Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1804-07-13

which was supposed TO contain thirteen
tons Of dry hay. The whole Of this hay.
came on. very bright and sweet some
of il has been sold At . higher price, in
proportion to other hay at the same time,
than cloyercured in the common way
generally bears. My horses have been
Eeptuponit this three month"; past. and
l never had them look so well with 80
little grain /; they appear more fond of
it than of other hay, and there: 10 less
left in the nnanger. l. ssss. 4 -
Itmay be proper to remark, that the
weather when the clover was cut and
carried, was very fine and that the
cocks upon the moist land were turned
bottom upwards half an hour before they
were put upon the cart. How this me-
thod will answer in cloudy weather, or
when the clover has been wet, must be
determined BY other experiments.
j.. Il tt'erfrom M. Ala Packard. ), .
Marlborough, Dec. sth, I sos.
Honoured e dear SIR, a., + = = -
! Yours of the I'd instant was duly
received by post. In compliance with
your polite requests I have consulted
several Of the most observing farmers in
this vicinity, relative to some of the best
process ofcuring clover. You refer par.
ticulatly, in your enquiries, to the me.
thod adopted by Capt. 6. Williams, on
which you have q particular recollection
Of converting with him several years
ago. His plan embraces the opinion
and the prevailing practice Of his most
judicious neighbours. have this day
spent an hour with him on the subject,
and though he differs considerably from
Dr.. Dean, the experience Of some years
past iusti6es him in ordering his own
method. He states The entire process
as follows: - T. So -.
with all my labourtrs enter the
largest and most luxunent growth Of
clover rs soon as the dew is off i; the
fork follows tbs scythe . socn As POSSE
bic. All that Is moved that. day lies
spread by twelve O'Clock. About one,
before half past one, il j turned with
fork. Towards night, say at six, it is
thrown into small heaps, without rake.
Next morning, as soon rs the groundia
dry, the heaps are opened,, NOT spread
90 as to cover the ground, but rather Sc
parated in moderate fork loads. These
are turned between II and IL o'clock
and at enc the cart should receive it hot
aud heavy Is itis.s If dried more it will
crumble,, loose its leaves, is heads and
It's nutfitive qualities. x - e.. Z.
When perfectly ready for the team,
juice may be squeezed by the. finger
from single straw. From wispo Of II,
/ the size Of your hay rope, I man may
ring moisture po ssibly q drop. Having
thrown three or -four hundred about,
equally, over ten feet scafold. strew
~ many quarts Of sat, ill you have half
busbel on = ton. The top will need
none" ..5 - u ,.1 y.
J OF his ordinary process he gave me
the following illustration in = simple
statement of facts !: :, s.sS..@s.>el =
+. !" asst year ! cut . small piece Of ~hea-
w clover We were belated, and part
Of was standingat twelve o'clock. I
managed Il that day n If il had been cut
in season. The next was tolerably good
hay weather, not the best. Observing
! some signs Of rain. ]. put down one load
(about half the piece on my seafold At
one o'clock. Il appeared rather too
green. On the succeeding morning Il
was covered on the scaffold with alarse
dew. The weather ON die third day was
Remarkably drying, and though the load
left 10 the field was removed as early ~
eonyeaient, il srumbled & Il vac dried
too much. This placed upon the first
load. Both did web, butthe bottom Of
the scafEold was preferable-the more,
valuable Of the two.n Thus, / have:
realized the pleasure Of stating to you,
particularly, the most approved process
ofeuring clover known in this vicinity. !
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