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it into cocks, which should be rounded up with a fork if 

 there is danger of rain, will give the best quality of hay. If 

 hay of particularly high quality is desired in humid sections, 

 the cocks should be covered with canvas covers. 



367. Haying Machinery. Haying tools form a con- 

 siderable part of the equipment of the farm. There is the 

 mower, with which to cut the grass; the tedder, for stirring 

 heavy hay in the swath to facilitate its curing; the rake, 

 either of the hand-dump or self-dump type to gather the 



Fig. 94. Putting hay into the mow by means of slings. In this way, a 

 load of hay can be put into the barn in a few minutes. This barn has a large 

 mow capacity. 



cured hay into windrows and then into cocks, or the side- 

 delivery type which makes a continuous windrow, thus 

 facilitating the use of the hay loader; the hay loader, for 

 taking the hay from the swath or windrow and depositing 

 it on the wagon; and various arrangements of hay-forks, 

 slings, poles, tracks, pulleys, etc., for unloading the hay 

 from the wagon to the mow or stack. 



368. Storing. When the hay is properly cured, it should 

 be placed as quickly as possible in some permanent place 

 for storage. This may be in the mow of a barn, under a 



