100 years ago in COUNTRY LIFE

February 17, 1917

THE enclosed photograph is of a 300-ton hay stack, believed to be the largest in England. This huge stack was built last year by Messrs. Warren and Son, Ipswich. Measurements are as follows: length, 31yd; width, 11yd; height from ground to eaves, 16ft; height from ground to top of thatch, 30ft. I had a great difficulty in getting the photograph and eventually managed it by climbing on the roof of some sheds. An elevator worked by a petrol engine was used for building it.—s. A. Brown