Mr and Mrs farmer who keep the sheep up the lane must have
baled their hay today, because they were just taking the first load home when I
went for a walk this evening. And here’s the thing:
Mr farmer was driving the tractor that was pulling the laden
trailer, while Mrs farmer – who seems to like me for some reason – was
following in the vehicle with the lifting gear on it. (Modern hay bales are big
– too heavy for men [or women] with pitch forks.)
So that’s something else about the old fashioned, small
scale farming life – partnership. Proper functional partnership. You don’t get
that with the big, profit-oriented agri-businesses.
And Mrs farmer waved to me as they headed homeward. Must ask
her what her name is one of these days.
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