The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-08-31

From the Carolins Planter.
Curing and stacking Fodder

Mr.. Editor: Until las, year, was in the |
habi, Of curing my fodder wholly 10 the
sun and putting i; up 10 double stacks
This call the. old plan. The objection.
to il are, in The hrs, place, that many of
she leaves dry, crumble, and are lost, ere
the stems and succu!ent portions are fit 10
DO stacked. In the second place, that in.
iensely hot sun 10 hur,ful 10 the fodder,
that cured IN the shade being always the
mos, fragrant and nutritious. II is the
practice of BE bes, English. French and
Flemish farmers, in curing their hay, TO
expose |, as little as possible TO the sum-
II IS carried in dry, but il preserves its
green color and you see hay two or three
years old in their market Of SO bright
green color, that We would scarcely con.
ceive i, TO be cured; yet they are in the
practice Of preserving it for years, and
value II more for It's age. Cured in this
way, scarcely a leaf is wasted and The hay
preserves its freshness and fragrance, and
u is said that al least ten per cent. is gain
cd in quantity, and as much 10 qualuy.-
A third objection TO The old plan is, that
injured by dews and rains, and the fact is
IN season like this, when we have had
rains almos, every day, il we are TO depend
upon curing on, fodder wholly in The sun
we shall no, have one god stack in ten
II, therefore, We can fall upon a plan by
which We can make better fodder and will
less sunshine, we shall Of course, be run
ming less risk, and STAND better chance
OF getting 10 that part Of the crop. With
this view, have the fodde. which is pul
led in the forenoon stacked in the evening
oil the same day, provided there has beer
no rain about il. Ii il is We, allow i
to become perfectly dry before ii u stack
ed /; and my plan Of stacking is simply
this
A pole is placed in the ground, a, thu
spot where you intend to stack. Fou
other poles. or fence rails, if your stack.
be small, are placed around the centre
pole about foot or more from the bottom
and then all tied together at the top, will
grapevine or anything handy, forming
cone. Place some brush or few rail:
al the bottom, so as TO raise the fodder a
little of the ground. Then commence
laying your fodder in single bundles around
this cone, and when you have finished, i,
will be a hollow stack. The nir having
free passage underneath the stack, will
Circulate IN the hollow, and the fodder will
finish curing in the shade aud upex posed
10 the weather. You may cure aud stack
pea vines 10 the same way.
For this Improvement. as conceive i
10 be-, am indebted to an old agriculture
friend who had all his life followed The
good old way" Of curing and stacking
fodder, until about two years ago, be hap.
pened to learn from an agricultural paper,
not an old negro" tina, the best mode
Of curing hay. &c, was 10 expose il bu,
little TO the sun, be conceived his plan oil
stacking fodder so as TO have il cured part.
ly in the shade. He has adopted the plan
for the las. two years. and thinks he makes
better fodder by il, and certainly runs less
risk Of weather. have also had my fodder
stacked in the same way, and am much
pleased with The plan; aud | now send il
10 YOU 10 make book knople6ge" Of il.
FUyrH