Both my Great and Great Great Grandparents on my other's Dad side came from Sweden. Moved to Idaho Territory in the 1800's in the US and became farmers. I was fourth generation farm raised. My Swedish grandfather was 100% swede my Mom's Dad. This is amazing footage because it gives me an idea of how cutting hay used to be done. Though in Idaho it's drier and hillside farming. I think in 1933 in the US we had horse drawn hay mowers with horses driving them. I don't think they were cutting by hand. I do have scythes though my grandfather used as well as his foot burner plow.
Jag letar och letar efter en "vänsterlie" men det verkar vara väldigt ovanligt. Alla på filmen har "högerliar".. Är det någon som har mer insikt i detta historiskt? Om jag skulle slå stora ytor så skulle jag gärna skifta mellan höger och vänster...
I wonder if that section of the field was usually under water like that. That hay must have been hard to dry! Also, I hardly see any whetstone holders on the men with the scythes.
In Dalarna as well as in most parts of Northern Scandinavia bogs, mires and other wetlands was an important source for hay. Harvested, raked and then dryed on hay racks. The wetstones was often held in the hand together with the scythe or attached with a short string to the belt.
Both my Great and Great Great Grandparents on my other's Dad side came from Sweden. Moved to Idaho Territory in the 1800's in the US and became farmers. I was fourth generation farm raised. My Swedish grandfather was 100% swede my Mom's Dad. This is amazing footage because it gives me an idea of how cutting hay used to be done. Though in Idaho it's drier and hillside farming. I think in 1933 in the US we had horse drawn hay mowers with horses driving them. I don't think they were cutting by hand. I do have scythes though my grandfather used as well as his foot burner plow.
Jag letar och letar efter en "vänsterlie" men det verkar vara väldigt ovanligt.
Alla på filmen har "högerliar"..
Är det någon som har mer insikt i detta historiskt?
Om jag skulle slå stora ytor så skulle jag gärna skifta mellan höger och vänster...
Varför la dom höet på hög innan dom hässjade det?
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I wonder if that section of the field was usually under water like that. That hay must have been hard to dry!
Also, I hardly see any whetstone holders on the men with the scythes.
In Dalarna as well as in most parts of Northern Scandinavia bogs, mires and other wetlands was an important source for hay. Harvested, raked and then dryed on hay racks. The wetstones was often held in the hand together with the scythe or attached with a short string to the belt.
at 3.22 you can see them holding the wetstones in the left hand.
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