Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-07-10
~. j., May 1910.

or, JONAH CORDIT.
~ j., May 1910.
"lIaving observed, that in season where there
was no rain whatever and the hay had been
made with rapidity, and carried within short
time after it had been cut, that greater guam
tity had been injured by being over-heated and
burnt, than in catching irregular season; that
when hay had not heated in the stack, it was
frequently mouldy; that as hay lost its native
green color and approached brown, it lost its
nutrltve qualities; and that, altogether, the
making of hay, as usually conducted, was verv
precarous and troblesome operation II deter
mined on trying to arrange system on more
regular and certain principles, and in which
succeded-and by adopting a certain and reg
ular course of operations was enabled to make
my hay of uniform good quality and, let the
weather be as it might, at pretty regular en-
pense for labor, and considering such pro-
cess not only of Importance, as it insures more
perfect quality, but as it affords a more GER
tain protection against the injuries usually con-
sequent on the uncertainty of the wca her, ard
over-heating in the stack, and that it thus re-
moves two great causes Of anxiety, it may be
well worth the public attention.
In the first place, then, as to the state of the
weather-it generally happens at this season of
the year, that there are three or four rainy and
three or four dry days, in England, therefore
on beginning to cut the grass, as it is well known
the grass may be cut and suffered to remain in
the swarth for several days without injury and
it being desirable where hands are plenty to have
a good quantity or as much as will complete a
| stack in day, in the same state Of forWardness,
| should prefer rather than to wait for fine
weather. TO be lin TO cut in rainy weather. How
ever, be this as it may, the swarths should not
be opened but on fine day, and when this is
done, the grass should be well shaken apart and
equally spread over the ground-and as soon as
the upper surface is dry, turn it we'll over, and
in this operation great care should be taken tC
open and spread any cocks that may not have
been divided in the first opening this being
done, commence raking into wind-rows in time
tint the whole may be made into small cocks
before night. The Seco1ld dry these cocks nus
remain untouched, let the w3alher b. ret on dry
The third day, if the weather be certain and fine
throw the cocks open; but if the weather be
wet or threatening, they may remain another
day, or until it is certain to be fine for the day
The cocks should then be thrown, according to
the CROP into beds of two or three rows, anC
~5e. ia, rour hours exposure, turned vyvi
and taking time to gather the whole into wind
rows and cocks before night-let this operation
commence accordingly, and none be lef open
f The day after this, which in fine weater will be
lnc lOurlil me COCKS WuS uTdll remain untouched
or not be opened. nhetter the reatter be ret o,
dry On the fifth, or the next dry day, these
cocks will only require to be opened for an hou
or two, after which time they will be fit for the
stack.
The novelty of this mode, consists only il
suffering the hay to reman in cock the second
third or alternate days and at first sight it may
appear that so much time in fine weather mus
be lost; but this is by no means the case, fol
whilst the hay remains in cocks, a slight fer
mentation, or what is termed sweating. vii
take place; and in consequence, after it ha
been opened on the third and fifth days, it vii
prove to be just as forward as if it had beer
worked every day; and the advantages result
ing from this are obvious y the following
BY shortening the time of open exposure, the
color of the hay is more perfectly preserved ant
consequently, the quaty-and the ternenta
ton or sweating which takes place in the cocks
proves much to have diminished the prncipl,
, or inclination, as to prevent its heating iniu
: riously in the stack-and the whole opel ato
of making, whether it takes four days or eight, re
qures three days labor only ; and the hay bein.
left in that state every night, in which ii is tn,
least possibly exposed to the injuries of TIT
weather, and,a which it may remain for a day o
two in uncertain weather, without injurious eX
posture, most painful anxiety and useless atten-
dance of abors are obviated." -MWrardS Science
, Of Agriculture.