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disc harrow

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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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Cultivates until the middle of July with a disc harrow, plow, and weeder.

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Cultivates with a disc harrow until four or five years old.

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

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

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I cultivate my trees until too large, using a disc harrow.

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