What is a harrow?
Q: What is a harrow?
A: A harrow is a farm tool used to break up and smooth out the surface of the soil.
Q: How is a harrow different from a plow?
A: A harrow works by cutting into the soil and breaking it up, while a plow cuts deeper into the soil, lifts up the soil, and tips it over.
Q: What is the purpose of harrowing?
A: The purpose of harrowing is to break up clods and provide a finer finish, good soil structure for planting, and to remove weeds and cover up seed after sowing.
Q: Why is harrowing carried out on fields?
A: Harrowing is carried out to follow the rough surface left by plowing.
Q: What does a harrow do to the soil?
A: A harrow disturbs the whole surface of the soil.
Q: How is a harrow different from a cultivator?
A: Harrows disturb the whole surface of the soil, while cultivators disturb only narrow trails that avoid crop rows to kill weeds.
Q: What are clods?
A: Clods are lumps of soil that may be broken up during harrowing.
