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Before silage and balers came into use, all farmers dried their feed for their animals on haystacks. In this film, we get to follow the people at Lillhärjeåbygget during the mowing season, when they secure this year's winter fodder for their small-scale herd of cows and sheep near the mountains. They hustle as they always did, in the old traditional way. The knowledge has been inherited from those who previously lived on the farm. The film was recorded in the cultural reserve Lillhärjeåbygget, which is located in roadless land in Härjedalen and is one of several. 00.00 Intro 00.26 Overview of the work 01.19 Hessjevirke 02.38 Set of hessja - explanation 04.25 Set of hessja 06.01 Rake around 06.43 Combing - explanation 08.15 Combing 09.45 Mowing period 11.17 Materials for the tangle 12.20 Hessing 12.32 Information about Lill härjeåbygget 12.55 Interview with Eva Eriksson 15.11 Sowed, plowed, sow 15.36 Hay start at Lillhärjeåbygget 17.12 Drying 17.35 Hay shed