This film documents traditional methods of mowing hay and cutting peat on a farm near Grassington in the Yorkshire Dales in the early 1930s. The film begins with a horse and cart picking up people as it goes along a country lane. Intertitle – The sled A sled is attached to the harness of the horse. Intertitle – A snack before starting Two farmhands sit having a mug of tea and a sandwich. Intertitle – Mowing the rushes A farmhand uses a scythe to cut the grass to make hay.  He then sharpens...

This film documents traditional methods of mowing hay and cutting peat on a farm near Grassington in the Yorkshire Dales in the early 1930s. The film begins with a horse and cart picking up people as it goes along a country lane. Intertitle – The sled A sled is attached to the harness of the horse. Intertitle – A snack before starting Two farmhands sit having a mug of tea and a sandwich. Intertitle – Mowing the rushes A farmhand uses a scythe to cut the grass to make hay.  He then sharpens the scythe, and puts the hay into piles with a fork. Intertitle – The first load The hay gets put on the sled and the horse takes it away to put onto a cart. Intertitle – The Last Gate The horse and cart take the hay out through a gate. Intertitle – Part 2 Peat  Intertitle – The Moor Road A farmhand goes up a moor road on a horse and cart. Intertitle – In Spring the peat is cut and stacked The farmhand cuts the peat with a shovel and takes it away on a wheelbarrow.  He stacks it up to dry. Intertitle – And left for summer sun and winds to dry There is a view over the moor. Intertitle – Autumn.  Carting for winter fuel. The peat is put onto a cart and is taken away by a horse. Provided by Reverend G Curry of the Upper Wharfedale Museum Society