114 Kansas State Board of Agriculture. 



LOADING HAY IN THE CAR. 



The following are in answer to the question, "What particular points 

 about loading alfalfa hay in the car should be observed?" 



Finney county: "Hay dealers recommend loading bales on edge or 

 end to prevent heating." 



Cowley county: "Load long way of car and put bales in edgewise, as 

 they will not heat as soon as if put in flat." 



. Riley county: "If the hay has not gone through the sweat it must be 

 put in edgewise." 



Wabaunsee county: "The bales should be placed on edge, especially 

 when baling from the windrow." 



Montgomery county: "With planning and a little pushing, a car can 

 be made to hold from 1000 to 1500 pounds of hay above a careless 

 method." 



Neosho county: "To get in the minimum weight of a car, pack the 

 bales the long way of the car and fit them tight." 



Marshall county: "Always load on edge and fill car to minimum ca- 

 pacity, which is best done in furniture or automobile cars of forty feet 

 or more in length." 



Mitchell county: "Have the quality uniform* in all parts of the car; 

 load on edge; use large, smooth car; remove nails." 



Chase county: "Bales ought to be loaded edgewise in car, and evenly 

 so the hay shows to good advantage." 



Chautauqua county: "Load the bales on edge. Hay must be thor- 

 oughly cured or it will heat in transit. Put one grade in each car." 



Cloud county: "Use the same quality of hay throughout the car." 



These replies are typical of the many received, and cover the differ- 

 ent points mentioned. 



GRADING HAY FOR THE MARKET. 



In response to the question, "How do you grade alfalfa hay for the 

 market?" growers answered in this wise: 



Cheyenne county: "The hay association grades the hay when it gets 

 to market." 



Doniphan county: "The buyer grades it. We do not have anything 

 to say about it." 



Sumner county: "The other fellow grades it at his end of the road. 

 We have nothing to say." 



Rules for grading alfalfa hay, as established by the Kansas City Hay 

 Dealers' Association, may be found on page 457. 



In conforming with the rules and grades of the hay market, growers 

 should find the following suggestions helpful: 



Lu&ette county: "We follow as closely as possible the market grades, 

 and put only one grade in a car." 



Chautauqua county: "Put a uniform quality of hay in the car, if 

 possible. Hay that comes from the top of the stack should not be placed 

 in the same car with hay from the bottom of the stack." 



Franklin county: "Try to keep each crop and grade separate." 



