Horse Drawn Seeder is a photograph by D Hackett which was uploaded on November 10th, 2014.
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Horse Drawn Seeder
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D Hackett
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Photograph - Digital
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Horse Drawn Seeder by D Hackett
This implement was a seeder pulled by one horse and was used to plant wheat or rye between rows of standing corn or corn stubble after it was cut in the fall. As one respondent explained, it was an example of minimum tillage farming whereby grain was planted directly after harvest. Back then, corn was planted in rows 38 to 44 inches apart so the horse could easily pull this seeder between the rows
Ocali Country Days festival, hosted by the Silver River Museum and Environmental Education Center, Ocala, Florida
Each day, festival visitors get to experience life as it was in 1800s Marion County through a wide variety of displays and activities. Historical re-enactors give guests a taste of life on a farmstead from the area, and traditional craft demonstrations will showcase blacksmithing, sugarcane syrup making, woodworking, quilting and spinning, among other period pursuits.
The event will also feature storytellers, folk art, old-time music, food and hard-to-find books from Pineapple Press and University Press of Florida. Guests will have the chance to tour a Civil War encampment, ride a jeep tram through the Silver River State Park and learn about Native American culture from members of the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
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November 10th, 2014
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