Hay

the stems and leaves of gra es and other plants cut for fodder, dried in the syn, and stored usually in stacks. The time most suitable for mowing gra intended for hay is that in which the saccharine matter is most abundant in the plants, viz., when the gra is in full flower. For the operation of mowing, dry weather, and, if po ible, that in which sunshine prevails, is chosen. The making of the gra into hay generally takes three or four days to get it ready for stacking. This period is principally occupied in alternately shaking out the gra and gathering it up into small heaps, previous to stacking. The total hay crop in the United States in 1900 was 50,110,906 tons, valued at $445,538,870. The greatest hay producing States were New York, Pennsylvania, Iow, and California.