During the 1950's in the United States, most hay was dried to about 15 to 16% moisture (84 to 85% DM), baled as illustrated in NAL #3470, and loaded on to a wagon for transport back to the farm. In this image, the bales were manually off loaded into a hay loft - usually located over the dairy barn. Alternatively, bales were off loaded from the wagon into an elevator leading into a hay loft as shown in NAL #4071. From the loft, the bales could be thrown down a chute leading to the manger where the cows were fed. In areas with limited precipitation, hay bales often were stacked out doors with minimal loss of nutrients. This image is bundled with five related images in a Zip file NAL #4506.

Unloading hay bales

Credit: Hoard's Dairyman

Digital Credit: Michel Wattiaux

Publisher: Unknown

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Description: During the 1950's in the United States, most hay was dried to about 15 to 16% moisture (84 to 85% DM), baled as illustrated in NAL #3470, and loaded on to a wagon for transport back to the farm. In this image, the bales were manually off loaded into a hay loft - usually located over the dairy barn. Alternatively, bales were off loaded from the wagon into an elevator leading into a hay loft as shown in NAL #4071. From the loft, the bales could be thrown down a chute leading to the manger where the cows were fed. In areas with limited precipitation, hay bales often were stacked out doors with minimal loss of nutrients. This image is bundled with five related images in a Zip file NAL #4506.

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Unloading hay bales

Credit: Hoard's Dairyman

Digital Credit: Michel Wattiaux

Publisher: Unknown