On Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:30:22 -0500, wrote:

Ron Hardin wrote:


It's about an acre. The rule is said to be a man can cut an acre a day.
I guess a day is 10 hours or so, I don't know.

I just go out and do a couple swaths when I need a break from something,
and over the course of many days, the whole thing is done and I start over,
if there's been enough growth.

How short can you cut with a scythe?

I'm only 4 foot 6 and I use one.

I think my father took a new one and cut it down for me.