If the bales are too loosely tied 

 and flexible they will not roll sat- 

 isfactorily on the gravity conveyor 

 without help. 



The electrically powered conveyor 

 is about twelve feet long and two 

 feet wide. It has a capacity of six 

 bales when they are piled two deep. 

 This conveyor will handle all types 

 of bales whether they are loosely 

 tied or not, and it can be more easily 

 adapted to preloading than the gravi- 

 ty type conveyor because it can be 

 more easily controlled from the feed- 

 ing floor. The materials for this con- 

 veyor cost about $100 to $125. 



This is considerably more than the 

 gravity conveyor but the difference 

 is partly offset by a more positive 

 operation and its wider range of 

 adaptability. 



B. P. Batchelder, Jr. 



Wagon Unloaders May Aid in 

 The Removal of Chopped Hay 

 To the Feed Floor 



Farmers who have a canvas type 

 wagon unloader can make greater 

 use of their present equipment and 

 save time and labor in removing 

 chopped hay from the mow. 



An inexpensive device for remov- 

 ing chopped hay from the mow is 

 being tried at the University. This 

 conveyor was made of a wooden roll, 

 a length of canvas, a fractional 

 horsepower electric motor, and a re- 

 duction unit — which is usually a 

 part of a wagon unloader. The con- 

 veyor is easily assembled by attach- 

 ing the canvas to the roll and power- 

 ing the roll by the motor through the 

 speed reduction unit. 



Some means of declutching the roll 

 from the drive mechanism to enable 

 the canvas to be pulled out for load- 

 ing is desirable, but not necessary if 

 time is not of greatest importance. 



After the canvas is loaded this 

 unit can be controlled from the feed 

 floor. As much or as little chopped 

 hay as desired can be brought through 



the hay hole into the feed cart or to 

 any other feeding device. In many 

 barns this device would necessitate 

 a man going to the mow only once 

 a day or less. 



The cost of materials of a farm- 

 made unit without the motor and re- 

 duction unit is approximately $30. 

 The cost of reduction unit and elec- 

 tric motor range from $100 to $220. 

 The reduction unit has many other 

 uses. 



A. G. Fox 



B. P. Batchelder, Jr. 



Lov/ Cost Insurance Against 

 Electric Power Loss 



Electricity is preferred by many 

 farmers as the source of energy. Its 

 dependability, however, varies de- 

 pending on the weather and the lo- 

 cation of the farm. Many large 

 poultrymen have long considered 

 automatic stand-by generating plants 

 an economic necessity to prevent 

 losses during power loss, but the cost 

 of such automatic generating plants 

 could not be met by small farmers. 



Recently, non-automatic belt driven 

 generators have been placed on the 

 market at a price which places stand- 

 by electricity within reach of many 

 more farmers. These generators are 

 operated by the farm tractor, and 

 were designed to be bolted down to 

 a fixed mounting block in the tractor 

 shelter, or at some other location 

 near the electric load center of the 

 farm. 



The possibility of mounting a belt 

 driven generator on the tractor has 

 been studied. Such an arrangement 

 would make the generator useful in 

 combating power loss at more than 

 one location. Even more important 

 are the possibilities of operating 

 electric equipment away from the 

 farm buildings. Grinders, drills, 

 and other shop tools could be 

 taken to machines in the field. Hay, 

 sawdust, and litter conveyors which 

 were built for electric operation near 



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