Chapter 551 Three strategies for mechanization

Under Arthur's order, the government quickly took action, and corresponding policies on further promoting agricultural mechanization were also distributed to local governments.

Among them, those engaged in agriculture are most concerned about government subsidies for agricultural machinery.

In order to encourage these agricultural people to purchase agricultural machinery in large quantities, the Australasian government has specifically stipulated that subsidies ranging from 10% to 15% will be provided for various mechanical products, and a maximum reduction of about 30 Australian dollars for a single mechanical product.

Whether it is a large corporate farm or a small private farm, such a subsidy policy can save considerable costs.

At the same time, with more machinery, more manpower can be saved in farm work, and the cost of manpower will also be greatly reduced.

Although the use of the machine also costs money, it is nothing more than daily maintenance and fuel costs. At present, tractors and other agricultural machinery in Australasia are relatively stable, and there will be basically no problems in daily use. The manufacturers of agricultural machinery will basically promise a warranty for a period of time.

On February 7, the day after the agricultural machinery subsidy policy was promulgated, there was a lot of discussion on the farms outside Sydney and it was very lively.

"Henderson, how many machines do you have on your farm now?" Between two neighboring farms, two old men in relatively simple clothes were sitting together chatting.

"Hey, my farm now has two tractors and three reclamation machines. The farm that originally required dozens of people now only needs less than ten people to operate it." The old man named Henderson smiled and said very Said proudly.

"What's that? I have five tractors, four cultivators, and several other machines. I have laid off most of the farm's manpower, and now I have to rely on these big guys to work." Another person didn't think so. He curled his lips in amusement and couldn't wait to tell the number of his machines.

"Is that much? Kevin, where did you get so much money to buy these big guys? Even with government subsidies, the price of a tractor is as high as 200 Australian dollars. The total cost of these big guys should be more than 2,000 Australian dollars, right? Henderson asked in surprise.

Government subsidies are indeed an incentive for them to purchase large quantities of machinery, but this does not mean that they have to spend all their money to buy those agricultural machinery.

Although their farm is indeed quite large, their annual income can remain at around a few hundred Australian dollars, depending on the farm’s harvest that year and the price of food.

But the problem is that the cost of this batch of machinery is enough to cover their income for several years. But most of their income is used to expand the farm, and it is difficult for them to come up with two thousand Australian dollars at a time.

"Isn't it stated in the policy? We can use land for mortgage loans, and it is easy to purchase more than ten machines." Kevin explained with a smile.

"Are you crazy? Kevin, these two thousand Australian dollars are your income for at least four to five years. Are you going to use all of it to buy machinery?" Henderson seemed to have heard some terrible news and looked extremely surprised.

"You old guy, don't you understand now?" Kevin shook his head angrily and explained to his good friend: "You know, strengthening agricultural mechanization is a proposal put forward by His Majesty, so naturally His Majesty This is the truth. Although the purchase of these machines costs 2,000 Australian dollars, it can save at least 20 people every year. Judging from the per capita annual income, the savings in labor costs can be fully recovered in two or three years. This is completely a A business that is sure to make a profit without losing money, but now you can actually make a profit by buying machinery.”

Henderson was stunned for a moment, thinking carefully about what his friend said, and felt that it made the same sense.

Even if the annual income of farm employees is lower than the country's per capita annual income, it is still more than 50 Australian dollars.

The labor cost of 20 people is equivalent to about 1,000 Australian dollars, which is not a small expense.

If this part of the labor cost can be saved, the purchase of agricultural machinery for 2,000 Australian dollars seems to be nothing.

Even if there are corresponding fuel and maintenance costs, it can definitely be paid back within three or four years.

The service life of any agricultural machinery is more than ten years. After three or four years of complete recovery, the next step is the pure profit brought by the agricultural machinery.

"It seems like this, my God, what did I miss?" Henderson nodded and said somewhat dumbfounded.

"It's not too late, Henderson. The mechanization of agriculture has become a trend, and fewer manpower can also save corresponding labor costs for us. Now there are subsidies for purchasing agricultural machinery, which is simply a good thing. This is an opportunity. You should thank His Majesty, otherwise you would have to pay dozens of Australian dollars for each piece of machinery and equipment!" Kevin smiled to comfort his friend.

It is only the second day since the agricultural machinery subsidy policy was promulgated, and it is still not too late to purchase agricultural machinery.

For these private farmers, the cost savings of hundreds of thousands of Australian dollars per machine is equivalent to a large amount of extra income, which is definitely good news.

Of course, because their farm is on the outskirts of Sydney, they receive news of the policy the fastest, and can more easily purchase the corresponding machinery and equipment from the machinery factory.

If it is a village or town far away from the city, or a remote farm, it will take a lot of effort to purchase machinery and equipment, which will also increase invisible costs.

1. Sydney Palace.

A week has passed since the promulgation of the agricultural product subsidy policy, and the agricultural department has also officially reported the sales of agricultural machinery this week.

Arthur was very pleased to see the data. In just one week, more than 20,000 agricultural machinery and equipment have been sold nationwide, which is expected to reduce the agricultural population by at least 100,000 people.

Due to the rush of time, most of these sales occurred around major cities such as Sydney and Melbourne, and sales in distant areas have not officially started.

It is expected that agricultural machinery products will usher in a real hot-selling stage after agricultural machinery subsidies are spread to all towns and farms in Australasia.

This will also allow Australasia to obtain a large amount of manpower in a short period of time, adding endless impetus to the development of other industries.

Of course, the popularity of agricultural machinery is not just that simple. First of all, it is impossible for all current farms to quickly become familiar with and operate agricultural machinery from scratch. This also means that the government must organize relevant manpower to teach every farm that purchases agricultural machinery how to use these agricultural machinery.

This is also a big project, and the situation of each farm is different. It will take a certain amount of time for these farms to fully master the use of agricultural machinery.

Of course, this is just a major pain caused by the complete mechanization of agriculture. After these farms are thoroughly familiar with the use of agricultural machinery, they will no longer need to be taught by the government themselves when purchasing new agricultural machinery.

If the land wants to achieve large-scale and complete mechanization, it cannot be achieved simply by purchasing agricultural machinery.

In addition to popularizing agricultural machinery, it is a good idea to concentrate existing farms as much as possible and integrate small farms into large farms.

At present, some small farms in Australasia are too fragmented, and a small number of farms do not even have enough funds to purchase machinery and equipment.

In other words, it is not cost-effective for such small farms to purchase machinery and equipment because they do not have many employees, so purchasing machinery becomes another burden.

If such small farms cannot be integrated into larger farms, they will always be a hindrance to the mechanization of Australasian agriculture.

In this regard, the Ministry of Agriculture has proposed a new concept, which is the industrialization of agriculture.

Encourage small farms to merge into joint-stock agricultural companies and unite to become medium-sized agricultural forces to fight against larger landowners and enterprises.

In this way, farmers will have enough income in agriculture and have enough voice.

Of course, such a concept is destined to be unlikely to be accepted by small farmers in a short time.

After all, after the farms are fully industrialized, these farmers will also be very concerned about their own profit distribution.

Consolidating small farms into medium or large farms is still a long way to go, but it is not impossible for Australasia.

In this regard, the agricultural department has proposed a new method, which is to exchange zero land for land preparation. Through land exchange, farms belonging to the same person can be connected as much as possible to make the farm larger.

In addition to the land swap, there is also the option of having the government purchase the entire farm at market price and then build new farms in other areas.

Anyway, the land in Australasia is still very extensive. It is not difficult to find new areas suitable for building farms. What is difficult is to obtain the government's land permit.

However, for these land shares sold to the government, sufficient land can be purchased elsewhere at market prices.

This is also equivalent to another way of land exchange, but it is exchanged directly with the government, and the actual benefits may not be that good.

A large number of orders for agricultural machinery have made the business of agricultural machinery factories busy. If the tank had not been separated from the agricultural machinery factory, I am afraid that the agricultural machinery factory at this time could already be described as extremely busy.

Even so, the life of the person in charge and the employees of the agricultural machinery factory is not easy. Since February, there have been thousands of orders for agricultural machinery almost every day.

This also puts agricultural machinery factories into a state of three shifts, in order to produce as much agricultural machinery as possible to meet the domestic demand for a large number of agricultural machinery due to further mechanization of agriculture.

Soon, the benefits caused by the popularity of a large number of agricultural machinery have been reflected. Sydney's job market suddenly saw a large influx of job seekers, which also provided fresh blood to all walks of life in Sydney, and its development speed became even faster.

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