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Baler |
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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. |
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| Combine |
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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. |
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| Chisel
Plow |
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Plows dig up
the soil to get it ready for planting. It will turn over the
dirt as it digs. |
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| Cotton
Picker |
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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. |
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| Mower |
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This is pulled by a tractor and mows down grass and low growing
things. |
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Planter |
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The containers at the top
hold the seeds to be planted. This is pulled across the field
that the farmer wants to plant. |
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Drill |
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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. |
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| Sprayer |
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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. |
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| Tractor |
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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. |
