The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-14
NAMING HAY.

OF course soil and climate have
much To do with the hay crop and even
on your own farm different ways of
doing the work are necessary in accor-
crop. etc. For instance. when the
crop is light or medium. the weather
clear and dry. it is easy enough for
anyone to make hay: but the season
of 1905 was Il very trying oae With us
and yet secured fifteen acres Of very
heavy clover in excellent condition in
the following manner.
On clear and promising morning
after the dew was off. cut six acres
ANA had it ali te'lded by noon. The
ground being Wet. tclay land at that.
and the clover very heavy and lodged
one days sun only fairly wilted it.
Next morning | ledded again and after
three or four hours of fine sunshine. It
began to cloud and look like rain. The
clover was still very heavy and green,
but | had ii all cooked aud covered
when it began TO rain. After three
days OF rain we had another good hay
day. | had the cocks opened and
found Just a little wet at the bottom
around the outside, dry and all right
inside. Whsn all was spread began
With that opened first and turned II
once more. hauled all in during the
afternoon in fine condition. When
there is no rain to fear my course is
entirely different. unless the clover is
very heavy and sappv. would rake
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had cut and telded in the morning
turn next day with the same rake
(which is the hest tool ever used for
curing hayl. until it is fit to haul.
My hay caps are made OF heavy I'M
hleached sheeting forty-two inches
square. buy the goods by the bale
and any person can hem two sides on
sewing machine very quickly. pre-
fer to have loops sewed in on each
corner TO tie wool Irvine, or some 9th
Ell strong cord, about ten inches log
after one end is tied to loop and the
other to thick end of tapering wood
pin about twelve or fourteen inches
long: any round stick of straight will
low or hazel will do. After the four
corners are provided with pins fold
the cover twice when all pins are at
one corner: lay them on cover and
fold them in by rolling up cover. In
this way they are easily handled in
CARRYING to and from the field. Tn
fold and spread over a we'll formed
cock of rather large size. draw down
tight and stick in pins with points
slightly upward and your cock will not
blow over nor get wet. In making
good hay in catching weather. caps are
as important as 4 mower for me.
have a full circle Eli horse bal
er and it does good work. Where YOU
have steam or electric power on the
farm. get double acting power balar
and you can do the work quicker with
little more help. The advantages of
baling hay and straw are several You
can get it from stack and store it in
small space under cover; it is conven-
lent to handle, and can be shipped
long distances.
separate the damaged hay from
top and sides of stack and bale by it
self as it hurts the sale when mixed
in. ] have never shipped hay unsold.
When ready to sell have buyer
come to inspect my hay. and sell TO
chin before ship. AS l am only a be-
ginner in selling to ship. my expert
ence is limited. Another advantage in
baling timothy hay is. you can keep
it in a dry place for several years with
out injury Mice will not work in it as
in loose hay.
P. NJ. Swartz.