The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-08-03
GOOD CURE WILL
STOP HAY FIRES
Heating Process BEGINS as Fer
mentato1 ProdJoed b.
Growth OF Bacteria.
Not MYSTERIOUS 70 JHENlST
Danger q sssr:arsous cer5vs'.-r
Ms; &c Anticipated Before
Feed is storsc-Moisture
10 Controlling Faeter

The RISE 90 IRE FROM spontaneous
pmhu.'.or Ir wuws and stacks may
- done ewes with almost entirely :
ay is plf %. or.y when properly
cured. says Che United States h.
partm.ut 80 Agriculture To tie
chemist and t.rrr.H.usl-t there s
Hu.A.r. mys erIDl- about thes" fires.
The r.H'Irs process begins as 'r.
.elt.IirH produce. Hy thr growth ~
ta.tef.u u u#-t ..y When cun..-
t..u~ are f,-lf 'h, aprufure mounts
u'i 800. uT- U.-u~ that started ,l'
process are a.lIed. from t..l goo .tr
'iou-a SLOWS .N supu when % 81
aRay from contact #ith .hr air au| q
wIId uNlIArI,. 60 ..e when fN" h.a
Iu- area breaks through O" the ops.
air
When enc a. 'lr~e fires breaks uuf
't,ne may b. ,m. o. save the I've
stock, unless % occurs without warn
r- .u tl, rlsIf hlt Their, Is .f.#.
.aau., ni SAVING -ls -iIl,iarc .u.
-..... 81. Use .l-yg "a.
Spontaneous combustion must hr 80
fI.lpatys before thr -yd stored
Most farmers know when has j. gule#
properly but because 81 threatening
weather ~ for some other reason
somc meu ,rmproulse anil put De- feed
that still. contains too much moisture.
sometimes giving themselves a false
sense 81 security by scattering salt
in the NOV or stack Moisture 8. tine
controlling factor whether IL il rain
that har fallen 90 he cut has ur wa.
t,r within tile stems makes uu t.ft"r.
eac, n the moisture content Is low
enough 20, has vii me-, heat to fse
danger pu.u'
Ar-f G Trcur e.Haser.
Alfalfa ard clover and other hays
made FROM rather succulepJ plants
cause %. mos, trouble from heat
lng. and icy should be- given par
'lcular care iu curing In some parts
~ the country where rains are fire.
quent az having time u j. hard 20
get hay into ideal condition. Some
farmers cure 10 IN cocks aud Use can.
vas caps rut this j. expensive In time
and materials IN humid regions the
danger from spontaneous combustion
Ia mows and stacks may be leSsened
ty The use q box-like ventilatur
skeleton tube y % ~ inches square
and ~ amy length desired depend.n.
upon n. size ~ the NOW or stack.
The couers are by inches and the
cru>-piecvs ! hv 2 inches placed clu~"
"n"u-h together 10 Keep the hay from
failing through and blocking the air
passage Diagonal braces are PLACED
10 the box a. Intervals To keep 10
from collapsinE under the weight ~
%. hay These yeutllator> ar. uSuai-
ly placed across The NOV az Intervals
- ar : feet
In some localities curing frames .r
trIpod> are used 70 hasten curiul
They keen the hay loose and up off the
ground - that The air may circulate
freely through n
Stirring Is Worst Thing.
when NOV or stack has bscomr
badly heated there J. strong tempta-
tion "a 20 ln and stir up the hay
hut often fhis t. the worst thing that
ran De- dome. Admitting air "a the
hat center Of fermentation may be
3ust rac tlln- needed % starr tire
n air does not get IN part II the has
may d" ,harrcd without starting a
hrr, gradually the NOV rpol~ and the
only lus> j. the hay that ha, been ear.
huuiErd However IN IN, early Stages
when the has Is heating IL Is some
times advisable Ia move hay from one
NOV 10 another W % r'stnrk. Eut be
SURF 10 Is not too hot
slow combustion inside che muw can
be- detected by q peculiar >ooty odor
or ht smoke that j. Irritating o. the
eyes
Danger ct spontaneous combustion
Is NOT confined a. hay Il may occur
IN damp fu,'der and straw. ~ We'll