I missed the crosscut saw and the loose hay by a very few years. I did handle a lot of bales by hand, both before and after the cows used them. I split wood by hand, 20-40 cords a year, depending on how much help Dad hired. Gathered a lot of sap with pails, either wallowing through the snow or stumbling around on snowshoes. My three least favorite jobs were picking stone, picking up potatoes, and planting trees.
I haven't planted any potatoes for sale in twenty years, the trees are ready for the their second or third thinning, I bale with a kicker baler, and most of the hay gets sold. The neighbor's cattle graze the pastures, and he does the fences. The maple trees are all connected with tubing, and I split wood hydraulically. I still get accusations of "abuse" from my boys, because they have to unload bales, haul and stack wood, and repair tubing. I am sure that in time they will appreciate what they learned on the farm.
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Today's Featured Article - George's Fordson Major - by Anthony West (UK). This is a bit of a technical info to add on to the article about George's Major in the "A Towny Goes Plowing" article. George bought his Major from a an implement sale about 18 years ago for £200.00. There is no known history regarding its origins or what service it had done, but the following work was undertaken by Harold alone to bring it up to show standard. From the engine number, it was found that the major was produced late 19
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