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 my orchard to corn eight years, then use a disc harrow, running both ways, keeping a dust mulch; I cease cropping at bearing age and plant nothing.

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I cultivate my orchard with a disc harrow and cultivator, and plant nothing.

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

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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.

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I cultivate my orchard to corn—so as to keep weeds down and hold moisture—use a disc harrow and cultivator so as to keep the soil loose and fine two or three inches down.

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