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Word: plows (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Died. Dwight Deere Wiman, 55, Illinois-born Broadway producer (The Little Show, The Country Girl), an heir to the John Deere plow fortune; after a brief illness; in Hudson...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jan. 29, 1951 | 1/29/1951 | See Source »

...turned earth behind his plow was gray and cool, but he couldn't take off his shoes for he was afraid he would cut his foot accidentally...

Author: By Paul W. Mandel, | Title: ON THE SHELF | 1/25/1951 | See Source »

Simple Tools. After Holmes had won the farmers' confidence, he took the next step: teaching them how to use improved, but still simple tools­e.g., turning plows and five-tooth cultivators. A simple form of thresher introduced by Holmes made it possible for his farmers to thresh their wheat crops in three days instead of ten. The seven days saved allowed many farmers to plow their land for the next crop before the soil under the wheat stubble got too hard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Plows & Sacred Cows | 1/22/1951 | See Source »

With the help of their newly acquired cattrack plow, a tractor with enter pillar treads, the department claims it is ready to cope with any blizzard and have the local University grounds dug out in 12 hours. This includes the grounds of the Business and Medical Schools as well as those of the College and Graduate Center...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Show Men Can Tackle Any Bilizzard | 1/16/1951 | See Source »

...stabiles, so called because they stand still, were sprawling things made of wire, wood and interlocking cast-iron sheets. One of them looked like a snow plow, bore the proud title...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Connecticut Yankee | 1/8/1951 | See Source »

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