Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-07-13
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There nre at present n great many conflict
ing opinions. srvs correspondent Of the
Germantown TELEGRAPH. in relation 20 the
period when grass should ho cut. so-no cou-
tending that the operation of moving should
he commenced NJ soon NJ the Development NJ
the flowers lad commenced o'hors that ~
.cvthe sNoul hv no means hc introduced till
tho seed had become partially rr'ture8 rs
they suppose tho superior value or thi. edis
more TO the value or the rlant ns whole
than it abstracts No definite rules. however,
can be laid down in this matter. ma practice
must necessarily vary with the contingencies
Of temperature. aspect. climate. and the sre-
cifc character Ofthe grasses ordinarily culti-
vnted For my own part. | think ono shOnld
commence M soon rs infDrrscnnce hegins fe
will then have timo to get through having
before the crop becomes too far advanced
towards maturity, and his hav, though less
heavy, and consequently somewhat less valu-
able as n market product perhaps. will he
much more succulcnt and sweet, thnn If nor
mtted to stand till later period, or till it
becomes dead ripe
The old method Of making hav in the sun
and driving it till scarcely particle of m list
ure il left in the fibre, is now almost univer-
sally dopreca ted On this subject. ono of tho
greatest farmers who has ever lived, has the
following remarks
' As soon as the graz" is fairly freed from
moisture, it il put into narrow heaps. which
are made as high as possible and To prevent
these from falling down, n small stake is
driven into the ground, around which the
grass i. carefully arranged with the hands.
y handful Of grass is then taken from one Of
the swath., and the longest and strongest nor
tions are chosen from it to cover the ton Of
the heap or hay-cock wth.-care being taken
to trim the upper Or towering part of tho
grass downward. These pvramidnl heap. are
then suffered to remain until the gras. Of
which they are composed. is thoroughly dry,
which is generally somewhere between the
eighth and fifteenth dav. On the heap being
opened, the grass in the interior Of it will
generally he fou to retain its hue and fresh
ness have thus seen grass made into large
heaps, in dry and windy weather. which has
made very rapidly without requiring u he
moved, and has been quite green Tempo
rary rain or showers will not do it anv harm
beyond that Of deprving the external parts Of
some portion Of its greenness hut should the
wet weather continue for any considera hla ps-
rod Of time, there is q possibility Of the hay
becoming too much compressed it will then
he necessary to open the heaps, and shake and
loosen the hay, in order 10 prevent it from
acquiring an unpleasant flavor"
This may be obyiated by making the cocks
smaIl-say Of about eighty pounds weight,
when trst put up, and covering them care
fully with green grass. | give you this for
what it is worth-some may be induced to try
it this season, on small scale, and report
the result. One thing is admitted by every
ono, which is, that the less the hay, in making,
is exposed to the sun, the more valuable it
Isl retains its color and favor better. and
consequently is worth great deal more per
ton than when dried up by the burning rays
Of the sun