Alfalfa in Kansas. 



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SIDE-DELIVERY RAKE. 



TABLE No. 7. Popularity of the side-delivery rake. 



FIG. 84. The side-delivery rake works well with the hay loader. It leaves the 

 hay in windrows for curing. [Courtesy Farmers' Review.] 



The arguments for the side-delivery rake are : 



1. It leaves the hay in better shape for curing. 



2. It is an excellent tool for turning hay in the windrow in case 

 of rain. 



3. It is a better tool for use in connection with a seed crop, because, 

 it is said, less handling is necessary. 



4. It is essential where a hay loader is used. 



5. It is particularly useful in case of heavy hay. 



6. It is economical in large fields. 



The arguments against the side-delivery rake are: 



1. It has a tendency to twist the hay and leave it in the form of a 

 rope. 



2. It does slower work than a sulky rake. 



3. It does not leave the hay in so good a shape for the sweep rakes as 

 does the sulky rake. 



(See page 310.) 



