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hootinholler

(26,449 posts)
Sat Jun 6, 2015, 10:38 AM Jun 2015

The Harrow [View all]

A farm implement to break up the clods after a field is plowed:



It comes in many configurations. The one above tends to trap the existing growth that was plowed under and drag it along.

Unfortunately the practice of harrowing a field leads to serious erosion issues. Sometimes the field fails the predicted yield because of it, especially if there's a vigorous rain clearing the air.

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The Harrow [View all] hootinholler Jun 2015 OP
And here I thought it was a British public school. malthaussen Jun 2015 #1
Absolutely they were hootinholler Jun 2015 #2
Harrows are also used LWolf Jun 2015 #3
Yes, there are many types of harrows and not all of them are designed to furrow riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #4
I have LWolf Jun 2015 #7
I bet it works perfectly too riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #8
No-till methods of farming however are heavily dependent on chemicals riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #5
We have a home made one Go Vols Jun 2015 #6
I'll never forget Brando saying in that movie, "The harrow...the harrow..." pinboy3niner Jun 2015 #9
That's ok hootinholler Jun 2015 #10
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