any level. 



In barns where the hay must be 

 moved long distances in the mow such 

 as in Figs. 22 and 23, the electric- 

 powered belt could be used to advant- 

 age. In this case a second control 

 switch would be installed at the end 

 of the belt. It could be loaded at the 

 far end as the belt moved toward the 

 trap door or chute. A 40-foot belt 

 conveyer would serve the dual pur- 

 pose of reducing the hand movement 

 of bales to a nominal amount and of 

 making supplies available on push 

 button control. This conveyor sys- 

 tem could be extended above the cows 

 in the one-story stable in barn type 3 

 (Fig. 23). 



Chopped Hay 



Chopped hay is usually blown in, 

 filling the entire width of the mow 

 space. Where over-sized hay chutes 

 are installed, these can be filled in 

 advance and the hay drawn down into 

 the stable at feeding time by opening 

 the chute door. Where several chutes 

 are available, sufficient hay for two 

 or more feedings can be prepared in 

 one trip to the mow. At a later sea- 

 son, when the hay must be moved hor- 

 izontally some distance on the mow 

 floor, a large canvas hammock with 

 ropes attached can be used. This can 

 be filled with hay by so placing it 

 that the hay can be raked down hill. 

 It can then be dragged on the mow 



^CHOPPED HAY 



MOTOR*: 

 SWITCH 



Fig. 28. 



This sketch illustrates a 

 method of preparing a feed- 

 ing of chopped hay in ad- 

 vance and making it avail- 

 able from the stable floor. 



Fig. 27. This over-size hay chute 

 has a trap door at the bot- 

 tom which can be opened 

 from the stable floor. The 

 operator fills this and three 

 other similar chutes with 

 chopped hay at a convenient 

 time. He can draw down 

 sufficient hay for several 

 feedings without return to 

 the mow. 



floor to the edge of the trap door 

 much the same as long hay is drawn 

 or pushed. At feeding time the 

 chopped hay can be drawn through 

 the trap door by pulling on the rope 

 from the floor below. In this way, 

 by the use of several of these canvas 

 hammocks, hay for several feeds can 

 be prepared in advance. 



Another arrangement is a moving 

 belt (See Fig. 28) similar to the 

 equipment in the bottom of a manure 

 spreader.* The belt would move 

 horizontally in a crib on the mow 

 floor. This crib can be filled at a 

 convenient time. Hay is made avail- 



* The Agricultural Engrineering: Department 

 of the New Hampshire Experiment Station is 

 now working on this problem. 



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