The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-02-14 00:00:00

WINYSITiI FAllliliiLT CLUB.

THE BEiT liErnoi) IIAY

%ND CflhN.

A monthly meeting of this eilel-eatablished and
vigorous club wee held last Thurs lee evening, at the
Black Bear betel, Wool. Mr. J. J. It et, (Presimleist)
ocoupird the chair, Mr. T. Chariest, Satin ten. (Vices
President) wes in his place, and tbrre wee present
Mr. IL G. lten.:all (Seeretery). Mr* W.
Han, Mr. W. leery. Mr. F. Spicer, 31r, T. S. Biegs,
Mr, T. Bascousee. Mr. Mather, Mr; J. Master,, Mr.
Basle. lec.
The Pfeil :cut hem fly inifteleoel Me. F. l-Pleen,
of Be•ingtemii. whO inset the foil eni.g pap-r
chairmse and lielitlConen, It is not alllf .ye a
Mire find wlo
tweed yea*, and. unless cue.
ii a yeung
firmed by time Meer oho, we &remit little or no
Importance ti ; O. in my mse to-tight, niimerst ties
few remark* I siell ineke, t my be Wire .m the sweetie
line ; cod,
ie ie., must rely en the .I.lme etid more
peewees' members to set mu right. I should not hove
esen HAG., e te undertake this er any other *Miro,
toot it oot be, p for Hr. J. lieueee's plat tames mt
newly of 0,, 'eine: unicieber• celau le re .1.4.1.4 never
opened their mute ha." The evemieg, gentleincti, I !lupe
to redeem aoy eh•racter so (sr ea opeuilog lily mouth,
and only hoe. I iitay do it to to • little purpose. The
subject I hare to beim before you is " The best method
of meeting Bay eimd Coin"—a subject which, at lirst
lcsve little room fur discuasion, as one
would imagine [met fanners Must ogre.. as to the
management of these two thug.; but, I venture to
assert, there is scercely seethe% on which they diff.r
ri wieely—thet is to say, no reit:eras the tictaie. Coining
lint. iii the natured/ order, is hiy nialtalog ; nod I
think the espeticitee of the I.st few pee, hee tanglit
on, that it is of eqUal iillporlitoCe to w Care our I.ey in
good order, as our corn. Whet little expedites., I may
hew° in hay ineking, is Chiefly if wetereneeduw ; I
shall, therm fore, dui c my ieumike mine tsp. costly to
that crop. Although us.ny aoil gioat reforms hive
been male iii awe:utter,. eseccishy in substitiviiie
Machinery fur inanuel labeler. yet I do um teiuk we
byen mechine teat will toil.••••t• 1-11.00.ousf gia-• iii ii
lattatactory teener.. eewever well they nemy nun a, t
in dry :erode ; a.. %not we US the
scythe. Thero ate CI Celli:, parts 111 Most toleaolowd
Which might be cut iii a decent nisinier With • machete-,
eaelusive of the cdees of the lliees mei drains ; but,
looking at it from a 'oration:Nl aid economical point of .
view, I think yett must nee will, me that it is pie.
ferahle to use the em the. supposing thee the gins. to
be cut in this seemlier, the next pieces+ would be tu
Mel le Some poison hole this deem Ins +woo as it Is
Gat, Whilst totbcos etch r sweetie; a day ; and this appeoitS
to We to be the weer tiler, a. it show, tints for the
ground to dry between the sweeties. it is obvious, if
Lb. ground ee set the gr.. 5 sill be ',meta drying.
Here again the niture of time ground prevents the Use
of a machine with edvatitage, As it is it: cessary to go
across the swathe* with it. If Cute were demi iii water•
meads, half of the grass would ha tepee's into tue
drams, &a, because iu nearly all WASS the swethee rue
parallel with them. Se, Sinking 'we tidier with the
lather, I think It the best plan to use the fork. Be: I
should certainly prefer the omehinis for turning, a. at
dues the work better, and at the Mlle time much
faster. which is net &lege the arse. I beetee it to toe
admitted on all rides that to make good ray the grien
colour shoulel be in reeved, nod the le iy ISA...Idly at
the same twee. 'fu achieve ties, the eay should Is !!
croostaiitly kept on tee move with the mecLiee..eid
tWO ISOlnen. one at each end 01 the rem, to tete up
what hay has been missed by the ISSICIIIIIO 111 tUIUiSg.
Hallowed to remain tuo loog without tLietwoe coil •ou Id
get scorched, which should, it possible be snot'.
The hay being dry. the next thee; is to stack it. to
prepare for thin it meat either es put iu puoirs or rows.
I scarcely know which is the best plan. It it spooked
an extra baud would he irquileil to every two pitchers,
In proportion to whet weual lu ueomealy if put in
runs; but, perliere, it Wood I hoe eineml by time tette
Quantity put in tbe waggons!. .te to the sine rue
shape of the sLocks they, of course, eery according to
eircumstances ; but, suppereing e leer. quantity tit he
requirel at ore place, I certouly should not oinstder
It the best method of scouring it to make very huge
stacks; because, it so, it MU.% be exiles dry, or it is
liable to net spoilt by heatine. beam people arc of
opinion that too much hey canuot be put together,
providee it is dry. as they argue that it would is,.
prove in stack; this may be tbe CAS.; but, at the ,111110
tem.! can't no's how gross having °Leo lot its natarel
proemties (which it would do it overdriel) emotd ree
pin mew by such SI. ASS. On the other bend, if
stacks are made too emelt there is a larger museum a
outside hay, which hum I xpesure to the air. is of
tenor quality. We naturally SISII to get as little of
this as presehle. In eliOitli,l4 it. We 14.0laki Cot go tt.
the Other extreme, and perhaps sacrifice the he :art of
tee stack for the dotioe of 0 little nisuile. The sh..lk!
almost a ma.ter ot taste, but it Amulet be tenieuibered
that • circular etaek will enelese in proportion to the
outside mote than any otior ale .p... I think it a good
peen, if possible, to put a little stiew on tic
roof before thateeme, as the top :may is ficqueutly
damaged ; but I idiaie few oot Us will he ebbs to
put this to practice next Lay tusking, As there nil not
be much spare atrew in the netglelsourhosel. I have
said nothing about the cost of cutting aud making hay,
all the prim must vary acCordiook; to tLe crop.
I bare, bowever, made a rough i adulate, and I thMk
It would mot elemet his per acre, iticluding evm
.apposing it to Colt two loads. TIP re is airy little to
say respecting dry wool hay ; nut is mut by a machine.,
turned be a ILACI itie, and cueeet it by a 111 oe'olioo ;
that, tampered to vret.leneete lis)ni.ki lg. it to (Hite a
premium, only elate it when the atm same, I Iml jtet
say • few worms on el•vor I.s, wl.;•I, 1 ...rd..— I
ought to have t.k ii first. To. Is now gt Int ally out
by machine. but I eeubt whether that is the Lest
method of ecurnig it, as it is thus spree.' over a
l•rger space of ground than when cut with the seythe,
consequently, it, turniier and peeking, the clover lueves
are Issssliobl. to brook elf theta when kept el swathe
and this is what we perticularly wise to preemie I
now come to the other part of my imuhjece rise can.
In the goel out &eye the harvest *As IsUkOti forward
tons a very sei Mu. temente,. and generally lasted free
• month to sox Wealts ; but Is ibis "the ego of
intellece" by the aid of mecimin-ry, it is reduced to
about half that thee, elthougli trete is nearly deuble
the iretautity Of CA'S Olt ISFIIIS where it logs
portion ,of straw is coneutied by the etch as folul' r,
wheat shoul I be cut Lu fore it gees toe ripe. The
reeping macliine lie how ahnoat wholly suieriedeil the
scythe and hock. eve, hoe only is the work dune in
much lead tithe, loot in a usUCII better meaner. The
machines inoely in it in this ceighbour cod are
Beiuuelson's, end I think it almost impesaii.le ti get
any that well give greater setiefactien. There are
two kinds of macimiees by the IMMO maker—one self.
de livrrs the shears, •t the out., and is suite° esd to be
worked by two horses ; whilst the uth-r„ intended to
be worked by men hoist, and called the Eclipse,"
requires II man to bluer the slio-Arei at the beck.
Many objeat on that account to this machine ,• but, for
my own part, 1 pr.. for it to the eteer. I shall not, !
however, discuss the merits or dener.ts of either, as
they do not erne, within the scope f our aubj !et to.
night: Wheat, and, in fact, any kind of corn, should
neither In Cut or tied tie whilst wet, and it imoull bo
misled as soon as tied. Tiler. is • deferenee how
wheat is best ais:erl, se regards withstanding the wind
and keeping out the grain. I theme the strongest way
late make tees aisles routed, only whim they go twet or
should the Wheat not he quite ripe, it takes to much
longer for the wind to penetrate., teen it them when
made the long way. I cannot soy how long who's
should be allowed to remain in aisle, is it depends on
the state of ripeness when out, on the weather, ant on
• variety of circumstences which wouel be different
on different farms. The size of the stack should de-end
on the manner in which it is iutendei to ttiraell it ;
U by steam, then about as ilium, as would oocupy a
day, would. I think but a Try guel ; but if re'
quired to be moved to II barn befere it is threshed, I
think then a preference would be given to smaller
ones, became in uncertain we other they can be moved
in less time. Next in importairce comes Berle). It
used to be the Common eminent that barley +would
remelt' on the ground, after apt, long enough to have
the benefit of nine dews aadttiroed each day; if such was
now the practice and with the seasons we have bad of
late years, I fancy it would get darker instead of
brighter. Barley can be out with the machine, when
the clover is not too high; but, when such is the case
It is beat out with tho scythe, as the fingers of the
machine are too wide apart to cut it. Barley is not
often sheaved like wheat, but, when it is out by
machine. I think it the cheaper end certainly the west
expeditious way. 'lees nuttiest is not very geueral mit
the south of England; but in the northern counties
and Baptised, whore harvest is later, and so mere liable
to heavy rains, this is conaiderel the best way to
secure it. Whether either way would have any effect
on the quality of the corn, I must leave to more ex-
perienced men to say. Barley should not be cut until
quite ripe, or It will be streaked. It has been a very
difficult matter this year to remove the hales trout tie
barley. I question whether this is not occasioned by
Its being cut too soon, as no amount of rain or turning
made the slightest difference. theta are of ten cut brat
and stacked last, or et soy time when not occupied
with corn of more importance Such beileg the case,
It is our interest to use the best iimeani to secure it till
such times as we are at liberty to steak it, as well as
to its ultimate security' This would I think ho best
obtained by its being treated in the same way as wheat,
and as clover is golden' sown with. oat; the machine
may here be seed with the best advantage. I have said
nothing about the different sorts of corn, as it has
little to do with my subject; and, it it Lae, it would
be a difficult matter for one farmer to nay what sort
would best suit his neighbour, as the difference in the
luaus of the soil would preclude the adoption of the
mime rule on different terms. The securing of our
corn in • fit state, often depends on the means
we have of conveying it with the greateet
speed from the field to the homestead, or any plasm
where we intend to stack : soul this leads me to
make a few remarks, in conclusion, tee the differeut
modes employed in this and other counties of doing
It. What we wish to ascertain i., the most economical
way of applying our horse power. We, in this soil
the neighbouring counties, use the waggon sod two or
more berms. Whether this is heceuse at is the hest,
or "were it is the custom. I CSUUSi say ; out LU the
north of England and Seotleal, one Mires carts are
substituted for waggons, and misty practical WWI are in
favour of the change. They certainly appear to have
reason an their aide, especially if they can carry (as
they say they ma) nearly as mush on their carts with
one horse, as we can 00 our waggons with two. Our
Interest should lead us to avoid welting our horse
power, by using implements of extravagant dimensions;
aed, while we me inquiring into the best meetus et
gutting our corn. I don't think time would he
wasted if we pave • little consideration to the re reeve
adventspe of one horse units mei waggons. A farm
Is not like a fectury, concentrating its power at one
*me: but its operations are so varied and seatterid,
so often required at different places at the same time,
that frequently We are unable to employ Our labour,
both horse and menus!, to the beat advantage. Our
prejudices in favour of profuse horse labour must
gradually give way before the incr.:me of rates and
taxes, milli Very Certain a reduction innat be weee
smsewhero, since it appears to bottle confirmed policy
of the Liberia Government. to see how
h
really eon squeeze out of the land. The i
-rmieuec,eleeth of
e
many of our present rates and taxes is so "--
eat, that
It heetates the deity of every farmer, not enl
Nos anairut them, but to use all law moe,
ful !t'
srePir,:t
Ulmfla 'Polies& I have not road you aMpg piper.