The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-09-18
FARMER CAN MATERIALLY IMPROVE HIS
HAY REVENUE BY CAREFUL PREPARATION
prepared by the United States Depart

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.l
Were II as easy and simple to save
hay when II rains as 1t Is to make hay
when old Sol has his blast furnaces
working to capacity, hay producing and
marketing problems would, to GER
tain extent he simplified. To put
gauge on the weather man and to reg
ulate the amount of dew, rain ana
sunshine served out during the hny-
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 or MS
surplus hay crop, and hence ne mas
just published Farmers Bulletin 1o49
which Is replete In helpful hints ana
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 ap-
pearance bring top prices. other con-
dtions being equal, while ragged. un-
slightly bales are penalized. In baling
hay for market, various practices are
in operation some are followed un-
consciously in order to avoid extra
work, while others are followed de-
liberately with intent to deceive the
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 informa-
tion concerning the management of bal
ing crews. The question of owning
press or hiring the work Of baling Is
rather fully considered, as 1t is be-
lieved that many hay growers who
now hire custom baers would do well
to give careful consideration to the ad-
vantages that may accrue from hav-
Ing 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-bnle 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 time, and the finished bale is
discharged from the opposite end of
the bale chamber without stopping the
press. If the hay Is properly fed into
the press it 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
9 or 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 "even" length, very
valuable feature when loading cars
Round Bale New Kind.
One of the most recent types OF
presses makes cylindrical bale, bound
with binding twlne and having an all
space running lengthwise through Its
center. This press was designed sc
that hay baled from the windrow
would cure out after 1t was baled, the
hole In the center being intended tc
allow air to CIRCULATE through the bale
and prevent heating. This bale is moi
as easily torn apart as the contlnu
ously pressed bale, II being necessary
to chop or split 1t lengthwIse with ar
ak or other edged implement. Wher
round bales are fed in open hunks o.
on the ground In the feed lot. they ar
not opened; the animal pulls out th'
hay by mouthfuI at time. II Il
claimed that this way of feeding tn,
hay prevents waste.
One-hOrse, perpetual presses, mad
by reliable concerns, are capable o
turning out the same kind Of bale