tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post7085348329203452613..comments2024-03-27T07:00:37.924+00:00Comments on "By Stargoose And Hanglands": HarvestJohn "By Stargoose And Hanglands"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-77119858954975717452011-08-20T00:07:07.903+01:002011-08-20T00:07:07.903+01:00A really interesting look back at farming methods....A really interesting look back at farming methods. I'm remembering the threshers who came each autumn to my Grampa Mac's farm. He refused to learn to drive a tractor and kept a team of work horses til he was well into <br />his 70's.Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-66227403408637952652011-08-19T22:52:15.637+01:002011-08-19T22:52:15.637+01:00Thanks for the comments. There was a lot that was ...Thanks for the comments. There was a lot that was good about the lod ways but I certainly don't want to return to the hard labour and drudgery that went with it. There must be some way of retaining some cake and still having enough to eat. OK, Liz, you can have bread if you insist!John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-29832817166797724272011-08-18T19:36:04.292+01:002011-08-18T19:36:04.292+01:00Yes, mechanization has reduced the cost of food, a...Yes, mechanization has reduced the cost of food, and has also reduced the numbers of workers needed to produce the food. The machines keep getting bigger and faster, which means they cost more, so farms have to become larger to pay for them. It's a cycle that has all but eliminated the small family farm and its way of life. I'm glad I got to experience it in my childhood; wish my children and grandchildren could have. JimWayfarin' Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806995797136803377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-53540053192308182342011-08-18T17:28:32.726+01:002011-08-18T17:28:32.726+01:00Interesting comparisons. My best schoolfriend liv...Interesting comparisons. My best schoolfriend lived on a farm so I've done a fair bit of lugging straw bales around - they're heavy!jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-73582384344207565212011-08-18T11:53:05.476+01:002011-08-18T11:53:05.476+01:00Seems to me, the more progress we make in "cu...Seems to me, the more progress we make in "cutting a job's time down", the lazier we've become in relying on machinery to do the work for us...and the more bread we eat to make up for the boredom of watching the machines!! Did you get that John? :) LOLmomalizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08018644836212063334noreply@blogger.com