Show rime ME TO CUT ALFALFA on 0 of cc controlling fi trolling factors in taking care of hay start mower in morning as a soon as aa dew daw la Is off and Pros Prop sot seem good for three days day of good weather i the best time to cut alfalfa is IB when about one tenth of the blooms bloomi s are out or if an examination Is in mado made at tho the base bano of the stalk now new shoots are seen making mailing their appearance many times it to la even practical to cut tho the first crop a tow few days earlier dere especially bial it a large acreage Is to be bar vested time Is one of too he t contrell con troll lug ing factors in taking care of the hay bay so eo it Is necessary for the g grower powei to exercise exer clao judicious planning to utilize hla his the beat advantage it Is a good plan to start the mower as soon boon as the dew to Is off in the morning and the prospects ur deets seem 7 goo good d tor for two or three days ays ot of con united good weather this hay should bo be bedded in the swath in the afternoon so ao that it will dry out underneath der neath the side aldo delivery rake la is good in fact tho the ideal ni machine achino to turn tho the hay beginning on the outside of the field the hay Is ca carried r ried further out leaving an open space apace which will bo be heated by tho the sun bo be tore fore tho the next round Is made on turning the next swath th the edry dry lint hot stubble and so soil it will quickly draw d raw tho the moisture from it thor therefore afore the hay is curing from below as aa well as aa from above the following morning tho the same rake to la used as soon as aa the hay bay is sufficiently dry and two swathe put in one and in the after noon it la Is ready to bo be stacked or hauled into the mow the following lorIng fol method to la practiced and lends itself admirably to taking care of 0 a hay crop it if it la Is not too heavy the mower would be run late in ili the afternoon when not much wilting will tako take place and abd when the undergrowth la Is perfectly dry the advantage of this oyer over the early morning Is that the soil la Is warm and dry arid and that less leas surface la Is exposed to become wok wet bedew by dew than when alfalfa to la stand standing log the hay bay to la turned in the following morning just before noon andi will bo be ready to rake and stack in the tha middle of the afternoon another plan to la to rake in the afternoon and put it up in small cocks turning these over the following day replace ing these two into onland one and letting them cure for a few days before stacking it to Is of the greatest importance that the hay be absolutely ely dry from dew before putting it into the barn or stack alfalfa is more difficult to cure properly than the grasses because the leaves fall off so readily and when we consider that these make up percent 48 aper cent ot of the crop by weight their true value is very significant |