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Plowing A Furrow To Victory
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Poem taken from: 'Followin'The Furrow' By Georgina Tupper with Elsie Hyland
1 of 48 		Oliver Chilled Steel Plow.
2 of 48 		Oxen were used to pull plows, harrows and wagons because they provided more strength than a horse.
3 of 48 		A team of oxen pulling a heavy wooden frame with sharp teeth over land to loosen the soil.
4 of 48 		Walking plows with a team of horses
5 of 48 		Learning to plow
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Riding plow
7 of 48 		Man on riding plow
8 of 48 		The First Furrow by C.W Jeffreys illustrates how the first furrow was plowed when settling the land.
9 of 48 		Plowing match history
10 of 48 		Plowing match
11 of 48 		Plowing the furrows
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Adjusting the plow
13 of 48 		Taking a noon break
14 of 48 		Plowing matches included tractors as well as horse drawn competitions
15 of 48 		Taking a rest after plowing
16 of 48 		Competitor plowing a furrow at the Internatioal Plowing Match in Ottawa in 1900.
17 of 48 		Newspaper results of the winners from the Ottawa Journal, Oct.23rd 1900
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