Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-04-12
VOL. XTI-.No. GIG

three very valuable purposrs-'O feed h's
-,ockio 'ctilizn his lnuh, and 10 f'' his
| pnrsc--and he has succprded admirably IN
'hcm all. so far NJ We can Jndge. li,s cat.
tie ihr'v" upon 1t both IA green md dry
crop in summer aud winter; his wheat
and corn feed and thrive unon II. when
buried and drcomposlug in the snll and
his purse increases wnh the lncroase OF his
cattle sud his cops. And finally. besides
feeding his cattle and icr,il'z ng his soil.
the seed Of h'l second cop gives him on
acrcablr profit. annually Of from fifteen TO
fay dollars. Now there is no secret in
tho bu.,ness-no pa'cn, riuh. lie g'vrs
YOU his whole process, that you may proht
b. his example # YOU will. VIZ will en-.
d"avnr 10 give it in concise aud plain
terms.
Clrvcr is either used Cor hay or pasture
The first crop and uniformly for seed and
IoraGc the second crop. II for pasture. he
turns upon It his stock about the first OF
May, or when the soil has becnme go firm
that the feet of the cattle will not posch
the sod. Al this time tho growth is such
as to enable The cattle to thrive. Ha
pastures Til about The twentieth June, and
The closer it is cropped at this time. the
better. he thinks. The cattle are then
withdrawn. and the second crop is permit.
led TO grow snd mature its seed. II the
frs, crop is designed for hay. u IS cu' from
he twentieth 10 the twenty fifth Of June,
although 1t NAV not have passed the bloom
or arrived nj that state when mos, TURNER'S
doem 1t in n proper condition to cut. 1t
Is important TO cu' it as early as he twenty
, f'ih Mr.. B. thinks. 10 order to give the
y SECOND crop lime 10 grow and mature its
. seed before it Is IN nted by the fros's Of
, an'umn-f FIVE days often making matcri.
" al difference in he seed crGp. We do not
: IKE Mr. De mode Of curing this early
cot clover: he takes it when partially cur.
, ed, to his barn, and spreads it about upon
y .caff Ids and poles ill made. mud then puts
" il inlo his bay. Trls causes unnecessary
" labor. Cured in grass cocks according 10
y our directions, it will bs rs good as wnen
, spread over barn, and more than half
V The labor will be saved. MIR. &. thinks
+! clover hay made in the ehade is much bet.
W ter Than thnt made in the sun. The next
way of curing this green clovcr, says the
writer, is win wheat straw. hat has been
= kept in The barn for that purpose. by lay
: ing a course Of hay and then OF straw, aud
y 80 m until ynu have it all secured" The
% Importance Of moving the first crop early,
~ j. illustrated by The fact. that one of Mr..
Be- nein hbprs who Ind been persuaded TO
~ cut his fret crop some JDvS earlier than
Z usual. acknowledged hat he should obtain
as, season, thirty bushels more clover seed
= han usual. IN consequence ofi,.
, The seed crop Is gathered with care. and
80 Brought Ia the barn a. soon as it Is f hat
" tein upon it or unnecessary exposure I" 'ha
weather may be avoided. both Of which
materially impair the butts or straw for
- fodder. The heads ave separated with q
u fail, and the seed extracted by Robert
~ i,iienhouSe & Co.'S patent clover ma-
~. chine. The average producer in seed, is 4
:: to bushels The acre which, at present
y! prices l. worth sixty 10 seventy dollars a
~ to'erabr agreeable pruf' for a second crop.
~ IN regard to his clover mach'nc. Mr.. 3.
q" has cleaned four hundred bushels of seed
~ with his without dollars expense fn- re.
pairs. II is portable ; and when here is
- once machine IN neighborhood says Mr.
- e, think ne farmers wi raise their own
-! seed. ms is the case in my negh5orhood.
" And # they ralse it themselves. they think
g., Vt costs nothing they then sow literally
80 and get a bountifull return. The machine
i costs sixty dollars and it would verify seen,
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