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PUTTING HAY INTO "WINDROWS" BY A ROTARY RAKE. 



land. Six years ago baled hay had to 

 be bought in March to feed the stock. 

 Now, while there are seYeral barns oil 

 the place, all the straw and half the 

 hay has to be stacked out-of-doors. 

 After the ground has been thoroughly 

 prepared, a good grass yield can be 

 maintained by heavy seeding of early 

 grasses which mature before the dry 

 season sets in, and by the application 



of a moderate amount of fertilizer in 

 the early spring. 



Corn is raised here for summer feed, 

 for the silo, and for husking. After 

 two years of treatment we produced 

 112 bushels of shelled corn to the acre. 

 on one of our larger fields. The aver- 

 age yield for the United States 27.4 

 bushels. 



Alfalfa, although a comparatively 



STACKING FORTY TONS OF HAY BY A HORSE POWER HOISTING "FORK.' 



