The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-11-11

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use for that particular kind of hay.
When it is not possible to dispose Of
the hay In this way and It must be
marketed because Of financial reasons
or lack Of storage, the department
states that the employment of the fol-
lowing suggestions for preparing and
shipping the hay will result In more
profitable returns:
Keeping Grades Separated.
1. Grade your hay according to COM
mercial standards rather than local
ideas.
2. Load cars unifQsmly and invoice
correctly.
8. Choose markets careful ) relative
to their demand for the kind of hay
to be marketed.
Weedy patches should not be
moved; If moved the cutting should
not be stacked with the good hay.
Loads or parts of loads damaged by
rain or other causes should, be thrown
out or deposited In separate places;
they should not be stored with good
hay with the idea that after going
through the "sweat" they will be all
right and of equal quality. While
Sweating" may improve some condi-
tons relative to market hay 1t will
not eliminate the weeds or cure hay
badly stained, musty, or too wet. In
the baling process this hay must be
thrown out If the best returns are
desired.
When baling from the stack, hay on
the top or sides that is weather dam
aged should be raked or cut off. The
hay near the ground at the bottom Of
the stack also is generally damaged
too much to be baled with the good
hay. Special care should be taken in
trimming the stack to remove all dam
aged or stained hay. A little of this
hav in a bale or car will cause
heavy discount, whereas 1t can usually
be used on farm In place of hay
which will bring a better market price
Even If only part of bale is
weedy or damaged the whole bale is
usually thrown out or graded accord
ing to the poorest hay in the bale.
m some markets this principle Is
in grading the whole car,
and the grade of the poorest hay found
Is assigned to the car. The fact that
i've stock will eat the damaged hay |
has little hearing upon the commercial
grade and is not sufficient reason for
mourning the expense Of baling and
shipping.
Load Cars UNIFORMLY.
When the hay has been baled and
into grades according to
Iuality, it should be loaded into the
'ars with equal care as to grades. If
lot sufficient hay Of one grade Is avail
BILE for car, another grade may be
oaded but should be segregated and
ot loaded promiscuously with the
ther hay. 1t is also good practice
o invoice the hay exactly. stating the
lumber of bales Of each kind.
A choice quality of hay will sell
yell in almost any market. Under
resent standards lower grades are
nOre difficult to dispose Of Some
1arkets have better demand for GER
ain grades than others. 1t is i'm
ortant that the shipper knows at
THAT market the best demand exists
or the quality Of hay he has to offer.
iarkets which have demand only
rom users of horses can use only the
etter grades of timothy; markets
7hich have dairy trade can use
lover mixtures, and alfalfa, and
larkets with a demand from feeders
stock cattle can use the lower
rades of timothy and the various
rades Of prairie. In central western
larkets the best grades Of prairie
AXE the place of the best grades of
notify for horse feed, and, In the far
'est grain hay Is used for the same
urpose.
Although few markets have a de-
land from certain sources for low
rade, musty, mowburnt, or very
eedy hay, such hay generally sells
but a little better price than {
grade Of straw. Grassy hay ,
nd some grades Of prairie can be
I'D as packing hay but the prices '
will not justify long haul =
present freight rates. q