Heavy Horses Lyrics

Lyric discussion by pipster 

Cover art for Heavy Horses lyrics by Jethro Tull

love this song but some bits dont make sense ! forgive my ignorance but I refer to the lyric "iron clad feathered feet pounding the dust... on an October day , towards evening ".... why would anyone be ploughing a field with shire horses in the evening in OCTOBER?

Because early October is the time to sow winter wheat, according to: -

http://www.ukagriculture.com/four_seasons/four_seasons.cfm?str_month=October&intro=no

"The period between late September and early October is generally regarded as the prime time for drilling winter wheat."

@pipster Winter wheat, perhaps?