Putting a hay cock on a trailer with only muscle power available is one of the farming techniques demonstrated at Farming and Country Life 1916 in Atherny, Co Galway.
Demonstrators build hay cocks at Farming and Country Life 1916. Photo: Jack Caffrey
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So you have built a hay cock taller than yourself and need to bring it to your shed. The thing is, this is 1916 and it will be decades before the loader is invented.
Watch how your ancestors did it, as demonstrated at Teagasc's commemorative Farming and Country Life 1916 celebration:
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Title: Watch: Moving hay in 1916
Putting a hay cock on a trailer with only muscle power available is one of the farming techniques demonstrated at Farming and Country Life 1916 in Atherny, Co Galway.
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So you have built a hay cock taller than yourself and need to bring it to your shed. The thing is, this is 1916 and it will be decades before the loader is invented.
Watch how your ancestors did it, as demonstrated at Teagasc's commemorative Farming and Country Life 1916 celebration:
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