Harvesting the Hay Crop 



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gatioiis have shown that when the farm owner works on the wagon, 

 more hay will be handled per day than when hired help work 

 alone, as is also true when the pitching is done by hand. 



If two men work together — one taking the hay from the loader, 

 the other driving and placing the front corners — and change 

 places every other load, the work is no harder than continuous 

 hand pitching. 



Sweep-rake 



It is believed that the sweep-rake. Fig. 631, can be used advan- 

 tageously under certain conditions. If hay is to be stacked in the 

 field, the sweep-rake and stacker will be found to be the most 



Fiii. 032. Loading onto a Wagon by Hand, One of the Oldest and Most 

 Expensive Methods in Common Use. 



efficient implements for putting up hay. The sweep-rake may also 

 be used to bring hay to the barn, provided the haul is not over a 

 quarter of a mile, the ground is not too rough, and the barn has 

 gable doors large enough to allow the use of the hay sling. 



CREW MANAGEMENT 



The season during which a good grade of tame hay can be 

 harvested is short at best, and is often shortened by rainy weather 



