About 50 results for ‘Plough’
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Plough
The plough or plow is a tool used in farming for initial cultivation of soil in preparation for sowing seed or planting. It has been a basic instrument for most of recorded history, and represents one of the major advances in agriculture. The primary purpose of ploughing is to turn over the upper layer of the soil, bringing fresh nutrients to the surface, while burying weeds, the remains of previous crops, and both crop and weed seeds, allowing them to break down. It also aerates the soil, allows it to hold moisture better and provides a seed-free medium for planting an alternate crop. In modern use, a ploughed field is typically left to dry out, and is then harrowed before planting. Modern competitions take place for ploughing enthusiasts like the National Ploughing Championships. Ploughs were initially pulled by oxen, and later in many areas by horses and mules. In industrialised countries, the first mechanical means of pulling a plough were steam-powered, but these were gradually superseded by internal-combustion-powered tractors. In the past two decades plough use has reduced in some areas (where soil damage and erosion are problems), in favour of shallower ploughing and other less invasive tillage techniques.
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24 VICHY - LABOURAGE AUX ENVIRONS
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- Field(s):
- Agriculture
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Clog (shoe)
- Field (agriculture)
- Hat
- House
- Plough
- Swagger stick
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- Date:
- 20th century
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Première / Exposition / d'Automobile / Agricole et d'Alco...
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- Field(s):
- Agriculture
- Ethnology
- Printing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Field (agriculture)
- Peasant
- Plough
- Tractor
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- Date:
- 20th century
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MANLAY - LA MONTAGNE DE BAR
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- Field(s):
- Agriculture
- Ethnology
- Philately
- Photography
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- Date:
- 20th century
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- Field(s):
- Agriculture
- Ethnology
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- Designation:
- girouette
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- Portrayed subject:
- Plough
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Flle des Légumineuses / 1. SAINFOIN / Flle des Cuscutacée...
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Field (agriculture)
- Onobrychis
- Peasant
- Plant
- Plough
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- Date:
- 20th century
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Le monde à l'envers (titre factice)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Cage (enclosure)
- Cart
- Child
- Conductor (transportation)
- Dog
- Farrier
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- Date:
- 18th century
- 19th century
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Janvier / Février / Mars / May (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Child
- Chimney
- Crown (headgear)
- Dog
- Epiphany (holiday)
- Fire
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- Date:
- 19th century
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CALENDRIER DES FAMILLES / ET / DE BUREAU / ANNEE BISSEXTI...
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Anapsid
- Arecaceae
- Basket weaving
- Landscape
- Plough
- Sailing ship
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Machines agricoles : un tarare, une petite batteuse à mai...
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Plough
- Rake (tool)
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Designation:
- assiette (historiée) | décor patriotique
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Crosier
- Crown (headgear)
- French Revolution
- Plough
- Stele
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Hubert Robert
Paysage à Chanteloup
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Chanteloup, Manche
- Glade (geography)
- Horse
- Landscape
- Plough
- Trail
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- Date:
- 18th century
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- Artist(s):
- Pierre Gandon
Ph. Pétain
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Le Renard et les Poulets d'Inde, XII, 18
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- Portrayed subject:
- Farm
- Fox
- Pier (architecture)
- Plough
- Turkey (bird)
- Wheel
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Designation:
- assiette (historiée) | décor patriotique
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Christian cross
- Crosier
- Crown (headgear)
- Fleur-de-lis
- Fleuron (architectural)
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- Date:
- 18th century
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- Designation:
- assiette (historiée) | décor patriotique
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Christian cross
- French Revolution
- Plough
- Sword
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- Date:
- 18th century
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- Artist(s):
- Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Jupiter et le Métayer, VI, 4
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- Portrayed subject:
- Jupiter (mythology)
- Man
- Plough
- Prayer
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- Date:
- 18th century
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Pluméliau (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Ard (plough)
- Plough
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Field(s):
- Archaeology
- Gallo-Roman culture
- Numismatics
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- Designation:
- dupondius
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- Portrayed subject:
- Augustus
- Crown (headgear)
- Plough
- Portrait
- Priesthood (Catholic Church)
- Tillage
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- Date:
- 1st century
- Roman Empire
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