JO BULLETIX 578, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Method 16. 
The tedder starts at 10 o'clock on hay cut the day before. This 
gives the first hay tedded three hours exposure to the sun. This 
method is in common use, although most farmers prefer to rake the 
hay without tedding, unless the yield is 2 tons or more per acre. 
Work Chart 16. — Timothy and clover loaded with loader and unloaded with horse fork 
(Iowa). 
[This method is adapted to 100 acres.] 
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Six men and 6 horses put up 12.5 tons (10 acres) per day. Yield, 1.25 tons per acre. Man-hours 3.36, 
team-hours 2.1G per ton. Labor cost, per ton, $1,104. 
Method 17. 
This method is in common use in southern Iowa, where timothy is 
headed for seed. After being headed, the stubble is cut for hay. 
The loader can be used to advantage, because the hay (or rather straw) 
is very light and only two men are needed on the wagon, one driving 
and the other building the load. If the field is much more than a 
quarter of a mile from the barn, a third team and wagon can be used 
to advantage, as two teams hauling will not keep the barn crew busy 
all of the time. By using three teams for hauling, the labor cost per 
ton should be lowered slightly. 
