[AT] Farm/tractor related question (HAYBINE)

Larry Goss rlgoss at insightbb.com
Wed May 28 20:58:58 PDT 2008


I'm not sure when the devices came into being, but they were named because of the additional processing done to the hay after it is mowed off.  Breaking the stems helps contain food value for later consumption by cattle.

Larry


----- Original Message -----
From: John Wilkens <jwilkens at eoni.com>
Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 19:49
Subject: [AT] Farm/tractor related question (HAYBINE)
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> So where did the name "haybine" come from anyway??   
> It never made 
> any sense to me.....except for the "hay" part.  If it was 
> the name 
> for a baler I could make some sense out of it.    
> John W.
> 
>                     In the wide-open spaces of NE Oregon
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