Show SAVE THE LEAVES in curing alfalfa for hay it is particulars important to save the leaves whether this is done depends on the method of curing the methods method of curing depends chiefly on the man who to is doine it if he undo islands the great value of the leaves and have to save sae them he usually succeeds in doing so because here ta re one place where here too rushed for time has haa no part it la is a as easy and as rapid to cure alfalfa properly as to handle it in such a way 03 to lose loe most moat of the leaves the leaves are considerable richer in protein and mineral matter and about four times as rich neb in fat a aa the atema cattle and ad hag hoga eat leaves as well in properly proper lv cured cored hay moreover the leaves represent from one third to one half the total dry weight with hay at it ita present high price no former farmer ean can afford to lose from 30 to 45 per cent of his hia hay by curing improperly that is just juat what happens when the leaves are sacrificed most moat leaves practically all ail of them in fact may be saved by cutti ngat the time the first blos bias sams aoma bein begin to show chow and by curing cunn principally principal in the cock early mow ing one tenth bloom rives gives a con aider sider ably larger seasonal yield for the three cuttings cutting the than does later biter mowing the he ha is nore palatable paia table and also more nutritious this is ia shown by the fact the sets acre Y bielda idl were in the proportion of 92 and 85 fur earl early medium and d later cut hay bay the yields iohd of beef we were 79 1 2 and 69 12 1 2 re respectively for early earli late and medium rattling these are average figures for the total of each season for five bearg quality in the hay n is further ex changed by raking at once and ties cock ing as soon a ftc possible P preferably efcy y the iame day that it is 13 cut poa pas sibly game alfalfa land is too wet to permit this but not much of it and that little is not good alfalfa land let the hay bay be cock cocked oil green as possible I 1 in small rocks cocks just bir large enough to make one good fork full alfalfa so ao cured retains its le leabes 3 la is bright in color and palatable further more it is 19 raiser to handle both in n loading leading and ad unloading loading I 1 firmer and more symmetrical stocks blacks can also be b built t fr from the ill compact elmp fla flat t flike flakes made ad hv by eat curing so such c hay also Is sheds water better bellr than ban swath cured hay which con can suits aita mainly of adems and which is invariable to loose and too dry to handle well alfalfa leaves leaea are valuable they increase the total beld by about SO 30 to 45 per cent rhey are also better feed for pound than the he bare sterna gomos |