Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-06-27

CURING HAY-THg Nav METHOD A few
days since we had the pleasure Of making the
personal acquaintance OF Gen Thompson, the
discover Of the new system Of curing hay with
5ut much drying, and find him, as before stated
hy our cotem p0rary, not only man who does
ms own thinking, but who performs his own
labor, 10 far as to know accurately OF what be
speaks He tells US that he has followed the
system FIR fifteen years, and with perfect sue
cess, never having lost pound OF hay by spoil
ing in this length OF time
70 further Illustrate the advantages of his
system, in securing far greater amount of nu-
trtiois properties in hay, he says That he has
a pair Of carriage horses that have eaten moth.
my but hay 80 cured, not spoonful OF grain
having been fed to them for two years and that
they are in as good condition as though led with
grain
As another evidence Of the increased nutri-
tious quality OF hay so cured he states an ln-
stance IN which neighbor got out OF hay, and
could MOI at that time conveniently procure u
elsewhere, and was supplied from the deneral's
barn The dairy woman soon began TO inquire
as to what had been done to the COWS that
caused them to produce 80 much more milk than
usual, and was put of by her help-meet by
remarking that it was only her notion, or mis-
conception, but in day OF two more, not only
the quantity increased, but the quality had i'm
proved to such degree that she prevailed on
her hutband to accompany her TO the milk room
an see for himself, when the mystery was ex-
planned to the great admiration of both, he hay
ing become fully convinced OF what be had
before considered almost unworthy Of belief.
Gen. Thompson has, for some five years past,
cured small quantities Of hay IN Casks without
.ny drying, cut when the dew was entirely on,
and closely packed IN clean casks replacing the
heads again, miklng them nearly, II not quite
air tght, and allowing them To stand 10 the
barn until the mex. spring. lie has lately
opened one and favored rs with sample, and
when the box containing it was opened, there
pushed out such "a sweetness of aroma as mar
was perhaps never before delighted with and Il
could not be believed, IN the absence Of the eyi
dence, til 81 highly impregnated feed coulC
be, the aroma from which could have IN suol
strength come from the contents OF 50 small 4
box II may be observed that the scent OF thu
sample was somewhat slokening, like that o
fresh May flowers when confined IN close room
but when laid before our animals, which hal
Just filled themselves with fresh, green grass, i
Was eaten win HVlulty. We WTo hoOut "
write and make the inquiry II the sample wa
not aiken from cask that bad before contained
some highly psrlamed substance, but before W
found time to do 30, Mr. I, happening in town
kindly called and assured us that the cask II
which the hay was cured was perfectly clean
aud that the aroma come exclusively from Oh
bay sO cured.
Mr. Thompson, in addition to his usual eI
permenls the coming bay season proposes
take hay press into the field and put up se'
eral bales from his best grass, cut alter the de'
is entirely of, but without any drying, for tn
purpose OF further testing the process on
larger scale, which has proved so satslactor
to the tight casks.
1t rs desirable that the new process, publishe
in our issue OF March 25th, should be exter
slyeIy but carefully uied the coming season
chat Is large promise may be fully Develop
by the great mass OF our farmers, who stand
need Of the most improved methods Of econ
missing their crops Boston Culhraior.