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TOOLS FOR UNLOADING HAY. 
Are hay slings in common use for un¬ 
loading hay? What form of hay fork Is 
most popular? 
Some of our readers may not know 
what a “hay sling” is. It is a rope net 
with large meshes and long ropes at the 
corners. Sometimes there are wooden 
rods at the ends. One “sling” is put on 
the bottom of the wagon with the ropes 
hanging at the corners. Hay is loaded 
on and spread, and another “sling” put 
on and so on until the load is full. To 
unload the four corner ropes of the top 
sling are brought together above the 
load, hooked to the unloading rope so 
that all the hay above the sling is lifted 
off and dumped on the mow or stack. 
The next “sling” is taken in the same 
way and so on. Usually four slings are 
put in a good-sized load. The following 
notes from well-known manufacturers 
will be interesting: 
Hay slings are growing more and 
more popular with the farmers. They 
are very much superior to the fork in 
handling the hay quickly and cleaning 
up theVack without scattering the hay. 
The East has not taken up the matter 
of hay slings so rapidly as the Middle 
and Western States, but throughout the 
latter territory the trade has grown very 
rapidly in the last three or four years. 
Regarding the matter of the most popu¬ 
lar hay fork will say that there is no 
question hut that the double harpoon 
fork is sold in greater quantities than 
any other style, but there is some terri¬ 
tory where this fork cannot be used. 
Where hay is short a single or double 
harpoon will not handle it as satisfac- 
toriiy as the grapple fork, which is much 
more expensive, but it takes the trade 
where the slings have not been intro¬ 
duced. There was a time when the sin¬ 
gle harpoon had very large run through¬ 
out the country, but this, in a measure, 
has been cut down by other forks and 
hay slings during recent years. 
Ottawa, 111. J. E. POBl’ER CO. 
Slings are becoming very popular, and 
the trade is increasing rapidly on this 
class of goods, which naturally detracts 
from the use of forks. The only objec¬ 
tion we have ever heard to them by 
users is that it requires a little more 
time to place them on the wagon, which 
is done as the load is being placed, 
usually using four to the load, which is 
not objectionable when you consider the 
fact that more than that amount of time 
is saved in unloading, a large load be¬ 
ing taken off in three or four drafts, and 
when the last bundle is removed there 
is no hay or grain to be forked off, as 
naturally occurs with the regular har¬ 
poon fork. The double harpoon fork 
seems to give the best satisfaction, and 
is most generally sold; in fact, we are 
safe in saying that three-fourths of the 
fork trade is on double harpoons. In ad¬ 
dition to its being the most satisfactory 
fork to handle, carrying the largest load, 
and the easiest to operate, it is the 
cheapest fork on the market. 
Ashland, 0. f. e. myers & bro. 
Hay slings are finding much favor 
among farmers. Our sales are increas¬ 
ing rapidly. There is no question that 
slings are the coming unloaders. They 
will handle hay, bound grain, fodder or 
any other forage. They are rapidly dis¬ 
placing hay forks of all kinds. Almost 
the only complaint made against slings 
is that they are too much trouble. This 
complaint, however, is almost invariably 
made by persons who expect too much 
of them. Slings will not automatically 
put hay into the mow, but with just a 
little judgment and care with their 
handling, the question of “bother” is 
many times overcome by gains at other 
points. All barns are not adapted to a 
profitable handling of hay slings. It 
requires a space of at least 8x10 feet 
through which successfully to operate 
them. For a large barn, and for field 
use (by this we mean where hay is 
•tacked in the field), they are the most 
economical and rapid known method of 
handling hay. With regard to the hay 
forks, so much depends upon the kind of 
hay to be handled that it would be diffi¬ 
cult to decide what particular form of 
fork would give the best all-around re¬ 
sults. Perhaps the grapple fork would 
be entitled to the place of honor. It 
handles short hay very successfully, and 
also gives excellent satisfaction in han¬ 
dling the heavier grass. We think the 
triple harpoon fork is the best harpoon 
fork made. It is all fork; goes down 
into the hay out of sight and can be car¬ 
ried closer to the hay-carrier track than 
any other. loude^^ machinebv co. 
Fairfield, la. 
BALING HAY DIRECT FROM FIELD 
Render.—1 am situated so that It would 
pay me well to bale the hay cut on a cer¬ 
tain meadow as it is cut and cured. Is it 
possible to do this? 
I never had any experience in baling 
hay from the field as soon as cured. I 
used to bale and ship hay years ago, but 
we never thought it possible to bale hay 
and have it keep until it had been 
sweated out in the mow, and I am of 
the opinion now that it would not keep 
if baled before it had time to sweat. 
Salamanca, N. Y. J. s. 
1 have never baled any hay, but I 
would not hesitate to bale it from the 
field if it was properly cured. I never 
sun-dry hay, but cure it with the sap in, 
and I have never had a forkful to spoil. 
It will not do to bale with the least 
dampness from dew or rain, but a good 
deal of its own sap will not spoil it. 1 
think in storing it I would leave an oc¬ 
casional bale out for an air passage. 
New Jersey. wm. ii. i'OTTer. 
My understanding as to baling hay 
right out of the fields at harvest time is 
that it is not safe to do it. Hay should 
go through the sweating process before 
it is baled; otherwise it would sour or 
be spoiled. Possibly under some condi¬ 
tions of weather at time of making hay 
it might be possible to bale it in safety 
after more than the usual curing; we 
would not, under usual conditions, feel 
safe in baling direct from the field. 
New Jersey. b. c. lewis. 
WORK ON JERSEY TRUCK FARM. 
I raise four or five acres of tomatoes 
every year. They are a long-winded 
crop, as the plants must be started in 
hotbeds early in March, and the last 
ripenings (under glass) are not finished 
until November. It is something of a 
task to get 8,000 to 10,000 plants in con¬ 
dition for field setting. As my toma¬ 
toes are taken to New York by wagon 
(about 15 miles), I plan to have a suc¬ 
cession, and hence use at least two va¬ 
rieties, early and late, this year Sparks’ 
Earliana and Truckers’ Favorite, mak¬ 
ing several sowings. The field mice got 
at my late-sown seed this year and ate' 
considerable of it before I discovered 
what was the cause of such a poor 
stand. A trap baited with cheese set 
in the seed bed soon cleared them out. 
The moles are a great nuisance in the 
cold frames, disturbing the newly trans¬ 
planted plants, but I have had no suc¬ 
cess in trapping them and have con¬ 
cluded that the only way to keep them 
out is to drive boards into the earth all 
around the frames at least 15 inches 
deep. The moles think this deep mel¬ 
low frame soil a picnic ground, and sel¬ 
dom go through the same burrow twice. 
The plants are set 4x3% feet in the field. 
Hills are made some time in advance 
by putting a shovelful of rotted stable 
manure where the marks cross and cov¬ 
ering with earth. Two or three motions 
of the trowel when setting mixes the 
hill up in good condition. May 21 I put 
out 1,500 plants, thoroughly soaking the 
ball of earth around the roots. The 
weather was threatening, but no rain 
came, and they have had a hard time, 
some are badly wilted, but most of them 
will revive. Tomato plants will stand 
considerable hard usage, but it does not 
do them any good. There are 3,000 
more plants which are getting over¬ 
grown and ought to go out, but will 
have to wait for rain, as the risk is too 
great. I use Mammoth Cory and Ever¬ 
green sweet corn and make several 
plantings. The first lot, planted May 6- 
12. about eight acres, looks well, some 
six inches high, though it has had prac¬ 
tically no rain. Most of it was soaked 
thoroughly before planting. Unsoaked 
rows are away behind. It has been well 
cultivated, and by digging two or three 
inches into this dust I find moist earth, 
while unstirred earth is dry as a bone 
much deeper. There is plenty of water 
underneath from the heavy March rains. 
What we need is to get it to the surface, 
and a cultivator seems to make a pretty 
fair pump. g. m. 
Bergen Co., N, Y. 
Crown Gal,l.— I think there Is no doubt 
about this being a fungus, and my own 
private experiments indicate that copper 
sulphate will destroy the germs. I would 
suggest the paring off of all affected bark, 
and painting with whitewash to which 
has been added one-half pound copper sul¬ 
phate to the gallon. I have found this 
harmless to the trees and effective against 
other fungus diseases on trunk and roots 
of trees. f. l. w. 
Tamoroa, Ill. 
Ott the Big Ranges 
Chloro-Naptholeum Dip is the main 
standby of the big breeders for curing 
scab, killing lice, ticks and other pests. 
It is used by all the experimental sta¬ 
tions of the country. There is a reason 
for this. And their reason should be 
your reasons. Chloro-Naptholeum Dip 
does the work better, is safer, surer and 
cheapest in the end. It will do for your 
sheep, cattle, hogs and poultry exactly 
what it is doing for the great Western 
breeders. One gallon costs $1.50, 5 gal¬ 
lons $6.75, 10 gallons $12.50; freight 
charges prepaid. We guarantee it will 
kill lice, ticks and cure sore mouth, foot 
rot, scab, and other parasitic diseases. 
Money back if it does not give success¬ 
ful results, and better than you ever 
had. Every prosperous agricultural cen¬ 
ter has a Chloro-Naptholeum agent, but 
if you do not find him, write direct to 
The West Disinfecting Co., Inc., 4 East 
59th St., New York. 
They quote all customers of “C.-N.”Dip, 
special rates on sheep dipping tanks; so 
low in price that everyone can afford to 
buy them. 
Chloro-Naptholeum 
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We are the largest manufac¬ 
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Tire Steel Farm Wagon 
Wheels in America. W' 
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Grooved Tire Wheels to 
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HAVANA, ILL. 
Monarch Stump Puller 
win pull 6-foot stump In three minutes. 
Guaranteed to stand 230,UOU lbs, strain. 
For Illustrated catalogue and discounts 
address MONARCH GRUBBER CO., liOne Tree. la. 
20-Ton “Goshen’' 
Low Wagon 
Wheels. 
Cannot be overloaded. Stand up 
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Tires never need resetting. Not 
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Handy Farm Wagons 
make the work easier for hotb tiie man and team. 
The tires being wide they do not cut into the ground | 
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W’agon Umbrella FREK. W. R. BOOB, ClneiaaaU, O- 
THE 
King of 
Balers. 
Iiorse 
ELI 
and 
5 team 
Power. 
A train of follow¬ 
ers, but no 
Proves its 
ity wherever „_ 
Makes tight shapely bales.not 38 Styles 
loose btindles. works fast, «nd Sizes, 
avoids accidents and endures. Little draft, tremendous 
power, a machine of special features. Write for free £11 catalogue. 
Collins Plow Co., 1111 Hampshire St., Quincy, 111. 
WORK ONE HORSE 
others for other farm work. 
on the hay press 
and save the , 
rice 
RED RIPPER 
Bales made to weigh 75 to 150 lbs. as desired. Catalog Na 442 will 
onitrate to you tbatthe Bed Ripper coats less than other bay presses 
and does more work. Rlstrlbotlng points, Baltimore. Memphis, Ctacln^ 
Mtl. Adiina SIKES MFG. CO., Helena, Georgia. 
The Oem Fall-Circle baler, lightest, strongest, cheapest 
baler. Made of wrought steel. Operated bv 1 or 2 horses. 
Bales 10 to 15 tons a day. Sold on 5 days' trial. Gatalogne 
free. Address GEO. ERTEL CO., Qulney» III. 
U 4 IJITIiAM 1 C NEW PATENT 
WHITMAN S PULL qirq^e 
STEEL 
B ALIN G 
PRESS. 
complete line in America. Victorious and In 
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WHITMAN AGKICULTTJBAIj CO., St. Louis, Mo. 
The New York State Fair 
Prize List is now ready for 
distribution, and can be had 
by applying to S C. Shaver, 
Sec’y, Albany, N. Y. 
WELL 
DRILLING 
MACHINES 
CHECK YOUR SALES ON OSGOOD SCALES 
Before y«u sell another season s 
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Ongood Sc'uleH remain ac¬ 
curate. Send for free catu- 
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Osgood Seale Co., lOSCentral St., Binghamton, . Y. 
BINDER TWINE 
FARMERS wanted as agents, 
ATjauST Post, Moulton, Iowa. 
Over 70 sizes and styles, for drilling either deep or 
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Buy Direct! 
$65.00 cn 
BUGGY for \J)‘T I I U U 
Guaranteed two years. 
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30 YEARS SELLING DIRECT 
We are the largest manufacture of vehicles and har 
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WE HAVE NO AGENTS. 
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