The machinery crisis

Authors

W T. BrownFollow

Keywords

Machinery, Financial planning, Cost analysis

Disciplines

Agribusiness | Other Mechanical Engineering | Risk Analysis | Technology and Innovation

First Page Number

99

Last Page Number

100

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

The machinery crisis - I believe we have come through a crisis in farming efficiency. To maintain his income, the farmer has had to reduce his costs of production, or increase production per man. He has done this by climbing to a new plateau of efficiency, and he expanded or got out; he has substituted capital for labour.

In many cases this means bigger, more powerful machinery. This is not a simple or easy move and there are many potential ways to mske the wrong decision.

Recommended Citation

Brown, W T. (1979) "The machinery crisis," Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 20: No. 4, Article 2.
Available at: https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol20/iss4/2