Horse-Drawn Large-Chisel Cultivator
Posted by: brwhiz
N 39° 53.185 W 087° 18.246
16S E 473999 N 4415194
This piece of Old Agricultural Equipment is on display in an improvised quasi-museum called Patton's Corner along a well-traveled route used by tourists to visit the covered bridges for which Parke County is famous.
Waymark Code: WMHHDY
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 07/11/2013
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A local farmer, probably with the last name of Patton, has become a magnet for all of the old agricultural implements and tools that other farmers in the area want to clear off their land. So he has improvised this display for passing tourists to stop and view.
Large-chisel cultivators were typically used for wide spaced crops such as corn or potatoes. The turned the soil to eliminate weeds and other plants that would compete with the crop for water and nutrients. This cultivator has one crop shield that looks like it is bent out of shape. A second crop shield, which would be normal, is probably just missing.