Prairie Plow with a Trip
Jack Sarff>UIS Collection S>UIS Collection S, Segment 7
- FARM EQUIPMENT
- Mention of plows used on prairie soils. By 1900 plow had a trip on it so the blade would trip rather than bend or break when it hit a stump or rock. This feature later disappeared, then in the 1970s it was featured again. Pulled by big steam engines.
