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2.State any three advantages of ploughing.3. Explain how a seed drill helps a farmer sow seeds in the soil.

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2)three advantages of ploughing 1. It helps in loosening of the soil.2. It helps in uprooting weeds.3. It helps in proper mixing of manure in the soil.

3)The seed drill sows the seeds at equal distances and proper depth, ensuring that the seeds get covered with soil and are saved from being eaten by birds. Before the introduction of the seed drill, a common practice was to plant seeds by hand. Besides being wasteful, planting was usually imprecise and led to a poor distribution ofseeds, leading to low productivity. The use of a seed drill can improve the ratio of crop yield (seeds harvested per seed planted) by as much as nine times.



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