subsoil plow

American  

noun

1. a plow for stirring the subsoil, usually without disturbing the surface.

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Etymology

Origin of subsoil plow

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

Figure 82 shows a home-made subsoil plow, and Fig.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)

So wise farmers periodically use a subsoil plow to fracture the pan.

From Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway by Solomon, Steve

Here is one situation where, if I had a neighbor with a large tractor and subsoil plow, I'd hire him to fracture my land 3 or 4 feet deep.

From Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway by Solomon, Steve

This was attributed, both by the committee and by Prof. Mapes himself, to thorough-drainage and deep tillage with the subsoil plow.

From Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles by French, Henry F. (Henry Flagg)

An implement like a subsoil plow, constructed to run four feet deep, and merely doing the work of the pick, would be of great assistance.

From Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles by French, Henry F. (Henry Flagg)