[AT] cutting hay

[David Rotigel]

Nice old picture ! How old is Allis?
	Dave

> On Aug 30, 2016, at 10:00 AM, Mogrits <mogrits at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Luckily,
> 
> My Dad was an active amateur photographer. He took pictures of everything,
> even the mundane. He left stacks of slides and prints in his wake.
> Unfortunately his third wife wound up with the bulk of them but I managed
> to get a few.
> 
> Here's one he took of my Grandfather operating the Allis Chalmers I still
> have today.
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 8:05 AM, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> The only picture I have of my dad, period, is one that I re-photographed
>> from the panoramic shot of his 32nd degree Masonic class.  His image on
>> the old photo is literally "thumb nail" size but I was able to
>> re-photograph
>> it
>> with a good digital camera and have it blown up into an image that is a
>> fair representation of what a photograph of that era would have looked
>> like.
>> It's the only physical remembrance I have of him.  It's hanging in front of
>> me now.
>> 
>> Charlie
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Cecil Bearden
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 1:00 AM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] cutting hay
>> 
>> Herb:
>> 
>> You are right on so many counts, but Dad looked the happiest when he was
>> in his work clothes and either working cattle or driving a tractor.  The
>> high cost of developing was the reason many good times went undocumented.
>> 
>> Cecil
>> 
>> 
>> On 8/29/2016 9:18 PM, Herb Metz wrote:
>>> Cecil,
>>> In defense of your Dad, cameras and pictures were expensive, less
>> reliable
>>> and time consuming in his day. Plus most farmers work clothes back then
>>> were
>>> something less than photogenic. Herb(GA)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Cecil Bearden
>>> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2016 8:20 PM
>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] cutting hay
>>> I wish I had one of my Dad when he was driving a tractor or working with
>>> me.  Only one I have is a little blurry.  He wasn't one for pictures.
>>> Cecil
>>> 
>>> On 8/29/2016 10:52 AM, charlie hill wrote:
>>>> John, in case you don't know you can
>>>> go to the web site of Walmart or Walgreens drug
>>>> or many other places and upload that picture to
>>>> their photo department.  They'll print it out for just a
>>>> few bucks.  It's not expensive at all.  You just need to
>>>> send it in the full size (megapixels) and not like you
>>>> posted it to the list.
>>>> Charlie
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: John Hall
>>>> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2016 5:59 PM
>>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>>> Subject: [AT] cutting hay
>>>> Here is dad mowing hay last week, tractor is a 51 or 2 IH Super A. Mower
>>>> is a balanced head 7' IH balanced head (no pitman). Hay turned out well,
>>>> about 70-80 bales per acre.
>>>> John Hall
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