Is there a difference between plowing and harrowing?

1, literally different

Plowing is the use of oxen or machinery as a power to hang a plow to loosen the soil of the field.

Harrowing is the use of a harrow to break up the soil and level the ground.

2, with different tools

Plowing the field with the tool is the plow, the plow is a kind of farming equipment, by a beam at the end of the heavy blade composition, mainly used to break the soil and plowing grooves.

The tool used for harrowing is the harrow, which is an agricultural tool for gathering or scattering grain, firewood or leveling the land, with a long handle and wooden, bamboo or iron tines.

3, the role of different

The role of the plow is used to break the soil, and plowing grooves so as to prepare for planting.

Harrowing is a kind of topsoil plowing with a harrow, usually after plowing, before sowing or early spring moisture conservation, loosening the soil, retaining moisture, improve soil temperature and so on.

Extended information;

In terms of plowing, different regions have different requirements, especially for paddy fields and dry fields, and there are great differences in terms of the agrotechnical requirements for plowing. Therefore, the series of plows are mainly divided into two main categories: the southern paddy field plow series and the northern dry farming share plow series. Within each series, according to the soil specific resistance (soil resistance per unit of plowing section) size, is divided into different models such as medium-sized, heavy-duty or reinforced.

In accordance with the plow and tractor supporting the hanging knot, the northern series of plows have three forms: traction, suspension and semi-suspension; because of the higher mobility of the suspension unit, suitable for smaller fields on the ploughing, so, the southern paddy field plow series is only a form of suspension plows.

Northern series of plows are divided into two types of medium-sized plows and heavy-duty plows, which are adapted to the depth of cultivation of 16-30 cm. Medium-sized plows are suitable for surface stubble less light and medium soil (resistance of 0.4 a 0.7 kg/cm2), the plow is equipped with BT30 (B a northern, T a plow body, 30 a single plow body width of 30 cm) plow body, can also be equipped with BT25, BT35 plow body.

With better soil turning, soil crushing and mulching performance, the front and rear distance between adjacent plow bodies are 500 and 600 mm, respectively, and 700 mm when BT35 is installed, i.e., ordinary spacing