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Petty Plough
The Petty Plough was a steerable plough developed by brothers Frank and Herbert Petty of Doncaster, Victoria, Australia in the early 1930s. Frank and Herbert Petty were orchardists, growing apples, pears, lemons, Cherry, cherries and peaches. The entire orchard was cultivated. The Petty Plough was designed to plough between and around the fruit trees, working right up to the trees, eliminating the need for slow and tedious manual cultivation between the trees. The Petty Plough could be pulled by two horses or by a tractor.Collyer, Eric: Doncaster and Templestowe Historical Society Inc, newsletter, December 2009, Doncaster, Victoria. The Plough was fitted with lever and foot controls which operated four straight disc wheels. These were turned in and out of the trees as the operator desired. The wheels would sink into the ground about 2.5 inches, giving good control and preventing side slipping often associated with ploughing uneven surfaces. The cutting discs were on an exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plough
A plough or plow ( US; both ) is a farm tool for loosening or turning the soil before sowing seed or planting. Ploughs were traditionally drawn by oxen and horses, but in modern farms are drawn by tractors. A plough may have a wooden, iron or steel frame, with a blade attached to cut and loosen the soil. It has been fundamental to farming for most of history. The earliest ploughs had no wheels; such a plough was known to the Romans as an ''aratrum''. Celtic peoples first came to use wheeled ploughs in the Roman era. The prime purpose of ploughing is to turn over the uppermost soil, bringing fresh nutrients to the surface while burying weeds and crop remains to decay. Trenches cut by the plough are called furrows. In modern use, a ploughed field is normally left to dry and then harrowed before planting. Ploughing and cultivating soil evens the content of the upper layer of soil, where most plant-feeder roots grow. Ploughs were initially powered by humans, but the use of farm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
