Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-02
suggested Grades for Additional
Southern HAYS

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. standards have never been set up
Tor a number of hay crops grown
IN the south. It is naturally matter
'ot the utmost Importance that this
should be accomplished so that the
FARMER might be acquainted with the
market requirements pertaining to
the classes of hay he may wish to
OFFER for sale. With a standard in
view. the purchaser also understands
what he is buying. Disputes and
Misunderstanding are minimized or
eliminated altogether. Moreover, If
the grower knows what the market
requirements are to be, he can so
pitch and handle his crop as to meet
these requirements most satisfactor-
lly. One of the common errors Of
the southern farmer has been his
failure to raise enough hay to feed
the relatively small amount of live
stock maintained in the past. Every
one knows that it is now necessary
Tor US to increase our holdings of
sfarm animals. Therefore it becomes
a lar more important matter than
ever before for us to grow an abund-
Rnce of hay. Much of our land is
admirably adapted to the growth Of
hay crops, and that portion of it
Which cannot be used satisfactorily
tor the cultivation of cotton can now
be devoted to hay and grain crops
with advantage.
Under the circumstances, the au-
thorities of the Georgia State Col
lege of Agriculture felt they should
make every effort of which they
were capable to have standards set
up Tor our southern hay crops. To
that end, DR.. John r. Fain was as
signed the duty of investigating this
subject and formulating the stand
ards suggested below. 1t will be
gratifying to our farmers to know
that these standards were accepted
by the National Hay association at
their meeting recently held at Cedar
Point, Ohio. The purchase and sale
of hay in the south will be predicated
upon this plan in the future.
I. Sudan Hay.
Same as for Johnson hay.
III. Peanut Hay
No. 1. Shall be peanut vines of
green color, 1eafy, reasonably fine,
grasses,
properly cured, sound and we'll baled.
No. 2. Shall be peanut vines of
mixed green and brown or light
brown colAr, moderately leafy, and
may contain from to per cent of
foreign matter. 1t must be sound
and Well-baled.
No. 3. Shall be peanut vines of
dark color, somewhat stemmy, coarse
and may contain 10 per cent of for
eign matter. 1t must be sound and
well baled.
Nos. 1 and shall be free from
dirt and dust
No. shall be reasonably free
from dirt and dust.
III. Peavine or Soy Bean Hay
No. L. Shall be any Of the varieties
of either cowpeas or soy beans. of
greenish cast, leafy, reasonably fine
stem, and not over per cent of
native grasses well cured. It must
,be sound, we'll cured and we'll baled.
No. 2. Shall be any sound, sweet,
and well baled coWpea or soy bean
hay, dark in color and of medium
texture, or light in color and Of
coarse texture, and may contain 10
per cent of foreign matter.
No. 3. May be hay that has lost
larSe per cent of it's leaves, but
must have a reasonable amount of
seed. 1t may contain so per cent of
native grasses, well cured, and must
be we'll baled.
Sanple-Shall be reasonably sound,
reasonably well baled, mixed, green
ish, and may be threshed, or hay
not covered by other grades.
No Grade Hay-Shall include all
hay that is musty or in any way
unsound
Nv. Mixed Pea Vine or Soy Bean Hay
No. /. Shall be either cowpeas or
soy beans and sorghum mixed, but
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