Show hay fay prod thermometer permits hermits constant check to reduce danger of a barn fira fir irom from spontaneous ignition of hay fred roth farm safety specialist at michigan stats college advises con st ruction ol of a simple hay bay prod thermometer mo meter when hay la is stored with more than 20 per cent moisture content danger of heating in the mow Is ii present unless a mow drieves drier Is being use dEven small amounts 0 of damp hay it 11 concentrated in one spot may cause heating in a limited area an inexpensive hay prod theme th enno meter consists of 10 feet ot of ohe halal hau inch electrical conduit with an oak or ash point on ono one end to pe permit erml driving arising into the hay sl six one q ur ter inch holes gioles should be punched ini in the conduit above the point A dairy thermometer on a string then thenes as put into the he conduit A rubber pad nt at the tha bottom of the tube will keep the thermometer from breaking |