Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-06-28

prepared BY the United States Depart
nent Of Agriculture.)
There are four distinct systems of
making hay, each of which is divided
in actual practice into several meth
DDS. Loading by hand is the oldest
system and the one most generally
dsed in the older haygrowing sections
Of the East. Its retention in these sec
lions is due largely to the fact that
It requires minimum amount of
equipment, which makes it particular
Y suited to farms where only a linn
ted acreage of hay is grown.
The equipment required includes
only moving machine, rake, pitchfork,
wagon and rack, and, in most cases.
unloading apparatus such as hay forks
Or sings.
Nearly everyone is familiar with
this system, which consists merely of
pitching the hay on the wagon with
hand forks and hauling to stack or
barn, where it is either pitched off
by hand or unloaded with horse forks
or sings
While it can be used under almost
any conditions, this system involves
large amount Of irksome hand labor,
and for this reason, as well as the
greater expense of labor, it should be
replaced by some other system when
ever practicable.
Loading With Hay Loader.
Tho coaop,5 cvcta,,, ao1, cicfe Of loo n
ing the hay with a hay loader. This
method is used most largely in the
timothy and clover hay area. 1t is
used to a certain extent in New York
and Pennsylvania, and to a greater
extent in Ohio, Indiana and Iowa.
In some localities there exists q
prejudice against the loader. The
first leaders put on the market were
not mechanically perfect, and there
fore did not always give satisfaction
and the delay caused by break-downs
influenced many to abandon their use
Moreover, the loader often has beer
used on uneven or stony ground, will
resultant frequent breaking of vita
parts. The use of this loader, under
| conditions not recommended by tht
manufacturers, also has tended to lin
1t its popularity.
Another, and perhaps the most i'm
portant, reason for the loader not be
ing used more generally is that to u.s.
| it economically the men on the wagoI
must work very hard while the Loaf
Is being put on. A study of the US
of the loader in several states has re
vealed the fact that the hired men a
2 rule do not like to work on the load
er. and for this reason push rakes an,
stackers have supplanted it on som
| farms in the middle West.
On one farm it was noticed tha
| when the owner was absent five load
Ewere hauled In one afternoon, bu
when the owner was present an
working on the wagon, seven load
were taken from the field in the sam
length of time.
At present there are two types Q
leaders. One picks up the hay wit
a revolving drum studded with spur
of spring wire about six inches Ions
The other type takes up the hay b
means of a forklike arrangement fas
tened to long wooden or steel arm
The bed of the carrier is now mad
solid, so that there is little likelihoo
of losing leaves from alfalfa, Glove
and other legume hays.
The hay loader, under ordinary col
ditions, will increase the capacity {
crew about 80 per cent over that
the same crew pitching the load on b
hand forks.
The loader is valuable implemen
and its saving in labor cost will |
considerable, especially on farm
where labor is scarce and expensive,
Push Rakes and Stackers.
In system three push rakes an
stackers are used. This system can
into general use a number of yea
ago in the region from about the min
tieth meridian to the irrigated Sectiol
of the West.
A large percentage of the hay in tn