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A Brief History of The Plough
by Alan Jones
Farming is perhaps the oldest industry in the world.
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Historians are generally in agreement that the earliest implement was probably a crude pointed bent stick or tree branch which was used to stir and break the soil surface. In effect, a hand-held hoe in which the user scratched at the earth to bring nutrients to the surface and let moisture penetrate the soil.
This would then produce a suitable tilth and condition in which seeds could be sown.
Existance became closely linked to the success of crops. By cultivating the soil, germination improved, crop yields increased together with crop quality.
Over 4000 years ago, those basic hand-held tools soon developed into simple ‘scratch’ ploughs.
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These primitive ploughs were pulled by oxen, camels or even elephants and in some instances even their women folk were used. Animals enabled the land to be tilled more easily and faster, subsequently, producing more food for their families.
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