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it is well compacfted. 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 



VIG. 7 — HAY-DERRICK I.\ COMMON USE IN UT.\II 



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 



