Hay Loader, circa 1895
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Artifact Overview
By 1887, Keystone Manufacturing advertised its mower, tedder, rake, and hay loader as "the four best haying tools in America." Operators hooked the loader to the back of a hay wagon. The tines on the cylinder picked up dry hay and deposited it on the web-slatted apron or conveyor belt. The farmer unloaded the hay from the apron into the wagon.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Hay loader
Date Made
circa 1895
Place of Creation
Location
at Greenfield Village in Soybean Lab Agricultural Gallery
Object ID
00.3.16420
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Metal
Color
Red
Dimensions
Height: 111 in
Width: 90 in
Length: 128 in
Depth: 43 in
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Hay is a mixture of cut grasses or crops like alfalfa or clover that keeps farm animals well fed during winter months. Making hay is a labor-intensive and time-consuming process--farmers cut, dry, and store hay all summer long. It is also a race against time--rain damages the crop drying in the fields. Mechanical innovations have reduced the time and labor--but not the urgency--required to complete this essential chore.