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2. Hoe (tool) - Wikipedia

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   The ridging hoe, also known as the Warren hoe [10] and the drill hoe, is a triangular (point-down) or heart-shaped draw hoe that is particularly useful for digging narrow furrows ("drills") and shallow trenches for the planting of seeds or bulbs. [11] [12] The Paxton hoe is similar to the Italian hoe, but with a more rounded rectangular blade.

3. Seed drill - Wikipedia

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   1902 model 12-run seed drill Modern air seeder and hoe drill combination. The invention of the seed drill dramatically improved germination. The seed drill employed a series of runners spaced at the same distance as the plowed furrows. These runners, or drills, opened the furrow to a uniform depth before the seed was dropped.

4. Harrow (tool) - Wikipedia

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   Tine harrows are used to refine seed-bed conditions before planting, remove small weeds in growing crops, and loosen the inter-row soils to allow water to soak into the subsoil. The fourth is a chain disk harrow. Disks attached to chains are pulled at an angle over the ground. These harrows move rapidly across the surface.

5. Dibber - Wikipedia

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   A straight dibber. A dibber or dibble or dibbler is a pointed wooden stick for making holes in the ground so that seeds, seedlings or small bulbs can be planted. Dibbers come in a variety of designs including the straight dibber, T-handled dibber, trowel dibber, and L-shaped dibber.

6. Planter (farm implement) - Wikipedia

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   Traditionally, an operator would plant at about 4.5-5.5 mph for optimal performance. However, with the advent of these systems electrical motors match the speed of the tractor and "dead-drop" the seed in the trench using either a belt or brush-belt which cause the forward momentum of the planter to be offset by the rearward momentum of the seed.

7. Tillage - Wikipedia

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   a) Reduction of logging slash, plant competition, and humus prior to direct seeding, planting, scarifying or in anticipation of natural seeding in partially cut stands or in connection with seed-tree systems. b) Reduction or elimination of unwanted forest cover prior to planting or seeding, or prior to preliminary scarification thereto.