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farming was the turn plough, also
known as the mould-board
plough (UK),
moldboard plow (U.S.), or frame-plough. A
coulter (or skeith)
could be
added to...
-
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)...
- was the
inventor of a cast-iron
moldboard plow with
replaceable parts, the
first commercially successful iron
moldboard plow. His
invention accelerated...
- pedometer, the
polygraph (a
device for
duplicating writing), and the
moldboard plow, an idea he
never patented and gave to posterity.
Jefferson can also...
-
plowing of land and its
introduction coincided with the
adoption of the
moldboard plow.
These parallel developments complemented each
other and increased...
- 1837 by an
Illinois blacksmith named John
Deere who
developed a
steel moldboard plow that was
stronger and cut the roots,
making the
fertile soils of...
-
hardpan formed by
compaction from
repeated plowing,
particularly with
moldboard plows, or by
heavy traffic or pollution. Soil
structure strongly affects...
- also one of the many soil
cultivation implements alongside tilers and
moldboard plows. It
consists of many
carbon steel discs, and
sometimes longer-lasting...
-
pushing it
straight ahead. They do this by
being constructed with a
curved moldboard that lies
perpendicular to the
direction of
travel and a
sidewall at either...
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harrows and cultivators. This may
follow primary tillage (if any) by
moldboard plows or
chisel plows. No-till
farming methods avoid tillage for seedbed...
