The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-10

while supply n demand are the
principal factors which determine
tho market price Of a product. there
are q number Of other factors which
may bc Of eonSidernple importance
90 the Individual producer or shipper
Of hay. H1e and wolshf % baft.
character of Inspection existing al
prospective market. grading. aud the
manner Of interpreting grades arr
among fhr more important Of these
factors. hsy marketing specialists u
the bureau Of markets United states
department Of agriculture.
ss<r and ws1Rht OF Balc.
The prcfcscnrc for bales Of cer.
lain nl1r and weight Il "a marked In
some OF the Important markets that
premiums ranging from 30 cents TO
" per ton are paid for bales q the
sire and weight desired Bales ma,
be roughly classed as small, medium
and large in tise. The small and
medium siaes are sometimes desig-
nated as one-Quartcr and onc-thiri
bales. The small bales are made In
q perpendicular press and are ~ or 40
by - inches. variable IN length but
usually about s inches iorr. Medium
bales arc also made In a perpetual
press and are ~ or IS by &c inches
and about SO Inches long. Largo
bales arr usually made In box presses
and are about 10 by Is By 80 lncncs.
The weight varies considerably.
even though the bales are OF the
same size, ~ hay Is pressed under
ynryins conditions and BY saicrs hav-
Ing q wide IN tension Accord
ing 20 the departments marketing
specialists hay should be pressed suf-
ncientiy TIGHT hat the wires win hold
well, and so that the required weights
can be loaded into the cars. plffi-
Guilty Is experienced In some scctiona
In loadtnE cars to the minimum
weight because the hay il pressed
shippers assert that IL The hay is
pressed more compactly Il will heat
and mold. This win not occur, how
ever. II the hay u properly cured. as
Il proved conclusively by the practice
in the Pacific coaut ma riscts ~ cam-
pressing alfalfa into halcs containing
SIX cubic feet and Weighing about
s2k pounds
Aside from these things the size
and weight 81 the bale should \.
made to conform as nearly ~ pos
h1ble with the ideas Of the buyers.
may be several reasons why
buyers prefer n particular sized bale.
Storage space, convenience IN hand
ling, economy IN feedinE and prera.
dence are some OF the factors usu-
ally considered hy the huyer wen
bis preference a. to tho
size and weight. Preference for any
size Of balls usually pre-
walls over a considerable territory.
Generally speaking. New England
and h principal large eastern mar
kets, together with the Pacific coast
markets. prefer the largc bale. The
central western markets prefer the
medium bale, and the southern ana
Southwestern markets prefer the
small bale.
The character 81 the Inspection
service varies considerably in arr cr-
ent markets. Besidcs the various
methods now generally designated ~
warehouse. car-door. plug. and bale
Inspection there IS u difference In
applying the grades. Some inspcc-
give the entire car load Tho
grade OF h poorest quality % hay
found In u Other inspectors cn-ra-
Nor "a apply an average grade.
Some OF these practices are hardly
fair TO the shipper but so long us
they exist the shipper must meet the