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The last load of hay on the Elsey Farm in the Town of De Kalb

The last load of hay in the Town of De Kalb

The last load of hay for the season on the Elsey Farm on the Jeffers Road.  The woman is driving a tractor and on the wagon are examples of the first small round bales of hay. Summer of 1953. Town of De Kalb, NY. Donated by Pat Bacon.

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