The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-19

when old Sol has his blast furnaces
working TO capacity, hay producing and
marketing problems would, TO a GER
tain extent be simplified. To put a
gauge on the weather man and to reg
ulate the amount of dew, rain and
sunshine served out during the hay
making season, would be the hay farm
er's dream of Utopia. Although the
hay raiser cannot cash in on any such
vision, he can materially improve
his hay revenue by more careful mar
ket preparation of his cash crop of
forage. Uncle Sam wants to help
every farmer to make the most of his
surplus hay crop, and hence he has
Just published Farmers Bulletin 1919
which is replete in helpful hints and
practical suggestions on when, why.
and how TO bale hay and manage bal
Ing crews.
Hay is graded according to the way
IN which 1t is baled. Bales of uni
form size and of neat, attractive APP
pearance bring top prices, other con-
ditions being equal, while ragged, I'M
slightly bales are penalized. In baling
hay for market, various practices are
In operation some are followed I'M
consciously In order to avoid extra
work, while others are followed de-
buyer which tends to lower the mar
ket value of hay In the bale ire
spective of its actual quality.
The new department of agriculture
publication describes the various types
of hay presses, discusses their adapta-
bility and operation under different
conditions, and gives detailed Informal
ton concerning the management of bal
ing crews. The question of owning a
press or hiring the work of baling is
rather fully considered, as it is be-
lieved that many hay growers who
now hire custom balers would do we'll
vahtages that may accrue from hav-
ing n press on the farm.
Types Of Presses Discussed.
Presses are divided into three
classes, according to the manner in
which the bale is made-loose or box
presses, perpetual or continuous
presses, and round-bale presses. These
machines are operated either by horse
power or by steam, gasoline or kerO-
sene engines. The perpetual press.
which is the most popular type in all
sections where hay Is grown for mar
ket, features continuous pressing; that
Is, hay is fed into the press, fork
full at a time. and the finished bale is
from the opposite end of
the bale chamber without stopping the
press. If the hay is properly fed into
the press 1t will be easy to separate
the bale into as many portions for
feeding as there are numbers of
charges In the bale. which varies from
8 or s TO 10 or 20. The first box presses
were operated by hand, but now they
are run by horsepower or by engines.
The box press always makes bales hav-
Ing the same or seven" length. a very
valuable feature when loading cars.
Bales of even length can he made with
a perpetual press, also, but not as cas-
lily as with box press. A disadvan-
tage of boX-pressed hay comes from
the difficulty experienced in separating
the bale into small portions for feed
Ing, because the hay is generally more
or less tangled or matted together.
Round Bale a New Kind.
One Of the most recent types Of
presses makes a cylindrical bale. bound
with binding Irvine and having an air
space running lengthwise through its
renter. This press was designed so
hat hay baled from the windrow
would cure out after it was baled. the
hole in the center being intended to
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and prevent heating. This bale is not
is easily torn apart as the continu-
,usly pressed bale. ii being necessary
% chop or split 1T lengthwise with an
x or other edged implement When
'ound bales are fed in open hunks or
IN the ground In the feed lot, they are
lot opened; the animal pulls out the
lay by a mouthful at a time. 1t is
claimed that this way of feeding the
hay prevents waste.
One-horse, perpetual presses. made
~ reliable concerns, are capable Of
urning out the same kind of bales
Is are made by the regulation two
lorse presses. They are designed for
he farmer who has small average
Il hay, and they can be especially rec
for the small hay grower
he is in section where little hay |
3 grown and where hay presses are
carce and hard to hire. The only OBJ |
ection to this type of press is Its
mall production a day. If the pros !
'ectfve purchaser is In doubt as to |
which size TO buy, it would probably |
re better in many instances for him |
o buy the two-horse press. The one |
lorse press can be used to advantage
hay is baled from the stack or barn
L n time when there is no urgent ,
iced to do other farm work.
The two-horse, full-circle. or continu-
us-travel, perpetual press is the type /
+ horse press most extensively used |
n operating this machine the horses
ravel In a circle. In buying a press
Z this type the purchaser should pay |
special attention to the power mech
nism. the material used for impor-
ant parts of the press. size OF the
eed opening. plunger return device. /
attachment and conve-
fence In tying the bales and in set
lng and moving tie press