Implements of Tillage

Plough

Tillage is the basic operation in farming. It is done to create favorable conditions for seed placement and plant growth. This is done mainly with a plough. A full history of the evolution of plough is not available. Farmers have been using plough since time immemorial. The primitive model might have been a crooked twig or a branch of a tree. The basic components of the plough are a shoe, a share, a body, a handle and a beam.

Yoke

The yoke has a projection at the centre to which a beam of implements like plough, leveler and harrow etc. are secured by a rope.

Leveler

The plank of the leveler is made of any locally available wood and shafts are generally made of bamboo sticks. Extra weight is added to all type of planks by placing stones on it or having person (s) ride on it. As the name suggests, levelers are used for leveling land.

Harrow

It has a wooden plank to which wood/iron pegs, handle and bamboo shaft are fitted. It is used for breaking soil crust after rain and also for uprooting weeds.

Mallot

It has a wooden block to which a handle is attached. Occasionally, one end of the block is tapering. It is used for the breaking of clods.

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