Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-08-02

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HAY.
Wild grasses are far less Iuxuriant this ses-f
son than they were last. l, Is apparent tina,
the time is at hand, when our farmers must re-
ly upon something better than prairie hay for
fodder Stock is rapidly multiplying and Wild
grasses are rapidly decreasing. The culiisa-
ton Of grasses has been TOO much neglcc,ed,
TO succeed with a dairy without better TALL
feed than our parched pIairies afford, is on, az
the questions; and to winter stock well rnd
probably. requires more and better feed than
the refuse herbage which we call prairie hay.
Our region Of the wes,--fortunaiely for ous
heallh--is destitute Of those swales and marsh
es so prolific Of grasses and agnes, tad polcs
and musquitoes which abound In Illinois,
We have no sloughs-and therefore but Iiuls
natural moving; but we have, thank God, a
good soil and health tina, will enable every
man who pleases to raise plenty Of cultivated
grasses We commend to the notice Of our
readers. the following extract on the subject
OF clover--from an old English work called
1.-THE Complea, Hnsbandmau," published in
the year l776. and which contains irea,ieses
on agriculture. full and instructive as can be
found In any Of tbs agricultural journals ef our
own time:
The husbandnian thus understands
ing the nature Of clover. the various
manners Of sowing il, and the reasons
for each:is to consider next the nature
and quality of the seed; and to take
care that he chooses such as is new.
and OF good kind. Amoas the sew
Ciel quantities. of clover seed offered TO
sale, the husbandman will find a great
deal ofvaricty OF color; some is yellow
isb, some rcdish, and some blackish. -
These are three colors that are TO be
bis first guide in the choice; The yellow
ish is the best, and TO have the tue tint,
this should be a grccnish yellow; The
rcdish is the next best color. that
which is black is worst: but the color
is not all that goes TO tic choice, it
must be sound and fresh.
/ ltshould be clean, large, and glossy
on the surface, which is always a
Inroof of lis goodness, as dusty heavy
aspect slews il Las been danip, or tds
had insects in il. The seed being I'M
derstood as TO itssmarks Of goodness,
the next consideration is tie quantity;
about this there is much dispute among
those who have most right TO kuow,
that is, the practical farmers. Some
say six pound il enough for an acre,
others use twelve or fourteen pound.
| In general, we sec the practice is
wrong in allowing too much seed but
those who use the smallest quantity err
on the other side, for six pounds is too
little. Clover is plant that never
grows to any considerable size; when
il is best planted IL is but small in com
parison Of other Of the artificial grass
es, therefore the plants are not TO be
kept at that distance which the others
be with advantage. Eight pounds Of
good seeI is as little as should be nj
lowed TO an acre in any condition; and
those who go beyond ten, allow as
much superlluous, as those who SCI six
too little; nine pound may be called u
good quantity; and Notwithstanding oil
] have heard, TO speak from what
have seen, are repeated trials the larg,
est quantities yield not only the small
est, but the worst crop.
A fashionable lady being injured OF.