disc harrow

British  

noun

1. a harrow with sharp-edged slightly concave discs mounted on horizontal shafts and used to cut clods or debris on the surface of the soil or to cover seed after planting

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disc harrow

I cultivate with the disc harrow, cultivator, and plow, until the trees cover the ground, from twelve to fifteen years from planting.

From The Apple by Various

Thus, every vineyard should have a spring-tooth and a disc harrow, one of the several types of weeders, a one-horse and a sulky cultivator.

From Manual of American Grape-Growing by Hedrick, U. P.

I have planted in rows thirty-two feet distant; cultivate in corn for four years after planting, and use the disc harrow as much as possible.

From The Apple by Various

I believe in cultivation with the plow and disc harrow until the trees shade the ground so that weeds cannot grow much.

From The Apple by Various

I plant my orchard to garden-truck, using a disc harrow, and cease cropping when they begin to bear.

From The Apple by Various