Silage Cutter

What is it? It's a Silage Cutter

This is a silage cutter from the old days. Looks like hard work - no wonder my father hated farm work. We aren't using these any more and now we sell them in our Antique business. This one is from the 1890s+ and is worth about $40 - $100. Lots of people decorate with primitives this days and this item is unusual.

What is Silage you may ask? Silage is fodder (hay or straw) harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo. Cows love it. For good silage you must cut the silage which is long (4-10 inches) to preserve the nutrient content. Corn rice and hay can all be made into silage. These are the types of items we sell at Holly Hill Antiques. If you need one of these send us an email and we will see if we can help.

Today they have all kind of machines to do this. See below.

Here is a YouTube video on cutting silage from rice using yet another machine.