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Whio knows what this day in the church calendar celebrates? I am very sceptical about many clerics
The contractor I first worked for used to DD his rape in 80’s.Used to have a very religious farmer neighbour, he always celebrated lamas. The start of harvest, he liked having a loaf made with his own wheat. In the days of soissons he would be trying to harvest it in July for an early premium. Also played with min till and dd long before it was fashionable.
He was a top bloke.
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It was always cut early with a Binder though,and then finished off ripening in the stook.I was a little surprised at this but will listen to the wisdom. I find it hard to believe that you could find wheat fit to cut and mill by the first of August in this country except in very exceptional seasons..
I am of course talking about old varieties and using sickles. The traditional harvest month was September, when they lead the wheat in from the stooks.
You certainly cannot grind corn which is not fit and dry.
"All is safely gathered in" ere the winter storms begin................Sometimes notI suspect like many other church dates it’s slightly made up. I often complain that our church harvest festival is before I have finished harvest.
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