tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-419744765122775541.post6410184361722287229..comments2024-02-12T07:17:29.808-05:00Comments on <center><big>Agrarian Nation</big></center>: —1877—Use of Hay CapsHerrick Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-419744765122775541.post-1439910619387519332011-07-23T14:07:51.891-04:002011-07-23T14:07:51.891-04:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_skEv0slxs0&fea...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_skEv0slxs0&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL<br /><br />Maple Valley Farm has an entertaining set of videos on bringing in the hay.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977832744110795028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-419744765122775541.post-9677781959605478732011-07-22T20:55:03.533-04:002011-07-22T20:55:03.533-04:00Melody,
It looks like that is exactly what the ca...Melody,<br /><br />It looks like that is exactly what the caps do. It's kind of funny that this is written about in the 1877 farmer's almanac as some sort of revolutionary new idea because it's so simple. Today we can just put a small plastic tarp over the top and that may be what the white hay caps in the top picture are made of.<br /><br />Farmer's "ted" hay to help it dry. Tedding is something akin to "fluffing." Here is the 1828 definition:<br /><br /><b>TED, verb; Among farmers, to spread; to turn new mowed grass from the swath, and scatter it for drying.</b>Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-419744765122775541.post-53205430415560916192011-07-22T14:16:45.150-04:002011-07-22T14:16:45.150-04:00So, the caps keep rain from getting into the cente...So, the caps keep rain from getting into the center of the rick?<br /><br />It made me smile to see the kids playing in the hay, and I wondered if perhaps their parents had them "playing" in the hay for a purpose - is it necessary to fluff the hay before you stack it?<br /><br />Love these entries!<br /><br />MelodyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com