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raked and immediately cocked, in Avhicli condi- 

 tion it was left 48 hours before hauling. When 

 hauled the hay contained somewhat more moist- 

 ure than was thought safe for storing in large 

 masses, though not too much for storing in thin 

 layer. 



1900 — Sept. 24, a. m. Mowed Wonderful cowpeas in 

 full bloom and haying a few colored pods, growth 

 not rank and contai'i^ng some crabgrass. 



Keceiyed in swath 24 hours^ exposure, includ- 

 ino' about 10 of l)rioht sunshine. 

 Sept. 25. A. M. Raked into windrows, and eight 

 hours afterwards, or before night the same day, 

 hauled. 



Ordinarily it is safest not to haul direct from the wind- 

 rows, but to leaye the partially cured hay in cocks for 

 seyeral days and, if necessary, to open out these cocks 

 an hour or two before hauling. 



A part of the same field of cowpeas last referred to 

 was employed in testing the practicability of yery rapid 

 curino; and of storino* hay in barn in yery o^reen condi- 

 tion, as is sometimes done with cloyer in the North, and 

 as has been adyocated for cowpeas in the South when 

 threatened weather hastens hauling. 



1900 — Sept. 2Jf. Immediately after the morning dew 

 dried off, or about 8 to 9 a. m., the yines were 

 mowed and left undisturbed and exposed on dry 

 ground to bright sunshine for eight hours; then 

 immediately raked, hauled, and stored 1,525 

 pounds of half-cured hay in small tight house. 



It is claimed that when hay is stored in a very oreen 

 condition it should be tightly packed and not afterwards 

 moyed, however much heat it may develop. This hay 

 was packed in three feet deep and covered with other 

 drver hav, and the house closed. 



The weather remained fair and dry for two weeks 

 after this hay was stored. In five days the tempera- 



