Sowing grass seed by hand

Description

Information on rear of photograph reads: “Sowing The Seed (Kentucky Blue Grass). This picture gives a good idea of the nature of the country in which the seed is raised. Mr Thos. Harrison, who had been so successful in this industry, is here shown sewing Kentucky Blue Grass.” Mr G A Hart states that Harrison’s farm was situated on the Pohangina Valley West Road, about two miles south of Utuwai School.

Identification

Object type

Image

Relation

Public Photograph Collection Gs 2

Date

circa 1904

Digitisation id

2007N_Gs2_RTL_0794

Held in

Coolstore