Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-07-16

Creat britain, cut when tie kernel i in
tle 9ocSh state. lhJs Is about ten
days before fully rips Cut then. it ba.
less s1.ln, 5rightel berry, tougher straw
and VIII not waste BY sheIling Oa,.
make an excellent feed, if cut when oree,,
and properly cured For seed. or for sole
they need TO be quite ripe, and If nossills
saved without wettins.
IL Caring Hay should be saxed !,
as nearly its natural condition as possible
&c should not be Drowned or burned hx
tie hot sun About three fourths Of m.
"ei%ht OF grass IS lost by driving. If il
could be cured III the shade more of it's
value would be preserved, bat as tins !.
1mprietscaole, We must come AS near it as
possible. Hay cures we'll in a wiuroy
after 1t has been thoroughly wilted. Tho
advantage OF this over the havcoek !.
that it lies loo.er, ana allows free eircn,
atlon OF air. Uuless the prospeet ca,
pleasant weather is good. 1t is always h.s.
TO put 1t III cocks at night MANY farm
ers think It en- advantage to let hay s,yaac
IN large banches, bat this il q mistaken
notion. During this process part Of IL
soluble matter Is converted into earl ooi.
acld and alcohol, the hay becomes SLIGHTLY
moidy or mustv, and though II NAV he.
eaten readily, is less nutritious or health
iuL W heat bound IN nediul0 sized bpn-
I'll and well shocked. should stand abons
eight days and oats about five. OF conrse
this will depend in part on the weather
but 1t IS better to get wheat up little
damp than after this 10 run much risk Of
rain. The use of hay and grain cans viIR
often be found a saving III having or har-
Vestlns- We hope some Of our readers
who can afford it, VIII give them trial
III There Is no cheap way Of rakine
hay without Il horse rake, or unloading Il
without horse fork. In loading hay.
always do so by course then the fork
iuls ara Kept hy themselves, and come oH
as easily as if bound
~ Sailing - If hay is proporIy
cured no salt should be used. /. NAV be
sprlnkled on at the rate Of four quart, 10
the ton when It has been Injured. HAY
ought aecer % be put UP go as to rsqair.
salting
y. Stacks If yon are compelled to
hniid stack on moist ground SEQ tbar
as soon as II IS done, it has drain about
1t 10 take of the water All stacks should
have good bottom, high ana dry enough
to keep the bay from spelling. A stack
ought to contain four or fye IONS - ~,
vent waste. 1t should enlarge fro,; ,be.
bottom up twothirds ofits heightb tosbed
water we'll, and De buils round instead of
square Always Keep the middle she
highest aud tramp wei Some saople ton
stack b9lth course straw or hay. bnt tb;.
maternal do2s-n0t shed V stsr we'll Tha
finer the hay that goes on the tan If ,
stae@ the better. Hay, well secured in
stacks, keeps about az we'll as in tho harr,
The foundation for stack NAV ha mad,
by driving short piles into the creu,d
strong enough TO hold its weiobf D,,
this trestle-work lay your bottom II j.
an excellent plan to have n Iarre can e.
securing 1t from rain before tpjsbs5
Layers of bright straw thro,n a, ,nnd
70 preserve the hay if n little Green sn9
improve the straw Grain can he sta,I.d III
just as we'll as hay. only requires n Iit.la
more care, 1t is often better 10 do 20
than to enlarge our barns
VI 1ean1s.-jf possible have a,. ax
ira horse for the rake and hors,-fork :
Any spirited team can be made so rant,o
as to draw hay with, if caretuliy used -
lne great annoyance to horses is dies
Many horses have been made uqIv nv
them. Protect them from thse cre9fnra.
and yon add much to The pleasure of hav
ing Ohio Farmer.