![Oat swathe #1 Swathed oats, cut oats, oat swathes,](http://grabauheritage.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Oat-swathe-1-300x225.jpg)
Oats lay in the swathe for a few days to dry the miscellaneous weeds and to await a day when the weather is right for combining.
Our neighbor has two combines and brings them both to get the job done. Having the two work together makes the job a speedy one.
![2 combines close 1 John Deere combines, havesting oats, oats straw,](http://grabauheritage.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2-combines-close-1-300x225.jpg)
The combine picks up the straw and oats from the swathe and separates the oats from the straw. It leaves the straw in the field for us to bale at a later time. The combine has a chamber that hold the oats until it is full.
![load of oats #2 Oats loaded in convertible wagon; with sides off and back board on it is a hay wagon](http://grabauheritage.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/load-of-oats-2-300x225.jpg)
The oats are unloaded by an auger and put into a wagon. My husband takes the wagon to the farm to unload and store it in the granary.
photo credit: Bretta Grabau
photo credit: Wenda Grabau
photo credit: Bretta Grabau
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There’s certainly a great deal too find out about this topic.
I love alll the points you’ve made.
I am glad you enjoyed it. There is much more to learn about this topic. I have shared my observations with you, but there are a lot more details that farmers know about their crops and their machinery that affects this part of their business.