Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-06-25

This 10 the Best Way to Haul Hay
The hay crop, even when the labor
supply Is normal, causes more worry.
anxiety, and disappointment than any
other crop. The time for harvesting
Is comparatively short. Other crops
require attention at the same time.
And the weather is to be reckoned
with. This year, when farm labor all
over the country is very scarce, the
difficulties OF haymaking viii be much
greater. and larger quantities Of hay
will be lost than usuaI-unless labor
saving methods are more generally
employed.
A great deal Of labor is wasted ev-
cry year during hay harvest, say spe-
cialists OF the United States depart
ment of agriculture, not because Of
actual idIeness on the part of the
workers, but because labor is expended
unnecessarily on operations that do
not utilize It to the best advantage.
n an old method can be superseded by
a new one that will enable the same
number of men to accomplish more
work in the same length of time, or
fewer men to accomplish the same
work in the same length Of time, It
will mean more hay saved, more profit
| to the farmer and better condition
for the country.
Shift Burden From Man to Horse.
Although there is scarcity Of man
labor. there are still plenty Of horses
on most farms, and herein largely lies
the solution Of the problem. On farms
where considerable hay Is grown meth
DDS must be adopted by which the
greater part Of the heavy labor Is done
by horses. This will necessitate the
general use Of certain types of labor
saving machinery, some of them not
90 common In the East, which have
been thoroughly tested and proved sat
isfactory in the western part OF the
United States. The small hay grower,
| however. need not make very heavy
Investment In new haying apparatus,
for by rearranging the working Of his
crew and using a little more horse
labor for the hard work he can add
considerably to the efficiency OF his
crew.
Here are some suggestions made by
| the specialists for avoiding waste OF
labor In haymaking:
Do not run two or more mowers
close together. II the front mower
has any trouble that causes It to stop,
MI OF the mowers usually wait while
repairs are made on one. There Is
tendency, also, for drivers to waste
too much time talking when they stop
occasionally to let the teams rest. A
rood practice when two or more ma.
| chimes are used is for each driver to
Law Of a 'land" for himself and work
independently, so there win be no In
reference from other machines.
side Delivery Rake IL Best.
Do not turn hay by hand. It is toe
costly, The cheapest and most eff
Gent way of stirring hay IN the wind
row "a with a two-horse tedder. One
man will do more work than IL men
stirring with hand forks. It is moi
aven necessary to have a man to rur
the tedder. A boy big enough to drive
team viii do just as much work.
"A one-horse rake operated by Q
man makes raking very costly. 4
two-horse sulky rake is better. but th'
side-delivery rake is best. When cur
ing Il done In the swath and a hal
loader Is used, the crew can star
taking the hay from the windrow a
soon as the side delivery has made on
double wlndrow across the field. 1
the suIky rake is used, the crew vii
have to wait until the rake has gon'
several times across the field. In thi
matter the extent of the haying opera
tions has to be considered, OF course
ON very small farms the use OF tn
side-dellyery rake might not D
economy.
If the weather is clear and the ma
Ia In proper condition, there will De n
necessity for hay-caps or for furthe
labor TIL the hay is thoroughly cure
and ready to be hauled. But hay-cap
viii nay for themselves In one yea
! when the weather is bad. They ar
more especially needed with clover
, alfalfa and pea vines, all OF Whic
cure slowly.
II hay is to be punched, the han
method is too expensive. A two-hors
, suiky rake can bunch 80 acres or moi
a day and a boy can drive It Just 9
wen as a man. Even more labor ca
be saved, however. by using the pus
rake to bunch hay after II has bee
. raket into the wlndrow. 1t Is a goo
plan to have two men working &
gefher to round up the lunches, sine
more can be accomplished than whe
each works alone.
II Il a waste of time 10 pitch ha
onto small hayrack on higl
wheeled wagon. Use large hayrac
on iow-wheaed wagon.
( Loading hay with pitchfOrks Is q
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