New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-30
CURING GRASS FOR NAY by STEAM

Ths Il an age OF bod innovations o. old eastons We
have propose which worthy of the ooniirasioa
ofour STATE Agricultural Society end Is the tns to
link sboui T. thai pr sinas may be oderd o. Tao ma.
Ter AZ ea Gscusscd 70 The January m'eag Of ihs m,n
brs ard exc uiivo oommi,o Iiis 70 solve io qt'saoa
az touring grass sek haythai dischsfsing hs wtrfr,n
by steam instead Of the impor-' pr,cs' n d-yins
q IN The scr onen interrupted hy rsgS and ,hc Preiut
i1jursc Ct spaled Now. Il saiurains L With steam viii
have the effect as we believe it viii L. that "a
hosr Of sun will dr. H. list may be preserved with
salt Il opens new era Ia the Of steam Agricultural
purposes The proces reed not be vcTy expeavsers
borous orc Let the rass be hcap,d up fs' cut sni
coy,rd with India rubber clbih Then pipe hcn
esn bolsr roun.ed upon wagon. may Re Inserted M
r che Of The Pile and steam applied - degree OF
d, AZ tcrg enough almost COX The whole heap n any
mn 10 prsssrs il for " rspd scudryng We bsev@
er snme syrerireas with We hsvesen ia iryiag oshsr
v.c,,.sle substances thsi green clover may be pre-
sd Il, thrse hour frr safely s,owiHy away 10 hs
hem Nv usin metal caps instead Of cc;h TIE prces OF
stssf,x may BE- CONTINUED 10 degree snhnen TO expo
sntre wessus Whchor Il can he economically up,
the farm - r. point which wish 10 see settled anf hH
is what TIE cultural societies should Determine Sem
has already been sPps 10 carry mlnare 'he ncd Po.
ing the ground aud shroshirg The 'op M d1ae,H WIN
be sOoa applied 10 wing ,hc seed and rapng as wsi -
moving and only rmsins to cure The green grass As
fsst as cut BY The sans powerful ageut
This IA not ehin,sra unworthy ofthousm Il 10 sub
iect which sooner later win sac, the serious attention
Of that portion Of farmers who do think Try L. yoa
please ON small scale take any succuen plant AVID sub
ict 1--WE minutes steam, aid then pace in the sHs
and see how quick viii bccoua dry wellcurei hay
Apples peaches. sc. be dried By steam in oae dv
Ii grass esnnot be cured by steam ie, US know why
WHIT be any more wonderful than n Is now Tor ftrnr
10 leave home az Buffalo In the mornng and sell his crop
the same DAY in New York for hm 10 get up in the morn
irg and call for John SIT cut the moving machine AMI
small locomotive and cut Down that fly Ios Of clover
o doy aniten George Henry 20 fire upthe hay maker ana
follow Alexander and William with the s,eamFskiny ma
chine and cure that grass fast as il cut ard VIII
come down with the wscrs and let how ma
thst crop can have safe in the barn before nS
"po,err. yes sir"
Peter YOU mev fire mp the barn engine and that
the hoiting machine is all right both sides Of The
floor Cor shall bring two tuns At load and while ono
,un is going up into the RICH, hand can hitch op
to the other aud have that up directly viii not take
over fifteen minutes to get of losi In the Intervals
between loads keep the engine q, ,oh filing tho great
wais tank that last planting OF potatoes need Watering
and as soon as the water ia warmed in tho Little.
we will give them shower Al Toys. this Is the are Of
steam; YOU don't have to work TO hay used 10
when was boy; when used to-cat all the grass with
a scythe-" by hand father p
Yes my son. by hand slow, hard iabcr and then wo
had to spread the grass to dry and then turn over and
over in the sun with sticks aud wooden forks or clumsy
iron ones we had steel hen md then wo raked
II by hand and made up in cocks which had TO be
opened and spread dry again anfagan rakoi up'
then We pitched and OF ofthe wagcs. and sometimes
it was fortnight after il cut befoc we could get
cured enough 10 stack or put in the barn
And al that by hand laborP
Yes hand labor and hard labor
Well flhor ii does appear to me as though pccp's
must have been very stupid when you wore boy not
have any steameDgines ON their farms
mo, no, stupid exactly. but very hati 10 believe or
make Improvements farm their lands ruy way butja~
as did their fathers and grandfsihors"