KNOW MALTA by Peter Grima
CART CARRING PLOUGHS
Today this type of plough is not used a lot as farming in Malta has become mechanized and tractors are used instead of the mule drawn plough. Mules were used as they are hardy and quieter than horses which tend to be a bit frisky. This type of plough developed over the ages from a single piece of wood pulled by humans to the more ‘sophisticated’ plough with an iron blade thus making it possible to dig deeper furrows and make ploughing less arduous. What we see in this photograph is a typical old time farmer with his mule and cart carrying the plough and going on his way to plough his field or two. - MALTA
CART CARRING PLOUGHS
Today this type of plough is not used a lot as farming in Malta has become mechanized and tractors are used instead of the mule drawn plough. Mules were used as they are hardy and quieter than horses which tend to be a bit frisky. This type of plough developed over the ages from a single piece of wood pulled by humans to the more ‘sophisticated’ plough with an iron blade thus making it possible to dig deeper furrows and make ploughing less arduous. What we see in this photograph is a typical old time farmer with his mule and cart carrying the plough and going on his way to plough his field or two. - MALTA