Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-20
Fairly wowo Hay.

The following article from the Country
Gentleman contains some valuable sug-
gestions t..
Having made many thousands Of tons of
hay from grass cut in May and June, and
some hundreds OF il in the latter month in
America, | can say that instead Of iDjuring
the vitality Of clover, il has the contrary
effect. Grazing takes of the stems, ETC.,
earlier than any moving can do; alternate
grazing and moving is best for my grass
land, excepting water meadows, nor do |
mind what is said about close grazing, for
where one acre ia injured by eating down
too bare, one hundred acres are spoiled by
running 20 waste. .--.s tf.
In England Il il double the trouble 10
make hav, because the sun has not 30 much
power, the heat in June being from ten 10
fifteen degrees less than it is here, and
showers much more prevalent; yet no one
hesiiales 10 cut the grass while young and
having all the sap in the stems, for by let
ting il stand until it commences to seed, or
even allowing it TO pass Out Of bloom, the
vitality il in jeopardy and the land is
eucked and reduced more in a week after
il Is in blossom, than TIE Eve or six
weeks previous growth had absorbed.
English farmers have very heavy rents TO
pay, and extraordinary burdens in the
shape OF taxes which Americans have no
idea Of, and they cannot afford 20 bold each
other up in errors; and with all die re-
spect TO the farmers Of this country, il is
certainly most true that a mans sanity
would be doubted il he did not understand
the simple fact Of the injury to grass and
everything else, by letting it seed many a
tenant is turned out Of his farm because he
does not keep stock enough TO Craze up his
pastures, for il is well understood there
that the best meadows in the kingdom
would be run out and injured Just as they
are here by repeated ADD late mowings,
and by not half grazing the fields
Il il useless 10 talk about the difference
in climate and so on. " IL is as plain 10
be seen as the nose on q mans face, that
there is no reason why there should not be
as fne grazing pastures and moving mead
ows here az ia England, nor the slightest
cause why they should not retain their vi
talitv and improve Tor centuries % ceme,
without the suicidal Intervention of the
pillow.
The making Of the hay when moved so
Young and tender appears the great stnm-
bling block consequently it may be as
well 10 say how hay is treated there, and,
As ID is known there Is less need o! turning
50 often here on account OF the scorching
Of the sun being 50 much greater, it will
be easy to make proper allowance for the
comparative difference The hsy moved
in the morning il tedded shaken ihorough-
lv with the fork OF by the machine and
n a. Is often the case, it is very slow max
ing weather il is turned again by the ma
chine. or hacked up" ,raked 10 marrow
rows as fast az hay-maykers can walk ,
the next day il is raked in windrow,'
rows 40 vide that when sufficiently made
they can be pat up together and a wagon
mass between them, SO that men can pitch
on each side;l before being Pot together
Cor loading up, this is often turned several
times, and il the crop is very young, y will
be cooked up a; night instead o. oslng
loaded, and spresd out again on the third
dsy; and take England through, the hay
Of the whole country will average being
ont three days, and it is then considered
GOOD luck 10 get il without being caught
with rain.
Hay cut when the grass is young does
NOT spoil 30 quickly ~ being wei as the
poor old rubbish which Is Whhered np when |
a Is moved, for il will often cure nice, |
green. sweet hay after = day or iso's rain |
on Il. n not too FAR made, for il will seem !
10 be quite grass again, and then when Il |
clears no. il we'll attended to, Che iniary Is |
very slight indeed. A hay iedder 10 this |
country would facilitate the making Of bay /
from young grass very much, and ! do
asmre those who are making inquiry OF Dir. |