Farm crops, their cultivation and management, a non-technical manual for the cultivation, management and improvement of farm crops . aperiod of six monthsranging from as low as3 per cent to over 30per cent. This loss isdue chiefly to the lossof moisture from thehay. Where the sweating is intense and the temperature runs high,there will also be some loss of organic matter. In stacking hay great care should be exercised in the constructionof the stacks in order that they shed water. The stacks should be builtof good form, and the central portion should be more thoroughly compactedthan the outsid
Farm crops, their cultivation and management, a non-technical manual for the cultivation, management and improvement of farm crops . aperiod of six monthsranging from as low as3 per cent to over 30per cent. This loss isdue chiefly to the lossof moisture from thehay. Where the sweating is intense and the temperature runs high,there will also be some loss of organic matter. In stacking hay great care should be exercised in the constructionof the stacks in order that they shed water. The stacks should be builtof good form, and the central portion should be more thoroughly compactedthan the outsides. Where hay is valuable, it pays to cover the stackswith good canvas covers or to provide a roof of boards. The stackshould be protected from the earth by a foundation of rails or by a thicklayer of straw. Hay is marketed both baled and unbaled. It is graded accordingto its quality and freedom from weeds and grasses other than that of thename under which sold. Market grades can be secured from graindealers associations, and are generally given in market quotations. 1 Courtesy of The International Harvester Company, Combined Sweep Rake and Stacker. ^ MEADOW AND PASTURE GRASSES 97 TIMOTHY Timothy is the most important and the most extensively grown ofany of the meadow grasses in North America. It is the standard grassfor hay purposes and finds a ready sale in all of the hay markets. Soil and Climatic Adaptation.—Timothy is a northern grass andseldom does well in North America south of latitude 36 degrees, exceptingin high elevations. Cool, moist weather during the early part of thegrowing season is favorable to good yields of hay. It is best adapted toloam and clay loam soils. It is not adapted to swampy soil conditions,neither does it succ?ed on sandy or gravelly soils. It is not drought
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