Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-08-13

stack heated 20 cAscSS oSso' = = go
- feet. this obliged the owner to erect a
eddie about two feet high, to place
hogsbesd thereon, and to pitch the hay,
from the former stack around the hogs.
head. which was raised byircpe ears, as the
.,ack rose, when al the ewes, the hogshead
uas. taken ont, sticks laid across, aud a
,old TOP made with the wettesr hay over
al /: the stack WAS very high, and 81 feet
s diameter, viz. The ilogsasad three feet,
ard tie hay laid ont twelve feet on each
.ide, thus 10 part of the hay was more
than six feet from the air: The owner
having no faith IN his own doings, would
have sold the whole stack for dollar per
ton-yet better, finer, English hay was
never seen.
Cd fact, was stack of English hay
built by farmer King at Wlndsor,it was
raised about 2 feet, the top followed into
bason, heavy rain approaching, the far
mer was rallied on his fine bason, soon 10
he filed with water. He answered that
The hay was too dry and would not be the
worse for little rain! i was re-urgsd
tba. the rain would be heavy and his
stack would be wet to the botton.--
He reloined briskly, when the heat cours
mences, vii! it not expel the water? Nine
or ten hours heavy. rain succeeded the
stack was soon after topped mp, smoaked
much, cooled of, 81 the hay was not injured.
sdiaa, was Sedge, cut and cooked in
Windsor, Just about spring tides, the wa
ter nearly covered the cocks, the owners
came to the marsh, believed all lost. One
of thes, having heard Of the first fatf,
proposed to try the same method with
this sedge a SADDLE was IA sed, 4 bundle
prepared instead of the hogshead to form
the centre hole, sixteen loads were imme-
diately pitched on TO the SADDLE, the wa
ter ran down on the head of him who
pitched tie hay. The man who laid the
stack was wetted to the skin, when at the
ewes, the hurdle was taken out, sticks LAID
over the whole, and top made solid over
all, the company, dispersed, firmly per
suaded that the hay, being sedge, must
infalhbly rot. Yet that hay proved the
best of its kind in the neighbourhood.
After these three facts, let no man des-
pair. For should he be necessiated to cut,
70 rake, cart, and stack his hay in the rain
il may, by this mode, be saved, and prove
real good hay.
Whereas hay once wet, Can never be
well saved BY sun and wind: because the
hnei juices, being volatile, will be exlal
ed and gone before the rain-water can be
expelled, and the hay viii be dIscolorsd,
sapless and inodorous Such fodder mutt
beas unwholesome for cattle, as mouldy
bread for man.
In making hay, there are two things
which merit the farmers particular at,
tention, namely To cut the grais when
the leaves are mott abundant, thereby TO
obtain the grcateA quantity of heritage !!
Alto TO preierve all the zap and fine jul
ccs Of the grafs! By fuch meaos the
Farmer may obtain more leaves from the
fame acre, and thofe leaves nearly double
the weight Of the fame leaves, cured as
we'll as poGble. by fun and wind and
with all obtained at LET'S expence.
Hay preferved, will keep much bet
ter and will Asih the fatting Bullock more
than common hay with oars, or potatoes.
The Agent 10 all this buGneis is heat,
which rarifying the internal air OF the
gratis, cauieth the fame TO expand, and force
rs way lif exceeding the difance OF
Fix teet) to the bolt in the centre, and TO
The outGde of the tack. Such heated air
like aeam-engine carries out with 1t the
lupesabuudant Zap OF moiaure, fomesimes
found in puddles, under aacks Of very
green or vet hay cured by this mode in
other Countries.
Blu, if tie tack be made fold, or laid
out exceeding twelve feet on each fide the
hole; iuch heated air, unable to eicapc,
will 6ifcolour. perkaps fire the hay.