| Show STOP THE WASTES OE HAYING SAVE LABOR HAY AND TEMPER by george stewart utah agricultural Acri cultural experiment station during haying baying there la Is great creat of 0 glian for the alfalfa farmer it if he will take precautions to eliminate waste losses frequently occur lue to 1 rough ground 2 small fr irregular fields with many corn sis ars 3 dull loose or injured sickle sections and loose or battered guards or ar trall trail boards on the cutter bar 4 carel careless esq cutting ot of the buck back bar 4 5 wet spots and 0 tramping down of 0 the alfalfa before cutting deep furrows gullies gul llos or stones on the ground render it impossible to cut close to the surface much hay bay Is thus wasted on some farms ir regular surface also increases breakage of the ma machinery chinery mathi nery besides making both mowing and raking unpleasant smoothing down the surface by harrowing or leveling and by removing stones or burba may work considerably to the advantage of the farmer small areas of alfalfa particularly it irregular in shape make trouble and waste by the corners being bein daf ficula to cut alfalfa Is tramped by the horses and frequent turning and much backing waste time and are try ing to both horejes and driver larger fields of rectangular shape help to overcome these troubles dull broken or loose sections on the cutter sickle badly worn or loose or broken trail boards all cause waste the ni alfalfa falfa especially it there be some grass in it cannot be cut cleanly extra labor and un pleasantness are also involved it pays to have the mower in prime condition this makes the machine last longer as well as saving hay time lime and nervous irritation I 1 back swaths should not be tramped wastefully waste tully A good trail board and careful driving will do much to decrease loss from this cause it is if probably wise to cut cul 1 the back swath as soon as three or tour four swaths are laid this enables the rake to work to better advantage some farmers cut the back swaths first this may or may not be an advantage depending on each individual case sometimes wet or miry spots due dua to waste water from another crop or to flood flooding ilig from some other source cause trouble and waste of 0 both time and hay fields should be carefully protected from water for some days before the mowing Is to be done on many of the small diversified farms the alfalfa is frequently placed where the horses and cultivator while inter tilling a row planted crop must turn on alfalfa occasionally anally animals got get loose into alfalfa nearly ready to in b IV alay unnecessary tramping should be carefully avoided as waste Is caused or cutting in only one direction may be necessitated in case storms have caused heavy alfalfa to lay down close to the ground it may be necessary to cut in only three directions on smooth land however and with the mower in P prime rime working condition this Is usually unnecessary |
