SAVING HAY
Mr P. M. Falconer, advisory officer Jo the Lauriston Farm Improvement Club, believes that it would be well worthwhile for farmers to cover their baled hay while it' is standing in the paddock waiting cartage to the bam.
A great deal of the loss in the recent difficult season had occurred between baling and stacking, he said, and most farms could organise their haymaking far better at this stage. It cost at least 2s 6d a bale from standing crop to stack and yet for want of a little time and trouble many crops were ruined after baling. If bales were stacked off the baler they could be covered with plastic, canvas or bag sheets to protect them from the weather. Unless the bales were being led straight into the barn Mr Falconer said that be felt that this was time and money well spent to guard against the possible complete ruin of the crop. "You all know the difference in value between good and poor quality hay Begrudging the expenditure of £5 to £lO in wages (Id a bale on 2500 bales) has cost many of you hundreds of pounds in ruined hay," he said.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29620, 16 September 1961, Page 7
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