haying-time

"I hope you told the Sarki's woman we've been married only since haying-time," Aaron said, "and it's a bit previous for you to be giving me little farmhands."

Blind Man's Lantern Allen Kim Lang

The oxen, with their necks bent by the heavy yoke, had toiled in the plough-field and in haying-time for many years, and knew their master's stall as well as the master himself knew his own table.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 Various

After haying-time, there are usually roads, fences, and stone walls to repair, apples to gather in, and butter to pack down.

Rich Enough a tale of the times Hannah Farnham Sawyer Lee

I was not too old to see the beauties of haying-time, with such voluntary labor; but I was too old and too much interested with my experiment to be cajoled by a lot of youngsters.

The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm John Williams Streeter

It was soon haying-time; a very busy season of the year.

Before the War, and After the Union; An Autobiography 1929

We did pass the baby around from house to house during the worst of his siege, to keep her off Lem's hands; but when Lottie began to get better it was haying-time; everybody was more than busy, and the baby was sent back.

Hillsboro People Dorothy Canfield Fisher 1918

In Scotland during haying-time every married man works alongside of some other man's wife.

Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915 1916

Liberties are allowed during haying-time that otherwise would be declared scandalous; during haying-time the Kirk waives her censor's right, and priest and people mingle joyously.

Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915 1916

Of course this joyousness of the haying-time is not wholly monopolized by the Scotch.

Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915 1916

And how could Nell then ever guess why her cheeks burned scarlet, and why she was so sorry when haying-time was over?

Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915 1916