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   Long ago the people hadn’t scythes
   like they have now for cutting
   the hay and oats or there was
   no such things as culling machines
   in the country. The people young
   and used to be out in the
   hayfield. They used to cut the hay
   and oats with hooks and tie it
   up then. They had not even a rake
   at that time at al. They used to
   gather up the loose bits of hay
   and straw with their hands. It
   used to take them a long time
   to cut an acre of hay. When
   they used to be bringing it home
   they used to carry it on their
   backs if it was not a very long
   distance away. They used to have no
   forks at that time either but a long
   stick with a bit of iron at the
   top nearly like a grape and they
   used those for other purposes also. When
   they would be thrashing the oats they
   used to knock the grain out by

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