Meaning and classification of hoes

As we all know, China has attached great importance to agriculture since ancient times, because agriculture is the foundation of civilization. The wealth of the older generation of Chinese people is their labor income facing the loess and the sky. From this, we can see the importance of agriculture. Xiao Bian still remembers the hoe his parents used when working in the field. The hoe is not a farm tool that appears in a day. What's the meaning of this? What is its classification?

1. What does a hoe mean?

We all know that the hoe is a kind of labor tool invented by the working people of our country during their long-term labor. In the ancient Stone Age, some primitive people used a very simple stone with sharp grooves to bind it to a wooden stick as a simple hoe. Later, with the arrival of the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, the hoe gradually evolved into various forms and uses. The hoe can be divided into two parts. One part is a hoe blade, which is used to loosen soil and weed. Its shape is flat and long, just like a kitchen knife. With the development of the times, there are rectangular, long and narrow, trapezoidal and other shapes. The other part is the hoe handle. The hoe handle is a round stick, usually made of wood. It is installed in the hole behind the hoe blade to support the hoe blade. The length is generally about 80~160cm. If it is too long, it will be inconvenient to use. The hoe adopts the lever principle, saving labor, but the working efficiency is relatively low.

2. Classification of hoes?

1. Plate hoe: the size of the plate hoe is about 20cm~30cm wide, and the height is slightly longer than the width. It is mainly used for large area shallow excavation, such as soil loosening and planting.

2. Weeding hoe: The blade of the weeding hoe is wide and sharp, some of which have slight radians and are crescent shaped. Some have no radian, the cutting edge is straight, and its height will be less than its width. It is slightly lighter and thinner than the board hoe, and is connected with a long wooden handle by an iron handle. The hoe is mainly used for surface excavation. Such as pulling up weeds on the ground, collecting grains or sand scattered on the ground.

3. Cross bar hoe: The blade of cross bar hoe is narrow, which is very suitable for small area deep excavation. It is often used in places where the soil is very solid, and it is also used to dig tuberous plants buried in the soil, such as cassava, potato, sweet potato, yam, taro, Jerusalem artichoke, pinellia ternata and sweet dew seeds.