. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 4 BULLETIN 578, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. CREW CAPACITY. Apparent discrepancies will be noted in the haying operations, such as amount mowed, raked, pitched, etc., per hour. Variation in the amount mowed is caused by difference in cut of mowers, in yield and character of the hay, and in speed of the mower team. The amount of hay pitched on by hand varies considerably with the ability of the pitcher. The length of haul to barn also makes con- siderable difference in the amount done per day. Most of the methods de
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 4 BULLETIN 578, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. CREW CAPACITY. Apparent discrepancies will be noted in the haying operations, such as amount mowed, raked, pitched, etc., per hour. Variation in the amount mowed is caused by difference in cut of mowers, in yield and character of the hay, and in speed of the mower team. The amount of hay pitched on by hand varies considerably with the ability of the pitcher. The length of haul to barn also makes con- siderable difference in the amount done per day. Most of the methods described are in more or less common use in certain localities, but some of the systems, where the labor per ton is rather low, are those used by isolated farmers who have worked out the best methods for their respective Fig. 2.—Loading wagon with hand forks. This calls for irksome man labor and is the most expensive method of getting hay on the wagon. Economical for small acreage only. SYSTEMS OF MAKING HAY. Haymaking may be divided into four general systems, as follows: (1) Wagon loaded by hand and unloaded with horse fork into barn; (2) wagon loaded by hay loader and unloaded with horse fork at barn; (3) hay put into stack with push rakes and stacker; (4) hay baled from the windrow with horse or power press. System 1.—Hand Loading. System 1, in which the wagon is loaded by hand forks, is the oldest system, and is used extensively and almost exclusively in the eastern part of the tame hay area. It requires but little outlay for machinery and is best adapted to farms having a small acreage of hay. It is doubtful if it would pay to buy hay loaders for many such small farms, even where the meadows are not too hilly. When hay is cured in the cock it is necessary to use this system. (See fig. 2.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustratio
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