Haying

[Sunbeam lodge]

Originally Posted by bclaker

I worked on a small farm from 9 years old til 16. I remember all those things, plus the trip to the hard cider barrel after we put each load in the hay mow.

Did the same thing when I was young in Holden Mass. Worked loading the hay wagon and filling up the barn in the morning. Lunch and played in the stream that ran by the farm until 3:00 Pm and then hoed and weeded until dinner time. They are cutting and bailing on Parade road but it is all mechanical now. No more horse and wagon