"...The word agriculture, after all ... means "cultivation of land." And cultivation is at the root of the sense both of culture and of cult. The ideas of tillage and worship are thus joined in culture. And these words all come from an Indo-European root meaning both "to revolve" and "to dwell." To live, to survive on the earth, to care for the soil, and to worship, all are bound at the root to the idea of a cycle. " (pg. 285, The Use of Energy)
Haymaking is still an important part of farming in Montana, and the weather is always up for consideration. The phrase, "Make hay while the sun shines." is practical in its most literal sense, as well as figuratively!
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