tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471690513446438187.post2906123867327730093..comments2023-04-05T10:32:17.453-04:00Comments on Jennings Brae Bank Farm: Hay Day #3Mollie @ Jennings Brae Bank Farm http://www.blogger.com/profile/16454841644255307846noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471690513446438187.post-16350627232932685002011-08-02T16:50:49.832-04:002011-08-02T16:50:49.832-04:00Mollie reading this was like taking a walk with Pa...Mollie reading this was like taking a walk with Pap and Dad right before we'd trudge to the field and end-over-end the bales until they hefted them onto the back of the old hay truck. The one thing you and John have that they didn't, other than the elevator, is that they had children twisting and turning nobs every-which-way on the baylor. I'm pretty sure it was a different one, but very similar. Pap would have to re-tune everything before starting because all year long, as we played in the barn, we'd turn the nobs in all directions! This is just as Mom said, "A Farm Book of the Ages!" Love it!Susi and Jimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471690513446438187.post-59991223809993473562011-07-31T23:52:25.713-04:002011-07-31T23:52:25.713-04:00I loved your description of the baling process, es...I loved your description of the baling process, especially the knot-tying...one part engineering and two parts black magic! How amazing what can be done!Dadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471690513446438187.post-13233336557762095682011-07-31T19:45:45.585-04:002011-07-31T19:45:45.585-04:00What a charming summer story from the Jennings Bra...What a charming summer story from the Jennings Brae Bank Farm. Hard work with great results. Your herd will be happy during the cold months. Here comes August...I'll be checking the blog for more news from West Virginia.Aunt Louisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471690513446438187.post-25272266004711607282011-07-31T15:17:48.392-04:002011-07-31T15:17:48.392-04:00PS
I am proud to be a Luddite! And i know what it...PS<br />I am proud to be a Luddite! And i know what it means!momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471690513446438187.post-71025881394928211242011-07-31T15:17:02.346-04:002011-07-31T15:17:02.346-04:00Mollie...
You are writing a book! This post is wo...Mollie...<br />You are writing a book! This post is wonderful and truly fascinating. Perhaps it is because I have spent time on the Jennings Brae Bank Farm, but this "history of hay" is very touching. I remember learning about the invention of machines...combine, thresher, etc. Now I have a much greater appreciation for the guys who convinced the little men to live in those contraptions!<br />Congrats to you, Farmer John, the tractor driver, etc. for filling the loft.momnoreply@blogger.com