con Grasses and Leguminous Crops in New York 



MACHINERY FOR EASTERN CONDITIONS 



Mower 



The size of mower needed should depend somewhat on the 

 amount of hay to be cut per day. Roughly speaking, a five-foot 

 mower will cut 10 acres per day of 10 hours ; a six-foot mower will 

 cut 12 acres, and a seven-foot moAver, 14 ; or, in other words, a 

 mower will cut two acres per lineal foot per day. This will vary 

 somewhat, depending on the size of the team and the character 

 of the ground, as well as on the vield and variety of grass. 



Fig. 631. Bringing in Hay With a S>\'Eep-Rake. 



THE Heavy Work. 



The Horses do all of 



When the five-foot mower is used, it is often necessarv to 

 employ a second mower at least part of the time in order to cut the 

 desired quantity per day — a necessity that might he obviated by 

 the use of one seven- or eight-foot mower. 



Loaders 

 The hay loader. Fig. 630, if properly used, saves time and 

 gathers in the hay faster than pitching it on by hand. To attain the 

 most efficient use of a loader, the men on the wagon should be pre- 

 pared to work and work hard ; this is not a lazy man's job. Investi- 



