Question

In the early 1800s, farmers did not use metal plows because they believed the metal would poison the soil.

True
False

Answer 1

False. In the early 1800s, farmers did not widely use metal plows primarily due to the cost and availability of metal materials, as well as the existence of effective wooden plows. The belief that metal would poison the soil is not a historically documented reason for the lack of metal plow adoption during that time.