CHAPTER III. 



Plowing. 



Fi^owiire 



Tbe plow has evoluted from a crude war-cluTi, which 

 was put to use for tilling the soil and afterward became 

 the first letter of the alphabet. 



"Stirring and mixing the soil is the funda- 

 mental labor of agriciilture." (Eoberts.) Plow- 



Plate III. Plowing. 



