Ans. It is a kind of agricultural farm where the whole process of ploughing, seeding and harvesting is done with machines. Best seeds and chemical fertilizers are used . The production of wheat on a model farm is 60 to 70 quintals per hectare.
Q.3 What is the average produce from an ordinary farm?
Ans. The average produce from an ordinary farm is 15 to 20 quintals of wheat per hectare. It is far less than that of the model farm because old methods are used for the whole work on the ordinary farm.
Q.4 How much work can one man do on the machine?
Ans. A man working on the machine can do as much work as one hundred men working without it.
Q.5 What does a thresher do ?
Ans. Thresher is a modern agricultural machine. It separates the grain from the chaff.
Q.6 What do we use to kill germs and insects?
Ans. The farmers spray medicines on the crops to kill germs and insects. It is very useful for the crops.
Q.7 What is a combine?
Ans. It is also a modern agricultural machine. It cuts the crops and ties it into bundles. It can do more work than one hundred men.