The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-08-28
HAY AKING

HAY AKING.
Thf following i an exiracu taken r. IN
description In N sgFienliufal paper IN
Sew Ynrk. Of the mode of making IIay
IN Onng- county In that State:
As 20 the time % euiiins hay. I end q
diversity % npinions among farmers.
Some prefer moving when he grass Il
laihy in blossom; others between the bios
sgming stage and The hardening of the
seed; and slill others when quite ripe. 4
an Inclined % The belief that grass con-
Tins more Of the nulritive properties In
he middle Stage that he olher-. and. when
prariicsble. ought n he cut al thar iime.
g Bul thai which deem Of the most
Importance IN the haymaking process Is
the amaani 81 moisture il should contain
when placed Ia The nav of stack. On
this subjse, there j. but one opinion with
our most Efficient and snceesslul graaiers.
! lhink il may be laid dasn as general
rule. thai The more moisture The hay con-
Isias. without danger ar combustion, the
better. But The moisture must be the ar.
fsriai juice IF iis grass. not OF dew or wa
Rr. nor absorbed from The wet soil. lam
constrained 10 believe that wafer alone. ia
some fern or other. causes dusty OF moul.
dy has. and that The juice af the grass
nsrr does. had Two sacks of hay put
up during nv absence. in 50 green 4 state,
that they were perfectly cllarred al t.e
centre Cor two OF three feet around, with
Oul dust or mould in any part Of them.
and the remainder nf the stacks a. prof.
table and good hay ~ ever fed out.
an the early sssges OF Ia, ing. greater
care 10 necessary than The latter, as the
grass then contains more juice: but in the
LATER part Of July and August, we cut our
grass IN the morning. and now il away in
the afternoon. and often put il 10 rock early
10 The dav, ~ prevent Il from becoming
dry and brittle. AT This season Of laying.
litIle more is necessary than for the grass
10 be willfd.
.We use about four quarts OF salt TO .
load OF half ton Of hay, sprinkling il on
twice while unloading; and my plan is
although not generally done TO increase
The quantity Of salt when The hay is TOO
dry, and diminish Il when too green, as
The salt increases the moisture.
at is not uncompon for our stacks ol
hay 10 smoke three ~ four weeks after
put up, aud The Top Of The maws 10 be
thoroughly saturated with the steam.
That h.y which we think best preserved,
has, on being opened. ligh, mahogany
or foxy appearance; lies very compact III
the stack or nov; 20 much so, that il re.
Quires vigorous arm TO thrust IN orhi.
nary pilchlork one inch into it.
The advantages Of making hay on
the plan have named are great. think
We save At least one fourth Of The weight
anil as much OF the nutritiye property o
the grass; all which is obvious IL those
sho have had an opportunity of seeing
cattle fed upon hay made upon the tive
different plans. will offer as a proof o
this, that farmer on visiting me some
winters since, supposed that our cows
were well fed upon grain. He also re
marked that he found il difficult To brin:
his stock Of cattle through the winter il
as good condition as they were when III,
winter commenced. Our graziers bu,
their cattle from the west and nor.hin tn
iall. calculating that they will gradual.
improve ihr.us hout the winter on hay
and this. too, without The advantages q
stahling, which is so generally pracli'ed
Permit me 10 note another advan
'age that occurs 10 me. Hsy is made o.
our plan mo speedily, and with les
risk Of weather. and greater quantit,
secured in the same space. Ihavc hear
bull one objection made to hay of this dc
Scrip,ion: il is. that cattle do not eat stuff
Glen, quantity of IL. Such persons ju,lg
lion The bulk, and not from The weigh
aud make no account Of the nuiritiye PFC
perties Of the grass retained by a shor
Instead Of ling exposure to the sun an
a'r. iapprehend that the reason that ca
lie eat less Of the one kind than they do !
The other, is much the same that ma
eats less in bulk Of pork or animal foc
Ian he does of vegetable" ~#