The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-07
GRADES OF HAY AND STRAW.
Tho Following Grades Have Been es'
tabished by the National Hay
Association.

National Crop Improvement Servlce.1
Choice Timothy Hay-Shall be tim
othy not mixed with over one-twen'
tieth other grasses, properly cured,
bright, natural color. sound and well
baled.
No. I 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 we'll baled
No. 2 Timothy hay-Shall be tim
othy not good enough for No |, not
over onefourth mixed with clover or
other tame grasses, fair color. sound
and we'll baled.
No. Timothy Hay-Shall include
all hay not good enough for other
grades. sound and well 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. I Glover Mixed Hay-Shall be
timothy and clover mixed, with at
least one-half 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 we'll haled
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, we'll baled. not good enough
for No l.
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 s 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
l2le per cent weeds.
No. 8 Prairie hay-Shall include
hay not good enough for other grades
and not caked.
No. MidIand-Shsll be midland
hay of good color. we'll cured, sweet,
sound. and may contain 3 per cent
weeds
No. Midland-Shall be fair color,
or slough hay of good color. and may
contain l2is 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 Atalfa-Shall be reasonably
fine. leafy alfalfa OF bright green
color. properly cured, sound, sweet
and we'll baled.
No. I Alfslfa-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 we'll baled. sound and
sweet
Ne. ? ArfsIfa-Shall include alfalfa
somewhat bleached. but of fair color,
reasonably leafy. not more than one
eighth foreign grasses, sound and
well baled.
No. 8 Alfalfa Shall include
bleached alfalfa. or alfalfa mixed
with not 10 exceed one-fourth foreign
grasses. but when mixed must be Of
fair color, sound and we'll baled.
No Grade Afalta-Shsll include all
alfalfa not good enough for other
grades. caked. musty, greasy or
threshed.
Ne. I Straight Rye straw-Shall be
in large bales. clean, bright. long rye
straw. pressed IN bundles. sound and
well baled
No ? Straight Rye stra~-Shall be
IN large bsles. long rye straw. press
ed IN bundles, sound and well baled.
not good enough for No. I.
Ne. | Tangled Rye Straw-Shan be
reasonably clean rye straw. good col-
or. sound and well baled.
No. Tangled Eye Straw-Shall Re
reasonably clean. may be some stain
ed. but not good enough for No. 7.
Ne. Wheat s.raw-Shall be res-
sonab,y clean wheat straw. sound and
well taled
Nc. Wheat s,raw-Shall be res-
sorably clean. may BE some stained.
but 10, sooi enough for Nc !
Nc. oat S;-s~-Sh2l Be reason
ably clean cat straw. sound and well
b2led
Nc. Ga: s.rs~-Shal - reason
sbly clean: nav Be 4o-e stained, bat
rot sood enough to- No
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