Class IV EVS

2. 1.Dig and Loosen the soil
It’s month of July.Basva’s father, a farmer is
preparing the field to sow the onion crop.

3. Things used to loosen the soil.
KUNTI -- AN
IRON ROD,
CROW BAR

SHOVELS
ONE MORE WAY

4. PLOUGHING
PLOUGH↑
(kurige)
TRACTOR
←

5. Have you ever seen
onion seeds?

6. SOWING SEEDS
Basva’s Appa will now sow the seeds
Kurige It is a
plough
dragged by
the bullocks
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7. Sowing sun flower seeds
while ploughing

8. Can you see kurige in this?
Kurige or the
Plough

9. Sowing seeds

10. Watering the onion fields

11. Onion sprouts/seedlings

12. Onion sprouts

13. Weeds in an onion field
Basva, Amma and Uncle to
take out the weeds from the
field.

14. WHAT ARE WEEDS?WHY
SHOULD WE PLUCK THEM?
•Weeds are unwanted wasteful plants.
•The take away water,food,minerals
needed for the plants.
•That’s why we should pluck away weeds
from the fields.

15. Plants are as tall as Basva’s knees

16. ONION FLOWERS

17. The leaves
are turning
yellow and
drying up.

18. Look at the leaves
and onions.Have
you seen these in
the market?

19. Everyone takes out onions in
the family.Even Basva does
not go to school to help his
family.

20. If onions are not taken out
at the right time they will
rot in the ground.

21. Basva’s mother and aunt cut the dry
leaves from the onions using a
illige.His appa and uncle fill the bags
with onions to take to the market.
illige

22. ONIONS IN THE MARKET

23. ONION DISHES

24. •Farmers and his family
work very hard .
•We buy the grains and
vegetables and enjoy the
dishes.
Thank you Farmers! Thanks to
your family too.

25. ONION
SEEDS TO
ONION
PLANT
LET’SDISCUSS

26. THE MAN IN AN ONION BED