Well-prepared soil results into good crop growth and ultimatelyleads to successful farming. A farmer should have information of best soiltillage practices when it comes to preparing soil. Also its essential to have knowledge about the agricultural equipment used in managing farm soil. With the aim of achieving healthy, high quality yield it is essential that farmers take care of the farm from the start.
Soil preparation is a difficult procedure and undoubtedly notan easy task for farmers. In this procedure a farmer has to apply various tillage methods, in different steps such as primary tillage and secondary tillage. The last step in top soil preparation is to make the seedbed with extremely shallow soil cultivation till the deepness of approximately 6 cm. Various farm equipment usedto make a seedbed includes the field cultivator, plough, disc harrow etc. To arrange the soil for plants farmers often use numerous types of plough and harrow to achieve the desired soil condition.
A Harrow is one the most common type of equipment used for making seedbed. Although different models of harrows are used in this procedure yet goal is same to prepare the soil for growing crops. The disc harrow uses a set steel or iron discs that help cut through the soil, crushes clods, digs up weed and remains of old crops.
Benefits of using a Disc Harrow
- Iron and steel discs and their offset loosen anytype of harsh soil they cut.
- After loosening the soil, the iron and steel discs slices the earth over a tiny bit and also picks up the soil.
- Digs up the roots of unnecessary weeds.
- Creates a flaky layer for planting.
- Protects the soil upper surface from easydrying.
- Improves the air and water absorptive into soil.
- Eliminates any lumps of soil or clay.
- Improves the microbiological procedure in the soil.
- Improves nutrient availability to feed plants.
- It shuffles the soil to let quicker growth of theplant seeds.
In soil preparing procedure a harrow should be used right after ploughing the soil, with the purpose of avoiding losing moisture. Once ploughing is done, a farmer can put the disc harrow behind a tractor and use it to further work the land.
