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it is well compacted. A good plan is to tie weights to 
the two ends of a rope and hang this over the top. 
Two such ropes crossed at right angles will hold a 
stack in ordinary winds, and one such rope about every 
six feet on a rick will answer the same purpose. 
Little need be said regarding the baling of hay. It 
FIG. 7—HAY-DERRICK IN COMMON USE IN UTAH 
is unnecessary to bale hay that is to be consumed on 
the farm or sold for local consumption. Hay that is 
to be shipped must be baled to reduce its bulk and 
make it more convenient to handle. The size of the 
bale is determined by the requirements of the markets 
in which it is to be sold. One hundred pounds is the 
usual size, though some markets require bales smaller 
and some much larger. On the Pacific Coast, where 
