Small Chisel Cultivator #3
Posted by: brwhiz
N 37° 55.368 W 090° 33.073
15S E 715237 N 4200077
This piece of Old Agricultural Equipment is one of several on display at the end of the mine entrance building of the Bonne Terre Mine Tour located at 39 N Allen Street in Bonne Terre, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WMHEXK
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 07/02/2013
Views: 1
Small chisel cultivators were used to eliminate weeds or other plants that would compete with the desired crop for water and nutrients in closely spaced row crops. The spacing of the chisels could be varoed to conform with the spacing of the roes of plants.