NCERT Book Class 4 EVS Chapter 14 Basva's Farm

I am Basva. My father is a farmer. We live in Belvanika
village in Karnataka. It is the month of July. Like every
year, Appa, my father, is preparing the field to sow the
onion crop. There are so many things to be done at this
time. To help him I too go to the field with Appa. In the
last few days, Appa has been using the Khunti (an iron
rod) to dig the soil, loosen it and make it soft.

Find out
Ö In Basva’s area an implement called Khunti is used to
loosen the soil. What is this kind of implement called
in your area? Draw it and discuss.
For the teacher: This lesson talks about the process of cultivating an
onion crop. You can use this as an example to encourage children to find
out and describe the process for growing some crops that are common in
their area.