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may be operated by belt or by lever. The horse power lever 

 presses are made either with a reversible lever or with a full 

 circle lever. The box hay presses are operated by horse power 

 or by hand. 



The weight of the hay bale is variable, but in general the 

 markets recognize three sizes: large bales weigh from 200 to 

 250 pounds, medium bales from 120 to 150 pounds, and small 

 bales from 80 to 100 pounds. In some markets the small bales 

 are known as "quarters" or "thirds," and the medium bales as 

 "halves" or "three-quarters," depending somewhat on the 

 weight. Different markets prefer different sizes of bales at 

 different times or for differnt grades. In general, the smaller 

 bales are preferred in the smaller cities or towns and for the 

 lower grades of hay. 1 



45. Marketing. Hay buyers may sell either on commission 

 or to dealers f . o. b. cars at local station. In selling on com- 

 mission there are three items of expense namely, freight, 

 inspection, and commission. As in the case of cereals, there 

 is in the larger cities some agency for the official determina- 



1 The cities of Boston, New York, and Jersey City prefer a bale weighing 

 200 pounds, style of bale commonly known as the upright bale, using a seven- 

 foot three-inch dimension tie. 



The city of Philadelphia prefers a small block bale weighing 90 to 100 

 pounds, size either 14x18 or 16x18, using an eight-foot three-inch dimension 

 tie for their medium grades of hay; but for No. 1 choice, they prefer the 

 upright bale, same style as New York and Boston. 



Baltimore prefers the three-quarter loose pressed bale, weighing 120 to 

 150 pounds, and the small block bale, weighing from 90 to 100 pounds. The 

 three-quarter size bale should be 17x22, and the small block either 14x18 or 

 16x18, in each case using the eight-foot three-inch dimension tie. 



The Pittsburg market prefers the three-quarter bale. They do not seem 

 to be in the least partial to the small block bale. 



Washington and Cincinnati prefer the small block bale, weighing 90 to 

 100 pounds, using the same length of tie as given above. 



Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City prefer the quarter bales, weighing from 

 80 to 90 pounds, size 14x18, using a seven-foot six-inch tie. Report of Com- 

 mittee on Standard Bales to Nat. Hay Assoc.; in Flour Trade News, 

 August, 1906. 



