Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-09-07

hudi iyS-SIdsS per Imperial acre.
vas most excellent crop, and as quick
as five men could cut it down, womcr
put it up close behind them in the fol-
loving manner taking hold of the
grass by the top, and plating it neatly
pund the left foot, keeping the foot stea,
dy in the heart Of the handful, then ty,
ing little band round the top, to keep i,
steady in the upright conical position
aud when the foot is removed the aper-
ture serves for yentilator. Thus near
ly all the surface of the grass is exposed
to the air, and if the hollow cones are
neatly put up, they will be almost safe
from the weather, as, in case of rain, il
runs off as fast as it falls.
1.-THE weather is at all favorable the
conical handouts will be ready. in twenty
four hours, for turning out, and putting
up INFO small cocks the same day but
they may, with greater safety be allowed
to remain in The first position until ready
for putting up into large cocks. am
of opinion that the less turning clover
hay gets the better, as the oftener it is
turned lis value is deteriorated, more es-
pecially after getting rain.
One-balf of the field was turned out OF
the handfuls, the other half allowed to
remain until it was ready for being put
into cocks and my manner of making
cocks is this:-A man stands at the cock
to whom the women bring the handfuls,
which he puts neatly up, always keeping
the tops Of them to the centre of the cock,
in direction sloping upwards, from
him, SO as the slope may throw off the
rain. In thus carefully constructing the
cock little vacuities will be left between
the handfuls TO act as ventilators, the in
fluence of which will very soon render
it propet TO put the hay into larger cocks.
In one week had all the hay of the ten
acres put into ricks Of $50 or I40 stones,
in which state conceived it to he proof
against any kind of ther,-indeed,
were it not that purchasers were expect
ed TO take it "of the rick" it might have
been put into the stack. l may mention,
that the rain fell less or more almost ev-
cry day, excepting on Sunday the Sd,
and Monday the 4th, but on the 4th
there was severe thunder storm, and,
notwithstanding this most unpropiiious
,Ueather, made nearly 1000 stones ofkay
in the finest condition. think am not
too bold ,ohsn sag, that I am not afraid
to challenge the county Of Edinburgh.
The great advantage of this system o.
yer the common one in a bad season is,
that one hours sunshine will have more
effect in drying the hay than whole day:
1 have this year seen hay lying on the
ground for weeks together, and the af-
termath growing up through it, which is
destructive both in the hay and the Sec
ond crop; but if the system which I have
described be foiioloed out, | will venture
to say that the hay will not only be in
tiuitely superior, but in the end ,piH be put
upwith less expense than in the old sys-
ten, under the most favorable circum-
stances.
have also converted the second crep
into hay over the same ground with e.
quail success. notwithstanding the bad
weather, and all the obstacles incidental
to making second crop OF good hay.
Testimonials Of the superior quality
ofthe hay were furnished to the Society
by the author, from Sir John Hope Of
Pinkie, and William Aitchison, Esq
younger of Dunmore.