In Memoriam: Roofer 1
Binder At Work
9-4-2010
Harvesting small grain use to be labor intensive work. A binder was used to cut the grain and it tied the grain into bundles. Men then would shock the grain. Bundles were gathered and stood up leaning against each other so they would dry. Several weeks later the bundles were hauled to the threshing machine. Many wagons and men were used to keep the threshing machine operating. It was powered by huge belts hooked to either a steam engine or power takeoff of a tractor. My dad talked about working on a farm in the early 1940's and the hired men going to shock grain, the field would be filled with bundles as far as they could see. (thousand acreas) I would get this story from him when I would look at a field of 40 acreas on our small farm.
This field used as a demonstration at the Steam Thresher's Reunion had been devastated by geese from surrounding ponds. After threshing was done the field would be disked up in partial preparation for planting the following spring.
Binder At Work
9-4-2010
Harvesting small grain use to be labor intensive work. A binder was used to cut the grain and it tied the grain into bundles. Men then would shock the grain. Bundles were gathered and stood up leaning against each other so they would dry. Several weeks later the bundles were hauled to the threshing machine. Many wagons and men were used to keep the threshing machine operating. It was powered by huge belts hooked to either a steam engine or power takeoff of a tractor. My dad talked about working on a farm in the early 1940's and the hired men going to shock grain, the field would be filled with bundles as far as they could see. (thousand acreas) I would get this story from him when I would look at a field of 40 acreas on our small farm.
This field used as a demonstration at the Steam Thresher's Reunion had been devastated by geese from surrounding ponds. After threshing was done the field would be disked up in partial preparation for planting the following spring.