Thursday, August 14, 2014

Wondering About Bales of Hay.

Hey, I was just wondering about hay.  Yesterday my neighbor baled the hay that was grown on his field that borders my property.  He had cut it awhile back and then had it raked into rows for the baling machine.  It was a hot, sunny day yesterday and I would think a good time to bail it while everything is dry.  This morning, I took a couple of pictures which, of course, I will share with you.
 
I was standing on my property when I took both pictures.  In the next picture, you can see a grassy road along the side of the field.  Just on this side of the road is the border of our properties.  There property is mostly open whereas our property is mostly wooded, except for the swamp.



OK, got to go.  Have things to do and am also expecting an insurance adjuster to show up this morning.  Remember the broken pipes and fittings under my house?  You all have a great day, you hear?

PS, I went back and corrected my spelling of bales.  Sorry, I was never a good speller.

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  1. Too hot to bail hay,,, lol, but i know they do it.

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    1. They will get another cutting off it later in the year, so they had to get it cut around this time.

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  2. I must have crossed the northern plains last year right after hay baling, and there were thousands of bales in the fields I passed. I think they look so pretty, all lined up.

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    1. Yes they do, it is a sign of plenty. But I like the Pennsylvania Dutch who stack the hay in those unique stacks in the field. I made a painting of that a few years ago.

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  3. Well, drat! Can't get the photos today (my problem, not yours) and so don't know if they're doing square bales (35 pounds or more) or those huge round ones... a couple thousand pounds.... BUT... my arms started aching just thinking of all those years I tossed a bale of hay out of the loft down to the goats below.... and I don't even want to remember unloading the truck and stacking those bales in the barn... But I too, love seeing the "old fashion" way of making a haystack by the Amish.

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    1. These are the huge round bales. Some area farms still do the square bales. The square are easily handled and stacked in a barn or stable.

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  4. It seems unnatural for you to have all the words spelled correctly!

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    1. My wife reads my blog after it is posted and usually tells me what all words need corrected. Every now and then a few misspelled words get through. And yep, it is very unnatural for me to spell everything correctly.

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  5. Haying today is sure a lot different than it was in the 50's when I was a kid hauling the old fashioned bales around on the family farm:)

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    1. Yes it sure is, and back in those days some hay was never baled and put in a loft. When I was a kid, my cousin and I used to love to play in the hay loft. We would jump into it from the rafters.

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  6. Was just thinking how much Walter would enjoy munching on one of those. Wonder how much they cost?

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    1. I have no idea, but I bet they cost plenty more than the square bales do.

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  7. Playing in the hay loft with my cousin Mike when at our uncle's place is one of my fond childhood memories. Spent some time in the corn crib as well, but it wasn't nearly as soft!

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    1. I got some corn crib stories to tell, too. Thanks for stopping by, HJ.

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