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Plows — Recorded in a wide range of spellings as shown below, this is an English surname with a French origin, or in a few cases a Welsh surname. There is a suggestion that if Welsh it derives from an amalgamation of the medieval elements Ap meaning son… … Surnames reference
Plows, Plagues and Petroleum — Plows, Plagues and Petroleum: How Humans Took Control of Climate is a 2005 book published by Princeton University Press and written by William Ruddiman, a paleoclimatologist and Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia. He has authored… … Wikipedia
plows — plaÊŠ n. farming tool used for cutting into the ground v. cut into the soil with a plow; advance through great effort; pave the way; fail … English contemporary dictionary
plow — plowable, adj. plowability, n. plower, n. /plow/, n. 1. an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil. 2. any of various implements resembling or suggesting this, as a kind of plane for cutting… … Universalium
Afro Argentine — Infobox Ethnic group group = Afro Argentine Africano Argentino caption = Notable Afro Argentines: Ramón Carrillo • Gabino Ezeiza • Fidel Nadal poptime = 52,000 [cite web |url=http://www.joshuaproject.net/peoples.php?rop3=116003 |title=Afro… … Wikipedia
Rotary snowplow — A rotary snowplow is a piece of railroad snowfighting equipment. It is characterized by the large circular set of blades on its front end that rotate as a unit to cut through the snow on the track ahead of it. In this way, a rotary snowplow is… … Wikipedia
agricultural technology — Introduction application of techniques to control the growth and harvesting of animal and vegetable products. Soil preparation Mechanical processing of soil so that it is in the proper physical condition for planting is usually… … Universalium
John Deere — This article is about the company. For the person, see John Deere (inventor). For the tractor, see List of John Deere tractors. Deere Company Type Public Traded as … Wikipedia
Deere, John — born Feb. 7, 1804, Rutland, Vt., U.S. died May 17, 1886, Moline, Ill. U.S. inventor and manufacturer of agricultural implements. He was apprenticed to a blacksmith and later set up his own smithy and moved to Illinois. There he found, through the … Universalium
agriculture, origins of — Introduction the active production of useful plants or animals in ecosystems that have been created by people. Agriculture has often been conceptualized narrowly, in terms of specific combinations of activities and organisms wet rice production… … Universalium
