2. FARM TOOLS IN HORTICULTURE
OPERATION
Farm tools, implements, and equipment play very important role in
horticulture operations. Their availability makes the work much easier and
faster. In order to do horticultural operation successfully, one must have o
good working knowledge of the tools, implements and equipment before
using them.
3. HAND TOOLS
Hand tools are usually light and are used without the help of animals or
machines. They are being used in performing farm activities which involve
small areas like school and home garden.
4. BOLO
USE FOR CUTTING TALL GRASSES AND WEEDS AND CHOPPING BRANCHES OF TREE.
CROWBAR
USE FOR DIGGING BIG HOLES AND FOR DIGGING OUT BIG STONES AND STUMPS
PICK-MATTOCK
USE FOR DIGGING CANALS BREAKING HARD TOPSOIL AND FOR DIGGING UP STONES
AND TREE STUMPS
GRAB-HOE
USE FOR BREAKING HARD TOPSOIL AND PULVERIZING
5. SPADE
USE FOR REMOVING TRASH OR SOIL, DIGGING CANALS OR DITCHES, AND MIXING SOIL
MEDIA
SHOVEL
USE IN REMOVING TRASH, DIGGING LOOSE SOIL, MOVING SOIL FROM ONE PLACE TO
ANOTHER AND FOR MIXING SOIL MEDIA
RAKE
USE FOR CLEANING GROUND AND LEVELING TOPSOIL
SPADING FORK
USE FOR LOOSENING THE SOIL, DIGGING OUT CROPS AND TURNING OVER THE
MATERIALS IN A COMPOST HEAP
6. LIGHT HOE
USE FOR LOOSENING AND LEVELING SOIL AND DIGGING OUT FURROWS FOR
PLANTING
HAND TROWEL
USE FOR LOOSENING THE SOIL AROUND THE GROWING PLANTS AND PUTTING SMALL
AMOUNT OF MANURE FERTILIZER IN THE SOIL
HAND CULTIVATOR
USE FOR CULTIVATING THE GARDEN PLOT BY LOOSENING THE SOIL AND REMOVING
WEEDS AROUND THE PLANT
HAND FORK
USE FOR INTER ROW CULTIVATION
7. PRUNNING SHEARS
USE FOR CUTTING BRANCHES OF PLANTING MATERIALS AND UNNECESSARY
BRANCHES OF PLANTS
AXE
USE FOR CUTTING BIGGER SIZE POST
KNIFE
USE FOR CUTTING PLANTING MATERIALS AND FOR PERFORMING OTHER OPERATION
IN HORTICULTURE
SPRINGKLERS
USE FOR WATERING SEEDLINGS AND YOUNG PLANTS
WATER PAILS
USE FOR HAULING WATER, MANURE AND FERTILIZER
8. SPRAYERS
USE FOR SPRAYING PLANTS
WHEEL BARROW
USE FOR HAULING TRASH, MANURES, FERTILIZER, PLANTING MATERIALS AND OTHER
EQUIPMENT
SICKLE
HAND-HELD AGRICULTURAL TOOL WITH A VARIOUSLY CURVED BLADE TYPICALLY
9. FARM IMPLEMENTS
THESE ARE ACCESSORIES WHICH ARE BEING PULLED BY WORKING
ANIMALS OR MOUNTED MACHINERIES { HAND TRACTOR, TRACTOR}
WHICH ARE USUALLY USED IN PREPARATION OF LAND
10. PLOW
SPECIPICALLY USED FOR TILLING LARGE AREAS, MAKING FURROWS AND INTER-ROW
CULTIVATION
HARROW
USED FOR TILLING AND PULVERIZING THE SOIL
ROTAVATOR
THE ROTAVATOR IS AN IMPLEMENTS ATTACHED TO A TRACTOR ANDUSED FOR TILLING
AND PULVERIZING THE SOIL
11. DISC PLOW HARROW
THE NATIVE WOODEN HARROW IS MADE OF WOOD WITH A METAL TEETH AND PULLED
BY A CARABAO WHILE THE DISC HARROW IS MADE OF METAL MOUNTED TO A
TRACTOR
12. COMMON FARM EQUIPMENTS
THESE ARE MACHINERIES USED IN HORTICULTURAL OPERATIONS
ESPECIALY IN VEGETABLES PRODUCTION
THEY ARE USED IN LAND PREPARATION AND IN TRANSPORTING FARM
INPUTS AND PRODUCTS
THIS EQUIPMENTS NEEDS A HIGHLY SKILLED OPERATOR TO USE
13. HAND TRACTOR
USED TO PULL A PLOW AND HARROW IN PREPARING A LARGE AREA OF LAND
14. FOUR WHEEL TRACTOR
USED TO PULL DISC PLOW AND DISC HARROW IN PREPARING MUCH
BIGGER AREA OF LAND
16. QUESTIONS:
1. WHAT IS HAND TOOLS?
2. GIVE AT LEAST 5 EXAMPLE OF HAND TOOLS.
3. WHAT IS FARM EMPLIMENTS?
4. GIVE 3 EXAMPLE OF FARM EMPLIMENTS.
5. WHAT IS COMMON FARM EQIUPMENTS?
17. ANSWER KEY:
1. HAND TOOLS ARE USUALLY LIGHT AND ARE USED WITHOUT THE HELP
OF ANIMALS OR MACHINES.
2. 5 EXAMPLE OF HAND TOOLS:
BOLO
CROWBAR
SPADE
HAND FORK
HAND TROWEL
3. THESE ARE ACCESSORIES WHICH ARE BEING PULLED BY WORKING
ANIMALS OR MOUTED MACHINERIES. WHICH ARE USUALLY USED IN
PREPARATION OF LAND.
18. 4. 3 EXAMPLE OF FARM EMPLIMENTS:
PLOW
HARROW
ROTAVATOR
5. THESE ARE MACHINERIES USED IN HORTICULTURAL OPERATION
ESPECIALY IN VEGETABLES PRODUCTION.
