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Ida Chamness writings on travel and religion, 1927-1938
1927-09-26 Page 73
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73 Georgetta, and three girl cousins all in a row; moving their arms and rakes with the rythem; speed and accuracy (apparently) of machinery. All this work was repeated, perhaps two or three times a day, and might continue a few days, before they hay is sufficiently dry to store in the small hay barns. At times it even becomes necessary to hang the hay on ropes (which are suspended between poles driven into the ground) so that it may dry; as the ground is very wet. Uncle's hay was hauled to the barn in a small two wheeled, one horse rack and unloaded by hand. The girls helped to load and mow the hay right along. Nearly all of the Norwegians cut their hay with a sythe; and do all of the raking by hand: then a rope is tied around a huge bunch of hay; and the person sits down with his shoulders against the hay: and with the end of the rope in his hands be rises to his feet and carries his load to the barn. In order to ballance under such an awkward and heavy load, it is necessary to bend far forward: which conceals from the view of spectators; all but the feet and lower portion of the
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73 Georgetta, and three girl cousins all in a row; moving their arms and rakes with the rythem; speed and accuracy (apparently) of machinery. All this work was repeated, perhaps two or three times a day, and might continue a few days, before they hay is sufficiently dry to store in the small hay barns. At times it even becomes necessary to hang the hay on ropes (which are suspended between poles driven into the ground) so that it may dry; as the ground is very wet. Uncle's hay was hauled to the barn in a small two wheeled, one horse rack and unloaded by hand. The girls helped to load and mow the hay right along. Nearly all of the Norwegians cut their hay with a sythe; and do all of the raking by hand: then a rope is tied around a huge bunch of hay; and the person sits down with his shoulders against the hay: and with the end of the rope in his hands be rises to his feet and carries his load to the barn. In order to ballance under such an awkward and heavy load, it is necessary to bend far forward: which conceals from the view of spectators; all but the feet and lower portion of the
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