Chaff cutter
Chaff cutter — a mechanical device for cutting straw or hay into small pieces — before being mixed together with other forage and fed to horses and cattle. This aids the animal's digestion and prevents animals from rejecting any part of their food.[1]
Chaff and hay played a vital role in most agricultural production as it was used for feeding horses. Horses were extensively used in farming operations until they were replaced by tractors in the 1940s.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.antiquefarmtools.info/page2.htm The “chaff box” or “chaff cutter”
- ^ Chaff Cutting in Millthorpe