plow under

Example Sentences

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With the onset of the coronavirus, many farmers were forced to plow under crops or dump their milk, even as grocery store shelves emptied out and many American families went hungry.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2021

Large scale corporate operations will deny access to hunters and for certain plow under the grassed waterways and seasonally inundated wetland in favor of maximizing production.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2016

It is cooking with imperfect vegetables that farmers might otherwise plow under.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2015

The traditional way to improve such soil is to add large amounts of manure or to plow under many crops of green stuff.

From Time Magazine Archive

If, however, you plow under much coarse stuff in putting in the peas the growth may be irregular.

From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Wickson, Edward J. (Edward James)