Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Jethro Wood (March 16, 1774 [1] – 1834) was the inventor of a cast-iron moldboard plow with replaceable parts, the first commercially successful iron moldboard plow. His invention accelerated the development of American agriculture in the antebellum period. [ 2 ]
A plough or plow (both pronounced / p l aʊ /) is a farm tool for loosening or turning the soil before sowing seed or planting. [1] Ploughs were traditionally drawn by oxen and horses but modern ploughs are drawn by tractors. A plough may have a wooden, iron or steel frame with a blade attached to cut and loosen the soil.
The wooden plow was then invented. (It is difficult to pinpoint the exact date of its invention. However, the earliest evidence of plow usage dates back to around 4000 BCE in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) [timeframe?]. It could be pulled with human labor, or by mule, ox, elephant, water buffalo, or a similar sturdy animal.
The number of white primary producers on Texas farms far outweighed Hispanic producers — 236,000 to 25,600. That makes the Serratos part of the 10% that is the exception.
Beginning in the 1540s, further exploitation of its remaining forests ensued as British factories began consuming vast amounts of wood to fuel its iron industry. In an attempt to preserve its dwindling resource, parliament passed Act for the Preservation of Woods in 1543, limiting further felling of timber to 440 yards from landed property.
Wooden plows were carefully constructed of individually fitted boards and painted frequently to maintain a smooth surface. Steel plows can be sprayed with water in sub-freezing temperatures to form a smooth layer of ice on the plow surface. [2] The plow has a horizontal wedge to lift snow above the level of snow accumulation beside the track.
Jefferson, Texas Neighboring the Big Cypress Bayou in swampy East Texas, this general store has supplied the port town sharing its name since the 1870s with hardware, antiques, handmade pecan ...
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_plow&oldid=656554896"