Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-07-11
HAYNVG.

every farmer. As it used to be, when he
was boy. it suggests sweating away at,
the crank of the old grindstone an hour
every morning before breakfast spread.
ing the thick swath of long herds grass
with the old rake-handle sharpened At
both ends, giving it a toss first this way
and then that-of raking after the old
stakes cart with small hand. rake, obj.
ged always to be on the jump to gather
up the scattering locks as they fall
from the sbaky load. jostled from their
place by the over supply of stamps aA,f
stones then potruding above the surface &c
the ground. 1t is also painfully sugges>
tive of the stiAsgly hot hayloft, when the
hay was hurried up forkful after forkful
in quick succession as the distant thunder
suggested the coming shower. 3
1t is suggestion, too. Of the many
long forenoons of swinging the scythe
over an uneven surface producing from
! two to three tons Of hay to the acre The
term bayiug is painfully suggestive Of many
a hard days work in the past. Many in
these days go on the same old style of
moving, spreading, raking and pitching
as of yore ignoring entirely the farmer can
be benefited by any new invennions..
Poor souls They have but poor opu.r
ion of Gods providence. They do not be-
lieve in putting the human faculties to a.
good use in relieving man of the curse Of
Adam. they do not believe in elevatirg,
. the masses by lighcning there labor, aid
7 giving them time 10 cultivate the higher
0 faculties Of the sole. They do not belivo,,
! in cultivating tho mind as well as II o,5
muscle, but psrsis' emily plod OIL. ard at
e tempt to drag others along the same DILL
thorny path by ridicling everything n,A~
and suggestive of labor-saving. They.
! must have their day and must do their,
work, but the tide will roll over them and.
: their works forever. ...-....
e To the progressive farmer the trrns
r haying. at the present time, brings pl,aa-.
ant reflections. He thinks of the ma
y pleasant trips he is to take upon his m, w
+ er. He realizes the difference between tho.
ease aud comfort of guiding span of
n good horses over his fields with swinging
J. the scythe and sweating the very life aw y
e in cutteng few acres of grass. He can,
1t mount his iron chariot at nine in the MOI.
morning. sweep over his fields. and is
n noon can count his broad acres ALL nicelr
le drying in the sun. At 2P. NJ he takes
pf a seat on another vechile, and at 4 the job
is done, and with almost the ease of the
|. magican's wand. He thinks his stars
y that he is able 50 easily to fill bis mows
,g for the coming winter. He 10 ready, Ike
,g a man Of sense, to honor the inventor of
ID the machine that SO admirably facilitates
r. and lighteps his labors. His heart ia
or re.au ). n,ono,. , . h,o..;n, ,non
.'ei '.a'y y P,o"vu"Oe 0'''ss ~ WV.
'ne oa'ae' - NO , "v~e.' =
IN Jaws DneA.s' o".0', " "'t,
ms 'nO"ef uV.' INC '0o '0' n'' aDu
nc says 70 every 'a'mer 0uy n0"si'
as 'o say We nuy nO"e' s"u n,e' ~,
Dy not commit Su'e'ae'y nes'e''.rs wna' uvu
'r. mas given ss iof 0uf soo'. puy 'ne 'nNe
sr- mower and enjoy Its use the rest OF your
H. life. Use it while you can. and when old
,cs age units you for "active servio'
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