultural Processing and Plant Protection Machinery 5. Dairy Machinery 3. Part III - FARM BUILDING 1. Planning of Fartmstead and Farm Residence 2. Animal Shelters and Building Materials 3. Storage Structures on the Farm & Villages 4. Part IV - POST HARVEST TECHNOLOGY 1. Grain Drying theory and Practice 2. Technology of Parboiling and Milling of Rice 3. Processing and Preservation of Foods & Seeds 4. Appendix 5. Index