{"product_id":"ploughs-and-ploughing-9780852636954","title":"Ploughs and Ploughing","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Professor Su Han (, California State University, USA) Chan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most basic of agricultural operations, ploughing enriches and aerates the soil, producing a fertile seed bed ideal for the germination and growth of a new crop. The technology of ploughs has progressed a long way from the primitive prehistoric ard to the tractor-mounted power-controlled multi-furrow reversible plough of today but the process of ploughing remains essentially the same. This book examines the development of ploughs and their motive power (including oxen, horses, steam engines and tractors) from earliest times and shows how ploughing has evolved as man's understanding of the scientific processes has increased. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoy Brigden is Keeper of the Museum of English Rural Life and Deputy Director of the Rural History Centre at the University of Reading. \u003cbr\u003eOther titles for Shire by this author: \u003cbr\u003eAgricultural Hand Tools\u003cbr\u003eHarvesting Machinery\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45085779656855,"sku":"9780852636954","price":263.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780852636954.webp?v=1767638405","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/ploughs-and-ploughing-9780852636954","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}