AGRICULTURAL TRACTORS IN INDIVIDUAL FARMS OF MALOPOLSKAIN THE LIGHT OF THE SURVEY RESEARCH

Abstract

The paper presents the results of the surveys carried out in 2017 in 144 farms located in the Małopolskaprovince. The results of these studies contain information about the number, the engine horsepower andthe age of tractors working in these farms, taking into account farm size and the type of specialization.The test results indicate clearly that the higher horsepower tractors, the lower is their age. Most tractorsup to 40 HP is in use for more than 20 years. The oldest machines are used in the small farms with thearea less than 10 ha.

Keywords

• Małopolska
• agriculture
• mechanization of agriculture
• agricultural tractors