Show alfalfa favored as superior legume hay contains most protein and lime says expert good legume hays bays are excellent feeds because they contain a high percentage of protein and lime says E P reed extension specialist la in soils and crops at the ohio state university A ton of alfalfa he be points out contains pounds of crude digestible protein and 51 pounds of lime A ton of red clover contains pounds of digestible crude protein and pounds of ume lime a ton of sweet cloer pounds of digestible crude protein and pounds of lime and ft ton ot of timothy contains only CO 60 pounds of digestible crude protein and 4 pounds of lime the most practical method of making hay bay in ohio reed believes Is found in the windrow method after the hay Is cut it ft should be left in the swath until well wilted it Is then raked into small windrows wind rows with a side delivery rake the small windrow permits uniform drying of both stems and leaves and there Is a minimum loss of leaf eat to complete the curing process the windrow should be turned at least once each day until dry enough tor for storage As the top of the windrow dries turn it over on dry ground so that the under surface Is exposed if the hay bay becomes wet from rain the same process of curing and drying Is recommended except that the turning should be more frequent when the hay Is dry it Is most efficiently taken up with a web hay loader rather than the push arm type which knocks olt off many of the le leaves avei |