Major crop nutrient fertilizers (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK)) are typically applied in powdered (small particles), granular (larger particles) or in liquid form either as individual or as compound fertilizers. The fertilizer may be applied using a combine (corn) drill where the seed is contained in one hopper and dry fertilizer in another behind it.
Regardless of the stage of mechanization, new power sources are always used first for power-intensive operations. Furthermore, it appears that the price of labor matters less for the mechanization of power-intensive operations than for control-intensive ones-that is, it often pays to move to a higher stage of mechanization in power-intensive operations, even at low wages, when mechanization of control-intensive operations is not profitable.

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Major crop nutrient fertilizers (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK)) are typically applied in powdered (small particles), granular (larger particles) or in liquid form either as individual or as compound fertilizers. The fertilizer may be applied using a combine (corn) drill where the seed is contained in one hopper and dry fertilizer in another behind it.
Regardless of the stage of mechanization, new power sources are always used first for power-intensive operations. Furthermore, it appears that the price of labor matters less for the mechanization of power-intensive operations than for control-intensive ones-that is, it often pays to move to a higher stage of mechanization in power-intensive operations, even at low wages, when mechanization of control-intensive operations is not profitable.

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