Plough
- Wooden plough is used for ploughing the field since ancient times.
- It has a long log of wood called plough shaft.
- One end of the shaft has a handle. It contains a triangular iron strip.
- The other end of the shaft is attached to a beam. This beam is placed on the neck of bullocks.
- While ploughing, the plough share digs deep into the soil and breaks it.
- Nowadays, iron ploughs are increasingly being used in the place of wooden ploughs.
Hoe
- Hoe has a long rod of wood or iron.
- It has a handle at one end. Below the handle, it has a strong broad and bent plate of iron which acts like a blade.
- It has a beam at the other end which is placed on a bullock's neck
Cultivator
- Cultivator is a tractor driven tool generally used for ploughing very large fields.
- Since this method is mechanically advanced, ploughing with a cultivator saves time and labour.
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