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not needefl to haul in hay they will have to find some other farm 

 work for the balance of the afternoon. 



The second arrangement furnishes work for the balance of the 

 day after each man begins. The mower is started after the dew 

 is off, and the rake in time to get all raked by noon. The third 

 man has the entire morning for plowing corn or for other work. 

 Thus it will be seen that by rearrangement of the crew three men 

 put away the same quantity of hay that five 'handle under the first 

 arrangement. 



Fig. 637. The Cheapest and Quick-est Way of Getting Hay into the 

 Bales. Baling in the Field Using Sweep-Rakes lo Bring Hay to the 

 Presses. 



Editor's Note. — On large farms, where a number of men and 

 teams are employed and much hay is made, the writer has found 

 the following plan most economical: 



As soon as the dew is off, two teams mow until the requisite 

 quantity is cut; the third team is put on the tedder (if the hay 

 is heavy) on the previous day's mowing, then on the side-delivery 

 rake. Two wagons are taken to the field as the teams go out, 

 which are loaded in time to draw to the barn when the teams 



