Disc harrow
Agriculture & Food

Disc harrow

19th–20th centuries

A disc harrow carries gangs of angled discs that break clods and mix the soil surface. It prepares a seedbed after primary tillage and can incorporate crop residues into the ground.

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A disc harrow carries gangs of angled discs that break clods and mix the soil surface. It prepares a seedbed after primary tillage and can incorporate crop residues into the ground.

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Image: Cultivated_field_north_of_Illington_Road_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1758939.jpg
Creator: Evelyn Simak
License: CC BY-SA 2.0

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