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tetns. thst 70 now laid aside for alt time, We
a1d # to orr ill., Of indispensable laoorsayie I'M

te+ns ,hst no now laid aside for ali time. We
add II to our In Of indispensable laoor-sa7ing I'M
plementI
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duf correspondence, trial Of uew rollers and in-
veadgauon of this subject have onl5 CONFINED the
opinion that the best roller should be made IN
abort sectioun; that each section should rtvolre
on an axle that runs the whole length Of he roll
ct, and TINT the roller frame should rest On the
outer ends Of this axle, TO which the team Is At
tached, ttus applying the power to the centre OF
motion. In this case, the tongue aud forward
part Of the fr1,na rest On the hozses' nects; but
otherwise the dsaught Is not 'dow1warls, as On
most o. the field rollers 8nt this may be balanced
By having the seat 30 cocs1 acted and attached s.
10 equalszs this weight The roller that have
used for the pass ten yeazB, without dimes
worth Of repairs, Is the moss perfect Of any that
have come under my notice, aud only needs
few au,al improvements 10 ntske It ali that Is de-
sired It waa made at Morris but the party cou-
mented the manufacture before the public was
ready for this valuable pulyarixer and lnproVer
OF farm cue2s, and, not meeting snnclent encout-
agement, turned hla attention to other business.
Within the next ten years this iron roller will be
as Indispensable 70 good farming the Aar1ow, II
not more 80. The future status Of the hop crop
shree-horse equalIzers-feld rol'erss-sre slowly
being moulded into place, and must occupy new
positions IN the progress Of farm management.
EARLY CUTTING or BAY.
Stcce ruy last letter On the subject several asr+
cultural jo1rpa1s hare come to hand containing
articles On the sane subject, few papers con-
tending for the ripe or fulJ-matured g1ass, but
the great majority taking the position that grass
should be cut early. All timothy and Cover should
be cut lot later than blooming, and our cosrse
slough grass at two-tnlrus growth. Al this date
| haying should be completed as far north As
MHttnon PaD4 and Jacksonville and In actfYe
progress Us far north as the Peona i Logausport
Railroad and Gr,esburg, and next week TO the
State line. In oil the dairy districts increased
! attention IS being paid to this ea.1y cutting Of
grass for hay. The raukest slough grass will make
good forage Il cut e.f1y, before the formation OF
| woody fibre The ntarer hay approaches to the
succuent grasses In quallty the better 1t must be
for food. Conyessing with sereral farmers On the
subject, they all admitted its value; but
the answer was, "Canr. be9iu hayins
until the cornL ialu Bly, But suppose your hay
gets too lipe, what then "HaIe 1t up IN shock
CON- II those farmers could be induced to t1y q
few loads Of this early hay It IL possible thai
hayIng-time might bA = plaGe In the seasons
work little in advance Of laying By the corn
crop
Yesterday Sam Jones sent over to borrow my
hay ha1poon, 70 try itR virtues on ned Of mixed
timothy and clover, and John said the grass on
their top-1reesed meadow WAS splendid, and they
were getting 1t Into the barn Is rest Is possible.
One team run the mower until eleven O'Clock, and
| al tmo commenced raklng and hauling. By
spreading over the mow he thought 1t would be
| all right, though not cured 50 thoroughly as II
some SEASONS. John said they kept one team a,
the corn, and one al haylng. They were neariy
through the corn for the thIrl time, but, on &C
count Of the backward season, would have to give
It least 1tTe Worstngh RURAL