Rusty's oats swathing

55 50 Ron · Sep 10, 2020

Sorry folks. I was wrong to say the grain binder produced "shocks"! It was a "shock" to me when I realized I misspoke! Actually our binder made bundles (as others have said) and we stacked them into shocks.

Just to clear up the confusion and hope I haven't added confusion.

Bruce from Can. · Sep 10, 2020

Our binder had a sheave carrier , and could accumulate 6-7 sheaves and drop them in a heap. Which was better than every sheave of grain dropping one at a time down the field. Made stooking go quicker

Athol Carr · Sep 10, 2020

In NZ a binder made sheaves and they were put into stooks (eight to 10 sheaves) to ripen and dry before being either stacked or taken to the threshing machine (or tin mill (the US made equivalents))

IaLeo · Sep 10, 2020

Ah yes, some kinda memory! Needed a new pair of soft leather gloves for making shocks (stooks?) every year. Some years a lot of grass in the butt of sheaves, some places a lot of dried Canadian Thistles. I am glad I left the farm many years ago. Last did that job in 1956. Leo

TomA in CA · Sep 11, 2020

Need a bundle fork.

Rusty's oats swathing

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