How To Harvest Wheat By Hand, Stories, Ol Time Wisdom

[@melkel2010]

Thinking of you and praying the Lord keep all your family safe high and dry through the hurricane. G-d bless and hope to see you on again. Praying for all the people in the storm and all that comes after.

[@naplescajun]

Have been thinking of you and your precious family. Hope you are safe from the storm!

[@glorygracefarm6843]

Praying you and yours are ok. Will be watching for an update. This storm has been devastating to so many. Take care. God is still God and He will not forget all of the victims of Helene.

[@LouY778]

You are blessed with so much history and the means to pass that history to others. You are also a great storyteller.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you so much! I am thankful

[@sharonaharrell37]

This was such a blessing . Now I see why the Lord refers to our lives as wheat. It's a real work to get something special at the end of the entire process!

[@sonyagregory5711]

The old ways! The best ways! How I miss the old days too! Daddy told me similar stories of how they harvested their various crops on Great Great Grandpa's big farm in Sharon SC. Later they moved up to Kings Mountain NC, after the depression to get work in the textile mills after the bank took their farm and general store eventually. Great Great Grandpa's books showed how he had given credit to all the folks in the community to help them survive during and after the depression when the bank took everything they had. Thank you for sharing this Justin! God is so Good!

[@metcalfmills5679]

That is for sure! Thank you for sharing. Amen! 🙏🏻❤️

[@paddyosborne99]

Good to see you Justro. My father used cut the headlands with the scythe without the cradle. Cradles werent used in our area. Cutting the headlands made way for the reaper and binder machine. My mother used bind the sheaves exactily like you do. Hard work, respect for the crop and the end result worth it. All the best Justro From Paddy in Ireland.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Hey Paddy! Thank you for sharing this with us. I hope all is well across the water.. take care my friend

[@afarmersdaughter190]

I've been caring for my elderly mother so I haven't been here for a while but I sure did miss hearing your wonderful stories. I feel like I'm with family when I sit and listen to you... I learned so very much about life and the old ways listening to my elders. I sure do miss those days.

[@davidmclean517]

Great history lesson! I love learning about the old ways of our ancestors.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy Brother- mighty good history lesson. Thank you so much for sharing all this information with us. Hope all is well. Take care and God’s blessings to y’all

[@metcalfmills5679]

Howdy brother, I am glad it was enjoyed. We are good and Hope you all are as well. God bless you abundant

[@SailaSobriquet]

Thanks for the knowledge and the stories, Justin! This is the kind of knowledge that folks who aren't around it can't go out and find and learn just anywhere. This is a real treat! I always enjoy your videos! Thanks again, and have a fine Sunday!

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you, I am glad it is a blessing. I hope that you do as well!

[@nathanwolfenbarger4472]

It's good to see you Justin. Thank you for another informative and enjoyable video. I hope you and the girls are doing well.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thanks brother! We are good and hope that you are as well!

[@truthseeker9688]

Justro, you are a blessing...teaching us the old ways and how to thrive!

[@metcalfmills5679]

Hope it helps! Thank you

[@bl8680]

That was pretty awesome Justro 😁

[@dustyroselansall8185]

I always learn something new with your videos, Justro - I've never seen how this is done before but see now what a lot of work gathering wheat by hand - I enjoy the history you share along with it..... thank you for sharing.

[@metcalfmills5679]

I am glad that you enjoyed, thank you for watching 🙂

[@JUDYPATRICK-vf9ql]

So Good To See You Back .... Been Praying 🙏 For You And Your Family...

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you so much! We appreciate you big time!! 🙏🏻❤️

[@patmotley7457]

Judy, thank you for sharing this on Celebrating Appalachia, I have missed Metcalf Mills videos, I have learned so much watching this channel. Thank you, Justin, for all the information you share. I also love your stories; you are a gifted storyteller!

[@metcalfmills5679]

I appreciate you

[@FoothillsofAppalachia-nj6cq]

Hello Brother Metcalf.It’s so good to see you again!I love the video and the old time way.That’s a nice crop of wheat and watching you cut it was great. I just love learning all I can about the old ways and how our ancestors had to survive.Makes a body glad when someone wants learn about the old ways! I learned everything I know about gardening from my Grandpa. I love growing watermelons.He taught me how.He would be 102 years old if he was still living.My watermelon video just came out last Saturday.Hope you have a good Sunday service tomorrow! Be looking forward to your next video friend.God Bless!

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you for watching and for sharing this with us. I hope you have a blessed service as well. Thank you and God bless. 🙏🏻

[@WilliamSmith-kj5tk]

Love hearing you storytelling. Stay blessed

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you!!

[@Mel-te5et]

I don’t know you Justin, but I enjoy watching your videos. I learn so much. Thank you for taking the time to share.

[@metcalfmills5679]

I hope it helps. Thank you!

[@MilknHoneyHeritageFarmz]

Wow! Great story, lesson, and how to Justin

[@metcalfmills5679]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@patmotley7457]

So very happy to see you again and I loved this video, very interesting!

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you, glad to hear from you all 🙂

[@tammy5590]

That wheat would be so awesome to have. Just to have the freshness of the grain and not something that has been processed to death. So good to see you on here. Clip that mic to your hat so we can hear you all the time. I love you and Char is growing up so fast.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you for making it happen! That is what I needed to know! I appreciate you providing the mics for me. A big help! Love you ❤️

[@susanoswalt1169]

You are just such a blessing and filled with knowledge I'm 64.and love hearing the stories and learning about the old ways .my granny raised me and 2 of my brothers when my mother passed away,we washed our clothes in the bath tub,she would be a crate of chickens and I remember ringing there necks hanging them on clothes line then dipping them in hot boiling water in a wash tub I can imagine what the neighbors were thinking we were in a pretty good neighborhood no one else was doing that ,we would go to my great aunt's on Saturday get stuff out of garden sit at picnic table prepare vegetables,go in the the canning room old shed she had an old stove and sink in there and we would start canning,looked forward to Saturday because we would have hotdogs for dinner,go home get our baths get our clothes ready for church on Sunday..kids today don't know what there missing simple life love of family.thought is tell you some of my memories.God Bless you and yours.❤

[@debbiewilson6527]

Good you are back.we love you.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Hey! Thank you, I love y’all too 🙏🏻❤️

[@MarieAnderson-ly7lf]

I sure did enjoy watching YALL video thank you

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you! 🙂

[@melissatharp7304]

GOOD lookin' wheat !!

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you! I am blessed

[@Jane-b9k]

Glad you take the time and care to share your upbringing and your family history as well. May God Bless and Keep You and Yours

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you!

[@backachershomestead]

Great story along with the harvest!

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[@LeaC816]

Good to see you Justin!! The wheat looks good. I’m glad you had such a pretty harvest. Thank you for sharing it and the stories. Miss Charlotte sure is getting tall, she’s growing so fast!! 😊

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you Lea! Yes she sure is. 🙂

[@CatFrostZzz-f3r]

Happy to see you

[@ronbass8136]

Thanks Justro. I always learn from you about things i'm interested in. When i was young in the 50's my family was using combines. My dad and grandad talked about when they used a scythe. I envy the family history you have on the same land. My family moved around. It's good hearing from you again. Hope you and the girls are doing fine. God Bless Yall.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you and glad you enjoyed. Thanks for sharing. We are doing good and hope that you are as well. God bless you friend

[@ColRubyDimplesManacha]

How are y'all doing after Helene? I hope and pray all is well.

[@ColRubyDimplesManacha]

Thanks for sharing this valuable information and all the memories! I've got to do some wheat next year!

[@metcalfmills5679]

You’re welcome, glad you enjoyed it! Hope it goes well, let us know

[@billydawson229]

Soooo glad to see you again. This old lady has learned a lot from you!!! Wish I had the old tools like you have saved.

[@pamalamartin4059]

Great video Justin ! Hope you are doing well❤

[@metcalfmills5679]

Hey Pam, thank you, I am real good and hope that you are as well❤️

[@jillclark1744]

Hoping you will put post something so everyone will know you and your family are safe. A lot of people are praying for you. The few pictures I've seen of Mars Hill weren't good. Take care and know there are many people who care and are praying.

[@NowRUReady]

It’s great to see a new video come out of that mountain! Greetings from Edisto. Great job!!!

[@metcalfmills5679]

Hey brother, stay cool down at the plantation and save me some flounder !!!

[@fpaullee9988]

Like you Justin , I guess I came along at the intended time. I trust that.

[@vickiejoyner4631]

Loved the great history lesson, Justro! I learned something new, thank you. Hope you and the girls are doing well.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Hey, glad to hear it! We are well, hope you are. Thank you!

[@jgrady9553]

Great video Justin

[@sandysmith8567]

Really enjoyed this video. I miss the old farm auctions where tools like that would have been. I bet that first loaf of bread tastes amazing!

[@metcalfmills5679]

I hear you Sandy, thank you!

[@JohnDoe-zl6ph]

My grandpa told me that when you cut grain with a grain cradle cut it when it's still a little green. If you do that you lose less grain.

[@lastdayshomesteading6288]

Good to see ya brother. Hope you all are well I took a break from the youtube for a bit just too much to do. Enjoyed video. Take care

[@starflite3]

Another great video. Gittin a little excited to grind some corn. Keep the videos coming. I watched the video on your dill pickles. You got a video on bread and butter pickles. Been looking for a handed down recipe.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Hey thank you. No I dont have one. Hope you find it!

[@larrysmith6499]

Great video. Thanks for sharing. Great to see you are back. Have been worried about you.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you Larry. I have missed you all as well. ❤️

[@ricksmith-iw2op]

Nice job buddy. I used to listen to my daddy talk about doing it that way but by the time I come along they used combines. Thanks for sharing. Take care

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thanks for sharing Rick! You too brother

[@Jercurz]

Great seeing you back on here. Thanks for the valuable Info on this. I’m having to learn everything on my own and you’re always such a wealth of info. It’s appreciated so much. Thanks Justin!

[@takeitslowhomestead5218]

Welcome back! 😊

[@joeyhardin1288]

Good to see you. My grandmother had one of those meal boxes but hers had a sifter under the flour.

[@nates2526]

I have a little patch of Sonora White Wheat that is going to be ready to harvest in another week or two. Thanks for the video!

[@metcalfmills5679]

That’s great! Hope it goes well!!

[@MomProffitt]

Good job Justin.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you!

[@nelseshaver2679]

Good video! Thanks Justin!

[@metcalfmills5679]

Hey Nelse, thank you!

[@MomProffitt]

I miss Frankie and Gerald. It's good to hear from you.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Me too!

[@davidburchfield2720]

Hay justro glad to here from you buddy hope all is well with you and the girls!! God bless brother 🙏

[@metcalfmills5679]

Hey David, good to hear from you brother. We are good and hope you are as well. God bless!

[@davidburchfield2720]

@metcalfmills5679 some day I would love to have a good cup of coffee with you brother and just talk your my kind of people

[@metcalfmills5679]

I appreciate you David

[@midwayfarms]

Great video God bless

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you and God bless you as well

[@JDHood]

Now I'm wondering how much wheat you would need to scythe to get enough to last you until the next harvest for an average family? And then think about doing that in July, in the southeastern heat and humidity! Well, it's got to be better than digging stumps by hand! But you were moving right on along through that stand! I regret I can only "Like" once!

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you JD. It depends on how much you bake. I don’t know enough about yields yet. Harvesting does go fast. Thank you for watching.

[@joeyhardin1288]

Missing your videos. Fun Fact Saturday. Johnson City TN. is closer to Canada than Memphis TN.

[@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123]

I miss you !!! I hope all is well

[@metcalfmills5679]

We are good, thank you! Hope to be back at it soon.

[@bobbybaldeagle702]

I sure do enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing how they did back in the day... Much love and be blessed in Jesus name... BBE...

[@metcalfmills5679]

Im glad to hear that. Thank you! Love and blessings to you in Jesus name 🙏🏻

[@detour7790]

Thanks for sharing.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you!

[@FeatherHorseforge]

Sheaves are the bunches, stokes are the groups of sheaves. This is my understanding (I’m from Australia)

[@metcalfmills5679]

Yes correct to my knowledge. Stookes I think. Thank you for sharing from Aussie

[@rldoyle5705]

@@metcalfmills5679 are you ok

[@justincase9463]

I’ve left comments inquiring about Justin and his family on other popular homesteading channels from the Carolina’s that were once his friends. My questions were deleted or ignored , I guess hard feelings runs deeper than “some” folks well being ?

[@brendahorn4782]

Interesting. I hope your girls are well.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Thank you, we are good!

[@chainsaw5524]

I hope you are alright. I miss seeing your videos.

[@metcalfmills5679]

We are fine. Thank you!! Hopefully have more up soon

[@kennethrandolph2495]

My Grandpa Ike Randolph from down Higgins told me that he had wheat that would almost touch his face when he cradled it. Him and his brothers would work around other farms cradling wheat or oats for 25cents a day for all three of them. His dad Turner had a mill at the mouth of hog branch.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Kenneth thank you for sharing this with us. I enjoyed it.

[@detour7790]

I’ve been thinking about you and your family, asking people if they have heard from you. Asking how you are. Please post an update. Thinking about you, praying for you and your community.

[@rodjendrysik3444]

I was just thinking about you when this came up in my feed. I was missing the stories and the how to content. Very cool to watch. How do you know when it is dry enough? Are you going to eventually follow this through with the threshing? I hope that you and the kids are doing well. Take care my friend and God bless.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Hey and thank you. Glad you enjoyed. Yes I plan to soon. I appreciate you and I hope that you are doing good as well! God bless!!

[@miraclefarm1927]

Loved it! We grew small scale wheat, but the weeds would take it. Now we grow a little for a cover crop mixed with clover for our sorghum. Are you growing your sorghum this year? Blessings

[@metcalfmills5679]

I sow wheat in August or September and it does really good after the weed die down. I have a little bit the weather has been uncooperative. Thank you!!

[@LindaScales-hr5br]

Hey justro, where you been? Seems like you been gone for a year, well good to see you anyway.🙏❤️🙂

[@metcalfmills5679]

Hey, I been everywhere! Ha ha. Thank you Linda🙂🙏🏻❤️

[@justinchambers2205]

Where do you get your mill hand tools, brushing hammer etc.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Hey I get some from Trow & Holden Co

[@gowest5145]

Hope you are all doing OK

[@David-kd5mf]

Do you have a video on how to make the grain hooks on the scythe?

[@metcalfmills5679]

No I don’t yet. Hopefully one day

[@David-kd5mf]

@metcalfmills5679 no problem, I appreciate the informative video you made

[@metcalfmills5679]

You’re welcome

[@ronniealley5136]

wish i was there to help you

[@auntnut2011]

Wondering how you all have faired through the storm. Please let us know if your okay.

[@jakezgab8576]

What percentage of that harvested wheat do u replant?

[@angelachristine13]

You are a treasury of knowledge of the old ways.

[@metcalfmills5679]

I hope it helps, thank you

[@tahanlaoboy]

Want to see more about giant corns, I saw this video so interesting about giant corn kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXfclWCheJt8i9ksi=rW6VHi2U5Z86zOjs

[@KarenWood-i2y]

Justin, would like to contact you to get some advice on putting my Williams 16”gristmill back in service. If this possible could I have your email address please.

[@metcalfmills5679]

Hey it is [e-mail]