ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential of
.a microcomputer as a tool of information handling. Specifically,
this involved developing software packages for use on an Apple II
Plus microcomputer.
The Willow Bend Demonstrational Farm in Union, West Virginia,
was chosen. A farm records and budgets model was developed. Receipts
and expenses from the Electronic Farm Accounting records were used
to test the model for use by the farm operators in West Virginia.
Enterpri se budgets were genera ted us ing spread sheet software
(VisiCalc1lv1) and the recorded data.
T'IOexperiments were conducted to test the viability of producing
beef and no sheep, and wintering calves. During the process
of conducting the experiments, the recalculation capability of the
model was explored.
It is concluded that the microcomputer is a powerful budgeting
and forecasting tool. It is not difficult for a person with no
previous computer experience to learn to use a microcomputer and
to develop programs using spread sheet software. The records and
budgets model developed indicate that this tool has a potential
application in solving farm operators' problems of data acquisition
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and processing the data into information.
Kilungo, J (2021). An Evaluation Of The Use Of A Microcomputer On A Livestock Farm. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/an-evaluation-of-the-use-of-a-microcomputer-on-a-livestock-farm
Kilungo, Julius "An Evaluation Of The Use Of A Microcomputer On A Livestock Farm" Afribary. Afribary, 08 May. 2021, https://track.afribary.com/works/an-evaluation-of-the-use-of-a-microcomputer-on-a-livestock-farm. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
Kilungo, Julius . "An Evaluation Of The Use Of A Microcomputer On A Livestock Farm". Afribary, Afribary, 08 May. 2021. Web. 25 Dec. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/an-evaluation-of-the-use-of-a-microcomputer-on-a-livestock-farm >.
Kilungo, Julius . "An Evaluation Of The Use Of A Microcomputer On A Livestock Farm" Afribary (2021). Accessed December 25, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/an-evaluation-of-the-use-of-a-microcomputer-on-a-livestock-farm