One day I came across an article “Vitamin jack” (“M-K” No. 7 for 1985), where the author writes that when preparing juices he crushes apples with a wooden mallet in a small barrel. His argument in favor of such a technology — purely manual — seemed unconvincing to me. Therefore, I decided to share with Read more…
Ambrosia… This noxious weed, widespread in the southern regions of our country, causes a lot of trouble for farmers. Rapidly spreading in the open, it severely depletes and dries out the soil, and in fields it chokes out cultivated plants. Ambrosia is a frequent cause of poisoning in domestic animals, and in humans its caustic Read more…
For a thrifty, handy owner, everything is always at hand. There may even be a homemade mini tractor, not to mention mowers-threshers and other motor and electric helpers. And this is quite understandable: with such equipment you really will not be at a loss anywhere. A worthy place here is occupied, helping to keep the Read more…
— How to explain such a “hybrid” — a two-wheeled mini-tractor and a single-axle cargo cart on a rigid hitch? Doesn’t a mini-tractor have more capabilities with the same four wheels? — those who got acquainted with my mechanical assistant usually asked. The question is not idle: it reflects interest in the features of the Read more…
The chemical method of plant protection against pests, diseases, and weeds remains the main one today and for the foreseeable future. Most often, it is implemented by spraying agricultural crops with aqueous solutions of pesticides. The quality of spraying determines the effectiveness of the product, its application rate, and the level of environmental pollution. Therefore, Read more…
In recent years, with the growth of personal household farms, demand has increased for the Muravey cargo scooter; it is especially needed by rural residents. In 1983 alone, 12,000 of these machines will be sold. For the huge number of our villages, this is, of course, not much. By contrast, almost half a million motorcycles Read more…
The first furrow on his homestead plot was made by resident of Pavlovo-on-Neva village, Kirovsky district, Leningrad region V. I. Morozov using an electric winch in the spring of 1980. Having confirmed the reliable operation of the unit, Vasily Ivanovich sent its description to the editorial office, which was published accompanied by a comment from Read more…
Is it not tempting to build a motorized plow whose construction has almost no welded joints! That is why the article “At the wheel of a veloplow” published in “M-K” No. 3, 1985—on how to build such a mechanism using the frame of a worn-out bicycle—drew a wide response. However, many letters received by the Read more…
…The silence of a sunny spring morning was shattered by the sharp clatter of an engine. A peasant digging his garden with a shovel straightened up and looked over the fence at the neighbor’s plot: what was that noise at the old Ilyichevs’? He saw a small two-wheeled machine emerge from behind the outbuilding onto Read more…
Livestock productivity depends not least on the temperature of the water that animals drink. Warm water is also required for farm needs. That’s why it’s so important to control its heating at any time of the year. This can be entrusted to a simple automatic device. By the way, it will also take care of Read more…
