Objectnummer
56/392/1
Beschrijving
This mole plough was used in the 1890s and probably much earlier, at Baythorne Hall Farm, near Baythorne End, Essex. Mole ploughs are used to create deep subsoil drainage channels. This mole plough was drawn by a steel cable from a winch operated by 3 horses. There was roughly 200 yards of cable, so that on a long field, the winch had to be moved more than once - another horse was used to pull the cable and plough down the field. The drains were 28 inches deep, a furrow being ploughed first to help reach this depth.
Fysieke kenmerken
mole plough: wood, metal
Archiefgeschiedenis
MERL ‘Associated information’ form – 'Age... Old 60 years ago. This vouched for by man who used it then. // Who made it and where? No information available. // Who used it and where? Used on the Baythorne Hall Farm, farmed by G. E. Unwin and earlier by his father. A Underwood and H Parnell actually used it years ago. // How was it used?... The mole plough was drawn by steel cable from winch operated by 3 horses. This had possibly about 200 yds of cable, so that on long fields the winch had to be moved more than once, another horse being used to pull cable and plough down the field. The drains were 28" deep, a furrow being plough first to help get this depth.'
Datum
1896
Objectnaam
Materiaal
Elektronisch document
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