The book of alfalfa; history, cultivation and meritsIts uses as a forage and fertilizer . ^iv ^1 ^^JL^* W^ Gathering an Alfalfa Crop in Page County, Iowa riiotograitli li\ courtesy Henry Field , i v^^^ teBi m^ ii-^^Bfc^---| 1 ^J^y^B i^. ^ j^MBI^ -v- ^jft-^sM^. >.. Alfalfa Harvesting Scene in Yellowstone County, Montana ^-^ . ^H^H^^^ * Ei ^ iW A.,1^ «ia*iii3.*t. . ,:yi/difiS-MU $. ^mm^i^mm imOiMif f^^f:*ieu. Mast and Boom Stacker, with Six-Tined Jackson Fork The mast is held in place by guy ropes from the top. Leading to the right may be seen the rope to which is attached a team of
The book of alfalfa; history, cultivation and meritsIts uses as a forage and fertilizer . ^iv ^1 ^^JL^* W^ Gathering an Alfalfa Crop in Page County, Iowa riiotograitli li\ courtesy Henry Field , i v^^^ teBi m^ ii-^^Bfc^---| 1 ^J^y^B i^. ^ j^MBI^ -v- ^jft-^sM^. >.. Alfalfa Harvesting Scene in Yellowstone County, Montana ^-^ . ^H^H^^^ * Ei ^ iW A.,1^ «ia*iii3.*t. . ,:yi/difiS-MU $. ^mm^i^mm imOiMif f^^f:*ieu. Mast and Boom Stacker, with Six-Tined Jackson Fork The mast is held in place by guy ropes from the top. Leading to the right may be seen the rope to which is attached a team of horses. The base of the derrick is in the form of sled runners, so that the whole may be drawn ahuig the stack by attaching a team. A Derrick Stacker ^\ith six-tinerl Jacksonropes are nut or Califoleccssarv. Ilia tLnk. The derrick is substantial, and guySlakes driven inlu the ground around the base hold the derrick in place CHAPTER VIII. Storing CARE IN CURING After all possible care has been taken in seeding, cul-tivating and harvesting alfalfa, its feeding value may begreatly impaired or quite lost by ignorance or careless-ness in storing; that is, by stacking or putting it intosheds or barns, or by baling it for market when in anunsuitable condition. The only path to safety in stacking or storing in shedor mow is having the hay in proper condition for com-pleting its Q-vm curing. The true medium for its curingis air, not sun; the sun has done possibly more than itsshare already. But good hay is not completely andproperly cured in swath, windrow and cock. If cured inthe windrow, the exposed parts are liable to be muchinjured by the sun. Therefore the principle stands,Handle alfalfa green. It must be cut green, t
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