Show SHRINKAGE OF GOOD HAY DOES NO INJURY I Loss of Water Does Not Affect F Feeding ding Value Properly Cured Product Has Bright Natural Green Color InformatIon Color Information Soon to Be Given Out by Department Department De De- of Agriculture Shrinkage occurring In good market hay haj Is due almost entirely to a los loss s of at water which has no feeding value say specialists of the United States bureau ol of markets Such shrinkage seldom causes an actual money loss to the farmer because any loss In ID weight In baled hay is borne by the chipper who usually receives the hay bay as soon as It ItIs ItIs itis Is baled If It the shipper stores bal baled d hay for speculation there often will be a money loss caused by shrinkage because because because be be- cause he be has purchased an excess amount of water There Is practically no loss of dry matter In m market hay that has been properly cured Proper curing Is Indicated Indicated Indicated Indi Indi- by a bright natural green color Improperly cured ha hay may lose dry matter but such hay bay Is not noUn In demand In any of the terminal markets The water content of hay at differ direr 1 ent eat periods of curing and storage methods of making hay to prevent excessive excessive ex ex- shrinkage In storage methods of determining shrinkage on Individual farms and other general shrinkage Information information information in In- formation of Interest to all agencies engaged in the production and marketing marketIng marketing market market- ing of market hay Is given In a publication publication publication cation soon to be issued by the the department department de do- of agriculture i I |