The derrick is located in Gunnison, Utah. The center post which holds the boom can turn 360 degrees.

Derrick Three

This is the third derrick style. It can be viewed from the highway between Roosevelt and Helper, Utah. The four corner poles come together at the top to give it pyramid shape with a boom that hangs by a chain from the apex of the pyramid. This one is in pretty good shape. I was just a boy when I helped my dad haul the hay. There would be two or three wagons pulled by a team of horses. Two men would be out in the field loading the wagons. Dad would be on the hay stack building the stack. My uncle Bert would be on the wagon with the Jackson fork. Another person would lead or ride the derrick horse hooked to the cable which would raise or lower the Jackson fork. At lunch time Mother would feed the haying crew. The horse would also be feed and given a chance to rest. Dad had to milk and feed the cows in the morning before the haying started, and do it again in the evening after the haying was finished. Farmers would work help each other to get they hay up.

Derrick by Paragonah

Many of the derricks look as this one does. The cable has broken and the longer, heavier end of the boom is on the ground. I have not seen one that is in use. There are several reproductions of hay derricks on the Roper Farms in Fillmore, Utah.

One of the derricks in Sevier county, Utah This derrick is in the back of an old homestead. Has not been used for many years.