Hay In A Day - Part 1

This is a brief demonstration of how we make hay using scythes, hayforks and hay rakes. For more info on this topic, see scytheconnection.com/handcrafted-hay.

[@jmdavis45]

I've known about scythes since I was old enough to walk. My grandfather didn't use them for haying by the time I was born but he did up until the late 30s when he was in his 30s. They had a dairy farm and he and two of his brothers did the work with their father from the time that their older brothers left in 1917. They grew the vast majority of what they ate had apple, pear, and nut trees, grew hay and grain etc. When he was in his 70s he still used the scythe to cut areas where a tractor or mower couldn't go and he did it easier and as fast or faster than someone could cut the same steep hillsides with a string trimmer. I regret never having the chance to meet Peter Vido. I think that talking with him might be akin to talking to Thoreau.

[@patrickcreath217]

Much respect for these people. Gathering up those square bales onto the wagons, (145 bales) and stacking them up in the large hayshed as a kid, wasn't that bad after all.

[@IsraelCountryCube]

really? I would have thought so but as a kid of course you will want to think to know its bad but i wouldnt mind doing it as long as im not weak

[@daw162]

I could use a couple of weeks of work like that to clear my head. My grandfather was of the same type as them (except crazy and obsessed with proving that nobody could outwork him - I like their version a little better - work hard without making it something negative), and he always told me that you couldn't clear your mind without breaking a sweat. I couldn't physically do what they're doing after 18 years of white collar work, though. It'd take months to work up to that, but I really admire their efficiency/technique.

[@motoz30]

after 18 years in the bubble what you may lack in physical strength & endurance you make up for in sheer angst & frustration. you may outwork the farmiest of farmers, kimosabe.

[@verajamieson8020]

As children we did this too.No questions asked,just got on with.We were happy out.

[@honyybal]

Working here alone would be so meditative 😊, I feel good just by watching

[@kaivido]

As soon as we get figure out a way to get past KZbin's 10 min. time limit (for the 14 min. clip) and have a chance to upload it on high speed internet! Hope to get it up here within a week. Thanks for your patience!

[@fadhlanfaidhan5311]

Sure!

[@TengkuRama]

@@fadhlanfaidhan5311 dude its 8 years ago

[@arcaneknight9799]

@@TengkuRama Slow time shout

[@IsraelCountryCube]

@@TengkuRama mabey he will reply if hes not on youtube anymore also 8 year isnt alot

[@IsraelCountryCube]

@@TengkuRama mabey he will reply if hes not on youtube anymore also 8 year isnt alot

[@Sionnach1601]

Beautiful. Simply beautiful activity, and beautiful to watch. Very clever too.

[@MrJaseg1971]

Kaivido, thanks for posting this. Your a hard worker!

[@MichalKneifl]

Thanks for your response Kai. I am looking forward to watching the 2nd. part.

[@RobRobBob]

Very cool, looks like a lot of good honest work!

[@anthonymctigue9038]

WONDERFUL WORK I DONE PLENTY OF THIS IN MY YOUTH SO MUCH LOVE FOR THIS LIFE AND PEOPLE WHO LIVE LIKE THIS.BEST WISHES FROM ME IN WEST OF IRELAND

[@tnoel374]

Thank you Sir for sharing your beautiful way of living, and your family farm. I just bought a homestead, and learning the natural way has been a challenge. I love it and one day hope to have my farm up and running like you and your family god bless.

[@bozzskaggs112]

They aren't paying for heavy metal. Others with more hay to make might pay someone to cut and tender their hay and avoid the expense of maintenance, insurance and the price to purchase the equipment and have it sitting dormant most days. Some use draft animals. John Deers don't make baby tractors but draft mares can make more draft horses.

[@AsgardStudios]

Thanks for sharing that! I’d never seen that done by hand.

[@SpiritusBythos]

Those ladies could knock a city boy out with the flick of a wrist ; o )

[@user-uu9qd1nq6g]

Я очень рад видеть таких трудолюбивых людей поистине трудящихся своими руками ( мир вам дорогие)

[@orionz4684]

Да, такое несомненно вызывает уважение. Респект девчонке!!!

[@user-os6zw7tr1e]

@@orionz4684 а как она в сене валяется !

[@kennyc388]

Country life is wonderful and fulfilling. City life totally sucks.

[@jscottfischer]

That lady is a beast! I know full grown men who would cry at the thought of doing an acre of hay this way

[@motoz30]

you're hanging out w/ the wrong full grown men.

[@helenodetroyo7035]

I LIKE TO DO THAT!

[@N_A_Z_Z_Y]

Nice video and very informative

[@kaivido]

Part 2 posted - finally! -Ashley

[@antrixiiven1837]

Why are you not uploading videos now? Love from India 🇮🇳🙏

[@jessiebruno9313]

I have visited this family and there farm....Don't knock it as there is alot to be learned here!,i have never seen people so content and happy! Maybe this is what it takes?Seems like the more machinery and obligations you have the more stressed and unhappy you become!

[@rafael55]

I think you'r right.

[@daw162]

I don't think Windham would've corrected someone's spelling. You might want to change your name to PedanticPetePerturber

[@gillydouglas6094]

jessie bruno

[@thelaughingman79]

i love machines sooo....the more machines the better for me.

[@mystuff1405]

jessie bruno I don’t think anybody could knock this. Looks like an ideal way to live. Hard but not blistering.

[@Dinu-1959]

Going barefoot is the gentlest way of walking and can symbolise a way of living - being authentic, vulnerable, sensitive to our surroundings. It’s the feeling of enjoying warm sand beneath our toes, or carefully making our way over sharp rocks in the darkness. It’s a way of living that has the lightest impact, removing the barrier between us and nature. - Adele Coombs, “Barefoot Dreaming”

[@trwoody1]

I was just thinking, obviously this is not in the South, as fire ants would eat you up walking bare feet! How I miss walking in the grass without shoes...

[@vasiliydavidyan977]

That is a really Love between each either ❤️👏🏻

[@caldweller79]

Can you let me know what type of grass it is that you are harvesting. I am very curious about it. I would also like to know how many times a year you can cut it and whether it comes back year after year.

[@PeterVJaspersFayer]

BTW, the thing in the hip holster is a whetstone. The pro I saw doing this (around 1968) would zip it along the blade every ~50 swings.

[@gonicjon]

hard working gal!!! kudos

[@MrCntryjoe]

man I love tbis video, simply a super fine hay.

[@MichalKneifl]

Thank you Ashley! I suppose the hay will stay on the rack some time. How long? Will it dry completely on the rack?

[@tonyselmanah7411]

Wonderful! I love country. Full contact with nature.

[@vinnettepope8255]

Nice job 👏 👍 👌

[@danielkaz6280]

Amazing 💚❤️

[@fasx56]

It takes this type of people who were willing to work hard using methods of another generation of farmers to be successful in supporting themselves in today,s culture

[@michaeldavidson9939]

How much ground can you cover in one day like this; an acre, half acre, two acres?

[@leslieholman3121]

Like your video , very interesting. However this clearly wouldn't work in Nova Scotia. Due dries off around 10:30 to 11:00 am . Then begins to set back in around 5:30 PM. Sure wish we had your weather at haying time. Oh well we never really suffer from droughts. Thanks for sharing . Looks like a beautiful place

[@tonybarbosa8900]

Ti AMO 💗

[@raincoast9010]

It would be interesting to see the tools like the rake close up.

[@stanislawtokarz3350]

This is exactly how we used to make hey in Poland when I was a youngster some 40 years ago. Hard work, low productivity, thank God it has been long forgotten.

[@snipper1ie]

In Ireland it could take a whole week to get the the hay-cocks stage. After every shower of rain it would have to be tossed again.

[@2233golf2]

Ok...one day to put it on stacks....I first thought it would be baled....On stacks the hey still is able to dry yet further.....Wonderful job...

[@Roberto74B]

I love you!

[@michaelplesch]

Wonderful video of how it was done before gasoline

[@hankwang8324]

Great video. Nice, peaceful life 8f the farn

[@rustymason3860]

This looks great. I wonder how long it would take to do 100 acres.

[@AgricultureKuban]

You have a very interesting channel, beautiful videos, I also live in the village, and I also harvest hay, Good luck to you dear friend. And I would also like you to have subtitles on your channel, I don't understand your language, but I really like the videos.

[@fasx56]

It would be nice to know what country this video was produced in and when it was filmed, very impressive haying by this hard working woman, is this an Amish Farm.?

[@lylestavast7652]

Thus the expression, "make hay while the sun shines..."

[@mijanulalam9887]

oh baby its great

[@MichalKneifl]

Hi Kai, when will there be the Part 2?

[@POSMhorsefarmer7]

It may become necessary to put up hay as inexpensively as one can. A hayfield planned to turn animals into & rotate (Joel Salatin) 1 or 2 people max. Scythe to cut hay, windrows to dry, 4 tine hayfork to load in place hay-stacks. No barn or heavy-fueled equipment.

[@johnmoore8016]

Never done hay that way on our farm. moving machine, hay rake after it dried and then on the wagon to the barn or haystack still work our way or the way she is doing it

[@user-jb7fb9iw7k]

Смотреть лехко но ето тяжолый труд сам знаю .щастья етим людям .

[@johnc7512]

wow!

[@123321wertyu]

Nice not having the noise of a tractor

[@atyketu3794]

Look like in Albania we do the same thing. Where is this place?

[@wf6434]

This is the way

[@Kaketupa]

Tuttua hommaa täällä Kuhmonkin "Finland" kulmilla. Poikasena sai tehdä joka kesä. Hyvin heinät kuivuivat. Laitettiin sitten parin päivän päästä seipäälle, ja jos oli suotuisat ilmat niin usein saatiin viedä suoraan latoon.

[@joetiller1031]

I need me a woman like that.

[@4x4me2]

you couldn't handle a woman like that.

[@531greyghost]

treestump flyer Those women are not handled they don't need to be.

[@Hevva67]

Such creepy comments on these videos. She doesn't need a man like you, mate!

[@danvanhoose6783]

Watched this again,you got a good woman there.lot better than mine that left me.

[@OneCincyFarmer66]

Very interesting! But I'll stick to my newer equipment. A New Holland 311 baler is my way of doing it lol.

[@qracqrac]

Bravo

[@IamDoogy]

Must be a whole village of these people.

[@Canopus68]

Wish you folks would update what you are doing now. I'm sure much is the same, but I'm sure there must be changes.

[@stevemcqueen1096]

I bale hay the modern way. Probably have more cows than these guys. I'll bet they are more content than I am. Respect!

[@cattleNhay]

Aproves of this...

[@jasonnewell6834]

I'm sicken with my newholland mower rake and bailer

[@carloscollipal5971]

Hello. Were is it because yo work alone?

[@chrisbennett4493]

good exercise some women I know sure could benefit from work like that

[@bigjenkins3557]

Working like you have a thousand years to live-but if it floats your boat. . .

[@larrywoodruff7530]

I'm at a loss for words.

[@peaceandhappiness901]

I've been a farmer all my life, but I have to say, ain't never seen anything like this before, she is as good as it gets..... I'd consider myself one lucky son of gun to meet a girl like this.

[@bertrandguilmet7894]

tu.et.forte.bravo.🇨🇵👍🏆🏅🏆🏅🏆🏅🏆🏅🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@user-uu9qd1nq6g]

Примите привет из Бреста Беларусь

[@bayramsaritas8777]

👍👏❤️🥂

[@user-lk1xd3ze9t]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@carloscollipal5971]

Hola donde es? Porqué trabaja sola?

[@maslan41]

hello nice work, where you are doing this job?

[@mirosuchar9518]

How in Slovakia- Kysuce .Supergirl.,🇸🇰👏 .

[@gretafields4706]

I did this,got stung by hornet on ankle. There are small gray hornets nests all over my field this year. They are down in the grass and weeds, little grey balls (not down in dirt). Ihave never seen so many before.

[@danvanhoose6783]

we did grandpas farm like this.in doodles.

[@komki69]

The laste time, I saw this it was in Bosnia, In north America I was thinking this is past away like my grand pa. My father show me this but I don,t have the hability to do that.

[@user-zh5jj9eq1q]

Какой место это красиво

[@mikemcpherson2117]

This is one of the reason why God made mankind. God bless her soul.

[@sillygooseisloose]

I love you

[@enadsaleh2705]

May god bless you .. great girl 🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒

[@viewer2779]

Nice sister

[@user-ox4cz8ou8g]

🙏💋

[@user-ji2ly8ch9c]

Привет это где?

[@asqarasqar149]

КРАСИВЫЕ МЕСТА, ГДЕ ЭТО ?

[@toast47624]

My block of land is far less than theirs. Yesterday a 250hp tractor turned up to mow 15 minuets later I shut the gate as he left. Today another 250hp tractor turned up (twice actually) Tonight it's all bailed and wrapped. Thing is she looks pretty fit and I don't. Is modern life really better?

[@tomlawler5850]

Craziest thing I’ve ever seen! No gloves. Bare foot!

[@T3SKATLIPOC4]

...big foot sighting at 2:30 in center shot 🐒

[@cometazo]

Check out the muscles on her!!!

[@michaelbegay1437]

Jose Navarrete Camel Toes.

[@tomsowell2576]

I worked on a farm as a 12 year old boy in the 1960. I earned 50 cents a day picking up bales of hay and heave up onto a wagon. It taught you how to be a man and to use your muscle and to work hard and not be a wimp.

[@bozzskaggs112]

You must have worked for your dad to only earn .50 a day. That would be $4.30 a day in today's dollars. Not much for the work even a 12 year old could give. I don't doubt you could do more work than most 12 year olds today.

[@tomsowell2576]

I did not work for my father. My brothers and I had to work on the neighborhood farm so we could all contribute to the family food budget. We were poor and didn't have much cash to shop at a grocery store. So the farmer paid us with food such as goat and cow milk, corn, blueberries, strawberries, animal meat and other foods we could use to put on the table. The 50 cents was just a little extra earned but the work provided to get the food was more important. Looking back, the physical labor taught us how to be strong men and to be thankful for what we have.

[@bessertfarms4321]

I guess if you only have a few head to feed why not do it this way

[@MrNIKOLAOS300]

wow, you don't say? :P Maybe it's a small farm, and they don't need a tractor

[@Jafmanz]

you should try doing this with 900 acres.

[@kombo731]

How much work was done? 1/4 acre per day? And if you notice, at 2:20, the woman doing the work changes. So it takes 2 people to do 1/4 acre of hay per day. So using this method you need 8 people to do every acre of hayfield per day. Do you realize how little is getting done here?

[@patrickashe4875]

Fair play to you out in bare feet

[@---cb7hf]

E' propio vero che la donna è l'essenza della vita, senza di loro non ci sarebbe vita.

[@penteaioan3021]

Romania?

[@kaivido]

Pentea Ioan This video was shot on our farm in New Brunswick, Canada. For more info see scytheconnection.com

[@JT-ee1ii]

Real women, that's what this world needs today instead of these whining, selfie taking do nothings.