Single Plow - Mineola, MO
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 38° 53.303 W 091° 34.287
15S E 623897 N 4305360
A second plow is now in this same front yard....and like the other one, all the wood parts have been removed...
Waymark Code: WM12BT1
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2020
Views: 2
County of display: Montgomery County
Location of display: MO J & Grace St., Mineola
"Horses helped to clear new land of brush, trees and rocks, but one of the most fundamental jobs performed by horses was breaking out the new soil with the plow
"In the 1850's, when Thomas Morgan and his family members were breaking out new land, the hand plow was commonly used. The plow operator walked behind the plow and attempted to turn a small amount of soil over as the horse moved ahead. This was brutal work for horse and man alike.
"The first hand plows were made mostly of wood, usually with just a single blade of steel at the bottom to cut the sod. As the technology advanced the wood was replaced with steel. The hand plow in the picture above still had wood handles, but was a fairly late model hand plow." ~ Seldom Seen Sheep
A nice explanation of the times and the needs are spelled out very well in habitat management