Development of equipment for spreading lime and fertilizer on steep slopes

Author

Charles Wesley Brown

Date of Award

8-1955

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Biosystems Engineering

Major Professor

M. A. Sharp

Committee Members

E. K. Boyce, L. N. Skold

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop equipment for the application of lime and fertilizer on slopes too steep for the use of conventional commercial machines. This equipment would enable farmers to expand the acreage devoted to improve pastures, increase production of livestock, improve the agricultural economy of the area, and provide protection for the steeper slopes against excessive erosion losses.

Recommended Citation

Brown, Charles Wesley, "Development of equipment for spreading lime and fertilizer on steep slopes. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 1955.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/8967