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Performance Evaluation of Bullock Cart Mounted Engine Operated Sprayer
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The bullock drawn engine operated sprayer was tested for cotton crop during the Kharif of 2011-12. The diesel engine of 4 HP was used as power source for operating the sprayer and the bullocks were used for hauling purpose. The sprayer unit consisted of 15 hollow cone nozzles adjustable according to row spacing of crop. During performance evaluation, the field capacity of the sprayer was 1.89 ha/h and average speed of bullock cart during the spraying operation in cotton crop was 2.8 kmph. The draft measurement for spraying operation was found to be 804.42 N. The unit cost of sprayer was Rs.70,000 and the cost of operation for spraying was Rs.69.81. The financial and labour savings were found to be of 23.9 per cent and 64.96 per cent, respectively.
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Bullock Drawn Sprayer, Cart Mounted Sprayer, Field Capacity, Nozzle
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