iron plow
Field-breaking metal tool
An iron plow is a farming implement with a blade made of iron rather than wood, used for turning and breaking up soil.
Iron plows represented a major agricultural advancement, cutting through heavy or rocky ground more efficiently than wooden predecessors: The iron plow transformed farming in the American Midwest.
The term often appears in historical contexts discussing agricultural development.
- furrowNarrow trench in earth
- soilGround matter for planting
- oxenCastrated male cattle
- draft horsePowerful breed for hauling
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
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- farm toolspitchfork, hoe, rake, shovel, scythe
- Asian inventionsgunpowder, paper money, compass, silk production, movable type
- plowingplowshare, moldboard, furrow, coulter, landside
iron plowslash-and-burn
Primitive clearing method
permaculture · direct seeding · conservation tillage · wild harvesting · wild foraging
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