 | Better Farming Series 07 - Crop Farming (FAO - INADES, 1976, 29 p.) |
 |  | (introduction...) |
|  | Plan of work |
| | (introduction...) |
| | How to till |
| | By hand |
| | With animal power |
| | Depth of tillage |
| | When to plough |
| | Harrowing |
| | Sowing |
| | Choosing seed |
| | When to sow |
| | How to sow |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Sowing in rows |
| | Sowing in rows by hand |
| | Sowing with animal power |
| | Transplanting |
| | Looking after the crops |
| | Weeding |
| | Earthing up |
| | Hoeing |
| | Thinning |
| | Harvesting |
| | How to harvest |
| | How to get a better price for the harvest |
| | Grade your crops. |
| | Store your harvest well. |
| | Farmers get together to sell. |
| | Suggested question paper |
Hoeing
With some soils the surface gets hard after rain; a crust of earth is formed. Water rises in the crust as it rises in lumps of earth {see Booklet No. 4, page 30).
· The earth crust must be broken up to prevent the water rising. This is called hoeing.
Hoeing
· Rain that falls on a well- hoed soil goes in easily. It does not run off the surface. It is not wasted.
· Hoeing is done with a hand hoe or with an animal- drawn cultivator.
Weeding often serves both purposes: it gets rid of weeds and breaks up the soil crust.
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