Hay Rake

This hay rake is an original piece of Cutting farm equipment. It was initially designed to be pulled by a horse, but was later adapted for tractor use. Hay was grown on many of the fields on this estate. It was cut with sickle bar mowers and then left to dry in the fields. When the hay had dried sufficiently, it was collected with this equipment, loaded onto wagons, and taken to the barn for storage in the loft. It was then used as winter forage for the Cuttings’ dairy herd.

Great River, New York · United States