In a ten-year period, he successfully ploughed , grubbed , and harrowed . Some planted the gardens, plowed and harrowed, harvested crops, and even laid tiles for drainage. Before the operation of the seed drill, the ground must be plowed and harrowed. Harrow is a surname meaning a person who harrowed the land. These same manitous can possess a recently deceased body and reanimate it, creating a "Harrowed". The first people to use the name were those who cultivated land (harrowed). A plague epidemic then harrowed the town and further reduced its population.