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HAY-MAKI1N<* 



THE season of hay making is generally one 

 of the most delightful in the whole year. It 

 usually begins in this country about the 20th 

 of June. If the weather be fine, all is now 

 bustle and activity throughout the country. 

 The farmers in general are in fine health; 

 although they may get but little sleep, they 

 work day after day with great animation. 



It is usual, during this season, for men who 

 are professed mowers to go round the country 

 to supply the extra demand for hands, during 

 the gathering in of the hay-harvest. They 

 find their own tools, and make the best bargain 

 they can with their employers, working either 

 by time or by the piece, as may be agreed on. 



