Binding and socked Oat in 1920;s

gitrib · Apr 15, 2013

Was on my wifes grandfther farm in Calhoun County Iowa.

Erik Ks farmer · Apr 15, 2013

Neat picture, Graydon. Thank you for sharing your pictures and stories with us. I really enjoy them!

Adirondack case guy · Apr 15, 2013

Neet pics. I wish we had family pics like that, from that era.
Loren, the Acg.

Billy NY · Apr 15, 2013

That sure is a nice look at how it was done in those days, seems odd but the one horse seems to have a blanket on, wonder what thats about, as it would seem to be in the middle of summer when harvest takes place. Maybe it was to keep em cool from the sun, just seems to hot for a blanket or cooler.

pete 23 · Apr 15, 2013

Blanket to keep flies off. Usually they used a netted one but some did not. I hated shocking grain. I would rather load as then you keep a fork between your face and that itchy crap.

Billy NY · Apr 15, 2013

That makes total sense, flies, the smell and all the rest, photos leave that part out LOL ! I cannot imagine trying to run team and have issues with biting insects, horses put up with an awful lot of that, we use fly masks and blankets, + spray and at times that does not seem, to be enough. I would assume the draft or team horses were probably much more calm than other breeds but those darned bugs would make it miserable for any horse eventually. Certainly puts things in perspective, I'm sure harvest and fieldwork with teams was no easy task given all the care and work needed to keep those horses at their best.

Dick2 · Apr 15, 2013

Did some company make a right-hand binder? Or was the negative reversed when they printed the picture? I never saw a right-hand binder.

I shocked grain for 5-6 years before Dad bought a combine. It was a lot cleaner job than working around the threshing machine. But it was a lot of work to do the job right.

I wonder why people had the idea that the bundles had to "cure in the shock for 30 days" before they could be threshed?

EJ70 · Apr 15, 2013

Cool pic.I cut up old safety netting that was around the kids trampoline. Throw that over my horses backs when working. Breathes well and keeps the bugs off. Hoses off easy to.

Billy NY · Apr 15, 2013

We use the "store bought" ones, well we need em to stay on if they get running around, straps and hardware but its got to be the same kind of mesh, and I'd be the first one to use anything that works, given how it just drives em nuts getting bit so much. When you look at the insects that bite all around them, its unreal that they and the wildlife somehow deal with it. The fly spray, fly mask and blankets help an awful lot but sometimes it seems even all that is not enough, during the peak of insect season, the one thing that is for sure is that it does not last a long time when you think about it, but they sure can be intense at times.

Anonymous-0 · Apr 15, 2013

Where At in Calhoun County Iowa? Township? Section? I am originally from Calhoun County. Our family still has a century farm in Reading Twnshp and also Union Twnshp.

Binding and socked Oat in 1920;s

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