Terry D. Sutherland

HARVEST

Wheat straw and barley chaff
A fine bed for a newborn calf
Morgan horses, Lou and Stan
Work all day to clear the land

When the rich new plowed field
Is ready for a crop to yield
Rain will spur the plants to start
The summer sun will do its part

In Augusts harvest, Lou and Stan
Work all day to cut the stand
Harvest crews earn their bread
Stacking shocked grain on a harrow bed

The thresher crew feeds the shocks
Separating the grain from stocks
It’s all done with the power of steam
And a fine working two-horse team

Lou and Stan work all day
Only ask their share of hay
Wheat straw and barley chaff
A fine bed for a newborn calf