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  • We would need a plow to turn it, and then more tools—a disc harrow, Mark said, and a spring-tine harrow—to smooth the turned land into a seedbed level enough to plant.

    The Dirty Life Kristin Kimball 2010

  • I noticed it in the morning, with the team harnessed, walking down the driveway on the way to the spring-tine harrow.

    The Dirty Life Kristin Kimball 2010

  • I hooked Sam and Silver to the spring-tine harrow, a simple frame with C-shaped tines that stick down into the soil to loosen the top layer, level it, knock out clumps.

    The Dirty Life Kristin Kimball 2010

  • Yesterday I harnessed Jay and Jack and hitched them to the spring-tine harrow, heading for the new ground that was cleared and turned last fall.

    The Dirty Life Kristin Kimball 2010

  • We decided to risk smoothing the seedbed with the spring-tine harrow, the final step before marking our rows and planting.

    The Dirty Life Kristin Kimball 2010

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