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mow, or a little higher on each side than the center. 
There ought to be no beams or ties or anything 
in the mow for hay to rest upon. Where it is held 
up by eross beams some of it may damage. 
Curing Green Alfalfa.—tn a small way hay can be 
made by mixing quite moist half-cured hay with 
bright dry straw or last vear’s hay. I have often 
done this, laying down first a laver of straw, then a 
layer of alfalfa, another laver of straw and thus on 
till the mow is full or the supply of dry material is 
exhausted. Shredded eorn fodder is a good ma- 
terial to use in this way and it is notable that when 
the mixed foliage is fed out the animals will eat both 
the alfalfa and the other material mixed with it. 
Perhaps some of the flavor of the alfalfa is im- 
parted to the other material. 
»~ Stacking Out of Doors—In the West little care 
is taken in building alfalfa ricks. They are often as 
wide as 25’ and the tops very flat and poorly adapted 
to shedding off rain. In the East this will not do; 
the whole stack would become rotten. Alfalfa keeps 
all right in stack or long rick, but there are certain 
things to bear in mind. Good foundations should 
be built high enough off the ground so that air cir- 
eulates under them freely. They ought to be no 
more than about 16’ wide at the base, with a good 
bulge higher up, and built as high as practicable. 
We build them on Woodland Farm 25’ high. They 
should not be too hastily finished, as they will settle 
unevenly and it is better to put the top on the 
