Harvest

A DigitalNZ Story by Sienna Latham

Hay is for horses.

Image: Hay baling

Hay baling

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Fog over Trentham racecourse, with hay bales

Fog over Trentham racecourse, with hay bales

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Edgar Williams empties a box of hay over his brother Owen Williams while Edith Kenworth looks on, at Motohou, Brunswick, near Wanganui

Edgar Williams empties a box of hay over his brother Owen Williams while Edith Kenworth looks on, at Motohou, Brunswick, near Wanganui

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: View of a farmer on a back road near Queenstown riding a hay covered horse drawn wagon with sheep flowing from a paddock alongside, Central Otago

View of a farmer on a back road near Queenstown riding a hay covered horse drawn wagon with sheep flowing from a paddock alongside, Central Otago

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Hay baling, Northland farm property

Hay baling, Northland farm property

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Baling hay, Pukeora farm, Waipukurau

Baling hay, Pukeora farm, Waipukurau

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Hay baling, Pukeora farm, Waipukurau

Hay baling, Pukeora farm, Waipukurau

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Hay baler at Silverstream, 1923.

Hay baler at Silverstream, 1923.

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Group of farm workers sitting between a large hay bale and tractor

Group of farm workers sitting between a large hay bale and tractor

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Creator unknown : Photograph of men making hay bales with a hand press

Creator unknown : Photograph of men making hay bales with a hand press

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Creator unknown :Photograph of hay harvesting at an unidentified location

Creator unknown :Photograph of hay harvesting at an unidentified location

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Haymakers taking a break, Pukeora farm, Waipukurau

Haymakers taking a break, Pukeora farm, Waipukurau

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Into the Shed

Into the Shed

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: [Doubleday, William or John], fl 1880s :Hawks Bay, Feb 1885; April 16, 1885, Hawk's Bay.

[Doubleday, William or John], fl 1880s :Hawks Bay, Feb 1885; April 16, 1885, Hawk's Bay.

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: The birdcage at Trentham

The birdcage at Trentham

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Wool being carted on Lower Scotts Road

Wool being carted on Lower Scotts Road

Palmerston North City Library

Image: Combine harvestor at work on the Hook family farm, Waimamaku

Combine harvestor at work on the Hook family farm, Waimamaku

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Ploughed field, Waimamaku farm property

Ploughed field, Waimamaku farm property

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: William Howe, George Jones, and Mr Butler, Upper Hutt railway yards

William Howe, George Jones, and Mr Butler, Upper Hutt railway yards

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: The goat mascot of the New Zealand Engineers, France

The goat mascot of the New Zealand Engineers, France

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Threshing hay, Rongotea

Threshing hay, Rongotea

Palmerston North City Library

Image: Farrer family haymaking at Bankwood, Hamilton, 1905

Farrer family haymaking at Bankwood, Hamilton, 1905

Auckland Libraries

Image: Making a hay stack

Making a hay stack

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Woman holding a hay rake, Arney Road, Remuera, 1905

Woman holding a hay rake, Arney Road, Remuera, 1905

Auckland Libraries

Image: Scene at city gate with hay wagon

Scene at city gate with hay wagon

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Jack Middleton in the hay

Jack Middleton in the hay

Auckland Libraries

Image: Hay-rake, Waiorau Sheep Station, Otago

Hay-rake, Waiorau Sheep Station, Otago

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Hays wire strainer on fence

Hays wire strainer on fence

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Harvested hay, probably Christchurch region

Harvested hay, probably Christchurch region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Feeding out hay to sheep

Feeding out hay to sheep

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Unidentified man, making hay stacks, Catlins, Otago

Unidentified man, making hay stacks, Catlins, Otago

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Horse-drawn hay-wagon, North of Auckland

Horse-drawn hay-wagon, North of Auckland

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Loading a horse-drawn hay cart, Southland

Loading a horse-drawn hay cart, Southland

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Harvesting (crop, silage or hay ?), 1962

Harvesting (crop, silage or hay ?), 1962

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Bail loader for picking up hay

Bail loader for picking up hay

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Workmen feeding hay into a threshing mill

Workmen feeding hay into a threshing mill

Palmerston North City Library

Image: Boy reaping hay, Pohangina Valley

Boy reaping hay, Pohangina Valley

Palmerston North City Library

Image: Photograph of Mowing of Hay

Photograph of Mowing of Hay

Te Aroha & Districts Museum

Image: Hay making, Rotorua

Hay making, Rotorua

Auckland Libraries

Image: Hay making, Rotorua

Hay making, Rotorua

Auckland Libraries

Image: Haymaking, with a man on a tractor cutting hay

Haymaking, with a man on a tractor cutting hay

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Unidentified people mowing hay, Motohou Station, Brunswick, Whanganui Region

Unidentified people mowing hay, Motohou Station, Brunswick, Whanganui Region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Hay paddock and hills outside Queenstown, Central Otago

Hay paddock and hills outside Queenstown, Central Otago

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Tractor raking in hay, Horne farm, Takapu Road, Porirua

Tractor raking in hay, Horne farm, Takapu Road, Porirua

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: A group of unidentified men putting hay through the machinery, Pakowhai, Hastings

A group of unidentified men putting hay through the machinery, Pakowhai, Hastings

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Booth, Macdonald & Co Ltd :[Whitman baling press for hay and straw. 1907].

Booth, Macdonald & Co Ltd :[Whitman baling press for hay and straw. 1907].

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Local inhabitant leading a donkey pulling a hay cart, Egypt

Local inhabitant leading a donkey pulling a hay cart, Egypt

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Horse operated sweep bringing in load of lucerne hay, Pukeora farm, Waipukurau

Horse operated sweep bringing in load of lucerne hay, Pukeora farm, Waipukurau

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: The last load of hay, at Mendip Hills sheep farm, Hurunui District.

The last load of hay, at Mendip Hills sheep farm, Hurunui District.

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Gertrude Dempsey on top of hay on cart drawn by horse

Gertrude Dempsey on top of hay on cart drawn by horse

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Women's war work on New Zealand farms

Women's war work on New Zealand farms

Auckland Libraries

Image: Unidentified men in a field stacking a haystack from hay carried on horse drawn wagons, probably Christchurch region

Unidentified men in a field stacking a haystack from hay carried on horse drawn wagons, probably Christchurch region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Unidentified men in a field stacking a haystack from hay carried on horse drawn wagons, probably Christchurch region

Unidentified men in a field stacking a haystack from hay carried on horse drawn wagons, probably Christchurch region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Harvesting grain crop, showing horse drawn skid and grain bags, grain thresher (McCormick-Deering) filling bags, with hay stacks behind, Hawke's Bay District

Harvesting grain crop, showing horse drawn skid and grain bags, grain thresher (McCormick-Deering) filling bags, with hay stacks behind, Hawke's Ba...

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: A group of unidentified men having a tea break, with a caravan cart, machinery and a pile of hay in the background, Pakowhai, Hastings

A group of unidentified men having a tea break, with a caravan cart, machinery and a pile of hay in the background, Pakowhai, Hastings

Alexander Turnbull Library