Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-18
CURING HAY.

The following extracts are from the pub
lished views of 5. W. Jewett, ESD, of Con-
necticut:
In our opinion, there is great mistake ex-
lsting in this matter. 1t is an old adage,
make hay while the sun shines" and many
seem to think that the more sun they get up
on their hay the better Here is the mistake
to which we allude.
By this process of over drying in the sun,
great many tons of hay are lost. The inlu-
snce of the sun is partly that of distillation,
and has the power to expel not only the waite
ry elements contained in plants, but the real
substance of the plant ITSELF which goes to
form fat and muscular fibre of Illuminating
animals. 1t is asserted by distillers of plants
that to procure the most oil, they must not
be dried in the sun, as ii not only lessons the
quantity of oil but also diminishes the flavor.
Now, grass may be exposed to the influence
Of the suns rays, until there is no more nour-
ishment in it than there is in a pile Of wood.
Thus, from one-tenth to four-ffths Of the
nutritive part OF hay is lost by the maker in
the process of drying, or what might be more
properly called process of distillation. We
have reason to believe that in Vermont alone
there is lost during one season, in this way,
more than five hundred thousand dollars'
worth of nourshment in hay; which if il had
been wisely retained, might have nourished
many hungry fiocks and herds, as nature de-
signed it-instead of being resolved again into
its constituent elements, and waited away by
the winds.
When the haymaker is desrious of stacking
or moving his hay little underdone, he may
do so with impunity, by adding layers OF dry
straw or old hay, occasionally, to absorb the
grasses which would pass off by overheating
or in tho field, under the influence Of sun and
air. Much value in this way, may be saved
as stock will eat the straw and old hay with
avidity, though it may have been second
quality.
Another good method OF storing your hay,
as green as possible, is by providing several
places so that but one or two loads may be
put together the same day. By this gradual
process of storing the hay, it will be richer In
quality If NOT over ripe.
When the hay is not made enough to save
well by storing in large bodies-it may be cast
on an open scaiiold or remain on the load
over night to sweat. ALI hay UNDERGONE,
should be kpressed as lightly as possible in
NOW or stack, but when over-cured or toe
ripe, the moro solid it is pressed at unloading
the better.
To make stack of hay properly, It should
be several days in going up, that You may be
able to retain its good virtues and give the
stack time to settle by degrees.
or vet, and put up into cocks, not by rolling,
but by placing one forkful top of the other
When the grass gums the scythe in cutting
Il requires little or no drying before ii goes t.
the barn, If stored with proper care. Hay
may heat in the NOV, to certain extent and
not be rejected by stock, and is not apt tc
mould or must in small bodies, If the water /.
thoroughly dried off, When hay is liable tc
overhead, it should be turned up to air, or
square pit cut out of the centre to check it.
A chimney is sometimes formed by settin,
bundles of straw on end. one top of the othe
commencing near the bottom of the stack o.
NOW, ending near the top. When overdried
as before stated, it never becomes solid in tn
NOV. That fed from the solid NOW is of NOR
value, and will go farther, pound for pound
than that fed out Of the loose hay in bulk.
Every stack or NOW. divided by the hal
knife, will keep more stock, fed in this tresl
state, than from the larger surface, which il
constantly exposed to the distillaton Of tn
air.
TO KILL BURDoCK AND OTHER NoXIOU
WEEDS.
The fence corners and road sides ofte
abound with Burdock, Canada Thistle, James
town weed, and similar unpleasant encum
brances. These may be killed out, root an
branch, by cutting them off at the surface G
the ground, or an inch or two below, just a
that period when growing with the creates
luxuriance, or about the time they are in ful
bloom repeat this a year or two and the
will give no further trouble. No attentio
need be paid 10 the phases Of the moon, bu
rather to the condition Of the plant in it
stage OF growth.
REMEDY FOR THE sQUAsH-BUG.
Take quantity OF poppy leaves, stalks
ipds, &c., or any part OF the poppy, and stee