Name/TitleBeet Plough
About this objectIn basic terms a plough is a bladed farm implement used to turn over the surface of the soil, burying stubble, weeds, etc. in preparation for the cultivation of a crop.
Some sugar beet lifters squeeze the roots from the ground leaving them clean and ready to collect. Others have wedge-shaped shares at the bottom of the plough, which pass under the beets, lifting them out of the ground or loosening the soil around them.
Until the latter half of the 20th century, sugar beet production was highly labour-intensive. Harvesting required many workers. The roots could be lifted by a plough pulled by horses, but the rest of the preparation was by hand.
Britain’s first sugar beet crop was grown and processed in Norfolk over 100 years ago and today sugar beet is primarily grown in the East of England. However six out of ten adults are unaware that sugar is grown here in the UK.
Object Typebeet lifter
Object numberSTMEA:A.454
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