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A harrow is an agricultural tool with four or five serrated boards that farmers use to work the surface of soil. It matters because it helps prepare and maintain fields for planting and growing crops.
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In agriculture, a harrow is a farm implement used for surface tillage. It is used after ploughing for breaking up and smoothing out the surface of the soil. The purpose of harrowing is to break up clods and to provide a soil structure, called tilth, that is suitable for planting seeds. Coarser harrowing may also be used to remove weeds and to cover seed after sowing.