Machinery management : how to select machinery to fit the real needs of farm managers

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Siemens, John Cornelius , 1934- (Author), Bowers, Wendell (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Moline, IL : John Deere Publishing , c2008
Series:Farm business management
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245 1 0 |a Machinery management :   |b how to select machinery to fit the real needs of farm managers   |c [authors, John C. Siemens, Wendell Bowers] 
260 |a Moline, IL :   |b John Deere Publishing ,   |c c2008 
300 |a vi, 148 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 28 cm. 
440 0 |a Farm business management 
504 |a Includes index 
505 0 |a 1. Introduction -- 2. Measuring machine capacity -- 3. Improving field efficiency -- 4. Matching machine size and capacity -- 5. Estimating power requirements -- 6. Estimating fixed costs -- 7. Estimating fuel and lubricant costs -- 8. estimating repair costs -- 9. Total costs for machines and operations -- 10. Deciding when to trade -- 11. Considering future capacity needs -- 12. Calculating custom work costs -- 13. Decision time--selecting the best alternative -- 14. Case studies in machinery management 
650 0 |a Agricultural machinery 
650 0 |a Agricultural machinery   |x Costs 
650 0 |a Farm mechanization 
700 1 |a Bowers, Wendell ,   |e author 
999 |a 1000119685   |b Book   |c OPEN SHELF (30 DAYS)   |e Tembila Campus