Building Haycocks

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  Building Haycocks

Building Haycocks encompasses manual and semi-manual methods and techniques for saving hay. Haycock is often shortened to cock in common usage while pike is an alternative name.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Preface

Safe harbour

Chapters

1. Overview
2. Tools
3. Ground selection and preparation
   • Drainage
   • Rolling
   • Fertilizing
   • Weeding
4. Cutting
   • Timing
   • Implements
   • Execution
5. Haymaking
   • Shaking
   • Turning
   • Rowing
   • Lapping
   • Gathering
6. Building
   • Base
   • Tramping
   • Topping
   • Ropes
7. Aftercare
8. Gathering

Appendices

1. Glossary
2. Contributors
3. Author guidelines

External Links

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• Hay Harvesting in the 1940s instructional films, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Library