Blade harrows are used for different purposes like removal of weeds and stubbles, crushing of clods working of soil to shallow depth, covering the seeds, intercutivation and harvesting of groundnut etc. The blade harrows useful for intercultivation are discussed later.

Advantages of Blade Harrow

• Preserves the soil nutrients by closing the furrow made after ploughing.
• Breaking down huge clods of compacted soil.
• Reducing weed growth and destroying the existing ones.
• Cutting, crushing, and mixing the soil.