Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-07-08
Early cuf Har for Mich csx,.

AAy Gu nay lor Altc4 NoNt-
What Is The best tine 10 cut hay Cor
dairy COWS s-sboald q b. cut a. The sane
time for al kind OF s,ocks-arr practical
questions ~hioh every dairyaAA must con-
si6er NJ esch season
Tbe state Of he maturity 10 which grass
should arrive before ], - cut. - n poin,
about which aea differ materially. Tbe
drs-rvnt dispositions which are 20 BE- made
o. the hay doabtless modify % some extent
he oooclasions AZ ~hich they arrive Soms
think IL should stand til the seed Is fall
and the stems xet pretty vel riPened. be-
cause q - then heavier than before. others
think Il should be cut ubsn IN fall bloom OF
before.
There Is quite diEerpnoe in the Kind or
quAhty Of hay cut bsfo-e ard after ia % IN
blossom Besore it Is in bloom lie extract
i've matter. wbich i used As food. contain
sg-easer percentage % starch. gum. sugar
and fat. especially yellow iAt and after IL
has passed tbe bloom q has a grestcr per
oentage Of fesb-iorning material along
Nth woody fbre and mineral matter. In
the FORMER. i contains more eleuaeats Of
rvspIration. the source % asimal hea; AM
fatnsss and IN The latter. the foundation
OF muscle
These diferent qualiiies have their uses
The horse. BY his vigorous exercise main
tAins his proper warmth. % a eonsidcrsble
extent. BY the rapid wastes Of tissue and
and Hg-cslsr sbre. and hence. especially
IN warn weather. can labor and travel bet.
ter On the less heating. late cut Lay.
Bot in the youu- animal. the eaM. the
beat derived from tn waste Of tissue ..
comparatively bit u'tie. Snd hence the
early eut OF more boai-prolucing hay -
wanted ard. beside. the green food q,
more easily digcsted.
A Gov vbea giving mix dc, much tie
best upon the sane kind q food p-vfcrred
BY the calf. becuse - derives h-r warmth
not BY exercise. bu, b. her food directly.
To maintain her coalition ara give mix.
a Gov must be fed on food rieh an the cIe.
nents Of fatness Il Is imPossible for ,
Gov 10 give = large gsaniiiy % rich milk o.
late cut hay. without growing poor rapidly
because Il does not contain the material
from whieh The nlk eaa be forr1ed. and ;.
~ithal, 50 SLOW 81 digcs;ioa. that sbe can
do bui lEttle more thah diges, enough 70 sup
port berscM
There -. ~ knov. b1i iiilc use IN show
ne BY Argument uhsu hay i best ct for any
Popose- Il Point that must be settle 4
by practice rather thaa philosophy. ! hav,
Experimental iill I an fally satisfied tbs,
have suffered Annually a serious loss Z,
letiing ~ grass stand too long before
commenced cutting ! have done A. ma
Jorify sill do. waited ii'I Supposed it had
rcached iis fsu siEe before began. !
have lad too mseh rsgard 20 buk and
weight rather thar quality.
II any reader j, sceptical about The
greater vaise % early ct hay Tor prodBe-
ing mils. especially clover nav. let hin
try 4 f; lct hiu cut sonc late and some ea-iy
ana fodder Il olt any ~ay that vii saii.f,
him conciusisely - 10 the vaiue derived
froa each iron a given area Of -rosns
ard nv word for ii. 81 BE- has been IN %.
habit Of ~siting an his grass bas rca che,
rs fall wvight, or esca - fan sire. befor.
~ begins. be uiil start earlier usHt year.
,Daiy Farmer