
Computers on the Farm
Farm Uses for Computers, How to
Select Software and Hardware, and
Online Information Sources in Agriculture

| United States Department of Agriculture | Farmers' Bulletin Number 2277 |
Cover Photo: Fran and Brian Schnarre, a farm couple from Columbia,Missouri, working at their computer. Photo by Duane Dailey,University of Missouri.
Prepared by Office of Information,
Office of Governmental and Public Affairs
Issued March 1984
| Purpose of This Bulletin | 5 |
| What a Computer Can Do for You | 5 |
| Recordkeeping | 6 |
| Farm Management Analysis | 6 |
| Process Controllers | 6 |
| Telecommunications | 7 |
| Other Uses | 7 |
| Computers on the Farm | 7 |
| How to Choose a Microcomputer System | 8 |
| Strategies for Getting into Computers | 9 |
| Alternatives to Buying a Microcomputer | 10 |
| Information Available from Your County Extension Agent | 10 |
| How to Select Software | 11 |
| Checklist for Evaluating Software | 11 |
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