Monday, April 6

It was about high noon when I noticed the Amish neighbors tedding (fluffing up) the rye so it dries better before baling.

Later in the day (about 2:30 pm) the mules were used to rake the rye into windrows for baling.

The baler arrived about 4 pm. I expect this was rented and run by English (non-Amish) men.

A bale about to be dropped to the ground as it went by our driveway.

The tank injects a liquid that helps to preserve the rye.

They picked up the bales before evening.

These will go to their nearby farm and I expect be wrapped in white plastic until it is ready for the horses – and maybe the goats. Plastic-wrapped bales can be stored outside. If they have room to store them in the barn, they don’t need to be wrapped in plastic.