Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-07-22

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cHUsETTs. The nomination of Electors h.,
the" Jackson Republican Convention cor; ~
posed of members of the Legislature and
delegates from the city of Boston and var; ar
GUS other towns in the Commonwealth hold
at Boston on the 10th June last, is as fol-
lows -
n. Electors at large-Nathan Willis, of Pisfed
Joseph NJ Forward, for Hampden District-.Jobn
Drury, franklin District-Jonas Sibev, Worcester
South-William Willard, Worcester NortbNW;I.
liam Austin, Middescx- John X. Simnson SusaIL
-Gbenezer Seaver, Norolk-Elihu Dagget, Bristol
Peter H. Pierce, Plymouth-John P. Norton
Barnstable-Col. Josiah Newhal, of Lynndeld Es,
sex South District-John Russ, Of Methuen Fssex
North. A'SSoA
HAY MAKING. As the season for making
hay has arrived, | wish to say sometbin9
upon what have found, from experience,
the best manner Of saving it, because | con-
slider one ton of good hay of as much value
Tor feeding stock of cattle, as two tons of
poor.
1t should be an invariable rule to cock I'D.
In the afternoon, all the grass which has been,
cut In the forenoon, and not open it AGAIN
until the heat of meridian sun has exhaust
ed the dew and made the earth hot the next
day, and then it need not be spread very
thin. The bestway is 20 turn the cocks d.
rectly over and loosen them little, so that
the sun and wind can penetrate through
them, and then before the dew falls put them
back IN their original position. The next
day. the weather heing good, serve it in the
same maner, as soon as the dew is off and
you will find, after it has been open to the
sun short time, it will be sufficiently made
10 De taken into the barn, and that it has re-
famed Its original green colour, looks nearly
as bright as it was before moving, has rich
perfume, and will weigh more, as well as
support more stock, aud bring better price
In market. 1t may be that Longer time
Will be necessary for curing clover, when
moved green, and the crop large. Ifthat is
, true' the same mode must be pursued to have
!. good, at least it must ever be protected
from the dew. Let clover once be soaked
with heavy dew, after it has been wilted by
the sun, and it is of but little value; the
leaves drop, change colour, and are lost, the
stock becomes brown and tasteless indeed,
II VIII hardly compensate the farmer for his
labour OF taking it to his barn; but secured
from the dews and made by the wind and sun
1t will be good hay, even a richness will be
retained In the stocks, so that cattle or horses
Will consume the whole. In seasons of
showers, you have the only security which
is possible, by having your hay in cock,
winch, done as it ought to be, prevents it
from receiving much damage whereas
showers upon hay, half made, and spread on
the ground, nearly ruin it.
"A small quantity of salt put on our hav,
which is early cut, is of great utility; it pre-
serves the hay and is healthful for the cat
tie.
Our soil is good for grazing cattle and
beef are one Of our staple exports that our
stock should be well winWred is of great i,Q-
portance, because it is always easy to make
good beef from cattle of any description,
which have been well wintered, and are in
good order in the spring. Every farmer
therefore, who wishes to make money by his
business, cannot pay too much attention to
have his hay good, and his stock well tended,
for thereby wealth will come to him.
Should it be objected, that to make hay in
this manner, the hay makers would be out of
employ towards the close of the day, the an
swer is, that, having secured what has been
cut IN the morning, the mowers may proceed
to cut the grass, because it ceases to wilt
after the dew-fall, and consequently is not
injured by lying open on the ground, having
never been wilted by the sun.
Could we but learn to make our hay as it
should be, and abuse our working oxen less
not make them work excessively hard all day,
and, at the same time, be continually brand
ing them with sharp iron, because they can
DO no more than their strength permits, we
should find many more dollars in the pockets
OF cur farmers, and the value of our stock
nearly doubled.-.Maine Patriot.
EXCELLENT ARTICLES. We have re-
ceived quantity of DAT FLOUR, very white,
fine, and sweet, and very palatable as well
as wholesome for buildings, cruel, &c.
Likewise greats and oatmeal of superior
quality, all raised and manufactured by Mr..
STEVENS, of Barnet, Vermont. These ar
ticles have been highly approved of by sew
eral druggists in this city, by DIR. Kidder of
Charlestown, and other qualified judges,
who pronounce them to be preferable to any
thing of similar nature imported. They
appear to contain more muciaginous and
less bitter extractive matter than the COM
mon preparations from oats found in the
shops of druggists and grocers.
". E Farmer.
Lone WoeL. A man in New-Jersey has
a sheep of the Dishley breed, which weighs
252 pounds some of the wool is 20 inches
in length. A man in Pennsylvania, lately
sheared % pounds of wool from one sheep
it is very fine, and some of it IL inches long,
probably the growth of two or three years
ib.
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