Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-11-03

Use FOR that particular kind Of hay
When Il Is not possible 10 dispose Of
the hay In this way and Il must bs
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.
/. Grade your hay according to COM
merclal standards rather than local
ideas.
2. Load cars uniformly and invoice
correctly.
8. Choose markets careful :; relative
to their demand fol- 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 ut 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 a
heavy discount, whereas 1t can usually
be used on farm in place of hay
which will bring better market price
Even if only a part of q bale Is
weedy or damaged the whole bale is
usually thrown out or graded accord
ing to the poorest hay in the bale.
In some markets this principle is
in grading the whole car,
.nd the grade of the poorest hay found
s assigned to the car. The fact that
i've stock will eat the damaged hay
las little hearing upon the commercial
,rade and is not sufficient reason for
the expense of baIing and
hipping.
Load Cars Uniformly.
When the hay has been baled ant
eparated into grades according to
uality, it should be loaded into the
ars with equal care as to grades. If
OF sufficient hay of one grade is avail
BILE for a car, another grade may be
,aded but should be segregated and
OF loaded promiscuously with the
Their hay. Il is also good practice
, invoice the hay exactly, stating the
umber of bales of each kind.
choice quality of hay will sell
ell In almost any market Under
resent standards lower grades are
ore difficult to dispose of. Some
arkets have better demand for GER
III SFdueS ludn OIneFS. II Is I'M
,rtanf that the shipper knows at
hat market the best demand exists
# the quality of hay he has to offer.
arkets which have demand only
ON users of horses can use only the
tier grades of timothy; markets
hich have a dairy trade can use
over mixtures, and alfalfa, and
arkets with a demand from feeders v
stock cattle can use the lower
AIDES of timothy and the various
AIDES Of prairie. In central western
1rkets the best grades of prairie
lie the place of the best grades of [
notify for horse feed, and, in the far +
,st grain hay is used for the same e
rp0se. !
few markets have de- 2
md from certain sources for low Is
lde, musty, mowburnt. or very @
edy hay, such hay generally sells +
but little better price than a {
nmOn grade of straw. Grassy hay Y
d some grades of prairie can be -
d as packing hay but the prices 4
tainable will not justify long haul
present freight rates.