Guest guest Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 This is an article of glorification of the gentle cow. Maybe you should read again... I specifically noticed that he mentions the bull before he mentions the milk: Considerations of conscience aside, it was natural that in a predominantly agricultural and pastoral country like India, cows were and to some extent still are, considered to be the real wealth of the people. After all it is the cow that gives birth to the bulls, bulls that are harnessed to plough the fields and to provide transportation. And then of course, there is the mild--milk that is cultured to become yoghurt--yoghurt which is churned to produce butter--butter which is converted into ghee or clarified butter that in India is used as cooking medium. In addition to this, there is paneer or cottage cheese and buttermilk. Indians cannot forget khoya and mana--the other milk derivatives used in preparation of sweets. No wonder the cow is considered the backbone of rural society. y.s. Hrimati dasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 > If you can add to it one more calculation, it would be practically useful. > In terms of area of land that can be tilled, how many bulls are equal to > one tractor? Also, more detailed presentation would help in convincing > people to maintain bulls instead of tractors... THe speed of plowing is probably one of the greatest impetus to go with tractor. The time available for plowing and sowing to hit maximum yield is limited. TRactors can plow about 10 times more in a day. So a farmer would need many oxen and teamsters to meet this output. Perhaps there are some methods to increase yields without having to sow all at once. Your servant, Pancaratna das Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 > > If you can add to it one more calculation, it would be practically useful. > > In terms of area of land that can be tilled, how many bulls are equal to > > one tractor? Also, more detailed presentation would help in convincing > > people to maintain bulls instead of tractors... > > THe speed of plowing is probably one of the greatest impetus to go with > tractor. The time available for plowing and sowing to hit maximum yield is > limited. TRactors can plow about 10 times more in a day. So a farmer would > need many oxen and teamsters to meet this output. There is a huge variance in terms of size of tractor. Once you go from ox to horse because of speed, then the tractor replaces the ox for the same reason, and larger tractors replace smaller ones. The last time I was home a few years ago, bigger tractors were costing over US $200,000 and were capable of plowing hundreds of acres a day. The best of my recollection is that the original definition of an acre was the amount a man and a single yoke of oxen could plow in a day. I think one hectare = 2.5 acres. A return to draught animals would require a massive deurbanization of the population. Bottom line is, try to compete in commodity drops like grains with agribusiness is futile. Need to focus on high value crops like herbs, flowers, or marginally even vegetables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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