Farm Power, Tools and Structures: notes

Power

• Human power: hand tools such as hoes, rakes and spades.
• Animal power: oxen and donkeys pull ploughs and carts.
• Mechanical power: tractors and engines.

Tools and Machines

• Plough: cuts and turns the soil.
• Harrow: breaks clods and levels the seedbed.
• Planter: sows seed at an even depth and spacing.
• Care: clean tools after use, oil moving parts and store them dry.

Structures

• Dip tank: holds acaricide to kill ticks.
• Granary: stores grain off the ground, away from rats and damp.
• Fences: keep animals in or out. Live fences use trees or shrubs.