Reminds me of (What we called) A Hay Harrow we used to clean and level the
field after we had cut all the hay or weeds down. We also used a harrow to
level the fields flat preparing for new planting. We sometimes placed large
logs or timbers on the harrow to make it heavier and ploy deeper. The ones
we used had spikes on the bottom in order to tear the soil away from deep
root crops.
We had a windrow rake we use to rake the hay in rows for bailing.

But, I could be wrong for that was soooo long ago and farming was much more
crude.


-----Original Message-----
From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of erik
simpson
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 5:45 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Artifact ID - NM

This might be to easy for the fine folks on the listserve but I'd like a
little help identifying this. We figure it might be part of a hay tedder but
are really unsure. Follow the link for pictures. It is near an early 19th
century homestead in NW New Mexico.
 
Thanks,
 
Erik
 
http://s1172.photobucket.com/albums/r572/Archaeology_Guy/Historic%20Item/
 
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