Making Hay the Amish Way in Bird in Hand, PA
Aug 9, 2017 15:16:30 #
StevenG wrote:
Really nice series. I like the first best. I lived in Lancaster for a while, way back, but never saw that particular technique.
Steve
Steve
Thank you Steve That was a first for me too, I've seen the balers ini operation pulled be a tractor but this was areal treat. I kinda like #1 too. Glad you liked them.
Aug 9, 2017 15:18:08 #
blacks2 wrote:
Interesting series, thanks for sharing.
Glad you found the series interesting, I really enjoyed taking them. I appreciate ,very much, that you took the time to view them and comment.
Aug 9, 2017 15:20:54 #
kerry12 wrote:
You will find in Lancaster county that a lot of Amish have a phone in a field somewhere. It will look like an outhouse. It's supposed to be for business only??? They also use diesel motors to drive air compressors to provide power to their power tools such as a table saw. Trust me when I tell you that the saw runs a lot faster than the manufacturer intended.
Progress comes in small steps and they have an awful lot of work to get done.. This farmer was really ripping through that field. We were stopped for only a short time and he had practically cleaned it out but he time we left It was fascinating to watch
Aug 9, 2017 15:53:36 #
paulrph1
Loc: Washington, Utah
marsdad wrote:
We stopped along the highway tuning through Bird i... (show quote)
I found this interesting. They do not seem to mind the modern inventions as long as they have no motor attached. Hmm......... Then I read the rest of the story and am more puzzled.
Aug 9, 2017 19:55:56 #
shelty wrote:
What gets me, seeing those shots is; if he has to have a motor to power the bailer, then why not make the motor a bit larger so it can power the tractor and leave the mules home.
I suspect that it is a situation of a little bit at a time rather than going all the way in one fell swoop. 20 years ago you would have seen no power of any kind which was the first time we visited the area. Things change slowly, families get smaller but the acreage and the volume of work remains the same and the question becomes how to get everything done. Bit by bit modernization, if that is what they call it, creeps in. Thanks for taking a look and your comments, much appreciated, hope you liked them.
Aug 9, 2017 20:00:22 #
paulrph1 wrote:
I found this interesting. They do not seem to mind the modern inventions as long as they have no motor attached. Hmm......... Then I read the rest of the story and am more puzzled.
Thanks for looking in Paul and commenting, it is puzzling ]. As I mentioned to Shelty, 20 years ago we saw no power anything but today it seem to be creeping in. The is no less work but I suspect less people to accomplish it. Kids do not always want what their parents wanted and they move to the cities leaving the folks on he farm. the work has to get done somehow so......... Hope you liked the pix, appreciate you taking a look.
Aug 9, 2017 20:01:37 #
angler wrote:
Excellent set Marsdad and very enjoyable as well.
Hey Jim glad you liked them, appreciate the look and the comments
Aug 10, 2017 01:40:29 #
Very good shots, marsdad! I love Lancaster area and we get out there as often as we can. I've had farmers turn their backs on me when the realized I was photographing them, and yet another one waved to me! LOL
Aug 10, 2017 03:22:30 #
Aug 10, 2017 04:19:42 #
marsdad wrote:
We stopped along the highway tuning through Bird i... (show quote)
Great images!!!!!
They probably had to go to the round bales to market the hay, People these days don't want to mess with the "square " bales , its not cost ecective.
Aug 10, 2017 10:22:10 #
sailorsmom wrote:
Very good shots, marsdad! I love Lancaster area and we get out there as often as we can. I've had farmers turn their backs on me when the realized I was photographing them, and yet another one waved to me! LOL
Morning Sue, thanks for looking in and commenting, much appreciated. I was across the highway shooting from a parking lot. He was real busy keeping the mules on the line and had no idea I was photographing him. I've never had a farmer turn his back on me, but then again I've never had one pose either.
Aug 10, 2017 10:24:30 #
Lame-Duck wrote:
That is definitely an interesting and well done series, marsdad.
Glad you liked the Lame-Duck, appreciate you taking the time to look and comment.
Aug 10, 2017 10:32:50 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
Great images!!!!!
They probably had to go to the round bales to market the hay, People these days don't want to mess with the "square " bales , its not cost ecective.
They probably had to go to the round bales to market the hay, People these days don't want to mess with the "square " bales , its not cost ecective.
Thank you for looking and commenting, glad you liked the pix. I was shooting from a parking lot accross a busy highway so I had to time the shots between trucks, buses, cars, wagons and horse drawn gigs. Then followed a bit of cropping. I wish I could go back and see how they handle those bales and move them from the field to storage.
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