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Farming tools common sense

1. Where to put the farm tools in the farm knowledge

People often say that "to do a good job, you must first sharpen their tools", scientists want to do a good job of research, you have to have a microscope, curved-necked flasks and other tools, farmers want to run their own farms, but also need to use a variety of tools, which is the farm tools.

When planting, farmers will use tractors, rice transplanters, harvesters, watering pumps, pesticides, sprayers, and sickles, shovels, dustpans, and other small handmade farm tools. There is usually a farm equipment room in the farm, large machinery directly on the ground, small farm equipment can be hung on the wall, one in order to prevent moisture, and two in order to save space.

Farm machinery and small farm tools should be cleaned up after use and then stored for the next year. The fuel oil used for machinery and equipment should be stored safely.

Not all farmers have the luxury of building a farmhouse for their implements, but some store them in a barn. Of course, the premise of storing tools in the warehouse is that the warehouse is large enough, there is enough space, and that the tools should not be placed in a disorderly manner, but in the warehouse to find an empty space, centrally located.

2. What are the taboos about farming tools in China

Farming tools are extremely important to farmers.

Therefore, there are many taboos in the use of agricultural tools. (1) avoid plowing in a circle Folk believe that there is a plow God in the plow, called "plow Gong Gong".

People usually worship the plow god on the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar.

People usually worship the plow god on the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar.

The common thought that the plow method called "turtle plow", that this home is prone to "red apricot wall" trouble. (2) avoid putting the plow in the toilet after plowing the ground, the plow can not be placed in the toilet, folk believe that this will blaspheme "plow God", and then plow plow plowing, not only the plow head to break, will also affect the final harvest.

In addition, the plow can not be put together with dirt, more forbidden to hang the child's diaper in the plow Tsubaki and plow handle, that will lead to children sick. All taboos are a reflection of the sacralization of the tools of production.

(3) Jealousy of women across the stretcher for the common thought that the flat stretcher has God. The god of the flat-bearer generally has no temple, and there is no fixed statue and god shape.

Folk old people say, the God of the flat stretcher in the flat stretcher, the God is commonly known as the flat stretcher adults. The God of the flat stretcher is in the flat stretcher, and the God of the flat stretcher is commonly called the Lord of the flat stretcher.

If a woman crosses the flat stretcher, not only will the person who uses the flat stretcher scold her, even the family will also reprimand her. It is said that if a woman crosses over the flat-bearer and picks it up again, the shoulder of the person who uses the flat-bearer will be poisoned and the woman who crosses over the flat-bearer will be poisoned as well.

(4) Avoid sitting on the mouth of the dung skins In folklore, avoid sitting on the mouth of the dung skins, because the dung skins have dung skins God, shall not be blasphemed; usually avoid using the dung skins to load the food, because farmers use the dung skins to load the feces. (5) Jealous of stone mill is not clean stone mill is used to rice, wheat, beans and other grains processed into powder, a kind of machinery.

In the past, most of the northern part of the wheat corn and other grain shelling, peeling when the use of stone grinding completed. So at that time, in the northern region almost every family has a plate of stone mill, it is a home life of the basic appliances, if a family "even a plate of mill are not", it is difficult to maintain life or family failure of an important symbol.

The stone mill is used to grind grain, and therefore must maintain its cleanliness, children are forbidden to urinate and defecate on the stone mill, smear dirt. (6) Jealous of sitting on the stone mill or sunshine clothes and clothing stone mill also have stone mill God, stone mill absolutely can not sit, otherwise it will be "pressed the green dragon head", the harvest is not good, sit on the stone mill will also be the stone mill God of punishment.

It is forbidden to dry clothes on top of the stone mill, especially women's clothes.

3. Science Trivia

Why do stars twinkle? We see stars flickering, not because of changes in the luminosity of the stars themselves, but because of atmospheric shading. The atmosphere separates us from the stars, and when starlight passes through it, it is affected by the density and thickness of the atmosphere.

The atmosphere is not absolutely transparent; its transparency varies depending on its density. So when we look at the stars through it at ground level, we see the stars as if they are twinkling.

2. Why do people yawn? When we feel tired, our body has produced a lot of carbon dioxide.

When there is too much carbon dioxide, more oxygen must be added to balance the body's needs. Because this residual carbon dioxide affects our body's functional activities, the body then sends out a protective response and yawns.

Yawning is a deep breathing action, it will allow us to inhale more than usual oxygen and discharge carbon dioxide, but also to do to eliminate the role of fatigue.

Why can snakes walk without feet? Snakes have a lot of scales on their bodies, which is the outermost layer of armor on their bodies. The scales are not only used to protect the body, but also as their "feet".

When a snake crawls forward, its body takes on an S shape. Each of the scales on the outside of the S-shape will buckle up to help the snake grab onto uneven surfaces as it moves forward.

These scales and the snake's muscles cooperate with each other, and can push the body to crawl forward, so the snake can walk without feet! 4. Why sunflowers always blossom towards the sun Sunflowers contain a substance called phytochemicals in the stem underneath the disk of the sunflower.

This substance has the function of accelerating the reproduction, but it has an aversion to light, every time it encounters light, it will run to the backlight side. So when the sun rises, the sunflower stem immediately hides on the backlit side, and it looks like the whole plant is bending in the direction of the sun.

5. Why do people's hair turn gray when they get old? There is a substance called melanin in our hair, and the more melanin we have, the darker our hair becomes.

The less melanin we have, the more yellow or white our hair will become. As we get older, our body's functions will gradually decline, and the formation of pigment will become less and less, so our hair will gradually turn gray! 6.

Why do fireflies glow? Fireflies will glow because at the end of their abdomen has a luminescent apparatus, luminescent apparatus filled with many phosphorus-containing luminescent quality and luminescent enzymes, so that fireflies can emit a flash of light. Fireflies light purpose, in addition to lighting, there are courtship, warning, trapping and other purposes.

It is also one of their communication tools, different kinds of fireflies will be different ways of light, light frequency and color, they use this to convey different messages. 7.

Why does a hungry stomach grumble? When you are hungry, your stomach will gurgle because the food you ate before is almost finished digesting, and although your stomach is empty, the gastric juices will continue to secrete in your stomach. This is when the contraction of the stomach will gradually expand, and the liquid and gas inside will be stirred up, resulting in the sound of grumbling.

Next time, don't be embarrassed by your stomach growling! It's a normal physiological action.

Why can't opossums fly? The humongous opossums are a kind of humpbacks, but they can't fly up to the sky! It's not because their wings don't work, but their feathers are too soft and their wings are too small to fly. Also, opossums have underdeveloped muscles and flat breastbones, neither of which helps them fly.

The opossum lives in Africa, and because of its long residence in the desert region, its body has evolved into its present form in order to adapt to the environment.

Why is canned food not easily spoiled? Lunch meat, pangasius in black bean sauce, and beans in eggplant sauce.

All are delicious canned foods, and they can all be stored for a long time without spoiling. This is because cans are sealed, so bacteria can't get in.

When people make canned food, they take all the air out of the can and seal it. In the absence of air, even if the food inside gets a little bit of bacteria on it, they can't survive or multiply ah! 10.

Why do babies cry all the time when they are born? Babies cry when they are born, not because they are unhappy, but because they are taking their first breath of air! When babies leave their mothers' bodies, the first gulp of air they take in rushes down their throats, which pummels the vocal cords, causing them to vibrate and make a cry-like sound. 11.

Why do lizards keep bouncing after their tails are broken? In order to protect themselves, many lizards use protective coloring to hide their tails, and some lizards' tails break off when they are attacked due to intense muscle contraction. Some lizards break their tails when they are attacked due to the muscle contraction. Since some of the nerves in the broken tail are still alive, it will keep bouncing to distract the enemy's attention so that they can escape.

Don't think that's the end of their lives, but it only takes a few months for the tail to grow back and continue living.

Why are squirrels' tails so big? Don't take squirrels' tails lightly! While the squirrel is jumping around in the tree, its tail is playing a big role. It enables the squirrel to balance itself as it jumps up and down the tree, preventing it from falling and getting hurt.

In addition, this big tail can play a protective role in the winter, tight around the body of the squirrel, which is convenient and practical.

Why can't we have one or three thumbs? The average person has five fingers, and the length of the fingers varies. However, has anyone noticed that apart from the thumb, the other fingers also have three joints, but only the thumb has only two joints? It turns out that the number of segments matches the other four.

If there were three, the thumb would be too weak to lift heavy objects, and if there were only one, it wouldn't be able to work with the other four to grasp things! 14. Why don't we feel an itch when we tickle ourselves? When others tickle us, we feel the tickle and laugh constantly; but when we tickle ourselves, we not only do not laugh, but we do not feel the tickle.

Because our mind is prepared, our brain sends out a message that we are not in danger, and our nerves relax, so we don't laugh and we don't feel tickled! 15. Why is the sea mostly blue and green? When you look at the ocean, you will often find that the water is blue or green in color.

However, when you pick up the sea water, you can only see that it is transparent and colorless, just like the water in the past. Original.