Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-06-25


4 Vermont farmer gives his explana-
ton ON this matter lIe says he built a
common harm in 1910, finishing il with
unseasonod boards, put un ,ingly, and con,
sequently the harm had many sentilators,
as the cracks We're neither small nor few.
lie soon learned that the hay must be well
cured before putting il into the barn, OF
il would heat, mould and sometimes spoil
in the center Of the NOV, while near the
walls Of the harm the hay Was bright and
good, He also learned that in leaving
the barn doors open during the hay sea.
son, a. many farmers DO, the hay next Ia
the floor, especially near the door, looked
like hay which had taken the storm and
been badly washed, Another fact he
learned from old farmers, that hay intend
ed for the stack must be thoroughly cured,
even more so than for the barn.
The same farmer built another barn in
ls50, and made the walls tight as common
double boarding would make them, Now
hear the result lie SAYS: - have not,
during the sixteen years | have used this
barn, had a particle Of mouldy on burnt
hay except II was wet by storms and put
in before dry. ! cart my hay much
greener than formerly, 10 not hesitat IL
10 cart English hay that Is sufficiently
ripe, as soon rs ! can after il is cut, pro.
vided there is no dew or wet upon i,
when moved, My hay is rclishCd better
by the stock than that which is all dried
mp. Ii the grass is very green, or stou,
clover, would prefer 10 let il stand in
the cart over night, but think too much
drying injuries the hay
lie has often cut clover and herdSgraS,
that yicllcl more ilan tMn TINS ,4a.r y. =.
in the forenoon and cartcl TO the barn in
the afternoon Of the same day, and il
came out nice and bright in the spring
With the knowledge thus gained from
his experience he came 10 the conclusion
that the less the air circulates through
the mows, or the less exposed the hay is
20 the weather, the better for the hay, and
the hess liable il Is 20 heat lie thinks
that by closing all cracks or avenues, for
the winds and storms, what heat there
may be in the hay is equally dissemin-
ated through the entire mass without in.
jury TO the hay; but ii the heat be forced
from the outside surface 10 the center,
the outside hay will be bright while the
center viii be more or less injured some
times burnt and mouldy
Having thus experimental he win al.
ways store his hay in barns made tight as
practicable notwithstanding there may be
theories, not based upon practice TO the
contrary. Another fact he thinks he Ia.
learned from experience, that cattle thrive
best in winter when at a temperature a
little above the freezing point. Ii kept 81
warm and close as 10 sweat, or become
moist they will lose their appetite and
not feed well. No doubt it is better 10
have the barn cool rather than too warm.
But we apprehcnd the cattle in our State
suffer more from cold than from warmth
during our long, hard winters. They
need the right temperature i'll the barn aS
much as their owners do III their houses.
A very little trouble will regulate the
temperature of the stable, but this little
trouble is, sometimes avoided much to the
injury of farm stock. Ii cattle have no
souls they have flesh and blood and bone,
which are sensitive to the changes of the
and farmers ought To think
of that and govern themselves according
ly. If these animals could speak they
would often tell tales not very creditable
to their owners. How true il is that a
man is mcrciful to his beasts, and
It Is often quite as true that a cruel man
is cruel to his beasts.
If there is place Of torment in the wild
those persons will find it who
cruelty treat and abuse those animals that
have not the use of speech to make
known their miscrics, nor the power 10
defend themselves against such cruclties.
The good and amiable Cowper has said
that he would not enter on his list of
friends the man who would needlessly set
his foot upon worm, 1t is better to step
aside and let the reptile live.