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hay, livestock fodder

(Encyclopedia) hay, wild or cultivated plants, chiefly grasses and legumes, mown and dried for use as livestock fodder. Hay is an important factor in cattle raising and is one of the leading crops of…

hay baler

(Encyclopedia) hay baler, farm machine that packs and ties (or wraps in plastic) field-dried hay into bundles, called bales, for convenient handling, storage, and shipping. It ordinarily picks up hay…

Hay, John

(Encyclopedia) Hay, John: see Tweeddale, John Hay, 2d earl and 1st marquess of.

Nicolay, John George

(Encyclopedia) Nicolay, John GeorgeNicolay, John Georgenĭkˈəlā [key], 1832–1901, biographer of Lincoln, b. Bavaria. In 1837 he was brought to the United States, and his family settled in Pike co.,…

rake

(Encyclopedia) rake, farm implement consisting of a row of straight or curved teeth of metal or wood attached to a bar or frame. It is used for gathering hay or grain into piles; for clearing fields…

Hay, John Milton

(Encyclopedia) Hay, John Milton, 1838–1905, American author and statesman who was an important political figure from the mid-19th cent. into the early 20th cent.; b. Salem, Ind., grad. Brown. He…

Hayes, Isaac

composerBirthplace: Covington, Tenn.Born: 8/20/42

Michael Hayes

CBSTuesday 9:00–10:00 p.m.; on hiatusCast: David Caruso Caruso returns to television after an injudicious foray into film. Former cop Michael Hayes (Caruso) uses his street smarts in his new…

Helen Hayes

Name at birth: Helen Hayes BrownHelen Hayes had a career on the stage that spanned nearly the entire 20th century, from her New York debut at the age of 9 to TV appearances when she was in her…

Isaac Hayes

The "Black Moses" of American R&B music, Isaac Hayes was known best for his Oscar-winning 1971 hit, "Theme from Shaft." As a session musician, arranger and producer for Stax Records in the 1960s…