20 Simple Farm Tools And Their Uses

20 Simple Farm Tools And Their Uses  Simple farm equipment is employed for a variety of tasks at various phases of farming, from soil prepar...

20 Simple Farm Tools And Their Uses 

Simple farm equipment is employed for a variety of tasks at various phases of farming, from soil preparation to planting and harvesting. I'll thus include at least 20 of them tools in this article along with their functions.

What are Simple Farm Tools?

Simple farm tools are practical implements with wooden handles and metal bodies that are mostly utilized by small-scale farmers. By helping the hands apply force during field operations, they facilitate and speed up the labor of farmers.

Simple Farm Tools and How They're Used

These tools are used to grow fruits, vegetables, flowers, and crops that can be eaten. These are:

Cutlasses: They are used to do things like cut down and clear grass, bushes, and trees before planting.

Hoes: are hand tools used in gardening to form the soil, get rid of weeds, clear the soil, and harvest root crops.

Rakes: are used to scoop, collect, or even out things like dirt, mulch, or leaves.

Hand forks: are used to work the dirt, pull out small weeds, and move seedlings from one place to another.

Garden forks: are simple farm tools that are used to loosen the top layer of dirt so that plants can be moved.

Shears: are used to cut away dead plant parts or dead wood.

 Pick axe, you can move things that are needed for farming.

Spades: are simple farm tools that are used to turn the dirt and hold up seedlings.

Hand trowel: This tool is used to move seedlings from the nursery bed to the main planting spot.

Shovel: It is used to make garden paths, level the ground, and remove stones or trash from the road.

Secateurs: are used to cut and trim away stems, weeds, and branches that don't belong in the yard.

Watering can: It is used to water crops during the dry season so that they don't wilt and die.

Harvesting sickle: It is used to gather veggies and grains.

Head pan: This simple farm tool is used to move seedlings from the nursery bed to the main site, carry and mix manure and fertilizers, and carry farm products.

Wheelbarrow: It can be used to move trash, carry fertilizer, carry a toolbox, and so on.

Axe: It is used to cut down trees, split logs, and prepare logs for turning them into lumber.

Pruning Saw: This tool is used to shape bushes and trees.

A budding knife is used to make a plant branch or graft joint.

Budizzor:  is used on farm animals like cows and sheep to break the sperm cord and stop blood flow to the testicles.

Sprayers: are simple farm tools that are used to spread poisons.