The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-07-18

C:orye Williams, on which you have partial
recoilef ion of converting with him feveral years
ago. His plan embraces the opinions and the
prevailing practice of his mott judicious neigh
bours. have this day fpent az hour with him,
Oh the fubee, and though he differs conGdsra-
bly, from Dr.. Dean, the experience OF fone
years pat iGfihes him in prefering his own me-
thod. IL hates the entire proceis rs follows:
&c With all my labourers enter the Target
and mo!t luxurient grow,h of clover as foon as
the dew is off; the fork follows the fcythe AS
foon as pohbe. All that is moved that day
lies fpread by IL O'Clock. About one, Gctorr
GaLf pan one, it is turned with fork. To-
wards night, fay at fix O'Clock, it is thrown into
FINAL heaps, without rake.-Next morning, as
foon as the ground is dry, thefe heaps are OPEN
ed, not bread, 10 as to cover the ground, but
rather frparated in moderate fork-loads. Theft
are turned between IL and IL O'Clock and at
one the cart ihould receive it, hot and heavy as
it is. If dried more it will crumble, lofe its
leaves, its heads and its nutritive qualities.
When perfectly ready for the team, ja;re
may be fqueeZed by the finger from Jingle
itraw. From WHIP of it, the fize of your hay
rops, man may ring moture, politely drop.
Having thrown three or four hundred, about
equally, over ten feet fcaifold, itrcw as many
quarts of falt then tpread another ftratum of
hay and fimilar quantity of fait, till you have
thrown haF 14Sei on a ton. The top will
ReSd none"
OF his ordinary proccfs he gave me the fol-
lowing illuftration in iinple ttaterGcnt of facts:
&c Lar year cut 4 finail piece of heavy clo-
yer. My year were bslated, and part of it were
Handing at IL O'Clock. l managed il on that
day as fit had been cut in feafon. The next
was toierably good hay weather, not the bef.
Obirrving fome 6g:s of rain, put down one
load (about half the piece on my fcaffold at one
OF the clock. 1t appeared rather too green.
On the succeeding morning it was covered on
the fcaffold with large dew. The weather on
the third day was remarkably drying, and tho
the load left in the field was moved as early rs
convenient, it crumbled; it was dried too much.
This placed upon the irlt load. Both did well,
but the bottom of the fcatold was preferable
the better ofthe two.'
Thus, Sir, have realized the pleafilre of fla
ting to you, particularly, the mott approved
ProcefS of curing clover known in this vici.
nifty.
TIE agricultural Society haze offered tbe tsllosv.
ing premium.
To the perfon who fhall, by actual expert.
ment on quantity not lefs than half a ton, thew
the belt method Of curing clover hay with falt
regard to be had to the quality of the hav and
the faving of labour, and the fhortnefs of time
between cutting and packing it in the NOW, the
hlver medal or thirty dollars and to the perfor
who lhall thew the next beR method, fzvenf,
dollars.
Samples of the hay to be exhibited month.
after tits cured to majority of the fele6tmen
or the iettled mnter and iuftce of the peace
IN the vicinity. Claims to be made on or be-
fore the laft Friday of November, 1904.
an ingenious method af proba eating CUcuMBERs
orJeDsral crops in /ueeefon, q0itbout /ozviue
them.
As foon as there appear fevcra Hower-beds on
plant, bend the fecond third joint of d
branch below the blonom, faiten it firmly in the
ground, and cut off the capillary point of the
plant: The vegetable fpeedy takes root, when
you feparate it from the parent flock. Proceed
thus with the mott vigorous plants and, as
each root has to fuPport only few fruits with
nourlihment, you fave both labour, to procure a
conftant fuccefiion of Cucumbers, for a number
ofmonths, from ON fort, which is not 60 liable
TO degenerate, as ifthey were RATED from va
riety of feeds.