Gunnison news-champion., 1911-07-14
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oarlner shan ti.af Nhhch - hzhter.
i1r she Fea-gu fhai she s..iks become
.trauy and " lsss value than Wseu
"a - thII.ner and ie-s rasik 10 gro~th-
Mhan hay H. - be made iW eom-
naercl.l par po-.S the time iar csttsns
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ai she market ~ which q IL - he
said
The prIee At which hay i sold rs
net sslWsys The exact measure 1T Its
prapartlosaie value Mosi ct thai
wklch " sold ~ Denver aud other
cities ~ consumed by horses and
hnr-emeu differ In their views In re-
gard D. she feeding value ct hay
Some do MOI place hlgh estimate
an the nstrieBt value bsi calculate
1t BY Us lasting qualities. They
argue that gram IL often cheaper
than hay and all thai they reqalFe Is
something that horses vii eat 10
bulk up sat ava IN separating the
gram PARTICLES IN the stomach, there
bs aiding an diaestIns the gram
eaten. sach horsemen place higher
value ON timothy well ripened than
that cut early, for they contend that
horses eat too much when the hay is
green and palstable Other horse
owners will net have timothy at all
bat ching 10 South Park. native OF
Colorado biaestem as a sort Of tradl-
tiosal fantasy which amounts almost
20 a fetIeh.
With the modern implements hay
making from timothy Is a pleasant
task If the weather is fair the
grass need not lay long before the
handling can be begun. Even If 1t /
is heavy as soon as well wilted the
side delivery rake can be started,
rolling II up into long curled wind
rows, where the air can circulate
freely until the current is completed.
When dry enough to rattle the 60
devils can be started and in some
respects it stacks a good deal more
handily and smoother than alfalfa.
When cut late in the afternoon IT 10
usually ready 10 handle as soon 40
the crew is ready the next morning.
Continued rains hinder the pro-
eress Of the work and are likely to
do damage TO the hay, but occasslon-
al showers do but little harm. as the
hay can ne stirred with the dump
rake as soon as the top ls dried, and
the curing process is not retarded to
any great extent. A lew of our
Colorado ranchers have real barns
in which to store hay in the old
fashioned way and it is secure the
moment it gets under cover. One
man should be in charge who under
stands the business to direct and
manage the stacking He should
know at the beginning just about
the size of a stack that will be re
qulred to hol1 the amount of hay
that he desires to put on 1t. III he
begins at the bottom with his stack
somew hat smaller than he expects il
to be at the bulge, builds up care
fully, laying out little at each
course, keeping the middle well
packed and rounded until he gets 10
the size he wishes TO have it and
then holds it at that point with the
middle fullest until two-thirds of
the hay is in he is then ready to be
gin to top out.
Then keep the middle well packed
and a little fuller than before Be
gin by laying out one laver little
for caves, aad from that draw in
carefully ON all sides alike Tread
the middle but not the outside and
continue in the same manner until
the top is reached A man who can
handle the stacking in this manner
is master of the art aad can put up
hay so as TO save it with but little
loss A man who will not keep the
middle wed filed and packed and
the outer LAYER so placed that it will
be dropping so as to shed the rain