Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-17

one, and it should be much shorter. We
therefore should work, especially when so
much is at stake.
But there is less hay it may be said. Yes,
but there are now two crops, and these far
outweigh the one usually cut, besides be-
ing so much better. 1t is in the quality
where the great gain is, though the quanti-
ty Is considerably in excess over the one
crop, and the second crop is harvested Of
ten sooner than the one by the negligent
farmer. There will be good aftermath
following the second crop, better often than
after the one dead cutting.
Our farmers need heart. They are afraid.
Let them test this matter, and do 1t care
fully. Let them get out of their tracks and
exert themselves-do the very best they
can by getting all the information they can
from the best sources. If they have a sue
cesslul neighbor no mere is needed. They
need but be deprived of prejudice, if they
have that, which is but too apt to be the
case.
Now the gain in this green hay is i'm
mense. 1t is grass improved. When we
soil our cattle, we do not throw before them
wet or green grass we let it wilt first or
partly dry. Why? Because it is found
best. This is the common testimony. The
reason is, il is more concentrated. So q
COW will get the bloat when turned into
deep lush pasture. This is only the case
when there is much water in the feed, when
1t Is quite tender and young.
To feed early cut hay then is TO soil our
cattle in winter. Here the excrements are
the summer excrements. The coat of the
animal is smooth, and the hide mobile.
There is bright eye. There is a summers
breath, strong, full and sweet. Have you
ever noticed it? We dare say no, so rare
is the case of early cut hay well cured
grass.
All these signs present, what will prevent
the milk from corresponding? Itdoos cor
respond exactly. You have not the milk
and butter from October grass which are
excellent before the frost touches them, but
you have better milk and butter you have
June grass; you have June butter. 1t is
yellow and waxy, and fragrant, and fla
vored, and abundant. This is experience
this will never fail. Keep your first cut
for your fall and spring milking; this will
give you the tenderness of June product,
and you do not need to lay up butter in
June for the year round. Indeed you do
not get the first rank taste perhaps you dc
not want it.
Then such hay contains more available
matter for feeding. There may be more
substance chemically, in mature hay, but
it is not seen in the stock when fed, much
less in the butter and milk, the milk re-
tanning the soft creamy froth of summer
! why do we miss all this good? We arc
now speaking from experience, what We
have seen, what we see yearly. We there
fore urge this matter; we therefore have
urged it from year to year; and we shall
contin ne TO urge, for not only for cattle !:
such hay priced, but equally or nearly Sc
for all kinds of stock. Glover should bt
most largely used, say two-thirds of tho
bulk of the crop, the rest Timothy, orchard
or June grass, or there may be other sub
stitutcs but we find clover the most bcnc
fetal, and do not object to ii rs a single
feed, but others may. And in the long
run-a longer run than we have expert
enced-a little variety from other grasse!
may not be amiss; but spare not the clo
yer, and begin early. Test little, and Dc
it honestly. If our way is not liked, adop
another-any way that will secure the hay
without too much sun upon it, in the short
est possible time, and put into the NOV in
stead of the cock. BE not afraid to cut too
early. Then test the feeding. f.. q.
Country Gentleman.