Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-06-22

,v,,n eyer, two LAYERS of the clover af the same
thickness, will be found great proservaiiSc, and
cspc cally the latter mode viii enable the farmer 10
uu, up the hay in far erccncr state, Than could
otherwise be done with safety. Besides this advan-
tacc the straw inicrposed between the layer OF hay,
b, absorbing It's juices will be rendered much more
valuable rs proycnder, and If salt be sprinkIcd on
hay, vii be prccds consumed both by cattle and
hor,es-from the great quantity Of tbs grass pre-
ruccd on an acre, its highly uniritye quality, The
case with which it is cut and cured farmers will find
that clover hay is the chcalcs, food on which They
can keep then stock in good order durIn The WIZ
ter. Il put up in good order in the fail, sheltered
from bad weather. and lasted, both horses aud cat
tic viii keep tat ii alone throughout the WINTER
without the aid of grain. unics, when worked.
The prevalent notion. OF The difficulty of curing
clover haY is entirely erroneous. In climate like
ours there will seldom be found any. In wet and
cool climate. like thai Of England, the difficulty
may exist 10 some extent, as clover when put IN
cocks will not resist rain well rs timothy and
some other grasses but III the course oi fifteen
wears experience, we have seldom lost any, or hid
II much injured by the weather indeed We have
found IL incomparably easier TO Sase clover hay
than corn blades, aud as three -four IONS Of the
former with the aid Of plaster, be made at les,
expense than one ton Of the latter, the farmer
mus, be- blind indeed to his own interest, who does
not take care to provide himself with AT least as
much clover as will furnish AN abundant supply of
provcnder for his stock.
Clover should be cut for hay when about one half
the ho ads have become of abrown color II cut ear
licr, il IS believed the hay will not be nutritious;
If lalcr, the stems will have become harder aud
the tra,s be on the decline. For hops however.
aud YOUNG stock it Will be advisable 10 cnt some
so soonas in full bloom. When in this state
and Slted hogs are very fond Of it and il is belics
ed mieht be chiefly win,ercd il, II otherwise
carefully protected from nclcmcnt weather. At all
events by the use OF ii as food for hogs in part,
great saving of corn may be effected.
When The farmer ean do it, he will lind i great
advantage in providing himself nh long, narrow,
and hieh sheds, open M least the South side for
the preservation Of his clover hay, and when haul
ing it IN. to begin at one end, and spread layer Of
hay along the whole length OF the shed, and then
repeat the samc process; BY this means he will be
able 10 pu up ~ hay, in much grconcr state
than could safely be done, il pat either in stack
or uow and yet there arc bot few persons in
this country sufficiently expert in the an, TO stack
it SOFAS toensnrc its preservation In narrow sheds
one load Is considerably dried before another is
thrown on IT, and when the sheds are hllcd the
narowncss of thc bulk being 81 much greater
there j, far less danger Of injury 10 the hay by heat
inv We atain solicit a, a favor, from readers,
that they will make full and fair experiments, Of
the mode recommended and that they viii furnish
rs with IN accurate account of the result by 50
doing they will not only confer favor us, but
discharge duty which they owe 10 the public, for
whose benefit it is desired.