Thursday, June 16, 2011

Harvesting Heritage


While most families are vacationing on Memorial Day Weekend, farmers are working hard to prepare for the first harvest hay of the season. There are multiple steps in this harvesting process that take many days to accomplish and require excellent weather.

The first step is mowing the fields with a giant, six-propeller lawnmower which is attached to a tractor. Next, a large rake is used to form the hay into rows. Once the rows dry, the grass turns into hay. Following that, a special machine called the round baler is attached to a tractor and scoops up the rows of hay. Finally, when the round baler is full of hay, the backdoor is opened and a giant round bale rolls out. The newly made bales are placed into pastures where animals can roam freely and eat them. However, the farmers have often heard the animals complaining that “they just can’t get a square meal.”

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