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blog post, especially my first post on farm tools and to those that this is
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Farm tools are two independent words join together:
Farm & Tools.
Farm:
Are area of land, together with a house and buildings, used for growing crops
and/or keeping animals as a business or home use.
Tools:
Is a device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a
particular function.
For
better understanding
Now, what is a farm tool?
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arm
tools are equipment that is used in the processes of land
preparation. These are mainly tools for trimming trees, weeds and shrubs,
cultivators, rakes and various hacksaws etc. Or read more by clicking here!
Farm tools and their uses and read more about some
other tools not mention here in my post on farm tools like:
Pick axe, Hand fork, Hand trowel, the sickle, the hammer,
the mallet, Secateurs, the shears, Watering can, Cutlass, the hoe, the spade. Click here
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Cutlass:
The
cutlass is one of the most common tools used by farmers. The cutlass has two
main parts which are a wooden handle and a blade used for cutting.
Uses
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The cutlass is used for pre-planting
activities such as the cutting down and clearing of grasses, bushes, and trees.
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It is used to plant the seeds of some
crops.
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Rake:
The rake is a farm tool which consists of a very long wooden handle with a
strong metal head attached to its base, with several prongs which are very important
to enable the rake perform its functions.
Uses
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To clean the ground and level the
topsoil.
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It is used to cover vegetable seeds
after broadcasting
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Shovel:
The shovel is similar to the spade but it has a slight difference. Its blade is
hollow and broad.
Uses
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With the help of shovel, one can quickly
remove and trash, dig, move and mix the soil.
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Grab-hoe:
This tool helps to brake hard top soil.
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Bolo:
This
tool is usually used to cut tall weeds and grasses or chopping branches of
trees.
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Pick-mattock:
It
is a handy tool to dig and break stones.
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Scythe:
The
scythe is a versatile hand-held tool for mowing cereals (including wheat) and
other herbaceous plants.
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Wheelbarrow:
It is used to remove the trash, haul fertilizers, manures, planting materials, and
other things.
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Sprayers:
This one is used for spraying insecticides.
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Sprinklers:
It is the tool for watering plants.
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Knife:
It
is a universal tool for cutting.
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Pruning
shears: It is a great tool to cut branches of trees and
bushes.
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Hand
cultivator: It is used for cultivating garden plot
and removing the weeds.
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Light
hoe:
it is used for leveling and loosening soil or digging the furrows for planting.
