THE WEIGHING OF MARKET HAY. 



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data furnished with them they lose a great part of their value to the 

 interested parties. In the weighing of market hay accurate and 

 complete records of all weighing operations should be made and re- 

 corded by every interested party, from the producer to the consumer. 

 The producer should have an accurate record of the amount of hay 

 baled, so that he can settle his account with the baler and can intelli- 

 gently offer his hay for sale. If his hay has been weighed on a small 

 platform scale and been tagged, he should record the weights on a 

 tally sheet similar to the one suggested in this bulletin. 



Weight Certificate for Country Hay Shipper. 



1921. 



(Place.) (Date.) 



This is to certify that I have weighed correctly and loaded into car 



(Initial.) 



number bales of hay weighing lbs. 



(Number.) 



The hay was weighed and loaded as follows: 



Datailed weighing information. 



Detailed loading information. 



1st load 



Bales. 



Lbs. 

 gross. 



Lbs. 

 tare. 



Lbs. 

 net. 



1st tier 



Brake end. 

 Bales. 



Opposite end. 

 Bales. 



2nd " 











2nd " '.. 







3rd " 











3rd " 



<< 



4th " ..■;. 











4th " 



t( 



5th " 











5th " 



<< 



6th " 











Doorway . 



<< 



7th " 











Total 





8th " 











Size of bales . 







Total 











Seal numbers 























Last date on which Reals were officially 1 



(Weigher.) 

 ested 



















Fig. 9. — Form for weight certificate for country shippers. 



The country shipper should also have a correct record of the 

 amount of hay bought from each farmer and also of the amount 

 loaded into each car. If the hay is bought from the farmer on 

 tagged weights the shipper should know that the amount marked 

 on the tags represents the current weight of each bale. He should 

 also use some form of tally sheet which will give him an accurate 

 idea of the number and weight of bales bought. If the hay is 

 bought on the condition that it is to be weighed over wagon scales a 

 record should be made of the number of drafts and of the gross, tare, 



