Hand-shocked Oats
Near Joe Town, Iowa
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You sure don't see that much anymore. Done by Amish farmers?
ReplyDeleteIt's an Amish-Mennonite area, so I would guess so. I would think they are raising the oats for their horses. We hadn't seen them since our childhood...my husband had helped shock oats as a teenager.
DeleteNever heard of those before. Will have to look them up.
ReplyDeleteThe bundles of oats are stacked by hand and then are put up into piles so that the seeds are on top. This way the seeds can stay dry until they can be threshed (separating the seed from the stalk). The seed will then go in to a grain bin and the stalks can be baled as straw which is used as bedding for animals.
ReplyDeleteBack in the day; Once dry, the bundles would be hauled to the barn in a bundle wagon usually pulled by mule or horses.
Those haystacks look like a Monet painting, just love them.
ReplyDeleteI should have said Van Gogh....he has several haystack paintings. I plan to paint this photo Sue if it is alright with you?
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