Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-07-21

HAY-Cover, If it stands up well, should be
cut while il is in the fullest blossoms or, If it LODI
ges down, AMI begins to sour at the bottom cut 1t
as soon as this takes place. As soon as the dew
or wet is dried of from it, put it into small cocks.
Notice closely the progress that it makes in drying
1t VIII cure in from two 10 four days or longer,
according TO the state Of The weather. Put il into
the barn or stack in a fair day, turning over the
cocks and opening the bottoms q itlle sufficient
length oftime before loadng to dry off the damp
ness. Clover put up in this way will retain eve
ny leaf and head, together with lhn delightful fra
GRANGE which belongs only to such hay properly
cured; and, when il is fed judiciousy, Il will be
found to make as much flesh, milk or butter and
Of as good quality, as any other hay, pound for
pound Cuinpntor.
true one, that I" one years seeding, makes seven
years wedding" To eradicate thoroughly the
plants to which The seed of one parent will give
birth is a labor Of no small difficulty. Some spe.
eies Of noxious weeds are prolific beyond neas-
ure, and il suffered 10 run to seed, on soils devo-
ted TO cultivation, and which are adapted Tor
their reception and growth, are of incaculabe
evil and the source of no small vexntion and
waste OF time.
1t is nm excellent plan TO 60 over our cultivated
lands, therefore, in the eary period Of autumn,
and carefully pull up and destroy every weed that
can be found. No matter how Insignificant it
may be, in appearance, it will nssuredIy produce
seed, and this seed, when sowed broadcast by
the winds, will vegetate aud produce progeny
which will be eradcated only by the greatest
care. There is nothing which reflects more dis
crod upon n farmer that the sight of fields in
tested and overrun with weeds. The thistle and
The mullen are ever the companions of the slug
gard, and wherever found, indicate state Of in
dolence and inactivity oil the part of the owner,
deserving only the severest apprehension and re-
buke. Some farmers are in the habh of gather
ing up the weeds &C. that grow aroun'l their
| md pIur in tha yarda mud
styes. But this is pernicous practice, end will
never be INDUCED where any respect is paid, Ell
Their TO facilitate cultivation, or the health or
cleanliness of the crop.
With many very erroneous opinion appears
to prevail as to the strength Of the heat engender-
ed by dung, while undergoing the process of fer
menlation the general supposition being that it
is sufficiently powerful utterly to destroy the vital
| ity Of any seed, however induroted may be the
pericarps, which may he deposited in the mass.-
| The supposilion however, is groundless, as the
| fermentation never, (unless in particular circum-
stances is found to rise sufficiently high to effect
| this end. The seeds of sorrell, mullen, aud white
weed, are in no wise injured as respects their
vitality, even when exposed to the most powerful
heat that eau be produced in this way with
| actual combustion of the dung. On the contrary
| all the above named seeds are actually benefited
| by it. The heat thus produced, induces an early
termination, and by the time the soil is Fl. for The
reception of the manure, the youthful weeds are
| in n state of developement which enables them,
when transferred 10 the soil, TO take root before
those, upon the timely examination and subse-
quent healthiness aud strength of which the
hopeful husbandman bases his expectations of a
crop. In this way, what was judged to be econo-
my, results, ultimately, in II ruinous and almost
suicidal waste. The little manure he gains by the
decompositioE of the Weeds is purchased al an
outlay of no small labor and expense, and, what
is srll worse, Ills field, instead Of being purged
of their noxious tenants, the weeds, more
prodigay infested than before. They therefore,
who regard cleanliness of cultivation us a desra-
bile object of attainment, should destroy the nox-
| ious weeds which inlest their premises tohle
green. This is easily DONE but il any should es-
cape the scylhe or hand, let them be gathered to.
| gather carefully in some convenient place, and
burned. The above processes are easy as regards
their execution, and the accomplishment Of the
object aimed at, sure.