STACKING LUCERNE HAY.
The hay should never be stacked on the ground, but on a straddle that will prevent the hay at the bottom from becoming mouldy by contact with the ground, and that, by giving ventilation, will prevent heating. Tn New South Wales stacking is usually done by loading on to waggons and carting to the shed or stack, and forking on. In parts of the United States slings are often used in preference to forks for unloading, being considered quicker and cleaner. When hay is to be fed on the farm, it should be stacked in a convenient place where handling will be reduced, and the loss of leaves minimised. The centre of such stacks should always be kept full, so that as the hay settles the slope will will be outwards towards the edges, in order to shed rain. The stacks should then be protected from the weather either by thatching or covering with tarpaulins, or preferably galvanised iron.
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Northern Advocate, 23 April 1915, Page 7
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162STACKING LUCERNE HAY. Northern Advocate, 23 April 1915, Page 7
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