Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Two White Mules Closer

Around Ohio

Two White Mules Closer

A man and a mule could walk up to 30 miles a day on hard ground in the early days of farming. When working new ground, mules were used to pull out stumps. Only an acre of land could be cleared each winter using this method. Most of the cotton fields in the south were cleared this way.

4 comments:

Susanna said...

What a contrast to the monster tractors of today!

Anonymous said...

They look so cute walking along together.

Anonymous said...

That's a big field.

Anonymous said...

Interesting facts.