Lifting Hay Ricks, Mearns
c.1940
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A black and white photocopy of a photograph of hay ricks being lifted in Mearns.
Title:
Lifting Hay Ricks, Mearns
Date of work:
c.1940
Search dates:
01 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1949
Reference number:
1443
Level of description:
Item
Type of materials:
Graphic materials
Source:
Photograph cabinet - Mearns
Access restrictions:
Unrestricted
Use restrictions:
UnrestrictedCopyright: For Private Study
General notes:
Every county had its own distinctive farming methods that any farmer would recognise instantly. In Mearns a flat smooth floor with small, iron wheels underneath pulled by a horse was used. The floor could be pushed under the edge of the rick. Two strong ropes secured the rick, linked to iron rollers by a crank handle. This was called a rick lifter and was made by Dickie in East Kilbride. In past times, all the farm workers were needed to bale hay from ricks, drive and build them into haystacks. The hay used to be made into ricks in the field, lifted, then forked into the hayshed. It was always hoped to complete haymaking before the Glasgow Fair, traditionally a time of rain. Nowadays, it is much easier to plan ahead with more accurate weather forecasts and with modern methods, as few as two people can bale the hay.
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Language:
English
Record number:
9262193