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Weedygarden said:
I hadn't looked that closely to see the plow. I have never seen one of these. There might be some in museums, and probably some in other people' barns as well. The log of wood probably helped the plow dig into the earth better.
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Most of them are laying around flipped upside down, they are found often with a truck or a tractor tire.
 
Peanut said:
The plow is a harrow, or as it's known around here a "JoHar" plow. I have one over at the old barn. They are still used with horses.

The sack is seed with a small board in it. The bag is burlap. The board holds the bag open so seed can be grabbed easily.

Shoving your hand into the bag all day, for one handful of seed at the time... The burlap will scrub the hide off the back of your hand, very rough surface.

The board in the bag reduces this friction by holding it open. The technique is to slide your hand down the board, grab a hand full of seed then pull your hand back out. A very smooth board is usually kept in the barn, we used to have one for this purpose. Used when seeding...

The Johar has dozens of short metal spikes, the angle they enter the soil is adjustable.

In this case the spike angle is small, just enough to cover the seed she sows.

Edit a newer pic of the JoHar, the upright levers are for the adjustment of the angle of the spikes into the ground.

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I have one of those but it's made to pull behind a tractor
 
hashbrown said:
Most of them are laying around flipped upside down, they are found often with a truck or a tractor tire.
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Back in 08 when I bought my farm, that's how I found mine.

I also found a plow share, some railroad spikes, a screw driver and an Allen wrench. Then there was all the buried barb wire.

I found a crowbar and hammer when I was pulling down a ceiling.

Isn't it a general rule, if it hurts, you will find it?
 
Funny that the topic came up because I was just looking up info about medieval farming and came across stuff about the old ploughs and harrows.

I really don't know how women managed having to wear those dresses/skirts. I could understand wearing clothes like that if they were comfortable/practical but they weren't.
 
zannej said:
Funny that the topic came up because I was just looking up info about medieval farming and came across stuff about the old ploughs and harrows.

I really don't know how women managed having to wear those dresses/skirts. I could understand wearing clothes like that if they were comfortable/practical but they weren't.
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I like wearing long skirts. They are more practical than some think, but on a farm, on farm equipment, they could be dangerous if you don't tuck them in carefully. You can layer things underneath. For many years I didn't see either of my grandmothers wear pants. It was when they were in their 70's that they started wearing polyester pants suits. They loved wearing them. Imagine women in the cold winters in South Dakota wearing dresses. We were never allowed to wear pants to school when I was a kid. Pants for girls were only allowed after I graduated from h.s. While I like wearing skirts and dresses, you can only shake your head at the rationale behind those rules.
 
Wear yoga pants under your skirt in the winter. There's even heavy duty yoga pants with lining. Ask me how I know. It's not hard to get used to working in a skirt. Walking up stairs with both hands full of things that you are carrying takes some prep work first. Have to roll the band up on your skirt a bit so you don't trip.
I don't wear pants.
 
A photo of my wife on my rigid scooter.

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Pearl said:
I know this sounds weird but, I don't even own a skirt!!😮🤔😉
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You know you are not alone! I went to South Dakota to go to my uncle's funeral. I stayed with my aunt. The next day we drove about 100 miles to the funeral. After aunt lost her husband, she got rid of all of her dresses and only owns pants now. She wears the pants in the family now, but she is close to 90.
 
I was little when we got our first tv, remember it. I also remember when our neighbors came over to watch. They were 2 elderly sisters who didn’t have a tv or pants.

They kept fidgeting around in their chairs. After the show was over and they left I asked my folks what was wrong with them. “Why couldn’t they sit still?”

Was told they were afraid the man on the tv could see up their skirts. I remember thinking this was so funny!!

Guess they should have worn pants! 🤣
 
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