The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-21
OUR HAY GRADES
IN WASHINGTON

The public service commission Of
the state of Washington at a meeting
on August Il, established the fol-
lowing rules for grading hay:
| Choice timothy hay shall be timO-
thy not mixed with over per cent
Of other grasses, properly cured, nat
ural color, bright, sound and well
: baled
No. / timothy hay shall be timo-
thy not mixed with over - - per
cent clover or other grasses, of good
quality, properly cured, good color,
sound and we'll baled.
No. timothy shall be timothy
not good enough for No. ! not over
one-fourth mixture with other grass
es, good color. sound and well baled.
No. timothy hay shall be timothy
hay not good enough for other grades
sound and well baled with not to ex-
coed 80 per cent of other grasses.
No. / alfalfa or clover mixed hay
shall be alfalfa or clover mixed with
:
properly cured of good color, sound
and we'll baled.
No alfalfa or clover mixed hay
shall be alfalfa or clover mixed with
other grasses, not good enough for
No. l. and we'll baled.
No. 1 clover hay shall be bright,
not over one-twentieth other grasses,
properly cured, sound and well bal
ed.
No. 2 clover hay shall be clover,
sound, we'll baled, good color, but not
good enough for No. 1.
No. alfalfa hay shall be alfalfa
of natural color, reasonably fine,
properly cured, leafy, of good color,
and may contain per cent other
grasses. well baled, sound and sweet.
No. alfalfa shall include alfalfa
somewhat bleached. but of fair color,
sound and we'll baled.
No. 8 alfalfa shall include bleached
alfalfa, or alfalfa mixed with not to
exceed one-fourth other grasses, but
when mixed, must be of fair color,
sound and we'll baled.
No grade alfalfa shall include all
alfalfa not good enough for other
grades. caked, musty or otherwise
damaged.
No. wheat hay shall be wheat
hay of good green color. properly
cured. reasonably fine, not too long
straw and may contain per cent Of
grasses.
No. 2 wheat hay shall include hay
Of fair color mixed with not more
than one-eight grasses. sound and
we'll baled.
No. wheat hay shall include hay
somewhat bleached. mixed with not
to exceed one-fourth grasses, sound
and well baled.
any wheat hay not good enough for
other grades. caked. musty or other
wise damaged
The above grades to apply on oat
hay wheat hay and wild oat hay
mixed. or barley hay.
Choice prairie hay shall be upland
hay of bright natural color. properly
cured, sound, sweet, and may contain
per cent of weeds.
No prairie hay shall be upland
hay and may contain One-Quarter
midland. both of good color. properly
cured. sweet. sound. and may con-
tain per cent of weeds
No. 2 prairie hay shall be upland
hay of fair color. and may contain
one-half midland. both of good color,
properly cured. sweet, sound, and
may contain . 12 per cent of weeds.
No. 3 prairie hay shall include
hay not good enough for other grades
and not caked.
No. l midland shall be midland
hay of good color, properly cured,
sweet sound. and may contain per
cent of weeds.
No. 2 midland shall be of fair color
or slough hay of good color and may
contain ~ 1-2 per cent of weeds.
Packing hay shall include all wild
hay not good enough for other grades
and not caked.
No grade prairie hay shall include
all hay not good enough for other
grades. provided. however. that all
hay carrying foxtail shall be classed
no grade.
No. wheat straw shall be reaso-
nbly clean wheat straw. fair length,
sound and we'll baled.
No. wheat straw shall be reason
ably clean; may be some stained but
not good enough for No. 1 of fair
length.
No. oat straw shall he reasonably
clean oat straw of good length.
sound and we'll baled.
No. oat straw shall be reasonably