Anyone who has ever tried to plant a garden-or even grow a plant-knows it's not always an easy task. That's why farmers do what they can to ensure a healthy crop, and that includes cultivating the soil. They till it, allowing air, nutrients, and water to circulate more easily. Doing this by hand would be nearly impossible on some farms, so farmers use some fantastic machines to aid them. Readers will love learning about the big machines called cultivators...

Describes the different types of machinery used on the farm to assist with chores, including tractors, cultivators, planters, combines, and balers.

Simple text describes the parts of a tractor, how they work, and what they do.

Balers take the stage in this title published jointly with New Holland Agriculture. From the different parts balers have to how farmers use these machines, readers will learn all about balers and how they work.

"Explore some of the exciting machines used on farms with the Farm Machines series"--

This exciting book explains the role of skid steers on farms. Published jointly with New Holland Agriculture, the title tells all about how skid steers work and illustrates how they are used by farmers.

Describes how tractors work and the different jobs they do on a farm.

Describes the parts of combines and how they work in harvesting different kinds of crops.

Describes the parts of plows, how they work, and what they do.

Describes the machines that are used to milk cows and goats on modern farms.