Question

What is the difference between a plough and a hoe?

Answer 1

The plough was used for for farming and cultivating of soil preparation for sowing ... On the other hand a hoe is a hand tool used by small farmers and vegetational crops.

Answer 2

Plough : This is being used since ancient times for tilling the soil, adding fertilisers to the crop, removing the weeds, scraping of soil, etc. This implement is made of wood and is drawn by a pair of bulls or other animals (horses, camels, etc.). It contains a strong triangular iron strip called ploughshare. The main part of the plough is a long log of wood which is called a ploughshaft. There is a handle at one end of the shaft. The other end is attached to a beam which is placed on the bulls’ necks. One pair of bulls and a man can easily operate the plough .

The indigenous wooden plough is increasingly being replaced by iron ploughs nowadays.

Hoe : It is a simple tool which is used for removing weeds and for loosening the soil. Ithas a long rod of wood or iron. A strong, broad and bent plate of iron is fixed to one of its ends and works like a blade. It ispulled by animals.


This answer is from science book of 8 std