Question

What are the uses of hoe in agriculture?

Answer 1

Hint: The art of growing food and cash crops to fulfil the requirements of all living beings is referred to as agriculture. In ancient times agriculture occurred in a small field with the help of minimal tools but nowadays it occurs on a very large scale with various modern tools and techniques.

Complete answer:
Hoe is a simple tool and has a long rod of wood or iron. A plate of iron that is strong, broad and bent is fixed to one of its ends and works as a blade. It is pulled with the help of animals.

Uses of Hoe in agriculture –
- It is used for removing weeds and for loosening the soil, shaping the soil, digging, clearing weeds, and harvesting root crops.
- Digging hoe is used for digging the soil before seeding and plantation.
- Draw hoe is used for de-weeding the soil, removing unwanted vegetation that is grown along with crops.
- Reciprocating hoe contains special moving blades that are used for scrubbing the soil and are also used for removing unwanted weeds or plants.
- Flat hoe is used for flattening the soil by pull and push actions and their blades move parallel to the surface for removing weeds.
- Sweeping hoe is used for sweeping and slicing the weeds in the soil surfaces.

Note: Procedure for agriculture – first the soil is prepared on which the crop is grown, then seeds are sown, then remove unwanted and harmful plants and weeds that are grown along with the main crop, then manuring and irrigation of crops done, then harvest the crops and storing of yielded crops.