106.578.5

106.578.5
These Border Leicester sheep kept the grass trimmed on the Iowa State College campus in the years before 1920. A herdsman would keep the sheep moving in the right direction to produce an even cut. The Ames Golf and Country Club in those days used similar equipment to maintain its fairways.
Citation: 106.578.5
Year: 1918 (approx.)
Categories: Misc., ISU / ISC, Sports