Farm Power & Machinery

Junior Hoe

• It is intercultural equipment used primarily for weeding in between the rows of standing crops.
  
• It consists of reversible shovels with curved tynes attached to framework with hinge arrangement.
  
• A handle and beam are fixed to the framework for guiding and attaching the unit to the yoke (Fig. 18.4).
  
• The spacing between the shovel can be adjusted according to the row spacing of the crop. The area covered by the junior hoe is about 1.5 ha per day.