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.
In all these changes, the elastic demand provided by export markets played a crucial role. Without such export possibilities, areas planted, employment, and agricultural output would have expanded less and mechanization would probably have happened more slowly. (If final demand is very inelastic, mechanization could lead to a reduction in agricultural employment even if extra land is available.) Mechanization can also be induced by labor scarcity arising out of nonagricultural demand for labor (case 2). Production costs rise because wages rise rapidly.

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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.
In all these changes, the elastic demand provided by export markets played a crucial role. Without such export possibilities, areas planted, employment, and agricultural output would have expanded less and mechanization would probably have happened more slowly. (If final demand is very inelastic, mechanization could lead to a reduction in agricultural employment even if extra land is available.) Mechanization can also be induced by labor scarcity arising out of nonagricultural demand for labor (case 2). Production costs rise because wages rise rapidly.

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