Hay to the barn

Today we finished getting the hay from the orchard into the barn.  It took us about 4 hours – 2 hours today and 2 hours yesterday.

Hay after mowing, drying and raking into piles.

The piles are transferred to a large tarpaulin

which is then dragged over to the barn.

The tarpaulin is attached to a pulley system and hauled up to the upper door.

I go upstairs and drag the tarpaulin into the hayloft

and make large piles of hay all ready for feeding to the horses.