The yard between the farm house and the barn is full of equipment. Tractors and hay wagons are covering the grass. The noise of the machines can be heard at the Hill House. It is haying season at the farm. Brian asked the girls to come down to the barn tomorrow because he thinks the young men will work harder if the girls are watching, or he wants Kate to help with the hay bales to continue the Dickie tradition. It is certainly a busy time at the farm.
The weather today was perfect for getting in the hay. The sun was shining and there was a breeze. The machines do the work, except for stacking the square bales in the barn, but the farmer is dependent on the weather. The hay must be dry before it is put into bales, so when the sun is shining the farmers will work until dark. In order to get the work done, the farmers need men to help, so often the young men are hired and often Brian does not think they work hard enough, thus the need for the girls.
This will be a good season for hay. The fields have been blessed with rain and sunshine. Our barn will be full of square bales of hay, many to be sold. The new hay barn will be full of round bales, which will be fed to the cattle. The farmers are desperate to get as much hay as possible stored in the barns while the weather is good. Make hay while the sun shines is what they are doing. Our farm is like a hive of busy bees. It is wonderful to behold!!
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