Chopping belt

As Hackbaugürtel were of Eduard Hahn , the tropical parts of Africa , India , the Malay islands and parts of South and Central America designates where hoe is driven.

The most important tillage device here was the digging stick , or it is still today. Chicken , dog and goat , in some areas also humpback cattle , sheep and pigs are typical representatives of domestic animals . An important food crop is the banana in many varieties, such as the plantain . To the north, the hacking belt merges into the plow cultivation area , which extends to northern Europe , America and Asia .

literature

• Eduard Hahn: From the hoe to the plow. Quelle & Meyer, Leipzig 1914.