comenius ue-g(old)en future 2012-2014, 4th reunion - bulgarian traditional agriculture tools

FOURTH REUNIUN FOURTH REUNIUN OF THE PROJECTOF THE PROJECTLATVIALATVIA, , 15-19 JULY 201315-19 JULY 2013

BULGARIA

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”AGRICULTURE IN LOVE WITH NATURE”

Motto: “NO DIET CAN DO WHAT HEALTHY FOOD DOES FOR YOU!”

HISTORYPEOPLE HAVE BEEN

CULTIVATING LAND FOR AGESAND THEY USED DIFFERENT KINDS OF

TOOLS

AGRICULTURAL TOOLS

PICK is used for breaking up hard ground

or rock.

SCYTHEis for mowing grass or reaping

crops.

PLOUGH

is used in farming for initial cultivation of soil in preparation for sowing seed or planting to loosen or turn the soil.

The traditional way: a farmer works the land with horses

and plough.

HOE (tool)is used to move small amounts of soil to agitate the surface of the soil around plants, to pile soil around the base of plants, to create

narrow furrows and shallow trenches for planting seeds and bulbs.

OTHER HAND TOOLS

SICKLEis used for harvesting grain crops

or cutting livestock

SHOVELis for digging, lifting, and moving bulk

materials

TRACTORMechanized cultivation of land, which helps to increase the crops.

COMBINE HARVESTERis a machine that harvests grain crops

…in the past …nowadays

…EASY AND QUICK HARVESTING

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION