00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.825647 CaOODSP 20250303104653 cr ||||||||||| 161011s1944 oncao||#o f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cn-ab A12-8/127-1944E-PDF Acton, B. K. The use of power equipment in the improvement of Alberta bush lands [electronic resource] / by B.K. Acton. Ottawa : Department of Agriculture, 1944. 10 p. : ill. Farmers' bulletin ; 127 "Issued December 1944. First Printing." Cover title. Historical publication digitized by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. "Mechanization has taken place in most industries, including agriculture. The use of power machinery in the improvement of bush lands is a natural step in the elimination of inefficient methods. ... In order to obtain more complete information on the rapidity, efficiency, and economy of land improvement by the use of power machinery, six owner-operators of equipment were interviewed. ... Power machinery used in the improvement of bush land consists of four main pieces of equipment, as follows:—1. The crawler tractor, to provide the power. 2. The V-shaped brush cutter. 3. The brush piler. 4. The breaking plough."--p. [3]. gccst Agricultural technology Canada. Department of Agriculture. Farmers' bulletin (Canada. Department of Agriculture : 1936) 127 (CaOODSP)9.824039 PDF 2.08 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/aac-aafc/agrhist/A12-8-127-1944-eng.pdf Publication 766