Potato Plow - Doniphan, MO
Posted by: YoSam.
N 36° 36.977 W 090° 49.666
15S E 694257 N 4054503
Plow display and all the plow types used in this area in the 1800s
Waymark Code: WMN6DQ
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 01/04/2015
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County of marker: Ripley County
Location of marker: Franklin St. & Charles St., Heritage Homestead, Doniphan
This plow was made by Vulcan
Marker erected by: Doniphan Neighborhood Assistance Program
Marker text:
POTATO PLOW
The slotted moldboard was designed to help break up the soil and thus required less preparation with the harrow. Farmers jokingly named it the potato plow, saying it would separate the large and small potatoes. It was successfully used in some soil types.