A few posts back, "deep end of the loom" (love that name!) asked me to tell a bit more about the haying process. If you want my version, read on. If you'd like to read the official wikipedia version, click here . Haying happens in three steps: cutting, raking and baling. This process takes several days, as the hay must be dry when baled. Moist hay molds and heats up and has even been known to spontaneously combust, burning down the barn. Gotta have dry hay. This first photo is of our haybine. The haybine not only cuts the hay, it also crimps each piece of long grass in several places, to allow for faster drying. We usually cut hay in the early afternoon, when the dew is gone. When we're done, long row of cut grass lie waiting. The hay is allowed to dry for two to three days, depending on wind and sun conditions. Obviously, the more wind and sun the days hold, the quicker the hay will dry. When we feel like the hay is nearly dry, we go out with the rake. There are diff
How about the mud and muck that makes it INTO the house----and all over the house?
ReplyDeleteI am sure that your muck has no smell to it either, right??????
Oh the mud! And I call March the Mud Month. Why April too?
ReplyDeleteAh, the fantasies we all have...
ReplyDeleteI live on an island, which I love dearly but the reality is much different from what most people imagine.
I made the mistake of wearing "good" pants and my regular shoes when I took dd to her horse riding lesson yesterday. Let's just say the shoes had to stay on the front porch and the pants had to be washed again. (still, you can't beat farming can ya??!)
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