Pitchfork

For other uses, see Pitchfork (disambiguation).
Pitching hay

A pitchfork or hay fork is an agricultural tool used to pitch loose material, such as hay, straw, manure, or leaves. It has a long handle and usually two to five thin tines designed to efficiently move such materials.

The term is also applied colloquially, but inaccurately, to the garden fork. While similar in appearance, the garden fork is shorter and stockier than the pitchfork, with three or four thicker tines intended for turning or loosening the soil of gardens.

Alternative terms

In some parts of England, a pitchfork is known as a prong.[1] In parts of Ireland, the term sprong is used to refer specifically to a four-pronged pitchfork.[2]

Description

A pitchfork with five tines next to a compost bin. In this configuration, the pitchfork resembles a garden fork.

The typical pitchfork consists of a wooden shaft bearing two to five slightly curved metal tines fixed to one end of a handle. These are typically made of steel, wrought iron, or some other alloy, though historically wood or bamboo were used. Unlike a garden fork, a pitchfork lacks a grab at the end of its handle.

Pitchforks with few tines set far apart are typically used for bulky material such as hay or straw; those with more and more closely spaced are used for looser materials such as silage, manure, leaves, or compost.[3]

History

In Europe, the pitchfork was first used in the Early Middle Ages, at about the same time as the harrow.[4] These were made entirely of wood.[3]

The pitchfork is occasionally employed as an improvised weapon,[5] as in a mob or riot.

Artwork

American Gothic, by Grant Wood, 1930

Paintings by various artists depict a wide variety of pitchforks in use and at rest.[6] A notable American work is American Gothic (1930) by Grant Wood, which features a three-pronged tool.

Politics

Propaganda work by James Gillray (1803) showing British icon John Bull holding the head of Napoleon Bonaparte on a pitchfork after a conjectured French invasion of Great Britain

Because of its association with peasantry and farming, the pitchfork has been used as a populist symbol and appended as a nickname for certain leading populist figures, such as "Pitchfork" Ben Tillman and "Pitchfork" Pat Buchanan.[citation needed]

The Gangster Disciples, a street gang in the Midwestern United States, use a three-pointed pitchfork as one of their symbols.[7]

Venezuelan far-right political party, New Order use three-pointed pitchforks as their symbol.[citation needed]

Religious symbolism

The pitchfork is often used in lieu of the visually similar weapon, the trident, in popular portrayals and satire of Christian demonology. Many humorous cartoons, both animated and otherwise, feature a caricature of a demon ostensibly wielding a "pitchfork" (often actually a trident) sitting on one shoulder of a protagonist, opposite an angel on the other.[citation needed]

The Hellenistic deity Hades wields a bident, a two-pronged weapon similar in form to a pitchfork but actually related to the trident in design and purpose.[citation needed]

See also

References

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  1. ^ Copper, Bob (1975). A Song for Every Season: A Hundred Years of a Sussex Farming Family. Paladin, St. Albans, Hertfordshire. p. 112. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Joyce, P. W. (2009). English As We Speak It in Ireland. Read Books. p. 832. ISBN 9781443791649. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Rhode, Dr. Robert T. (October 1996). "Why All Pitchforks Are Not Alike". Farm Collector. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  4. ^ McNeill, J. R; Stewart Mauldin, Erin (November 2012). A Companion to Global Environmental History (1st ed.). Wiley-Blackwell. p. 342. ISBN 9781118977538.
  5. ^ "Medieval Men". Medieval-Period.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  6. ^ Ritch, Alan (February 6, 2006). "Resting in the hay (1592-1900)". Hay In Art. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  7. ^ Gutierrez, Carl D. "Asset Protection for the 21st Century" (PDF). Food Marketing Institute. Food Marketing Institute. Retrieved 27 August 2019.

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