The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-08
GRADES OF HAY AND STRAW.
The Following Grades Have Been Es
tabIshed by the National Hay
Association.

No. Timothy Hay-Shall be tim
othy with not more than one-eighth
mixed with clover or other tame
grasses, properly cured, good color,
sound and well baled.
No. 2 Timothy Hay--Shall be tim
othy not good enough for No. 1, not
over one-fourth mixed with clover or
other tame grasses, fair color, sound
and well baled.
No. 3 Timothy Hay-Shall include
all hay not good enough for other
grades, sound and we'll baled.
Light Glover Mixed Hay--Shall be
timothy mixed with clover. The clover
mixture not over one-fourth, properly
cured, good color, sound and well
baled.
No. Clover Mixed Hay-Shall be
timothy and clover mixed with at
least onehalf timothy, good color,
sound and well baled.
No. 2 Glover Mixed Hay-Shall be
timothy and clover mixed with at least
one-third timothy, reasonably sound
and well baled.
No. Glover Hay-Shall be medium
clover not over one-twentieth other
grasses, properly cured, sound and
well baled.
No. Glover Hay-Shall be clover,
sound well baled, not good enough
for No. /.
No Grade Hay-Shall include all
hay badly cured, stained, threshed or
in any way unsound,
Choice Prairie Hay-Shall be upland
hay of bright, natural color, well
cured, sweet, sound, and may contain
per cent weeds.
No. Prairie Hay--Shall be upland
and may contain one-quarter midland,
both of good color, we'll cured, sweet,
sound, and may contain 8 per cent
weeds.
No. 2 Prairie Hay-Shall be upland
of fair color and may contain one
half midland, both of good color. well
cured, sweet, sound, and may contain
12R per cent weeds.
No. 8 Prairie Hay-Shall include
hay not good enough for other grades
and not caked
No. MldIand-Shall be midland
hay of good color well cured. sweet,
sound, and may contain 3 per cent
weeds.
No. 2 MidIand-Shall be fair color,
or slough hay of good color and may
contain 1215 per cent weeds
Packing Hay-Shall include all wild
hay not good enough for other grades
and not caked
No Grade Prairie Hay-Shall in
clude all hay not good enough for
other grades.
Alfalfa.
Choice AIfafa-Shall be reasonably
fine, leafy alfalfa of bright green
color, properly cured, sound, sweet
and well baled.
No. Afalfa-Shall be coarse al
falfa of natural color, or reasonably
fine, leafy alfalfa of good color, and
may contain per cent of foreign
grasses, must be well baled, sound and
sweet
No. 2 Alfalfa-Shall include alfalfa
somewhat bleached but Of fair color,
reasonably leafy, not more than one.
eighth foreign grasses, sound and
well baled.
No. Alfalfa Shall include
bleached alfalfa, or alfalfa mixed
with not to exceed one-fourth foreign
grasses, but when mixed must be Of
fair color, sound and well baled
No Grade Alfalfa-Shall include all
alfalfa not good enough for other
grades, caked. musty. greasy or
threshed.
Straw.
No. I Straight Rye Straw-Shall be
in large bales, clean, bright, long rye
straw, pressed in bundles, sound and
well baled.
No. Straight Rye Straw-Shall be
in large bales, long rye straw, press
ed in bundles, sound and well baled,
not good enough for No. 1.
No. Tangled Rye Straw-Shall be
reasonably clean rye straw, good col
or, sound and well baled.
No. Tangled Rye Straw-Shall be
reasonably clean, may be some stain
ed, but not good enough for No. I.
No. I Wheat Straw-Shall be rea-
sonably clean wheat straw, sound and
well baled.
No. Wheat Straw-Shall be rea.
sonably clean, may be some stained, |
but not good enough for No. /.
No. Oat Straw-Shall be reason |
ably clean oat straw, sound and we'll |
baled.
No. oat straw-Shall be reason
ably clean; may be some stained. but
not good enough for No. 1.