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QUESTION Are there any threshing machines still working in Britain?
FURTHER to the earlier answer, the best straw for thatching using the long straw method is produced using a threshing machine, or drum as it's known in Suffolk and Norfolk.See the full content of this document
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It's the Last Straw ...
On my farm, I grow old varieties of wheat which are cut using a binder, stooked (shocked in Suffolk), carted and stacked, then threshed in the winter or spring using a drum. The straw is used by thatchers, mainly in Suffolk.
This year I will have harvested about 18 acres this way. I also know of about half a dozen others who harvest using t...See the full content of this document
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