Show silage hay cutter found labor saver dual purpose machine Is best plan to hold down farm expenses by ft n rise rad 1 agricultural engineer colleg of agriculture university ot of illinois WN son ice there never has been a year when it has been more essential that farmers make the best use nse of ever bit of reed feed on their farms and for this rea son thousands of producers are turning to both bolli upright and trench silos as a moans means of conserving their drouth and chinch bug dam damaged aged corn crop tills this fall fal 1 while most farmers who tire are planning to harvest at least a part of their corn in the form of silage hope to use their own old silage cutters or to hire el cutters aters from their neighbors runny many may be forced to purchase new machines to such far farmers mera it Is suggested that they consider the purchase of a machine that will cut and elevate hay as aa well as si silage laire ordinary silage cutters citters will not cut ond end elevate hay satisfactorily but most molt hay choppers will cut and elevate silage cy by purchasing a dual purpose cutter the farmer will hold down hla his machinery investment and reduce the unit cost required in operating two machines I 1 in n fact one of the principal objections to farm machines in the past nast lias has been that many of them could be used for only one operation and their usefulness was thereby limited to a few days or a few weeks each bear ear the newer cutters that will make silage as well as cut and elevate hay into the barn tend to eliminate this former criticism returns on a recent questionnaire sent to farmers indicate the growing practice of chopping find and storing hay bay the practice eliminates the need for work in the hot dusty mow nt at haymaking time and makes for more rapid harvesting the chopped liay hay consumes less barn space Is easier to handle bandle when fed and Is not cot wasted as much by the live stock as in the case tit of long os hay |