Király István Szabolcs: A magyar mezőgazdaság gépesítésének múltja a kezdetektől 1989-ig (Kaposvár, 2013)
11. Summary
Király István Szabolcs pared, the proportion change of the manual, horse-teamed and mechanical work in crop cultivation between 1871 and 1935. We are aware of the fact, that percentage rates could differ in 1 -2 percent from the actual, due to the uncertainty of original sources or to lack of exact knowledge about the number of machines actually utilized. However, the data can be used for tendency demonstration of the proportion change. The foreign trade development of agricultural machines shows precisely the effects of developed countries. Data is represented in column diagrams with the help of the computer for better illustration. Expansion of the number of engines (Chart 5) allows not only a quantity comparison, but also demonstrates an important quality change of technical history. It also indicates why the industrialization of certain technological operation is low in Hungary. Change in structural elements of certain machines in connection with ploughs and threshers have been only sketched out as two valuable monographs are available for the researchers (Balassa Iván and Barbarits Lajos). Processing the harvesters and threshers in terms of technical history with the previous thoroughness has not been carried out. Therefore a more competent analysis was justified on these two areas. National and foreign sources, having been revealed during the research, would have made a wider analysis of certain chapters possible. This, however, has been restricted by extent limits. The graphs and pictures clearly prove the technical development of 150 years. 102
