Horse-Drawn Ditch Plow
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz
N 39° 53.190 W 087° 18.251
16S E 473992 N 4415204
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: WMHHEH
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 07/11/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member The Blue Quasar
Views: 1

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.

This dounle-sided plow was useful for digging small shallow ditches. It could not excavate to any real depth because subsequent passes posed a footing hazard for the horse and the plow could not throw dirt far enough to the side to keep it from cascading back into the ditch.

Use or Purpose of Equipment: Cutting ditches

Approximate age: 130 years

Still in Use?: No

Location:
Patton's Corner, an improvised farmyard museum display


Fee for Access: no

Manufacturer and model: Not listed

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