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BULLETIN 979, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
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Common faults that affect the selling 
price of market hay. 
Johnson grass very often cut too late. 
Local-grown alfalfa often improperly 
cured. 
Timothy often cut too late, has reddish 
color, and is mixed with briars and 
grasses. 
Timothy often cut too late, has red 
color, and contains trash and weeds. 
Firstcropof Johnsongrassoftencul too 
late and improperly (Mired. 
Cane and Johnson grass cut too late: 
prairie has reddish color caused by 
being cut too late. 
Do. 
Local-grown alfalfa off color and im- 
properly cured. 
Medium bales should have three wires; 
little demand for tho lower grades of 
hay. 
Led color in prairie hay is most com- 
mon fault found with hay in this 
market. 
Local-grown hay often of poor color. 
Sandwiched cars and bales often re- 
ceived; considerable hay on"! color; 
demand for timothy of better grades 
only. 
Large amount of lower grades of timo- 
thy received in the past has caused 
this kind of hay to cease lo be in very 
great demand. 
A large percentage of hay grades low on 
account of being too mature and im- 
properly cured. 
Methods of receiving 
and selling. 
Private warehouses 
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Kinds of market weights 
used. 
Official, shipper's, con- 
signee's. 
Shipper's, consignee's. . . 
Railroad, shipper's 
Railroad, city 
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City 
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Shipper's 
Consignee's, shipper's. .. 
City 
Shipper's, consignee's. . . 
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Shipper's, city 
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Door 
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Door, 
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Door, ware- 
house. 
Door,' plug.. 
None 
Door, bale... 
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Types of bales in de- 
mand (weights in 
pounds). 
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Small 2 (80-100), M 
by IS inches. 
Small,'-' large 
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Tim, al, Ber, .In, mil, 
corn. 
Tim, .In, Ber, nat-mx. 
Tim, al, Jn,lt-mx-fim. 
Tim, fim and gr-mx.. . 
Tim, Ber, .In 
Jn,pr,al,C 
Tex. pr, Tn,al,C,tim . 
Jn, pr, al, C 
Tim. al.lt-cl-mx 
Tim, lt-cl-mx, sorao cl . 
Pr,al 
Tim. or 
Tim cl-mx, pr, al 
Tim. al 
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Houston, Tex 
Jackson. Miss. . . 
Jacksonville, Fla 
Little Rock, Ark 
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