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THE HAY GRASSES 



when cut or the day after and raked into windrows and put 

 into medium-sized cocks. If left in the cocks for two or 

 three days, it goes through a sweat and will not heat or 



Fig. 91. A modern hay loader. 



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mold when put into the mow. Where large acreages of 

 timothy are grown for hay the hay loader may be used to 

 advantage a day or two after cutting. A side-delivery 

 rake is an excellent piece of farm machinery for raking up 

 the hay in convenient form for the use of the hay loader. 

 The hay may be stacked, but a much better practice is to 

 store it away in large barns or sheds. 



Marketing the Hay. --The most convenient way to 

 market the hay is to bale the hay direct from the mow and 

 at a convenient time haul it to market. Timothy and wild 

 hay are marketed loose when sold to local markets where 





