GK
SOIL AND AGRICULTURE
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Question
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Inside to outside ploughing
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Outside to inside ploughing
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Ploughing by halai making
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Ploughing by putting furrow from one side of field
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Detailed explanation-1: -Round and round method : it is done in the fields where the ridges and furrows are there. It can be done at the center or start at one end. Ploughing by halai : It is the easiest and commonly used method, commonly practised method.
Detailed explanation-2: -In order to provide furrows at all times on the right hand side of the plough, two method of working are used called Gathering and Castering (Fig. 11.2). Gathering-Whenever a plough works round a strip of ploughed land, it is said to be gathering.
Detailed explanation-3: -In this method, the plough moves round and round in a field. This system is adopted under conditions where ridges and furrows interfere with cultivation work. The field can be started in two ways. A small plot of land is marked in the middle of the field and it is ploughed first.