This study was a basic research for developing a computer program which could be used for designing the optimum systems of diversified farming by region. The objective of study was to model the diversified farming systems including the regional charac...
This study was a basic research for developing a computer program which could be used for designing the optimum systems of diversified farming by region. The objective of study was to model the diversified farming systems including the regional characteristics and applicable to the central regions of Korea. For this purpose, the three villages of plain, hilly and mountainous region were selected, and farming survey and systems analysis were conducted for mainly 1984 agriculture. Surveys were carried out on January and July 1985 for the following villages:
1) Plain regionJungjungRi, BuyeorEup, Buyeor Contry, Chungnam Province
2) Hilly regionBonggiRi, KumnamMyon, Yunki Country, CHungnam Province
3) Mountainous regionSungsanRi, OhchangMyon, Chungwon Country, Chungbuk Province
The surveyed data were analyzed by systems analysis. Then, the diversified farming systems were modeled for three areas not only with the analyzed results, but also with the modeling objectives, the crop selection criteria and assumptions. They consist of cropping systems and farm machinery system. The former includes four cropping patterns for paddy, six cropping patterns for upland, two kinds of fruit crop and three kinds of livestock. The latter comprises seven farm machinery for each work system.
The basic cropping systems was “Rice(Barley) + Special crop + Supplementary crop”. The special crops were selected by the nature of the optimum cultivating conditions and the supplementarys were choosed and combined with the specials to increase their mutual benefits. The introducing priority of the selected crops was decided by their profitability and the cropping patterns were modeled by the combination methods emphasizing the maximum utilization of agricultural resources.
Agricultural machinery system was modeled that the major machinery was included for each work system as follows:
1) Plowing and harrowing Power tiller
2) Transplanting Power transplanter
3) Pest control Power sprayer
4) Irrigation and drainage Water pump
5) Harvesting Binder
6) Threshing Power thresher
7) Drying Continous dryer