Plow Definition

➢ plow, also spelled plough is a piece of farm equipment that is used to dig into and
turn over soil specially to prepare the soil for planting.
➢ The steel plow was developed during the Second Industrial Revolution to improve
the process of farming, increase productivity, and expand usable land for
farmers. Prior to the invention of the steel plow, plows were made of cast iron.

Plow Used for

➢ Is used to cut furrows in the soil and turn it over, particularly in preparation for
seed planting.

Plow Before
➢ The pre - historic digging stick is the origin of the plow. The first plows were
digging sticks with handles for pulling or pushing. By the time of the Romans,
light, wheelless plows with iron shares (blades) drawn by oxen could break up the
topsoil of the Mediterranean regions but not the heavier soils of northwestern
Europe.

Plow After
➢ John Deere invented the steel plow in 1837, in Grand Detour, Illinois when the
Middle-West was first being settled.
➢ The steel-tipped plow had a great impact on agriculture both in the United States
and worldwide. It affected both agricultural productivity and the ability of
farmers to open new farmland and break through more rocky soil