The hay knife is a hand tool while a scythe is usually pulled by horses or machinery
Hay = grass + scythe
the difference between hay and straw is that horses eat hay and straw is a bedding.
Scythes were used as a hand tool for harvesting crops like wheat, barley, and oats. The curved blade of the scythe would cut through the stems of the crops at ground level. Scythes were efficient for mowing fields before the invention of modern agricultural machinery.
A haybine, disc mower or swather/windrower. For smaller areas you can also use a scythe to cut grass for hay.
Peasants typically used scythes to cut hay. Scythes are long, curved tools with a sharp blade at the end that are wielded by hand to cut grass and other vegetation. They were commonly used before the invention of modern machinery for harvesting crops.
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The term "haymaker" came into being because the path of the punch mimics the appearance of a scythe which was often used to manually cut hay. The scythe was used to chop it down before the hay was formed into bales.
This tool was used during harvesting to separate a portion of the hay so it could be easily cut with a reaping hook or scythe.
The difference between hay and straw as mulch lies in straw being cleaner and having fewer seeds in general and fewer weed seeds in particular.
a special type of knife
it's an" upright hay knife".
Timothy hay is for small animals to eat. Bedding goes in the bottom of the cage for them to live on and be comfortable. Much more comfortable than newspaper.