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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | The science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products. |
| Tool | Any device or implements used to carry out mechanical functions whether manually or by a machine |
| Farm | An area of Land and its buildings used under one management for growing crops and rearing animals |
| Farm Tools | These are used in land preparations |
| Hand Tools | These are objects that are usually light and are used without the help of animals and machineries. |
| Bolo | used for cutting grass, uprooting weeds |
| Axe | used to cut trees and shrubs |
| Pick Axe or Pick Mattock | used to break up soil crusts, cultivate and uproot root stocks |
| Sickle | used to cut talahib, cogon and touch me not weeds |
| Crowbar | used for deep digging in hard soil |
| Heavy Hoe | (DIGGING) used in pulverizing the soil |
| Shovel | used for shoveling loose materials, removing trash and moving soil from one place to another |
| Spade | used to used for digging and breaking soil and for removing trash or soil in the canal |
| Hand Fork | used for cultivating and weeding for backyard gardening |
| Hand Grass Scraper | (GRASS SCRAPING) used in pulverizing the soil |
| Trowel | used for loosening soil around the plant and applying fertilizer or manure in the soil |
| Rake | used for cleaning the ground and leveling the topsoil |
| Meter Stick | used to measure the appropriate depth of planting seeds |
| Cord or String | used to measure and mark the distance at which seeds should be planted |
| Water Hose | used to water plants in bigger area and far from source of water |
| Water Pail | used to bring water to the row of garden plots |
| Sprinkler | used to water the seedlings in the seedboxes. |
| Wheel Barrow | used for hauling trash, manure, fertilizer and harvested crops |
| Wooden Box | used to haul seedlings for transplanting |
| Hammer | used to make and repair seed boxes |
| Pliers | used to repair other tools |
| Sieve | used in shifting the soil medium |
| Balance | used to weigh the right amount of fertilizer to be applied to the plants |