A strip of green grass (photo 3) still cuts a diagonal across the middle of the field. This is an old-fashioned method of erosion control.
And this morning, as if resting, the seed drill sits out in the barnyard, ready for the next crop.
THE FURROW: The online newsletter of Howell Living History Farm |
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First comes manure spreading. Then plowing. Then the disc harrow. And finally, planting. It took a little longer this spring than usual, but yesterday Farmer Jeremy hitched the seed drill to a team of draft horses and planted the oats.
A strip of green grass (photo 3) still cuts a diagonal across the middle of the field. This is an old-fashioned method of erosion control. And this morning, as if resting, the seed drill sits out in the barnyard, ready for the next crop.
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The Furrow is the online newsletter of The Friends of Howell Living History Farm. We will be updating this site about once a week with crop reports and other insights into life on a horse-drawn living history farm. Archives
June 2015
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