AGRICULTURE

AGRICULTURE PRACTICES- All that is done to obtain a good harvest , right from preparing the soil, using good seeds and fertilizers, to protecting the crop and storing it properly can be termed as farm-work or agricultural practices.

The are some important methods of farm work

TILLING OF THE LAND-  This an important stage in the process of farming .Activities related to tilling of the land are undertaken at three stages- pre-sowing , sowing and post-sowing stages 

 

PRE-SOWING STAGE - At this stage the land is ploughed and harrowed.By ploughing the field ,the hard soil is dug up to a certain depth. the soil thus gets loosened. this helps the crop in many ways. 

THE SOWING STAGE - This includes arrenging the soil and sowing the seeds or planting the seedlings.

 

AGRICULTURE IMPLEMENTS AND TOOLS- Several implements and tools are used in agriculture.Also ,animals like bullocks, oxen, horses or camels may be harnessed to work these implelemnts

  TIPHAN- Seed drills like the tiphan padhar and mogada are used for sowing.

SPADE-A spade is used to pull and spread soil. 

 

PUMP-A spray pump is used for sparying pesticides.

 PICKAXE-A pickaxe is used to dig the ground.

SCYTHE (sickle) -A scythe is used for harvesting the crop.