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- Model of Hay Lifting Fork, 1864 - Farmers raced the weather to cut and cure grasses during summer to make hay for winter livestock feed. Moving hay from the field to dry storage had to be done quickly because rain could destroy a hay crop. William Elliot patented this hay loader in 1864. A crane, a hay fork, and the rack on the hay wagon worked together to pick up hay piled in fields and load it onto a wagon for transport.
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Model of Hay Lifting Fork, 1864
Farmers raced the weather to cut and cure grasses during summer to make hay for winter livestock feed. Moving hay from the field to dry storage had to be done quickly because rain could destroy a hay crop. William Elliot patented this hay loader in 1864. A crane, a hay fork, and the rack on the hay wagon worked together to pick up hay piled in fields and load it onto a wagon for transport.