im sure those farmers didn't call it a threshing bee. its just the way it was back then. took lots of hand to keep the machine running all day. once it started rolling in morning there was no stopping. only stopped for 2 coffee breaks and dinner. supper was usually had after the end of the day when it was already dark. the loads had to keep coming into the machine regularly as the empty wagon was leaving for another load of bundles. could not have any waiting time for a load. the machine had to run steady, unless it happened to break down. so that took a lot of guys. say 2 field pitchers loading each wagon, then for unloading the bundles took more there too. on the bigger machines you had a wagon on each side of the feeder chain with guys pitching bundles into it.it would take 2 bundles side by side. they had to be thrown in heads first. the smaller machines you had one wagon unload at a time.one bundle after each other. and when you had one farmers grain in you moved to the next farmers grain. it was not like everyone had a threshing machine. you worked for all the neighbours and they helped you.not like nowadays one person sits in a computerized combine telling him what to do. and if you don't make your combine payment it is shut down from head office. we used the threshing machine right up till 1972, which was replaced with a massey super 92 combine. it was not easy work back then, but everyone was happy at supper time. ooh and the meals were brought out to the field by the women , no inside eating till supper. and nice pic's of the old days.
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