Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-11-03


and the corn never travels without the
space in which il is afforded.
A gentlemen present, whom, although
a young farmsr, we know 10 be a very
skllIIul and successful ono. remarked
Iha: he had Of late years dispensed en-
llrely with The use ol the hoe in his crop.
He breaks his ground up deeply and
thoroughly, leaving it as freshly stirred
as possible at the time Of planting; he
plants early, and as soon as the growth
Will enabls him 10 do so with impunity
he runs the plough, with the bar close
TO tho earn, on both sides, turning the
dirt from The corn; tho middle part Of
the row ia worked with cuItiystors. 10
a lew days he puts in his p oUgh sgair,
reversing he first operation, and throw.
ing the dirt TO the corn; whereby the
weeds between the plants, which are
usUall lY agad ailh llp hoes, are coz.
pIelely covered and smoihered. Again.
and for the last lime, ne resorts 10 the
cullivatorS 10 clean tho rows, and no eel
dom or never finds any thing more ne
ceSsary than the several workings hers
described, provided the ground is well
and thoroughly broken 10 the first in
stance. By this system and the free
use Of manure, he had succeeded in ma =
king an average Of ten barrels 10 the
acre upon thin, light ChichahomiUy up
land.
The next subject worthy of note
which our memoranda furnishes US is
THE CURING OF CLOVER HAY.
Hero again We find diversity Of opin
ion. One member of the Club is an OK
tensive and we'll known hay grower,
and his views accordingly commanded
great attention. He promised by say
ing, that he conceived the great object to
DO, 10 cure as much with the air, and as
little with the sun, as possible; his prac
tice was to commence cutting just whom
the blossoms began 10 turn brown; afler
permitting it TO lie in the swath about q
couple of hours, he dragged the swalhs
together, thereby forming a winrow, 10
which the clover was permitted TO re
main twenty four hours longer; II was
Nhen put up into large shocks. which, as
soon as they were sufficiently cursd.
we're carried 10 the barn or stack -
These general rules were, however
much modified BY the weather There
was no portion OF Tho farmers buslBes.
that required the eye and critical indg-
ment OF the master more than the Gu
ring of clover hay, Seasons would
some times come, N which, in spite Of
the greatest care and prccaution, it
would be impossible 10 save the crop
except ir q very injured condition This
gentleman stated that as good clover
hay as he had ever seen, he had known
to be cured by stacking it as fast as it
was cut, about two poles or rails, 10 such
a manner, that when they were drawn
out, perfect vent would be left, by
which the air might circulate freely
through tho stack; in this manner the
hay was soon sufficiently cured without
losing particle Of its fine green color
Another gentleman here remarked, thst
upon the sams principle he had frequent
Iy known clover in new lands 10 be pi-
led around stUmps, and he felt assured
that any plan might be used to enable
the air to circulate freely through a
large mass, would afford the means oil
curing clover hay with the least posi-
BILE degree of risk or labor. Another
gentleman stated, that from friend in
the county OF Lnudoun he had oblaineC
the following mode, which he had prac-
liSed for several years with great sue
cess. 10 the evening he threw into
large cocks whatever hay might have
been cut during the day; by 10 o'clock
next morning, he would find the hOaI
in high degree Of heat; he would then
throw it open and spread it, in which
state he would leave it an hour or two
when he would proceed to stack OIL
house it.
1t was stated by another member tba
in the Valley Of Virginia, which is a,
celebrated for The quantity as the quail
~ Of its hay, II was the universal prRc
tice 10 permit the clover 10 lie in the
swalh, as it was cut, for twenty foul
hours; it was then turned bottom up
wards, aud thus exposed for an hour
longer, whom it was considered sufii
GENTLY cured to be carled to the house
whore it was SaItsd in the layer, a gal
lon of salt being used TO about wagon
load Of clover. In that section OF fcOun-
try, it was never considered fit TO be
cut until at least half the blossoms had
turned brown and died.
Another gentleman stated, that lsSt
year he had put in practice a plan tha
he had learned in Illinois, where il uni
versally obtained This was simply tC
carry the hay as it was cut and pack i
green, taking care 10 salt the layers al
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