The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-07-29

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whether u IL practical for the
southern farmer to own and opemta
his own hay baler or press depends to
: great extent upon the humber OF
IONS OF hay the farmer will bale each
year IA the opinion expressed by the
departments experts In Farmers Bul.
'eun No 6'I, Growing Hay in the
south Tor Market" II Ia doubtful
whether u will pay a grower TO pur
VnAse even two-horse press n hs
mas lens than 30 tons Of hay 10 be-
pAiea each year. When less than this
VuAh'lsy Ia grown II viii be cheaper TO
h'fe tbs hay baled II II Is possible 10
70 30 This can often be done at a
cost OF about 81 per ton. Where thore
are sefeHl hay growers in tho same
oonii'unily. each growing small guam.
u'iea OF hay. Il IL best 10 purchase a
press in common. or else tor one Der.
sou TO purchase II and make a bust.
hess Of baling hay. or renting balera.
frequent practice IA most hay grow.
ing sections, Where balers can be
rented the charge 10 usually about q
penny per bale
lhs experts point out that the one
nurse perpetual type press 1.-THE only
Vps Of press used Ia the South 10
not economical because Of lis smAll
capacity. One Of the most convenient
Aha efficient types IL the two horse.
eontin1oustrayel press which gives
ufee Impulses 10 each revolution OF
the team Il IA arranged 10 that tho
nay is fed into an opening on the aide
OF TOP Of the press "A soon a. a
iorkfai Of hay IL placed IN the press,
the feed opening closes and thu hay
IL carried down into the baling cham.
ber Hence, there IL no necessity to
force the hay down By means OF a
FORA OF the foot, a. with some Of the
oder types Of presses. The cost OF
two horse press IL $3.50 10 $500 and
OF a large power preas from $500 Up
ward.
tSohorHe prcss ean be- operated
With four or i've men. and will bale
elshi 10 twelve tons a day. A large
power press viii require about twice
the crew Of q twohorss press. and
consequently II breakdown occurs
there viii be a relatively greater loss
Of time A power press will prove
profitable only when a large acreage
is Grown BY one individual or whore
there ls considerable hay grown In
tho locality. Such a press should bale
20 10 80 tons a lay Unless there are
At least 200 tons TO be- baled the two.
horse prcss Il advised.
Methods Of asiIns Hay.
Hay should Dc put up In neat. uni.
form, square ended bales. properly
wired. and Wi,h distinct folds or lay.
era Of approximately the same size
and easily separable Hay thus baled
vlll always command a better price
than alovenly hAled hay. and especially
on a crowded declining market. 10
bales are uniform In length more can
be- packed IN n car, II square ended,
they are less liable to fall apart and
thus cause loss TO the shipper. II
made up OF many folds OF layers. a
small quantity for feeding Is con.
vehiently aud easily separated from
the bale
To make a good bale. care should he
exercised 10 make each feed uniform
and not 10 feed very large or very
small iorkiuls at random. Special az.
,ention should be given when starting
or finishing bale. In oreer 10 secure
square ends. The division block should
be- dropped At the propes moment. thus
inuring bales OF uniform length.
Another very important point Ia to
put only one kind OF grade OF hay into
A bale. The custom Of sandwich.
ing." or putting one or more forkfuls
OF spoiled or stained hay into the mid.
die Of the bale. usually results In a
much greater financial loss than tho
mere value Of the hay, II causes the
shipper or receiver 10 be always on
the lookout after he has once seen
hay from a grower who tries to dis
pose Of his spoiled hay by this method.
Ballna From the Field, stack or Barn.
Hay IL sometimes baled directly
from the windrow or from the cocks,
This practice Ia not a desirable one
In humid rugions. there being In
creased danger Of loss from rains and
inevitably a greater amount Of bleach.
Ing The most serious difficulty. how
ever. ia that hay from the field IL often
hailed too soon. After such hay 10
hailed Il will 40 through the process OF
sweatinE. and often on arrival at the
market will be found 80 hot and con
sequensly damaged as to be- Chased as
'nograde" hay.
The evident advantage Of balins
from the Geld IL TO save the cost OF
stacking and housing. but this advan
tnse in reducing expense rarely com
pensntes for the poorer quality oil hay
A. ,,.,.llv tina result