Newark post., 1919-09-03
Uncle SAM TELLS
FARMERS HOW TO MAR
KFT SURPLUS HAL CROP
Discusses in Recent Bulletin,
Subject of Baling and
Marketing

.,.n NAV when Old Sol has his .
..,. furnaces working to capacity, |
r.,.raolurtng and marketing prob I
..~ would, to a certain extent, be 4
...lritI.l. To put a gauge on the
.....n.r man and to regulate the
...nr ur dew, rain, and sunshine
....I ..r during the hay-making
..... wouId he the hay farmers
... If Utopia. Although the |
..v rat~rH can not cash in on any
.r.a vision. he can materially I'M
rr.,.. Iii. hay revenue by more care
+. a~Enr preparation Of his cash
.r,Y vi forage. Uncle Sam wants
-a m.D every farmer to make the
...>. uf his surplus hay crop, and
l.r.n h, ha, Just published Farm
m,' nHl.tm 1919, which is replete
. a."tuI hints and practical sug-
..-,;uu> on when, why, and how to
u.'. 'av and manage baling crews.
u.v is Graded according to the
,...,. in which it is baled. Bales of
uniform size and if neat, attrac-
nix, luNparance bring top prices,
..-l.r ronlitionS being equal, while
..au.d. un>ightly bales are pena-
':2.I In haIing hay for market,
.ar5oHS practices are in operation;
,.,a. are followed unconsciOusly or
ia .rlnr ~ avoid extra work, while
..l.r> are followed deliberately
with intent to deceive the buyer,
vaf,h tend to lower the market
ran,o Of hay in the bale irrespec-
,... If It's actual quality.
Hay Presses ARE HELPFUL
The new Department of Agri-
..--ur, publication describes the
.r.uu> types Of hay presses, dis
...>>r> their adaptability and oper-
g-.ol under different conditions,
..H ..yp~ detailed information
,.a~miug the management Of bal
.se crews. The question of owning
d uap>> or hiring the work of baling
is rather fully considered, as it is
believed that many hay growers
vl, now hire custom balers would
do well TO give careful consideration
to the advantages that may accrue
srnn having a press on the farm.
Ou.-hor>p, perpetual presses
laade by reliable concerns, are
capablp Of turning out the same
kind of bales as are made by the
regulation twO-hourse presses. They
are designed for the farmer who
has a small acreage of hay, ano
they can be especially recommended
for the small hay grower if he i
in a section where little hay i
grown and where hay presses are
scarce and hard to hire.
BALE SIZE INFLUENCES PRICE
The size Of bale that pres
lalo> sometimes has great effec
Oh the selling price of the hay
On some markets the difference Il
selling price between hay in larg
bale, and that in small bales is con
siderable. The successful grove
Of market hay keeps Informed a
70 Just what the market, to whic
hr ships his hay, demands in type
size. and weight of bale. Som
feeders object to tightly baled hay
because they believe that the life
is pressed out of such bales. Som
prefer the large, loosely presse
bales. believing that the hay IN thel
has a greater feeding value tha
that in small, heavily pressed bale
Occasionally small bales are d'
sired on account Of the ease wit
which one man can handle them
because it is easy to detect the pre-
enre of spoiled hay in them. l
realize the greatest possible prot
from the sale of his hay, the ha
grower must put his hay into
bale that will meet the feeder
IDEAS rather than his own.
It is important to make bales TN
will at least load cars to their mi
mm weight, provided a serlo'
discrimination in price does not 7
silt from their being overwelgf
In a few instances the trade W
now take a heavier bale than forl
"rly and pay the same price a u
rs for the lighter bale. The fee
ing value of hay is not impaired
the least when it is tightly baled.
ECoNOMY OF BUYING a PRESS
The advisability of buying h
nr'>S depends upon the amount
hay to be baled yearly, the ike
hood of being able to abtaln a cr'
when needed, and the rate chare
by those making a business of.dol