The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-07-16

CURED GRAss.-Grass is to stock, what
bread and butter is to man-the great
staff of life. Hence pasture or soiling in
summer, and grass (early cured hay) III
winter. This has been tried and found
to succeed the results have been obtain
ed by it; they are on record; and the
principle is practiced yearly now by most
OF our best dairy men. Hay will harvest
itself quite moist-not outside water :;
that must be excluded rigidly There
must be no dew or rain; that will spoil
your hay. But the juices are different
thing mind you. The quality in them
Tin the water the hay contains) keep
them. Your hay needs but to be wilted,
no moisture outside, and you are good
for a winter store of the best of fodder.
Draw III without sweating if you think
the ram will catch you. There will be a
sweating operation i'll the NOW, but it will
n be 5 rio 5. |. may toudh tito wi h
h mould; but the hay is still excellent
f.r and away ahead Of all good hand dried
hay even If put Just out Of blossom ;,
1t will be relished by stock; stock will
thrive upon it, eat it ub clean, and show
but little difference from the effect of the
best cured. We have known the best re-
suits from moving clover one day aud
putting it Ill the next, clover scarcely yet
III blossom, perfectly tender and juicy
1t was moved when the dew was off, and
put up in cocks towards evening. Indeed
1t IS difficult to see how it can be imurov-
ed. 1t came out bright and fragrant !:
the blossoms that We're out retained their
color, and almost their freshness of sum
mer The sweating was done in the NOW
and amounted to only enough to wet the
fork handle that lay on the bulk. Hay
will tometimes spoil, cut green; but is in
consequence of the dew being on when
cut; OF being put up when there is a
moisture outside. Evaporate this, and
when you have done it your hay will be
wilted-it viii be lit to go in The wilt
ing Is III consequence of the discharge of
water from the inside Of the stem, leav-
ing the juices sufficiently concentrated
to keep it But fry little. Cut it to-
ward noon; air it well by turning and
throwing it about; and in the afternoon.
say five or SIX 0 clock, draw it H. Try a
few loads this way. tbs way you can GER
tainiy get it in without rain, and no dew
either-no bleaching Then try little
IN the same way, only keep it in cock a
day, some two, and some three days-then
In with it, with or without first spread
ing TO the sun. Try this. and ny enough
SO as to see what effect it will have
upon your stock. Dispense with cap, Or
use II you like, or sweat in the cock
without it. But in this way (thc latter
there IS a risk they rain may catch you;
the dew will certainly, and bleach you on
the outside. and your hay will 90 in, not
better cured than when drawn III the day
1t was cut, or at the furthcst the next day,
putting it in cock for the night. Our
plan is to make sure work-sure in the
weather and sure IN the quality. The
water all removed from the outside, the
juices concentrated by willing, there can
be nothing to find fault with But, for
the life of you, avoid the old system. Try
the new Give it fair trial and you
viii find yourself unexpectedly reckoned
among the good farmers that make gooc
hay.