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Historically, poorer men used a team of oxen as beasts of burden, but the man had to drive the oxen forward, walking behind to keep the team moving and keep the plow going in straight lines. A farm of 349 acres would not have been unusual-- many farmers had 100 to 400, or 400 to 1,000 acres in SW PA in the late 1790s. It could take many days to plow even a small farm of 20-50 acres, given the type of ground, the animals and man's stamina, whether the ground had been plowed before, etc.
As male heads of households prospered, they bought a horse or team of horses. The same techniques were used, with the man driving the animal(s) forward while the man stayed behind the plow. Horses were also beasts of burden and could work long hours. But it was still slow and tedious work.
Plow work broke many a man and their beasts (work animals).
Plows kept evolving, but still needed to be pulled and driven. Machinery greatly revolutionized farming. "Horse power" of a machine cut 1/4 to 1/2 of the work off a job. But machines needed tended even more than animals to keep the machine running. Farmers needed to know how to keep the motor in good order, or they had to go back to horses dragging the plow.
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How long does it take to plow a field?
It depends on how big your field and plow are.
How long did it take to plow 1 acre of land with the steel plow in 1837?
it took 96 hours to plow an acre with john deere's new steel plow
How long did it take to plow 1 acre of land in 1837?
With the steel plow it could help plow an acre in less than ninety six hours.
How long will it take to walk around 40 acres?
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How long does it take to walk 100 acres?
That depends on how fast you walk. The distance around 236 acres (if it is square-shaped) is 2.43 miles.
How many years would it take to see 365000000 acres if you looked at 1000 acres a day?
It would take 365,000 days to see 365,000,000 acres if you looked at 1,000 acres a day. This is equivalent to around 1,000 years, as there are approximately 365 days in a year.
How do tractors help farming?
tractors help farming by: without a tractor you would have to use a horse and that would take a long time to plow one field, with a tractor you can use bigger plows and go 10x faster! its amazing
How long will it take to walk around 27 acres and how many mile would this be?
27 acres is about 1.18 million square feet. If this 27-acre field is in a square shape, each side will be about 1084.5 feet long, for a total perimeter of a little over 4/5 of a mile. At a normal walking pace, it would take around 20 minutes to walk around the 27-acre square field. If the 27 acres are in any shape more rectangular or irregular than a square, it will take longer to walk around. It depends upon the shape of the area of 27 acres and how fast you walk. The minimum distance around 27 acres is when the area is a circle and the circumference of it is approx 1281.5 yds ≈ 0.73 miles which, walking at about 3 mph would take about 15 minutes. Any other shape will have have a longer length of perimeter than this and so it could take any time greater than about 15 minutes that you would care to mention. Examples: A rectangle 594 yds long by 220 yds wide contains an area of 27 acres, has a perimeter of 1628 yds = 0.925 miles and at about 3 mph would take about 181/2 minutes to walk around. A rectangle 4840 yds long by 27 yds wide contains an area of 27 acres, has a perimeter of 9734 yds ≈ 5.53 miles and at about 3 mph would take about 1 hour 50 mins to walk around.
If it takes 5 tractors 4 hours to plow a field how long will it take 3 tractors to plow the same field please post answers in algebraic equation?
6.666667 or 6 2/3 you booger eating moron.
If a snowplow can plow 18 blocks in 30 minutes and if there were 490 blocks how long did it take?
817 minutes or 13 hours 37 minutes
How many houses would take up 5 acres of land?
Depends on the size of the houses
About how long does it take for a snow plow to plow your street after a big snowstorm?
I live in Fairbanks alaska. The main roads are plowed as soon as the snow hits the ground and the side streets are all plowed within 3-5 days after the snow stops.
