HARVESTING HAY IN THE WEST. 301 
green as it had when growing in the field. This 
eolor can not often be secured in the East. When 
hay is so dry before putinmew-or-stack that it does— 
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In order to have this in its perfection the hay should 
not be cured altogether in the sunlight, nor ever ex- 
posed to dew or rain, but should be cured in part in 
the swath, raked before the leaves crumble, cured 
somewhat in the windrow (side delivery rakes are 
best for this purpose) and the curing process fin- 
ished in the cock. 
This green hay has a distinct market value. There 
is a demand for it for horse feed; it has no mold on 
it, has not been heated, is not dusty and is no doubt 
the best that could be found for horses. It is in 
favor among eastern dairymen because they con- 
sider it the real alfalfa. It is really no better for 
cows than the brown alfalfa, but it often outsells it in 
the market. 
For making into alfalfa meal the green alfalfa is 
far better than the brown, because it looks better in 
the bag and is recognized in the market as being 
the true alfalfa meal. Thus it is made up into cow 
feed and poultry feed by grinding and perhaps mix- 
ing in some other ingredient. 
Also, and this may seem like a jest, green alfalfa 
hay ground into very fine meal has been used to make 
into bread, sweetcake and muffins for classes of col- 
lege boys. They have eaten of it and declared it good, 
have subsisted upon it and done athletic feats. 
