An Amish field
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SueScott wrote:
About 5 miles from my house.
Very interesting Sue.
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NJFrank wrote:
Very interesting scene. Nice composition. Too bad the sky is so uneventful.
I agree about the sky - it was a very dull day. It would have been better with some dark clouds to contrast the field but, ya gotta take what ya get!
Jan 4, 2019 22:59:52 #
BassmanBruce wrote:
Beautifull shot, your composition is perfect!
Thank you!
Jan 5, 2019 05:20:30 #
When I was young the farm next door still used a binder. I learned how to stack the sheaves into "stooks" (six or eight sheaves stacked together upright as shown in your pic). I don't think there'll be much use for that skill these days 
(unless I emigrate and join the Amish...). There was even a farm that still used horses, but that was for interest rather than by necessity.
The chances are the sheaves are stored in stacks that are cylindrical with a pointed top. That's something else you won't see much of these days. I'd call them haystacks but the hay part of that wouldn't be accurate.
When it came to milling time, a traction engine towing the threshing mill would appear. The traction engine powered the threshing mill via a large belt. The straw coming out of the back end of the mill was put through a baler and I would help the farmer's son to store the bales in the barn. The best part was when the farmer's wife appeared with tea and home-baked cakes and biscuits. Threshing time was quite an event, requiring quite a few people working simultaneously.
(unless I emigrate and join the Amish...). There was even a farm that still used horses, but that was for interest rather than by necessity.The chances are the sheaves are stored in stacks that are cylindrical with a pointed top. That's something else you won't see much of these days. I'd call them haystacks but the hay part of that wouldn't be accurate.
When it came to milling time, a traction engine towing the threshing mill would appear. The traction engine powered the threshing mill via a large belt. The straw coming out of the back end of the mill was put through a baler and I would help the farmer's son to store the bales in the barn. The best part was when the farmer's wife appeared with tea and home-baked cakes and biscuits. Threshing time was quite an event, requiring quite a few people working simultaneously.
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R.G. wrote:
When I was young the farm next door still used a b... (show quote)
Our trips to Scotland are usually in September during the harvest and we've seen many fields with round bales of oat straw waiting to be picked up.
Jan 5, 2019 22:44:31 #
I can almost smell the hay and the heat rising on a humid day! This city boy is engaged by this shot.
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