Hay day

Janelle Atyeo
May 25, 2023
May 25, 2023

Hay load 1940s — Hay is piled high atop a hand-made wagon pulled by a 1928 Model A Ford east of Mound City, S.D., in the early 1940s.
Photo submitted by Verlena Mehlaff of Eureka, S.D.

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This 1928 four cylinder Model A Ford got a workout hauling hay. It was purchased in 1935 for $150 with a down payment of $15. “This was an upgrade from horses,” said Verlena Mehlaff of Eureka, S.D., who submitted the photo.

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Janelle is editor of the Tri-State Neighbor, covering South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota, northwestern Iowa and northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at jatyeo@tristateneighbor.com or follow on Twitter @JLNeighbor.