Hippie Music
you could get a team of horses.. lol.

astrodad1
slaves

veeren2004
get some advice frm a indian farmer they did itv 100's of years ago and are still doing it

bakfanlin
Horse or mule pulled plow...

rebornpheonix
My grandfather used a mule until he got a tractor. Goats would be a good substitute for a mower.

pescador
Get a hoss

Foreman
YOu can use scythe for mowing the grass. It is hardwork though. You can use horse for plowing the land using wooden plow.

Debbie M
we used a mule and a plow or horse and plow and for smaller areas hoes and rakes and maddicks, get a bunch of good working people and some equipment and have a digging party followed by a big cookout

Walter B
Oxen, Water Buffalo, Horses, Mules are all still used in some countries. Slaves were even used in much earlier days.

wolfatrest2000
Well, you'll need a horse, mule, or ox to do it. Either that or hire several strong people to pull your plow. By the time you did it by hand with a shovel or something, it'd probably be fall.

RichardB _
Same way they still do in lots of parts of the world - pulled by people - slaves or peasants or simple farmers - pulled by domesticated load animals - buffalo, cows, goats, horses But the question surely is WHY plow and till. If you just want to keep the grass down, how about sheep or goats. Or use a scythe (get proficient and it can be surprisingly quick) If you want to grow stuff, how about permaculture. If you just want it under control, grow ground cover, preferably native. Or even, what's wrong with an acre of tall grass. Harvest it as hay once a year (using a scythe if you must)

Kristwo
Yes a Horse or Mule seem to be the favourite way to do it, good luck.

Tia
I still have the old antique plow that my grandfather used to hitch to a horse or mule to plow his garden. Unless you're willing to buy a plow and at least one horse or mule, you have two choices. You can 1) Do it the old fashioned way with a hoe or shovel, or 2) Give in and rent or borrow a gas tiller or tractor with a plow.

Amazingwoo
Cattle, plough horse/s and even way back when...slaves.

lilabner
My granddad used a team of mules to pull a plow, then he would put a weighted drag behind the mules to break up the clods and plow again. There were also hand push plows to use for garden areas. If you spray and kill the grass first your job will be easier. Or you could hire someone to do it and not watch how they did it.