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A reconstruction of a wooden mould-board plough. To grow crops regularly in less-fertile areas, it was once believed that the soil must be turned to bring nutrients to the surface. A major advance for this type of farming was the turn plough, also known as the mould-board plough (UK), moldboard plow (U.S.), or frame-plough. [21]
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Jethro Wood was born on March 16, 1774 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. [3] His parents were John Wood and Dinah Hussey. [1] His family was Quaker, both of his parents being a part of the Society of Friends, and Wood remained Quaker throughout his life, but was not particularly doctrinaire. [4]
Ransome Victory Plough (American spelling "plow") is a type of single-share mouldboard plough commonly used throughout Southern Africa. Introduced into much of Southern Africa in the mid-1920s via European farmers and missionaries, it was quickly adopted over earlier, heavier models that required multiple spans (teams) of oxen.
Ard or plough-marks on a boulder in a clearance cairn Ard-marks on a boulder in a clearance cairn at Eglinton Country Park A clearance cairn formed using mechanised extraction A recent clearance cairn devoid of lichen and moss growth. Cairns may be discrete, in large groups (cairnfields) or as linear formations—linear cairns.
In agriculture, a plowshare or ploughshare (UK; / ˈ p l aʊ ʃ ɛər /) is a component of a plow (or plough). It is the cutting or leading edge of a moldboard which closely follows the coulter (one or more ground-breaking spikes) when plowing.
Intensive tillage often involves multiple operations with implements such as a mold board, disk, or chisel plow. After this, a finisher with a harrow, rolling basket, and cutter can be used to prepare the seed bed. There are many variations.