A Study of Mechanical Thresher over Traditional Method of Threshing Kutki

This research was based on efficiency of plot size millet thresher over traditional method of threshing
Kutki millet. Kutki millet (little millet) is one of the most important small millet crop grown in rainfed area
of Madhya Pradesh India. Traditionally in tribal and hilly area, threshing of Kutki millet crops is done by
beating sticks and tractor bare operation which is more time consuming, energy intensive, labour
intensive and uneconomical. The plot size millet thresher can reduce the drudgery of farmers, labours
improve the quality of product, with existing socio economic condition of millet growing tribal farmers.
Thus, the plot size millet thresher was found best with 99.6% threshing efficiency, 98.9% cleaning
efficiency, 20.2 kg/h output capacity, 0.45% un-threshed grain percentage and 0% broken grain.