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  • Eastern Balsam-poplar Populus balsamifera (Salicaceae) HEIGHT to 30m. Conical to slightly spreading tree with numerous ascending branches arising from a tapering bole; base of bole is often surrounded by suckers. BARK Thinner than in other poplars and narrowly grooved. SHOOTS Young shoots (and 2.5cm-long buds) are covered with shiny resin. LEAVES To 10cm long, oval and pointed at tip with finely toothed margins; dark shiny green above, paler and downy below. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Greenish catkins appear in late spring or early summer. Males (to 7.5cm long) and females (to 12.5cm long) on separate trees. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native of N America. Cultivated here occasionally.
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  • Barley Field in the Test Valley, Whitchurch, Hampshire
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  • Farmer and tractor mowing grass for hay and haylage production
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  • Farmer and tractor mowing grass for hay and haylage production
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  • Farmer and tractor mowing grass for hay and haylage production
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  • Photograph showing farmer driving tractor with tedder attached turning cut hay during the summer.  This process assists with the drying of the grass to make hay prior to baling.
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  • Photograph showing farmer driving tractor with rake attached to the rear rowing hay in a summer field ready for baling
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  • Tractor with rake attached to the rear rowing hay in a summer field ready for baling
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  • Tractor with rake attached to the rear rowing hay in a summer field ready for baling
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  • Tractor with rake attached to the rear rowing hay in a summer field ready for baling
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  • Tractor with rake attached to the rear rowing hay in a summer field ready for baling
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  • Tractor with rake attached to the rear rowing hay in a summer field ready for baling
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  • Tractor with rake attached to the rear rowing hay in a summer field ready for baling
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  • Farmer in the process of baling hay
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  • Farmer in the process of baling hay
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  • Farmer in the process of baling hay
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  • Farmer in the process of baling hay
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  • Farmer in the process of baling hay
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  • Farmer baling summer hay
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  • Farmer baling summer hay
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  • Farmer baling summer hay
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  • Farmer baling summer hay
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  • Farmer baling summer hay
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  • Farmer baling summer hay
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  • Farmer in the process of baling hay
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  • Farmer baling summer hay
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  • Summer haymaking on rural English farm
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  • Loading hay bales on to flat bed trailer with teleporter
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  • Farm worker rowing hay ready for baling with tractor
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  • Farm worker raking hay into rows with tractor
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  • Young maize crop in field
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  • Close up of wheat ears in crop field
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  • Female farm worker in tractor turning hay in summer
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  • Female farm worker in tractor turning hay in summer
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  • Female farm worker in tractor turning hay in summe
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  • Female farm worker in tractor turning hay in summer
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  • Large hay bales in summer meadow
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  • Wrapping big hay bales with tractor and trailer
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  • Wrapping big hay bales with tractor and trailer
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  • Wrapping big hay bales with tractor and trailer
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  • Wrapping big hay bales with tractor and trailer
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  • Wrapping big hay bales with tractor and trailer
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  • Wrapping big hay bales with tractor and trailer
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  • Tedder in hay meadow with large wrapped bales
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  • Summer hay meadow
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  • Summer hay meadow
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  • Summer wheat field
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  • Summer wheat field
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  • BLAKENEY TO HOLKHAM, NORFOLK COASTAL FARMLAND FROM THE AIR
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  • Summer field of ripening wheat, Berkshire, Uk
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  • Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine Pinus aristata (Pinaceae) HEIGHT to 10m. Small, slow-growing tree. LEAVES Needles, 2–4cm long, dark green, often flecked with white resin; turpentine-scented and persist for many years. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Cones, to 6cm long; 6mm-long spine on each scale. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native to Rocky Mountains, rarely planted here.
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  • Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine Pinus aristata (Pinaceae) HEIGHT to 10m. Small, slow-growing tree. LEAVES Needles, 2–4cm long, dark green, often flecked with white resin; turpentine-scented and persist for many years. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Cones, to 6cm long; 6mm-long spine on each scale. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native to Rocky Mountains, rarely planted here.
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  • Western Himalayan (Bhutan) Cypress Cupressus torulosa (Cupressaceae) HEIGHT to 27m. Ovoid crown recalls C. glabra but tree has more open habit. Slender green shoots smell of new-mown grass when crushed. BARK Spirally ridged in older trees. BRANCHES Raised, with descending sprays of looser foliage. LEAVES Tiny, scale-like and unmarked, with minute, incurved points. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Cones are less than 15mm across, each scale with a rounded knob. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native to W Himalayas, grown in a few old, British gardens. COMMENTS Slow-growing.
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  • Erman’s Birch Betula ermanii (Betulaceae) HEIGHT to 24m<br />
A fast-growing and attractive tree, easily recognised by studying its bark. The tree is more spreading and has a stouter bole than the Silver Birch, with which it frequently hybridises. BARK Pinkish, or sometimes shining yellowish white; it peels horizontally and hangs in tattered strips down the bole of mature trees; younger trees have a smoother white bark. BRANCHES Rather upright, with twigs that are warty and usually hairless. LEAVES Triangular to heart-shaped with a pointed tip and toothed margins; there are 7-11 pairs of veins and the stalks hairless. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Catkins. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION A native of E Asia, and introduced into Britain and Ireland from Japan. The best specimens are seen in established gardens where the peeling bark is a fine winter feature.
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  • Erman’s Birch Betula ermanii (Betulaceae) HEIGHT to 24m<br />
A fast-growing and attractive tree, easily recognised by studying its bark. The tree is more spreading and has a stouter bole than the Silver Birch, with which it frequently hybridises. BARK Pinkish, or sometimes shining yellowish white; it peels horizontally and hangs in tattered strips down the bole of mature trees; younger trees have a smoother white bark. BRANCHES Rather upright, with twigs that are warty and usually hairless. LEAVES Triangular to heart-shaped with a pointed tip and toothed margins; there are 7-11 pairs of veins and the stalks hairless. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Catkins. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION A native of E Asia, and introduced into Britain and Ireland from Japan. The best specimens are seen in established gardens where the peeling bark is a fine winter feature.
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  • Grey Alder Alnus incana (Betulaceae) HEIGHT to 25m <br />
A fast-growing alder more at home on dry soils than most other alders. Shoots and new leaves are covered with a dense layer of soft greyish hairs (hence incana). BARK Smooth and grey. LEAVES Triangular and toothed, terminating in a point, and the margins do not roll inwards. Hairs persist on the underside of the leaf as it matures. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS The catkins and fruits are very similar to those of other alders, although the green fruits are more globose before ripening to the typical dark, woody alder cone. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION A native of Europe, introduced into Britain but not often planted. A good species for wasteland and reclamation schemes.
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  • Grey Alder Alnus incana (Betulaceae) HEIGHT to 25m <br />
A fast-growing alder more at home on dry soils than most other alders. Shoots and new leaves are covered with a dense layer of soft greyish hairs (hence incana). BARK Smooth and grey. LEAVES Triangular and toothed, terminating in a point, and the margins do not roll inwards. Hairs persist on the underside of the leaf as it matures. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS The catkins and fruits are very similar to those of other alders, although the green fruits are more globose before ripening to the typical dark, woody alder cone. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION A native of Europe, introduced into Britain but not often planted. A good species for wasteland and reclamation schemes.
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  • Grey Alder Alnus incana (Betulaceae) HEIGHT to 25m <br />
A fast-growing alder more at home on dry soils than most other alders. Shoots and new leaves are covered with a dense layer of soft greyish hairs (hence incana). BARK Smooth and grey. LEAVES Triangular and toothed, terminating in a point, and the margins do not roll inwards. Hairs persist on the underside of the leaf as it matures. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS The catkins and fruits are very similar to those of other alders, although the green fruits are more globose before ripening to the typical dark, woody alder cone. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION A native of Europe, introduced into Britain but not often planted. A good species for wasteland and reclamation schemes.
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  • Downy Willow Salix lapponum (Salicaceae) HEIGHT to 1.5m<br />
Low-growing shrub. SHOOTS Downy at first becoming shiny and reddish brown with age. LEAVES Ovate to elliptical, to 5cm long, greyish green with silky hairs on both surfaces. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Stalkless catkins. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Local; damp mountain slopes and cliffs in Scotland.
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  • Downy Willow Salix lapponum (Salicaceae) HEIGHT to 1.5m<br />
Low-growing shrub. SHOOTS Downy at first becoming shiny and reddish brown with age. LEAVES Ovate to elliptical, to 5cm long, greyish green with silky hairs on both surfaces. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Stalkless catkins. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Local; damp mountain slopes and cliffs in Scotland.
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  • Chinese Elm Ulmus parviflora (Height to 15m). Similar to Japanese Elm U. japonica but has a domed crown and oval, dark green leaves, to 6cm long; bases almost equal and teeth are blunt. Native of E Asia, sometimes planted.
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  • Western Balsam-poplar Populus trichocarpa (Salicaceae) HEIGHT to 35m. Fast-growing (up to 2m per year), columnar when mature with a tapering crown and trunk. BARK Dark-grey bark with shallow grooves and fissures. SHOOTS Stout. LEAVES Pointed, tapering, glossy-green above and white below; turn yellow in autumn. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Catkins, produced in April, slender and pendulous: males reddish-brown and females greenish. Seeds are hairy and produced abundantly. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native of Pacific coast of N America, sometimes planted here.
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  • Eastern Balsam-poplar Populus balsamifera (Salicaceae) HEIGHT to 30m. Conical to slightly spreading tree with numerous ascending branches arising from a tapering bole; base of bole is often surrounded by suckers. BARK Thinner than in other poplars and narrowly grooved. SHOOTS Young shoots (and 2.5cm-long buds) are covered with shiny resin. LEAVES To 10cm long, oval and pointed at tip with finely toothed margins; dark shiny green above, paler and downy below. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Greenish catkins appear in late spring or early summer. Males (to 7.5cm long) and females (to 12.5cm long) on separate trees. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native of N America. Cultivated here occasionally.
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  • Japanese Elm Ulmus japonica (Ulmaceae) HEIGHT to 8m<br />
Spreading, low-growing tree. BARK Grey-brown, scaly and ridged. BRANCHES Upright and spreading with downy shoots. LEAVES Narrow-ovate, to 10cm long, dark green, rough above, downy below; leaf bases unequal. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Papery fruits. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native of Japan, planted here partly for its resistance to Dutch Elm Disease.
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  • Grey Alder Alnus incana (Betulaceae) HEIGHT to 25m <br />
A fast-growing alder more at home on dry soils than most other alders. Shoots and new leaves are covered with a dense layer of soft greyish hairs (hence incana). BARK Smooth and grey. LEAVES Triangular and toothed, terminating in a point, and the margins do not roll inwards. Hairs persist on the underside of the leaf as it matures. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS The catkins and fruits are very similar to those of other alders, although the green fruits are more globose before ripening to the typical dark, woody alder cone. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION A native of Europe, introduced into Britain but not often planted. A good species for wasteland and reclamation schemes.
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  • Western Balsam-poplar Populus trichocarpa (Salicaceae) HEIGHT to 35m. Fast-growing (up to 2m per year), columnar when mature with a tapering crown and trunk. BARK Dark-grey bark with shallow grooves and fissures. SHOOTS Stout. LEAVES Pointed, tapering, glossy-green above and white below; turn yellow in autumn. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Catkins, produced in April, slender and pendulous: males reddish-brown and females greenish. Seeds are hairy and produced abundantly. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native of Pacific coast of N America, sometimes planted here.
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  • Hungarian Oak Quercus frainetto (Fagaceae) HEIGHT to 30m. Deciduous, rapid-growing oak that forms a fine, broadly domed tree. BARK Pale grey and finely fissured, breaking into fine ridges. BRANCHES Largest are long and straight, emerging from a sturdy bole; terminate in finely downy greyish-green or<br />
brownish twigs. LEAVES Large, deeply lobed, to 25cm long and 14cm wide. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Pendulous yellow catkins appear in May and early June; acorns are borne in cups about 1.2cm deep covered in downy, blunt, overlapping scales. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native to Balkans, central Europe and S Italy. Planted here for its splendid appearance when mature.
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  • BASTARD-TOADFLAX Thesium humifusum (Santalaceae) Prostrate. Low-growing plant of chalk grassland with sparse branches and a woody base. FLOWERS are cup-shaped and fused, white inside, yellowish green outside; 4 or 5 pointed lobes create a star-like appearance (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are greenish and ovoid. LEAVES are 5-15mm long, oval and yellowish green. STATUS-Extremely local and habitat-specific.
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  • FIELD MADDER Sherardia arvensis (Rubiaceae) Creeping<br />
Low-growing, hairy annual with square stems. Found on arable and disturbed land. FLOWERS are 3-5mm across and pinkish with 4 corolla lobes; borne in small heads (May-Sep). FRUITS are nutlets. LEAVES are narrow, oval and arranged in whorls of 4-6 along the stems. STATUS-Widespread; rather common in the S but becoming scarce further N.
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  • Common Frog Rana temporaria Length 6-10cm Widespread amphibian. Adult male has smooth, moist skin. Usually olive-yellow or greyish brown with variable dark blotching and spots. Darker red animals occur in uplands. Eye has yellow iris with dark, oval pupil. Dark mask runs from eye to eardrum. Underparts are greyish white with faint darker marbling. Hind feet have five webbed toes. In breeding season, acquires bluish throat and swollen nuptial pads on innermost digit of front feet, used for gripping female when mating. Adult female is similar but larger with white granulations on the flanks. Juvenile, when newly metamorphosed resembles miniature adult but with large head. Male utters low-pitched croaking calls when courting. Found in a wide range of habitats if still water is present for breeding. Easy to see in early spring when courting.
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  • An example of a country garden hay meadow
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  • Barley Field in the Test Valley, Whitchurch, Hampshire
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  • Green Alder - Alnus viridis
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  • Tractor turning hay for haylage in summer meadow
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  • Tractor turning hay for haylage in summer meadow
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  • Tractor turning hay for haylage in summer meadow
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  • Farmer and tractor mowing grass for hay and haylage production
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  • Farmer and tractor mowing grass for hay and haylage production
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  • Farmer and tractor mowing grass for hay and haylage production
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  • Farmer and tractor mowing grass for hay and haylage production
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  • Farmer and tractor mowing grass for hay and haylage production
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  • Photograph showing farmer driving tractor with rake attached to the rear rowing hay in a summer field ready for baling
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  • Photograph showing farmer driving tractor with rake attached to the rear rowing hay in a summer field ready for baling
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  • Photograph showing farmer driving tractor with rake attached to the rear rowing hay in a summer field ready for baling
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  • Farmer with tractor and rake rowing hay in summer meadow
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  • Tractor with rake attached to the rear rowing hay in a summer field ready for baling
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  • Photograph showing farmer driving tractor with rake attached to the rear rowing hay in a summer field ready for baling
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  • Tractor with rake attached to the rear rowing hay in a summer field ready for baling
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  • Tractor with rake attached to the rear rowing hay in a summer field ready for baling
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  • Farmer in the process of baling hay
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  • Tractor with rake attached to the rear rowing hay in a summer field ready for baling
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  • Farmer in the process of baling hay
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  • Farmer in the process of baling hay
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  • Farmer in the process of baling hay
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  • Farmer in the process of baling hay
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  • Close up of baler baling hay
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  • Close up of baler baling hay
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  • Farmer baling summer hay
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  • Farmer baling summer hay
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  • Summer meadow with cut hay ready for baling
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