[AT] sod breaking picture

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Sod was a standard here.  I wrote a book 40 years ago called SOD WALLS
detailing their construction.  A special plow called a rod plow or
grasshopper plow was used to shave a six-inch ribbon off the ground and roll
it gently over so it could be cut with a spade into "bricks."  There are
still a few soddies standing...back when I researched the books there were
quite a few and I could still find homesteaders who could talk with me about
how they went about it.  Some fine houses were built of sod.  And some
pretty shaggy ones!

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] sod breaking picture


> Cecil Bearden wrote:
> > Ralph:
> > After looking at this old Red Oklahoma Shale and Clay for the last 50+
> > years, I can only describe that soil in the picture as "Beautiful" !!
> >
> > Cecil in OKla
>
> Thanks Cecil
> You know the early homesteaders used to build houses out of that type of
> sod. There were a couple of sod barns on this farm long time ago. Just a
> depression in the ground is what remains now.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
> >
>
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