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Show EARLY FARMING HAYING The first settlers must have had a great deal of faith, courage, and perseverance to have chosen for a home this remote place. AO of their supplies were very meager.' This also applied to fanning equipment. Many arrived too late in the season to plant and harvest any produce. They still needed to provide feed for their oxen and perhaps a cow. There was native hay on the low lands that might be used for this purpose. Either a sickle or scythe was used to cut the hay The sickle had a much longer and heavier blade. The handle was curved and longer, so that it was used from a standing position. When either was used, hay or grain fell where It was cut. A rake which was made entirely from wood was used to rake it was broadcast. To do this, a bucket stacks or into the bam.. There were also push rakes that pushed the hay from the field, to where a derrick or one of the various types of stackers were used. Some of these lifted all the hay at once Into its place. There were several types of side ddiveiy rakes to replace the dump rake, which raked the hay into windrows. There have been a lot of major changes since the time when onjy horses were used to draw the As he walked, he took a handful of grain and scattered It as evenly as possible, so all the land would be sown. At the end of the field, on his way back, he planted an adjoining space. This took a great deal of practice. After the seed was planted, the field was harrowed agpin. To take the place of broadcasting, a machines. Tractors now offer air con- drill was Invented ditioned units and hay balers can be operated by one man. PLOWING AND was held on his arm. or a bag containing the seed hung from his neck. to plant grain, peas or other seed. This machine had disks, also spouts which carried the seed from the hopper down and planted it to the depth in the ground for which the disks had been set. The machine could also be set to plant a given amount of seed required per acre. PLANTING together. After the time of the wooden rake, the dump rake came into use. This had shafts and was usualjy drawn by a horse. The hay was raked into windrows to cure. Later It was made into piles, ready to be gathered with a pitchfork and loaded onto a hay rack. If stacked or put into a bam, the pitchfork was again used. Then, the hayfoaders and derricks came Into extensive use. A horse or team were attached to lift the hay into . The hand plow was not only used in early days, its use was continued for many jears. One man drove the team, while another held the handles of the plow. If one farmed alone, he often tied the lines together and put them around his neck to drive the team while he held the handles of the plow. Many weaiy miles were traveled by the farmer, when plowing, planting, and harrowing the field. If the land was to be planted into grain, the seed THRESHING MACHINES An early day threshing machine was run by horse power. It consisted of two parts, the separator and the horse power. The horse power was staked firmly to the ground in line with the separator. To manage the horses, the driver stood on a platform covering what was called the horse zHave 'Fuk at the ?aCr! 6 Fashion Plus & Sun Bodies Weller Recreation for: j v y J 'me c SiferS. -- 'IS . A I Aye htsit-.rMaraey t'XZG'5 if 5 x-c-- , 11 2 Attending haxe fan sy Fa-- V Coalville Utah HiiYtt separator. The grain sheaves were pitched from a grain stack to two men who stood on the front of the thresher. They cut the bands and Ted the grain to the machine. The grain came out of a spout, and straw and chaff were carried away at the back of the machine. It usually took about seventeen men to do the work. The farmer's wife prepared meals Tor the men during the process. As modern machinery came into use. it was used in the community to the extent that farmers could afford it. After gasoline came into extensive use. horses were used but little. Time for doing the work was made.shorter and labor made lighter for the farmer. With one of the earlier machines, grain was cut and threshed ty one combine. One man drove the tractor while another man stood on the back of the machine, caught the threshed grain in a sack, tied the sack, and dumped it on the ground ready to be hauled away Now. one man can do the entire process. Safes and service on allmaxettf Parts ad Accessories 6V.uck to the 336-256- of outward from under the platform. The teams traveled round and round, a tumbling rod run from the platform to the separator, at very high speed? This action furnished power to run the ml. a Think power. Each team, twelve horses in all. were hitched to a sweep that ran III wm rj jUL jB Sales & Service ihb Plllli Authorized Dealer Parts Clothing Accessories See us for all your Automotive Needs AECfKCJT 24 Hour Towing and Emergency Service YAMAHA Moore Chevron Service and Towing u. 336-275- 9 336-257- 7 Mm mimillt ziiirjDJs EanwiususnunaHr - siaukik. itui ' i ' i 7KS-J71- |