FODDER IN mOIA. 4I 



hour is " good " work, and the number of hours considered as 

 3. working day (which must be variable) are also factors con- 

 trolling the output. Ordinarily speaking 20-25 bales an hour 

 of 18 lbs. density and 6^ eft. per bale (not the Dederick 

 which is smaller) is a decent show and no one can grumble. 



Don't try to get more out of your press 



. , Engines and Presses 



and engme than they can honestly do, a are manufactured to 

 little less will pay you, or you will have p^erform specified 

 constant breakdowns ; have a full day olf, 



work once a fortnight and thoroughly clean boiler, etc., well 

 oil all working parts, do any little repairs, tighten up bolts, 

 nuts, screws, etc., everyone will benefit by the change. 

 When fixing up engine and press be sure the driving wheels 

 on engine and press are in perfectly true alignment or the 

 ■driving belt will be always off. Never 

 bale grass, hay, straw, bhoosa (except °°^*„''di^^hay'" 

 cotton) which is wet or even damp ; 

 in seasons when there is dew about when you start the day's 

 work take the grass from underneath and spread out the 

 top lot in the sun, if you bale damp the bales when opened 

 will be at least mouldy in the middle if not quite spoiled. 

 This has perhaps d — dmore baled hay than anything else. 

 Don't bale bad stuff (unless specially ordered or for a special 

 purpose), it doesn't pay you or anyone else in the long run. 

 Some folk think it rather smart, and a clever way of getting 

 rid of inferior old or bad stock — well it isn't. 



The average cost of working a baling plant " inclusive " 

 is Rs. 7-8 per diem, local conditions of 

 labour and cost of fuel will make a vari- °°^\l%^^tlliT^^ 

 ation but a minimum of Rs. 7 and a 

 maximum of Rs. 9 per diem should always cover it, a day 

 being reckoned as an approximate 8 hours. The boiler 

 (variable) will consume 8-10 maunds of coal and rather more 

 than double that quantity of wood per diem. A bale should 

 -cost in the making "inclusive" one and a half annas, 

 possibly a trifle less, not often, probably a little more, it 

 should never exceed two and a quarter annas. 



