. Elementary agriculture. Agriculture. CHAPTER XIII TILLAGE AND FARM MACHINERY Sowing and Reaping in Olden Times. For thou- sands of years after men learned to plant seed they tilled the soil with a forked stick. Their only object seemed to be to get the seed covered in the ground. In Egypt for long ages seed was scattered broad- cast by hand and herds of cattle were driven over the ground to tramp it in. These ancient people reaped their grain with a crooked knife and beat the kernels from the husks and chaff with a stick, or. Fig. 54. Hie hcsi and chcai'tst fcrtUizcr. flail. Sometimes they d
. Elementary agriculture. Agriculture. CHAPTER XIII TILLAGE AND FARM MACHINERY Sowing and Reaping in Olden Times. For thou- sands of years after men learned to plant seed they tilled the soil with a forked stick. Their only object seemed to be to get the seed covered in the ground. In Egypt for long ages seed was scattered broad- cast by hand and herds of cattle were driven over the ground to tramp it in. These ancient people reaped their grain with a crooked knife and beat the kernels from the husks and chaff with a stick, or. Fig. 54. Hie hcsi and chcai'tst fcrtUizcr. flail. Sometimes they drove their cattle over it on the barn floor to thresh it. Then it was ground into 103. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nida, William Lewis. [from old catalog]. Chicago, A. Flanagan company
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