The Mountain Messenger, Thursday, August 2, 1990 7A
Joy of Farmin
Ella S. Galford
st farmers in this area are
hay. The cool rainy
in May produced an abun-
crop and the hot dry
during late June and early
tas been perfect for making
hay is basically cutting,
and storing grasses and leg-
But the way in which this is
has changed considerably
was a small child. When Dad
of the horsepower needed to
piece of haying equipment
referring to Fancy and
:, the team of horses.
the hay was cut and cured it
with the buggy rake. This
long metal curved teeth
!gathered and held the hay as
,rses pulled it over the field.
the driver of the rake
pull a lever to dump the
of hay. Thus he raked and
long even windrows of hay
the field. Pitch forks came
as we children formed the
shocks. Each forkfull of hay
lattened and moulded so the
shock was wide at the base
nded top and tapering sides•
wind couldn't blow it
and it took a lot of rain to do
than wet the outside of the
hay.
)e hay was then pitched onto
wagon. Someone stood on
and built the load by dis-
jng it evenly and compactly so
slide off on the way to the
with the long hay ropes
Iready been attached to the
the barn mow and the hay
attached to one end of the
This was a large two prong
Vith a lever attached.
the barn the wagon was pulled
of the mow. A man on the
Stuck the hay fork deep into
of hay and locked the lever
to hold the hay on it. The
end of the rope had been at-
of the horses and this
horse was ridden or led in a straight
line away from the mow. This way
the hay was drawn into the barn and
the lock tripped to drop the bundle
of hay onto the mow floor. A worker
scattered the hay to the sides and
corners of the mow.
If there was more hay than the
mow could hold then the extra hay
was stacked around a pole. A stack
pole was set into the ground and
some old fence rails or posts were
laid around it to keep the hay from
being on the ground. Someone built
the stack while another person
pitched the hay onto it. The stack
had to be well tramped to compact
the hay. The hay was distributed
evenly around the stack. A good
stack bulged in the middle and ta-
pered to a peak at the top. A rope of
hay was wound around the pole and
tramped to tamp it into the stack.
This kept rain and snow from run-
ning down the pole and rotting the
hay.
Haymaking speeded up with the
advent of tractors, wheel rakes and
hay loaders. No longer was it neces-
sary to build hay shocks. The
loader, with its metal fingers and
moving chains, sent the hay directly
from the windrow onto the wagon.
Yet the only change in getting the
hay into the mow was that the hay
rope was fastened to a tractor in-
stead of a horse.
The square haybaler and eleva-
tors to move the bale of hay into the
mow were a great improvement.
Today hay is cut with haybines
and rotary mowers. Many farmers
use round balers that make bales
weighing from 350 to 500 pounds.
This makes hay mows obsolete.
Other farmers make a type of hay-
lage which is stored in long plastic
bags.
Despite all the improvements,
hay making continues to be a hot,
dusty, sweaty job with long hours of
work. Just thinking about it makes
me thirsty. I think I'll get a glass of
iced tea and turn on the fan.
m
erlings Available
Greenbrier Valley Soil Con-
District offers fish finger-
for sale.
available are yellow perch,
mouth bass, blue gill and silver
catfish. Delivery date is Au-
gust 2. If you would like an older
form, please send a stamped self-
addressed envelope to the GVSCD,
717 North Jefferson Street, Lewis-
burg, or stop at the office, located
approximately 1/2 mile north of the 1-
64 Interchange. Phone 645-6173.
See Our Far-,, Inlur,,nce Spsclallmtll
Farm
Family
iMw.,nc. ~r
10:00 a.m.
Mill Point, West Virginia
(Intersection of US 219 and Rt. 39
=1:1967 CheW Impala. 4 dr., sports coupe, 67,000 miles, good condition.
2 oak sideboards, depression glassware, old dishes,
old kitchen cabinet with flour sifter and porcelain top. off
lanterns, brass lamp, blue jars, oak table with drawers.
mahagony
table, crotcheted doilies, old quilts, old dolls.
teddy bear, lions head oak chair, old butter press, ice
clawfoot oak china cabinet, iron skillets, iron griddles, iron
kettles, lots of costume jewelry, oak dresser with mirror,
Sser, upholstered rocker, old rocking chair, spreads, old metal
Singer treadle sewing machine in excellent condition, ward-
galvanized boiler, large old trunk, old coffee table, odd
lirs, steel-wheeled dolly, square wash tub and stand, stone
and mixing bowls, antique store scales, lots of old Christmas
22 magnum, 20 ga. over/under Savage, two 12 gauge
)tguns, one .38 caliber revolving pistols.
: GE refrigerator, Home Comfort wood
cookstove, a
oil heating stove, sheets, towels, blankets, foot stools, 2
and chairs, TV, portable Citation dishwasher, upright
freezer, Cold Spot med. refrigerator, blender, 2 loud
)eessqrs.. ~, Wards sewing machine tn cabinet, Montgomery
Washer/dryer, knick-knack stands, dishes, garden tools,
wc~)d box, metal cabinet, Sears electric cook stove.
SALE CONDUCTED FOR THE STELLA CLOONAN ESTATE
by
Galfq Auction
Col. Gary Galford, #339
799-7463 w,,,,.=..,=,.
Bluegrass Market
Saturday July 28, 1990
301 hea(l sold to 76 buyers
Amountin~ to $76,298.40
Alderson Market
Friday ,July 27, 1990
131 head sold to 21 buyers
AlllOtlnting to $36.758.67
STOCKER & FEEDER
STEERS:
Under 500# 79.50 90.00
500- 750# 76.50 80.00
Over 750# 72.25 81.00
HEIFERS:
Under 500# 77.00 88.00
501 --- 750# 76.25 83.50
Over 750# 56.00 63.00
BULL CALVES 62.50 83.50
BABY CALVES 20.00 140.00
VEAL CALVES 86.00 9 I. 50
SLAUGHTER CATTLE
STEERS 64.00
HEIFERS 62.00
COWS ,11.25 60.00
BULLS 57.50 67.75
UNDER I000#
OVER I000# 57.50 67.75
COW & CALF
PAIRS 490.00
COWS, BH 435.00
790. O0
HOGS
SLAUGHTER 5 l.O0 58.00
SOWS 34.00 37.25
BOARS 35.00
STOCKER & FEEDER
HEIFERS:
CHOICE 92.00 100.0O
GOOD 80.00 85.50
MEDIUM 65.00 73.50
COMMON 55.00 62.50
STOCKER & FEEDER
STEERS:
CHOICE 90.00 99.00
GOOD 82.00 88. O0
MEDIUM 70.00 78.50
COMMON
STOCKER & FEEDER
BULLS 50.00 88.00
BABY CALVES 122.50
HOGS
No. I
No. 2
No. 3 45.00
SOWS 45.00
BOARS
SHOATS
PIGS 17.00
22.50
COWS
COMMERCIAL 50.00 53.00
UTILITY 44.00 49.00
PIGS & SHOATS
By Head 32.00 40.00 BULLS
COMMERCIAL
PONIES 70.00 195.00 & GOOD 61.00 63.50
HORSES 250.00 760.00 CUTTER 59.00 60.50
SHEEP & LAMBS SHEEP & LAMBS
: 5
BLUE o2.~ 0 BLUE 51.25
RED BLUE HEAD 50.50
OTHERS 48.00 51.50 RED
EWES 15.00 18.50 MEDIUM 52.50
BUCKS EWES, CSW 13.50
WETHERS
15.75
GOATS GOATS
By Head 16.00 55.00 Goats 24.00 42.00
of any size, shape, condition or access to sell to DOZENS of out-
of-state buyers who contact our Lewisburg office every month!
FOR SALE
Frankford Area, Country Living, neat 3 Lx:lrm.,2 bath brick, views...$67,000
2 Lots at Meadowbrook, Estates ,quiet, country location ......... each $9,000
Victorian Style Cottage, 3 bdrm., river frontage. Reduced to ............ $35,000
4 Bdrm. Co~~, guest cottage,~ nor., minutes to town ........ $72,000
.ext to .............................. $6 ,ooo
2 acre, 4 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath Large Brick Home, office ............... $110,000
Mountaintop ...................... $25,000
Log Home on 5.4 acre 3 bdrm, private, remodelled ........................... $59,500
Lewisburg, 1 aci :: SO~iil ~J/ate, remodelled .................................. $53,500
1700+ Sq. Ft., 4 bdrm, 2 bath, brick, 1/2 acre, quiet, views .............. $75,000
150 acre Mou~ S~D~OO~0E~STATEBUYERiI!:!] full basement .$79,000
30.84 acre. farm, Monroe Cty., 6 yr. old, 3 bdrm, frame, views. $128,000
' RA~TP]NDING O~O!; S A BU'fER ] $90,000
240 a c re M~ CONT iii iii;,i~!"~',i i iiii!iir,',i !!i~:i ii':i :i! ili i i ii;,!i i !i iii!l:: ..........
Res denc4SOLD TO, , ,,, OUT.OF~:STATE BU~ER];e,,, ,, ,, , ,,,,, ..... ............. $29,500
Mini-farm, 9 acre, 80% complete 1800 sq ft, vinyl sided home ..... $45,500
Greenbrier River,[ S~LEpENDiN~i i]zrk, 3 bdrm, 2 1/2 bath. $63,000
22.45 acre, ,mostly wood and, good house sites, Grassy Meadows .... $16,000
125 acre, of mounta n wo~ SOLO! ]... ,,,,; cherry apple trees ............... $36,000
Country Home on 3 acre,great hunting/fishing, needs TLC ...... $23,000
20 acre, 4 bdrmf SAEEPE~DING iii~ ....................................... $75,000
Private 4.5 acre, neat 3 bdrmbrick, views, Franktord area .................. $49,000
255 acre,raw I~i S~O TOi~T~OE~STATEBUYER ;~I [:. Ist/Hunting'$50,000
142 a cre, 1~,~i3:.$~0 !O OUT~;~STATE BUYERii iii!i] ................. $71 ,ooo
20 acres near Rock Camp, 200 yrs. old farmhouse .................. $34,000
200 acre farm, IM: SALE PENDING ~g/fishing, views ............... $127,000
Harper, 2 bdrm MH on 1/2 acre, private, never flooded .............. $22,500
13 acre on [ii:.::: $OLD~O OUI~Ei$~ATEBUyERii!~:i::3i]~gs, pond .............. $37,000
1800 Sq. Ft., 2-story frame in Hillsboro, 2 acre, views .......................... $61,500
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108 S. Jefferson St.
Lewisburg, WV 24901
645-4110 NYTIM E
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Marianne Cedadeaf-645-4110
Kay Gumm - 392-6263
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FROM THE TOP OF CRANBERRY
The Land of Many Uses
By Roger Ridgeway
The Monongahela national For-
est has been called "the land of
many uses." This name does apply
to the Monongahela for there are in-
deed many resources and uses of
these resources on this national for-
est.
The mountainous scenic nature
of the Monongahela and its proxim-
ity to metropolitan areas make it a
very attractive vacation and recrea-
tional destination. Besides the many
campgrounds, there are large primi-
tive areas where hunting, fishing,
and hiking are the primary activities.
Ample rainfall and good soil con-
ditions produce excellent tree
growth and timber potential. The for-
est is well stocked and has the po-
tential to meet all expected de-
mands for wood products over the
next 50 years.
The most important minerals on
the forest are coat and gas. An esti-
mated 150 million tons is found un-
der one-quarter of the forest. Most
of this coal is privately owned and
the Forest Service has limited ability
to control coal mining operations•
The Monongahela provides 80
per cent of West Virginia black bear
habitat and 40 per cent of the wild
turkey habitat. The Monongahela
supports white-tailed deer, squirrel,
and other game species. The forest
also contains 575 miles of trout
streams and 130 miles of fishable,
warm water.
The job of managing these and
other resources is tremendous, and
the forest cannot do it alone. The
Monongahela needs and encour-
ages public involvement in the man-
agement process, and your com-
ments and ideas are invaluable.
If you have any comments or
would like to become involved in the
management process of your ha-
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