[AT] Re: Now these are plows!

[Greg Hass]

My uncle used to have a big (to me) single bottom plow that would plow 
16-20" deep.  Around here it was called a clearing plow.  As anyone who has 
ever cleared brush knows, the root systems just under the ground are one 
big mass.  In our area we used to have what they called "clump brush" which 
had a 2-ft. clump of roots.  After you either cut or burned the brush off 
you would use this plow to plow under the roots, which in theory would then 
be slightly below normal plow depth and would not be a hindrance to working 
the land.  I don't know how well it worked, as I was just a little kid 
then, but I do remember my dad saying he had cleared at least 25 acres 
using that plow.

Greg Hass