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The film from the 1950s shows various working methods and machines used in haymaking. The aim: to save manual labour and speed up the drying process. Mowing, aerating and turning is done with a team of cows or horses, single-axle or two-axle tractors. The hay is dried on the ground or on a frame with a hut, sloping wall, cord and roller dryer. It is loaded with a pitchfork and unloaded with a grapple lift, elevator and fan chopper. An animation compares the costs of drying on the ground, in the hut and on the roller dryer. At the end of the film you can sense that technical progress has made hay harvesting much easier today. Running time approx. 40 minutes - Produced in 1953 - Published by the Agricultural and Domestic Evaluation and Information Service eV (AID). If you like the video, please like or share it or subscribe to our channel. Thank you!