Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-07-12
From the New EnsIAad Farmer.
Hay Making.

INK roE CUTTING, AND now 10 crr ruK GRASS
The a,eras. amOun, Of land gone over b
the mower. Of New England. with the ban,
scythe. is no, much, # any, more than on
ton per acre. Ia man has twenty Eve ton
OF hay to get. he will, on this average, ha'
twenty-five acres 90 NOW OVer,-makins' Q
sl,jO Per day, the usual wages IN hay'n'
time. S37. 50. To ,hi. his board is to b
added for twenty-five days, ssy sos, max
ing $685.. There Arc moving machines
ofrecent construction or modification will
which a man or boy can cut Elk acres pet
day, With eass, and cut il well. either Will
on, or two horses, or pair OF oxen. 10 car
be cut nearly At this rate in eon'enien, par
esls, say one or two acres at time. 30 Al
q accommodate the hands ,ha, arc TO ienC
aud get it IN. THIS will eOst Tor = man
four days. s6,OO-bOard. Sl,0o-horse
si.OO-inicrost on machine. One year, 80
making SI7,Oo, which, deducted from
si3,75. leaves saving o. ss6,'S' Bot
,Ai. !. no, all there is the sa'in: Of spread
inc IN. crass, which the machine does as II
cuts It, and the .iill more important item
Of cutting the grass rapidly when you are
ready 70 tend 10. or whsn tho weather 1,
favorable to make il into hay. To ,bes'
nav be added the consideration Of transfer
ring this hard work from man 10 beast. and
this i. specially desirable in many cases
whore the farmer beyond middle life Is not
able to now At all.
From this view Of the case, 1t would seem
,hA, the farmer who has twenty-five tons o
hay 10 secure, would end ii economical ic
use a movin: machine, even II be werC
obliged TO borrow a portion Of the money to
nav Tor it. But single machine may be
owned and used without insOn'enisnee BY
two sou,iguou, peishbors, thus reducing 'hs
COS. - much that nearly all may avail
themselves Of IL, Advantages.
To the moving machine should be added
= good korp rals and q Sc, Of hay es1', and
then the farmer !, in condition to enter up
on the annual campaign With great ssriain'
,y Of success.
The mode Of making aud securing hay Is
80 general that the observance Of a few sim
ple rules seems 10 be ell that Is necessary
In order to &c; the bOs. and swssios, bay
tie grass should Be cut very soon AFTER ih'
bloom frst appears. IL should not be al
lowed to remain long spread out in the bot
sun-bu, when fairly wilted. 80 that upon
taking i, IN the hand, some Of the dries'
portion. will snap little, should then b
thrown into high peaked cocks aud covered
with cap. If they are a, hand. In this con-
di,ion the cocks may stand forty-eishs hour'
with decided advantage. and AL that wall b
necessary Afterwards, 10 to throw the cock
open 20 the sun and air for three or fou'
hours, when It will 30 in sicellen, condl
ton 10 bs ealted IN.
Grass cured in this manner will looI
green and bright. and will retain that 70
eqliar aroma or fragrance, not less gra,eio
% the taste Of the cattle. than to the nos
OF their owner. when be enters the tarn
IL also rsiqiHy as nui'.liouS guaiihS sn,irel,
beyond that cut down. spread and suaereC
- remain upon the ground during eight o'
ten hours Of two or three days. The fArmei
can easily tc., thi, for himself, BY eutiiD.
two parcel, Of the sane grass and dryin.
them under the two processes We have men
toned. stesping them, and tasting tie te'
made IRON each. The Shakers. who pre-
pare large quantities Of herbs for market
esteem ihls matter Of drying Of 20 much i'm
por,anee ,ha, they soosirue, very large room
for their special purpose, and would scarce
ly Aecep, Of SUI dried herbs delivered a
their doors. They are an observing an
shrewd people. conducting their busines
upon sound principles. 50 that their exam
pies in business matters, a, least, are enil
iled 90 regard.
1. has become quite fashionable to sal
Lay q. it i, packed away in the bAra, an
We fear the practice Is carried altogether to
far. Many ton !. taken in not much NOR
than half cured. because there Is prosPee
ofioui weather. and under the eO@iortin
thought tha, pseI Of sab 'riA bs odded Il
order 10 save Il.
From their own natural desire, cattle Vii
NJ, take much salt durins the winter, an
We cannot believe !, healthy to have 1t fore
ed upon them mingled with the food whicI
they mus, eat, or starye. \ small quaniit.
OF salt, not eIeeedir; too or three quart
70 the ton. may be u.eful-but more. W
eanno, think necessary e'en II !. be no, hur,
fol
Our bay crop !. ouo Of vast Importance
IT, aggregate value 10 very large, and a
though not exported to foreign countries
that i., rarely beyond the K'agdOn Of SOut
Carolina or louisiana. Of as much valid
expended in our midst rs though cent abroad
II Is, in fact. the basis Of all our farm opei
AIion.. the key stone which sustains theT
and gives them al thssr success. The ie:
Of a iarm 10 The number Of cattle !. feeds
and the cattle IN turn feed the soil.
Let Us, thsp, endeGyor to secure THE GRO
in It's bes, po-sibls condition, weli.6,ted I
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