1. Apparatus for automatically transferring a bale of material from one position to another comprising a fixed post, a mast rotatably mounted on said post, fluid motor means mounted on one of said post and mast for rotating said mast relative to said post, means for limiting the rotation of said mast relative to said post, boom means swingably mounted at one end to said mast, first and second fluid cylinder means mounted in end-to-end relationship with each other and connecting said boom means and said mast for swinging said boom means in a generally vertical direction, each of said first and second cylinder means being independently operable to swing said boom means through substantially its entire vertical movement, dipstick means freely swingably mounted on the opposite end of said boom means, baleclamping means carried by said dipstick means, third fluid cylinder means on said dipstick means for operating said baleclamping means, a fluid system connecting said first, second and third cylinder means and said fluid motor means to a source of fluid under pressure in a manner that the work of each of said cylinder means and motor means is completed before the next succeeding means can operate, said first, second and third cylinder means and said motor means operating in a first sequence during a first phase of operation, means for reversing the flow of fluid in said fluid system, said first, second and third cylinder means and said motor means operating in a second sequence during a second phase of operation, and switch means to initate operation of said fluid system.

3. In an automatic bale transfer apparatus having a post, a mast rotatably mounted on said post, a boom swingably mounted at one end on said mast, a dipstick freely swingably mounted on the opposite end of said boom; the improvement comprising an automatic sequentially operated fluid system including first and second fluid cylinder means mounted in end-to-end relationship with each other and connecting said boom and said mast for swinging said boom in a generally vertical direction, each of said first and second cylinder means being independently operable for swinging said boom substantially through its entire vertical movement, bale-clamping means mounted on said dipstick, third fluid cylinder means for operating said bale-clamping means, fluid motor means mounted on one of said post and mast for rotating said mast relative to said post, means for supplying fluid under pressure to said fluid system, means for operating said first, second and third fluid cylinder means and said fluid motor means in a manner that the work of each of said cylinder means and motor means is completed before the next succeeding means can operate, said first, second and third cylinder means and said motor means operating in a first sequence during a first phase of operation, means for reversing the flow of fluid in said fluid system, and said first, second and third cylinder means and said motor means operating in a second sequence during a second phase of operation, so that said boom will be lowered and the bale will be clamped, raised and transferred to a different position during the first phase of operation and the bale will be lowered and released and the apparatur returned to its original position during the second phase of operation.