The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-07-24
Farm, Garden, and Household,
From the n. +. Farmer.
MIR. Cheever's Statement,
HAY THE MAIN CROP

',e whole benefit Of the land: yerv little
~Hau peiu9 sowed with it, and it is gen
ecaAy manured with a light coat spread on
tAe surface at the time OF sowing Even il
lAe ANA Is III pretty good condition, light
9lrsSlhg ot manure spread on top of the
@1ouud and slightly narrowed in, at the
iImelo1 sowing, will often make the differ
eaee 81 one crop the first year. The grass
pushed forward early in the spring, gets
start at the weeds so that two instead of
1nc crop can be cut the first season. For
lle sake OF having the hay of the very best
quality Tor producing rich milk and butter,
An the better portions of the moving are
-aNu with sucu grasses as can be made to
roducr Two or three crops in year
ARIEnEe or GRASS SEED
Ga The reclaimed meadow land. orchard
-ta>s Is grown as a principal crop, always
wing three cuttings in season. Herds
-tn>s is pat a little higher up, and, if top
eS~ed Yields two good crops, while on
Ae drf hills that are not good grass lands,
A'rpt ia very favorable seasons, the red
ls soWn. which never can be cut the
reeont time The different kinds are grown
parately in measure, so that haying NAV
One all al once, as the different kinds
mot come to maturity at the same time
about fifteen to thirty days
VI SN"i i-N"'
T." &FaSS seed hoth IN spring and fall,
NSe If So"h - a held lS ready At both
NVn> 'Ae 4" udFe IL III carry, the earlier
20" winter rye LOT 1oudef
t'rtN l4li, ana am very successful with
-ra-> seed at the same time. The rye
NWrS lh so very early the next spring that
u. grass has tlme to make good growth,
.Ia c8u 1e cut lu August. On all fall-soWn
h~oi- slower j. put on the following spring.
,iie sseu py us swe!iius
"',in "e''nGl' ano then
~ = 80 - ~ ~ unlo>' ~ 'an NC
s.,, +, ., tt'' - - use
,,.ii', = Wv 'ilii' li',, 'lilie' II neces-
,,4r, n,i,s =, NV Iii, att LEAP al ans
tals. li,, if++la In " .'i otnoi sia'se';
.st,r,,l .nt 49, I,tU ~ ~" ". An a,le' ana
s,.Itit firs tLa I,ss n.y. 49, 'at t sly !, !,
l.t mali i1.1l..,,i - N.ie VI 1oe,'
/, .nvJ in ~, toit anri,, ilit aitut - II
.5o5 boid an ,t" I,;' h,so enouSn 10
~ y" I'i0 son peiole "ih'ei
af ,s,o3 IN, - rf,lr
49, last is they come above sronnd. bnt if
IS. l1 NOT sow we must not expect to reap.
q berd-grass is sown in spring, it il ouite
Ur lN ~ tilied Ay The hot summer sun lust
ttntu4 oil the first crop, especially if
.y9 crown fast and is tall and slender.
- VI LAND
ftlAtf prefer TO nave the land to be
lr3 previously planted with some hoed
-' 1UI II nave fields that from any cause
--r 4ot producing satisfactory crops, | do
ual hesitate 10 re-seed without planting.
it lo pe sOWh ID spring, should want the
g.v3ui We'll pOughed, cultivated and ma
uaTet iHe laA before, 50 that | could get
tle seed III at the earliest moment that the
--H+ItI8 could IFt- made iii In Drt.narinp for
ie-serdln9+ l am particular to have the
.gfiNW> turned Well over, all one way, by a
swivel plough that leaves no dead furrows
l,lSeN, 3ud not less than eight inches
icri SO can nave mellow top soil of at
+tS- i3ui inches for i seed bed Always
~. up loose stones and roll down smooth
- Tie time Of seeding. Ii only light coat
q manure Is applied, il is always spread
Fsetly from the cart, as, if left In heaps.
-4r grass Is apt To lodge where the heaps
"egr dropped, especially if left through
-tfl4.
HAKN ESTING.
uwavs consider il safe to commence
la.jL. ~ soon as srass begins to lodge
vh ttu-t 81 H. Id Nav. June or Jnlv Gnt
al. MV haN ami rDwau with \ machine IF
tlr Weather Is steady ana Good for hav-
luaAluL. rut in tina. afternoon altar tnnr
u,iuck The next :nlorning. after tine dow
--.t turu ii two OF three. times then after
dinner. rake up and put il in the harm a.
f4-t ~ possible trea,ip4 if down solid and
H+t 4ul. d j. as much as | can awav
Illu tA,. air Prefer to make il epouoh so
afI mot mnuId and tnrn brown hnt
aD..-, tu. rln a little risk Of nnl4r. irvine
-a.utl tbau Il greater one OF oy4r-wrttins,
u 1ad weather 10 not object to putting
u 1ay that viii Slightly heat 10 the NOW
it ~ Tree from apy moisture excent its
.Nl sab tind that = or-at lesl NOR. hav
3H Hr stored III the same barn. II cut early,
'."ru % get llpe- 10 nave IL
w. ny ro"9 IL liuSC pe cut ana
80 q 'ii',iiiei any az sucn .ilhe
w.. e',iii' noiii the NOV NOV SOY ~ anu lL
-. l''i ''i" why II .nc
.oN, " SO ~ '"heo
~ -, ,4, .;n
- ~ - 80 t,'' ~ oau oe
-.. f,, ,.f,4 I,<,,.' VI "inu 5a.ne.
~ , f. " tane '"e nin0
lt1 t-i'N.i+' - I'''Y' "".h ~ nas
''so ".Sn'3 piiAe tiie u'aS,
''.,,., .;,,'' ~ . "'-en ~, 'Iais oli
s,t.., ,i, w., uP WIN lle Iea,ii
NJ M " 1Iein up ai'ei the
- S9"t Pioeuieo oui-
.. am peiieINy
WY" - az 'nouio noV Vnihh
'iiS "1'nouI one through an
I--' t>''i' - o"9t apsoiutely iioeh-
IN H'i lS'alS' ana we ihaue NUMBER OF
....- t1,,'. ,yIt,,'n, - d th tls'n .ou we oou'a
form and great amount of hard work at
re opeung and driving. Then sometimes
there would he a little dash of a shower
u-t sprinkle on our dry hay, that would
hAye prevented its going into the barn, had
We not had a tedder with which in a half
d"uf we eotld make the hay as dry as be-
r- lur shower.
HAY v,. Roofs.
D.t. ,.;.. ,.,.,--
Df Wy "e'P ~ sun nay ils iiiaGHines as
'-ihe'N e"n ~" Ioihiliaho' oeNeVe
=" "' 1850 i'i.'' i"i iiioi hau oeI-
siFe mrs atIenVioh 10 raising grass ana
lay 'oi His H19ch' IioIeao Vi the heaVy
."'l erops Nnlch require SO ihuch iaoor IN
tlthtinS' culllFatlhg' Weeuhg, hoelng, har-
Fe>lng- storing ana 1eedlng out. If
2ad my roots As can grain at less prices
-'-n can anord to raise them Tor, would
A.' ~ leed d ie" every day through the
winter 10 INV Iilft anu growing stock. Knit