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• seed drill — n. shallow furrow where seeds are sowed; tool for planting seeds …   English contemporary dictionary

• furrow drill — noun : a grain drill that opens furrows at intervals of 10 to 18 inches and deposits seed in them …   Useful english dictionary

• ro|to|till — «ROH tuh TIHL», transitive verb, intransitive verb. to break up the soil with a rotary plow or tiller: »In a mulched area, I never plow or rototill but simply open up a seed furrow with a hoe each spring (New York Times) …   Useful english dictionary

• agricultural technology — Introduction       application of techniques to control the growth and harvesting of animal and vegetable products. Soil preparation       Mechanical processing of soil so that it is in the proper physical condition for planting is usually… …   Universalium

• agriculture, origins of — Introduction  the active production of useful plants or animals in ecosystems that have been created by people. Agriculture has often been conceptualized narrowly, in terms of specific combinations of activities and organisms wet rice production… …   Universalium

• AGRICULTURAL LAND-MANAGEMENT METHODS AND IMPLEMENTS IN ANCIENT EREẒ ISRAEL — Ereẓ Israel is a small country with a topographically fragmented territory, each geographical region having a distinctive character of its own. These regions include: the coastal plain, the lowlands, the hilly country, the inland valleys, the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Plough — Plow redirects here. For the Canadian soldier, see Edward Chester Plow. Plowman redirects here. For the surname, see Plowman (surname). Furrow redirects here. For other uses, see Furrow (disambiguation). For other uses, see Plough… …   Wikipedia

• grain drill —       machine for planting seed at a controlled depth and in specified amounts. The earliest known version, invented in Mesopotamia (Mesopotamia, history of) by 2000 BC, consisted of a wooden plow equipped with a seed hopper and a tube that… …   Universalium

• drill — I. verb Etymology: Dutch drillen Date: 1619 transitive verb 1. a. to fix something in the mind or habit pattern of by repetitive instruction < drill pupils in spelling > b. to impart or communicate by repetition < impossible to drill the simplest …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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