Once the fields are cut and left to dry a while, the hay is neatly bound into bales or rounds and stacked for use during the winter. Tall stacks of the golden hay dot the landscape. Often, huge flocks of Canada Geese can be seen in these fields or swimming in the many ponds throughout the area. On the Ranch During the winter, when the pastures are covered in deep snow, ranchers must bring the hay out to the cattle.
Some ranchers use trucks, others use horse-drawn wagons and sleds.
Below, Mac McCormick of the Bar Cross Ranch in Cora, uses Belgian horses to pull his hay sled. May not be used without permission. On the Ranch Take me to the Site Map .