Show hay making now modern science cm cui i ing n g in windrow saves save labor required for cocking fv en in haying the world keeps moving and one might as well keep v iab it Is the opinion of 11 II B hart w wig I 1 of the new ew york state college of df agriculture who says that there Is no need for tl e present day farmer to male mal e I 1 ay the way I 1 Is grandfather dd many successful farmers have found that to cure hay in the wind row saves from 10 to 40 per cent of the labor required by cocking this saving saying makes it possible to get more hay in between rains swath curing closer cloner or alfalfa sacrifices too many leaves and bleaches the hay too much method of hay making professor Ilar twig recommends the following betl od of haymaking hay making cut only after the dew or rain Is off hay ilay dries more quickly while standing and molds tl ti at make hay dusty do not get started allow the hay to wilt will in lit the the swath but do not allow wilting to c con dinue until raking will III knock off the leaves one halt hour to two I 1 oil ours of bright sunshine should be plenty next put it in a loose windrow with a side dell delivery dellery ery rake the better side dellery delav ery rake Is the left hand band type because when driven after the first round in tl e same direction in which the mower goes the largest number of stems are turned out and the most leases turned in where they will rill not dry too rapidly and shatter off re mamber tl at tl tie e lean leaves es carry about CO 60 per cent of the protein the right hand rake may be used if the hay Is cut in lands begin at the middle with tl e right I 1 and rake and work in a d opposite to the course of the mower morer give half turn IN when hen the hay in the upper portion of the NInd rov Is cured 1 give lve the windrow a half turn with the outer end of the side delivery rake so as to bring up for curing that portion which was near the ground in case of rains repeat this procedure as often as is necessary avoid the ted der to save leaves the hay bay loa loader der ma may y be used to take tale the hay up wl en it is well cured be sure that the hay carries no moisture in the form of rain or dew such moisture may cause spontaneous combustion |