Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-02-15

From Loudon's Encyclopedia Of agriculture.
The mode of making Clover Hay, aud
that Of NIL heritage plants, NJ prae.
iced by the hest farmers IN as follows
The heritage 10 cui rs close g. the grnupe nnd
~ as uniform AID pe'frel manoer M IL il posi-
hlr 10 accomplish. ~ Ill" a., he kept constant
" sharp Tho ~ RACE having been in the re.
ced'ng spring freed from stones aud we'll rolled,
the s,ubble afer the m wer ought 10 be as short
| aud smooth Hse well shnyeD griss lava What
psu of the ',ums Is leit by q sc, The IS moi
only lest, hui the anrr.grow,h Is nrih .o VIZ.
o'"ns nor % "eghy NJ when tie first c,ulug !,
taken ms low a. sal =
IA soon rs The aDnh roB ofrm he bdgts
| Thoroughly dry hb0ps II is gently TUNED oye'
| (noi ieddod scatinrcd,) without bteaking II
| Sometimes this is done Y the bard, af ~ II
| smai f- Il; ard sone farmers are ~ a. vigus
| ~ prevent ihe swb Il rom beng bIokon ihas
riey will ut permit The nsr of The rake shaft.
The grass. when turned VIZ, IN A.. MOI my
OF III, daf, IS M int" cocks 10 tn ar NO. ~
The mode OF psrorminR his il very Iniple mi
| expeditions and nune hut women, boy aad
aus, under The eve al ntouflifntiAl 81 OF,
are usually emrloyd II thec,op "a hea,i, n
r " oil roeks is placed in The miedle ,dge OF
THREE, and If light of five ridge. A distInct
company OF carriers aud rakers Is allotted 10
every such number Of ridges aud the operate
companies proce' Il each on ns uwt gtpuna,
and III the snme inpnn'r M IN Tenpng grim
when occasions degree OF competition among
lN"m loI despatch. clean rnh'ng. md nes we'll
built cocks The carriers eniher the nv aud
carry tito III. ridge whern The cock isio he
built by one pi the most experienced hnnds.
raker follows he carrier, taking mp aud bring.
ing 10 the cocks The rrmai OF The fwaih. Ihle
may re, IN general, about FIVE people I'm, we'd
about each row of cocks carrier mud rsker
on each ide of lbc ridgeon which he cocks
are placed, and person on TN ridge, Who
builds them But When the crop ia mol Ugh
", more takers are required, "a, gteatsI Space
must be gone over.
A. The rocks are thus placed IN a hne they
are easy Ia pm Two OF mor. into on" oHerwnrds,
aud lbe larger cocks may be psrdily drawn
together, TO be cni into itamr.iipks, by means
frop.s thrown round thtu bottoms. aud drag
ged along hy a horse II is impossible 10 lay
down any rules for III management of my,
after III put into cock on" thing is, how yer.
always attended to, not 10 shake out. srat'rr. or
eHI ose the hay olleDer thHn j. necessary for iis
preselyation. Sometimes The cocks have been
put NJ 81 large, that they never req II T. go
10 tramp ick, but were Gated 10 III. stack.
yard. " nhont ever being broken. and put ''p IN
al ornate H. gers with old hay Blu where this
Is MI, mpfed there must no he much clover.
The practice IL mixing the new with the old
hay Is, how ver, good one. 1nd saves goat
deal oi time and tabor at the same Time tliaf
the old hay is much improved by he mixture.
The bes, managers disapproRe 81 :pr,0di,g
0m HE tloper and rye-grns, though this /. ofei
necessary with nntpial grasses, which are cut
and harvested lateI IN the SEASON. The mors
he swaih rs kept uubtoken, the hoy i. greelur
aud the mote fragrant.