The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1920-08-03

The hay crop, even when the labor
supply Is normal. causes more worry.
anxiety. and disappointment than any
other crop. The time for harvesting
II comparatively short. Other crops
require attention al the same time.
And the weather Is 10 be reckoned
with. This year. when farm labor all
over the country Is very scarce, the
difficulties Of haymaking will he much
greater. and larger quantities OF hay
will he lost than usual--unleSs lahor-
saving methods are more generally
employed.
A great deal OF labor Ia wasted ev'
cry year during hay harvest, say spe-
cialists of the United States depart
ment Of agriculture. not because OF
actual idleness on the part OF the
workers. but because labor Is expended
unnecessarily on operations that do
not utilize II Ia the best advantage.
fran old method can he superseded by
a new one that will enable the same
number OF men Ia accomplish more
work In the same length Of time. or
fewer men 10 accomplish the same
work In the same length Of time, II
will mean more hay saved. more pront
to the farmer and better condition
for the country.
Shift Burden From Man to horss.
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.
~ods must he adopted by which the
greater part of the heavy labor Is done
BY horses. This viii necessltate the
general use Of certain types Of labor.
saving machinery. some Of them not
% common In the East which have
been thoroughly tested ana proved sat
isfsctory In the western part OF the
United States. The small hny grower.
however. need not make a very heavy
investment In new haying apparatus.
for by renrrangng the working OF his
crow and using LITTLE more horse
labor for the hard work he can add
considerably 10 the efficiency Of his
crew
uara mr.. some sppgestlons made BY
tho sneciolrs,s for syoIdInp waste OF
labor in haymaking:
Do moi run two or more. mowers
close ,oy.,har n tho front mower
has any ,r,,hIa ,ba, c,uses II 70 sion.
ali ~ tho uo,v.rs usuaIly wait while
renaIrs arc mad. on one. There Is a !
,sndsncv .,so for drivers 70 waste
Zoo much ,Ims talking when they sion I
occasionally IN Ia, tho teams rest A
GOOD nroc,ics wben two mr. more mn
chimes arc nsad Ia for each driver TO
,sv ~ Gland" far h,msalf and work
,,dsn.nden,lv so ,b.rs will he no In.
,arfersncs from other machines
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man makes raNihg very c"s'is'
two'h"rse snlkH rake - better, nut the
she-n'',''tN rNS" " nest. "ne" cur
ing u hohe w w" SWIM an" my
loader : used the ere" eau s'aH
taxing thr nay from the w'horo" Nv
soon aS the Slhr delivery haS maze one
double wihnr"w nrr">S IN" n"'n' u
the sulNy rake i nS'' Tue crew VIII
have =" wall Wh'l' we rake mas gone
several times across tue nr'd' w 'h's
matter III" extent at The having open-
tons has TO he considered OF course
On very small farms the use ~ the
slde-delivery rake might not ne
economy
" the Gather Is clear ana the M!
IL In ~ Ter condition. there VIII ne NO
nee" '>.'N for hay'caps or Tor further
'ahnr till the hay II thoroughly cured
AMI ready TO be hauled bn' "y'caps
VIII pay Tor themselves IN ohr year
"heh the Wrh'her IS had' lhey ar