The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-08-21
NAY MAKING.

cure the intrinsic virtues OF tie plant. IN
curing herbs, as oil acquainted wt,h the
subject admit, tie most proper time for
getting is when they are 10 full bloom snd
It is also admitted that they should be cur
ed in the shade, because if exposed to the
more direct Influence OF the sun and air,
some Of their valuable properties would be
eyeporaied.
We know there is some difference oC opjn.
ion in regard to the proper lime for cutting
grass, the advocates for ripe hay contend
that there is no more substance " 10 y,
aud that 1t will 90 further IN FEEDING
stock, than that which IS cut While Il is 10
blossom, And so We suppose there is sill
more substance in scrub oak brush, and
that il would 90 still farther in feedn. tno
suPporsing) stock, Admitting there Is
more substance 10 ripe grass, IS i kind Of
substance when affords more nouflshmeui
10 animals
Psuu al the time Of f1wering, CONAN
starch, gum and sugar sl OF which are
known 10 uouTish ANIMALS. 10 The lUfma.
ZION Of seed, the stems and leaves are ex
haus,ed 10 these substances, and the sub
stance which remains is chsny wood fibre
Bu! it may be said that the composition Of
woody fibre, starch, and gun. are nearly the
same. Admitted. Lu this does not prove
thai animals are able 10 extract nearly an
equal amount Of uourlshHenh from each.
Tne.couposlIon 81 the DIAMOND, the hardest
Of all substances, may be SAID to be similar 10
that Of starch, gum, &c, carbon beng The
chief element OF all tut the digestive or.
gans Of animals would hardly be able %
convert the diamond into organized tissue.
And though woody fibre, i eaten by cattle
or sheep, might stick BY the ribs !" we
/ think the ribs would not acquire from ii
much fl,, OF the system much strength.
Ia some parts Of the country, animals
are actually faueaed for market on hay a.
lone. THIS may sound strange TO those
who feed their stock uul1 with clover anc
timothy which has gone 70 seed, for We pre-.
sumo their stock was Eerer thus faliened.
But where this object IS attained, the grass
IS CO; while il IS quite green, (noi past
bloom and made ana preserved with care.
ltisttue there are some kinds OF grasses ,-4s
the splre grass, or keulucky blue grass,
Pod prdtegsis) which make but little bu I
! 10 seed stalks, The chief growth consis'in,
. Of leaves which spring from The root! The
creates! value in fodder would be Obtained
. 10 such cases By allowing the crop Q gfo@
; l,iI Il had acquired tls greatest bulk. This
} remark however by 10 meaas spphcs to
! clover, or timothy, or The grasses usually
e cultivated for hay.
y H. making nay, we would expose it TO Ii,
= sun and air no more than Is rtqufed 10 Ell
. feet IT'S preservation, Tor the same reason
/. that is above given 10 reference to cunnA
e herbs. Clover can be cUred-iGd=ed II i.
r more conveniently cued-wIlh but very
illle exposure to the sun II Il is mol ~et
aud is fairly ~lled, Il may be put " b
} forks, into cocks, which Will weigh, when
, dry, abou, fifty pounds each, and vii effect
c ualiy cure. Timothy, also, may be cuteC
;. in lho s0mo manner. The finer grasses
T. when thrown into body, pack more close
&c ly aud otfJrd less space for The air; conse
s, quenIIy they require 10 be more lnlni
r. spread IN making.
J Excepting with clover. Which We neve
3 spread out OF swalh cur practice has bee
e TO spread out the swa;hs as evenly as posslLl
~ # the burden Is stout, as Se5a DO tie de@
:, oil; 10 the afternoon rake aad co.k Il be
l1r 81 yt... ca - .
ID cocks, even lf It IL 10 more than wtIted, be
r cause Tho sweating It viii there undergo /
10 the course OF Twelve hours, will much lacl
D. ltaIe the making, nuJ II the grass is coars
~ and hard /. viii render It much more sol
a. Besides, hay that has been vel s@eated
Ill cock isnot liable to !ermeut Ia the slack
an NOV.
K. Whether the hay which was moved o.
put in cocks on the first day will ua
IT, 50 that 1t viii do 10 90 to the barn
.he the second day depends Of course On
NJ condition, and the state OF the weather..
or II all appearances Indicate that the HI
Oh can be made sufficiently on the seco
ng' day, lsnd repeated observations uuly C
'or' determine the degree Of dryness VIII
ties ls required open the cocks aud shake {
tire hay out lightly, thoroughly breaking all {
ger locks with the fork. But II should no,
Dis spread out later than three or four o'co
the 10 the afternoon, but should lie pot up aga
hes or if dry enough, put IN the barn by t
Dgs time, lest II contract moisture. II from
G!h condition Of the hay or the Appearances
ub tho weather is probability that the /
ess cannot he made enough IN one day, lie
Ila. remain undlslurbod TIL Tie weather IS
me- yorabe.
per There are one or two other couslde
lions in favor of early cutting which
al! omitted TO notice above. Ii is admitted
10 ply sologis,s that plants exhaust b
s'ug lher Dan energies aud the soil, more
as forming seed, than IN the whole preced
10y portion Of Their growth. Thus when gr
u.s. Is suffered to rIpen, it gives bu, little AT
ash, growth, and from the the exhaustion IN
'gH, Toned The sga;d more ujuci.y dies on.