Tob. Sci., 1994, 38-14, p. 55-57, ISSN. 0082-4523, Tob. Reporter, 1994, 121-7, p. 53-5
Economic analysis of a one-person mechanized harvest system for Maryland tobacco
HANSON J.C.; McKEE C.G.
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA; Department of Agronomy, Central Maryland Research and Education Facility, Upper Marlboro, MD, USA
The length of time was measured for one person to harvest and barn Maryland tobacco using a partially mechanized system where stalks were cut mechanically, plants were speared onto sticks, sticks were loaded onto beams in the field, and beams were...