The Art of Making Hay: Part 2
(World News USA)

Contributed by Farmstead Assistant Sara Miller In July, I introduced you to the art of small scale hay making. You were able to see step by step the labor intensive process of harvesting this important crop. As promised at the end of my last article, this month`s blog is devoted to the restoration of our 1903 hay trolley and the use of our 1919 hay press. But first, let`s start with some background information on the introduction of hay trolleys. As I briefly described previously, up through the mid-1800s hay was cut by hand via use of a scythe. After drying in the sun for a day or two it was raked into piles and forked onto a hay wagon; all by hand of course. Finally, the hay would be hand...