Show I I I I I Ha HaZy Hay y Equipment and Practices Certain Methods When Others I Would Be Superior Prepared by tb the United State Department Department Depart Depart- ment moot of ot Agriculture Many different methods and practices prime prime- tices Uces o of putting up hay are followed by growers In large lorge producing hay sec see Some growers follow certain practices because of ot the size of the haying operations some because of ot climatic conditions some somo because of ot the kind ot of hay or the quality desired Through continuous use certain practices practices tices are often otten employed when hen others would be superior Many hay growers growers grow grow- ers era are getting satisfactory results with the methods they now use but there ore are others who could lower their costs by changing according to L. L A A. A Re Reynoldson economist and O. O D D. Kinsman Kins Kins- man mati agricultural engineer of f the he United United United Unit Unit- ed States Department of Agriculture Have Equipment Ready I Putting up hay Is an nn operation that even under antler the most favorable conditions condi comB- requires res more constant attention and ond efficient handling than mo most t other farm turm operations Because of ot the comparatively com corn short season delays are ore costly It Is essential therefore that the equipment be In good shape before ba haying begins and that sufficient repaIr repair repair re re- re- re pair parts are always on hand The best equipment to use for tor bayIng hayIng hay hay- Ing lag varies according to the kind of or hay huv yield per acre quality of hay desired de de- de- de sired topography of ot the tiny hay land lanet quantity produced each year eur and the distance hay hoy la Is s hauled from field to stacks Different Mower Types Some of the different t types pes and sizes of mowers sulky rakes sweep rakes rales and stackers used by hay growers in certain sections are better adapted to In other sections than those now In use there Many of ot the Items of special equipment and some of the saving labor devices and methods methode used by different men inca could be employed employed em em- plo ed with profit proUt by others In Idaho a 8 crew of 14 men will stack 80 so to 00 tons of n alfalfa dally daily using slips and a Mormon derrick This hay wrings brings a premium of 10 1010 to 20 per per p percent cent over oer that put up by other n methods s. s In Colorado a n seven seven man man crew rew stacks only onty SO 80 tons tons with a n similar outfit In Montana a n man five crew stacks SO no SOto noto to 40 with an nn overshot stacker and sweep we p rn rakes es A ere crew of ot eight eighteen men In tn Colorado using a slide stacker r and h made home sweep rib will stack abut abOut 63 65 t tons tons tons' ns' ns of ot wild liay hay per day In Nebraska a 0 tour man crew using an au overshot stacker with a n backboard and front- front board will put up 32 tons tons Without the la latter ter device another er man nian would I be ie necessary necessary A crew of six men using a 8 slide stacker and sweep rakes rukes stacks stacks' CO GO tons of ot Irrigated timothy and ond alsike bay per day Jay Farmers who feed teed cattle should be a B method of ot handling hay hoy In Nebraska whereby four tour to five tons cun can be taken from frum the time stack put on a wagon and pitched off In the feed feedlot feedlot feedlot lot in about one hour This and other information Is contained con tamed In Farmers' Farmers Bulletin F F. Effective Haying flaying Equipment and Practices a Q copy of ot which may be obtained free as us long ns as the supply lasts upon request to the United States Department of ot Agriculture Washington D. D C. C I |