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Tack Room:
This room may have been used as the tack storage area. After use, the saddles, bridles, corn husk yoke pads, leather yoke pads, wooden yokes, and other pieces of harness would have been hung to keep them clean and to allow adequate ventilation in order to dry and to prevent rodents from chewing on the damp leather.
For centuries, plows came in a variety of shapes and sizes according to the maker. In 1798, Thomas Jefferson improved the plow design using scientific principles but it wasn't until 1873 that James Oliver patents the first American plow with replaceable parts.
The first harrow consisted of a plank with spikes protruding through the bottom. By mid-1800s, they came in various sizes and shapes from square, triangular, and even round, eventually developing into an assortment of discs or spring-toothed. They were used for plowing to break up dirt clots, level the ground, uproot weeds, aerate the soil, and to cover seeds. |