The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-06-29
Farm, Gardcu and Household.


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method for some years. Yet still
know there are many farmers who will
cEitioise what say or write. know II
is departure from the ways in which
our fathers trod in.the days gone by.
know that too many farmers cure or dry
their hay too much. Curing hoy and
drying hay are two quite different
words. Too much hay Is dried in the
sun till all or nearly all its nutritious
qualities arc lost. My way has been
for some years to cut clover, when in
full blossom. Most farmers wait till
the blossoms begin 10 turn brown. j
cut my timothy, or begin TO cut, as soon
as It is In blossom. The blossoms give
il thatHweetlodor which wo love to in
hale 30 we'll at twilight hour. The
Buckeye mower 1 prefer, not that I
want Ia, say the first word against my
other machine. / commence 10 cut
about 9io'elock In the afternoon, then
the next morning till %. The reason
that / Commence at is the hay is not
injured by the heavy dew. II grass is
heavy nse the hRy-tedder, and COM
mence to rlke and put up SO as to finish
before the dew falls, as hay is damaged
when halfdried by the dew more than
many arc aware OF. II the next day is
fair commence TO DRAWN so soon as the
outside OF the hay,oocks arc perfectly
dry. use one peck Of air-slacked lime
il my clover is cured sufficiently, on
each ton or load, with four quarts Of
salt, spreading half on when the load
is one.half of. The lime absorbs all
the moisture; the cattle and sheep eat
such hay with a relish and satisfaction,
and will always increase more in 1esh
on the same quantity in weight. have
tried 1t, and find il good, and recon.
mend others to try it, and tell us their
views. Many farmers think that the air.
Stacked lime will make the hay dusty,
but II has the reverse effect, as there
will be no dust in the hay If only put
up without any extra moisture. What
lmean is dow or wet from rain. Too
many farmers in the spring wonder that
their cattle are so poor In flesh, when
they fed them all the time with more
than they could cat BUTT is owing TO
tho quality, mot quantity. Timothy,
red.top, and the common grasses ought
all to be cut before ripe, I cut both OF
my meadows early, wheh there,is what
is known rs the coarse grasses. 20 1854
Messrs. Ely aud DR.. Trilnble were
doubtful qs to the use Of limo on hoy,
and considered 1t malter OF expert,
ment. DIR. Tdmble also differed with
Mr.. Saplsss 10 tho proprioty OF cutting.
hay when II Is in full blossom. 4 He
thought it made the hay dusty, and
dust in hay, IL was said, gave horses the
Another member Of the club thought
that lime was good for the heayes, md
and that lihe-water was often used as a
remedy. i''7'
Mr.. Sands called attention to the fact
that salt used by some farmers to pre-.
serve hay was used by others In large
quantities simply TO increase its weight,
and this practice he thought was some.
thing to be deprecated.
Economical Feeding.
An exchange describes method Of
feeding, cattle when forage is dear and
labor cheap, which combines many ex.
cellent points, The materials arc roots,
hay and meal. The preparation Is
made by pulping tho roots, chatting the
hay, crushing the grain and steaming
the whole together. By two months Or
such feeding. cattle are made to in.
crease ps much In weight US by four
months. with unprepated food,
For n, hundred head OF cattle, q six.
horse power engine is required, n root
pulpeE, n chaa.cutter, and a steaming
apparatus. Tho pulper is able to re,
duce a ton Of roots into minute frag.
ments in six minutes. Tho chafT.cutter
will reduce y ton Of hay in IN hoNr into
chat Of half m inch in length. The
pulping and chnaing Is done upon n
floor or platform above the feed box.
The roots arc fed 10 tho pulper from
the floor above it, from which they are
shoysletl into the hopper with great IA.
pidity. When steaming is practiced,
tho Iced Is mixed in the proportion OF
one pound OF hay to fourteen pounds OF
roots liz pounds OF this mixture,
with four pounds Of meal, is sufficient
for the daily rations OF iatteningbeast
along with o. modicum OF dry hay or
straw as IN appetizer or in the way OF
change. 2 '7S 80
The required quantity ismixed' and
thrownsintp sleam.tiglit vat, which is
covered, and the steam Is then turned
on for 80 minutes. It is then cooked,
aud by, and by 1t Is emptied into cool.
ing vat, where il is reduced TO blood
heat then II Is fed to the animals, and
they eat IL with avidity. When mot
steamed, the mixed food Is heaped upon
tho floor, whee itremains'two or three
hours before being fed. In this period
it icrnients-a aud heats, and iindergoes q
change Abnewhat analogotis 10 Cook.
ing, BY which 1t is rendered readily di.
gestible..
hls sAIedIsai Hints. si..-f
OFFENSIVE BRHATH.-A weak solution
OF the permanglnate OF potassa will
dCodorize your breath. 'ss
To sror 4ur Flow OF Dtoop.-Thsre
is no better use to mako OF flne-cut To.
bacco tim 10 bind II upon fresh
wound, and nothing will stop the flow
Of blood quicker. priT. 10 j
To Cu1R A FRIoS.-P Prevention Is
better than cure. When soreness Is
felt immerse the finger in basin OF
ashes and cold water; set It on the
stove while cold, and stir 1t continually
without taking It out until the I've Is SO
hot that IL cannot be borne any longer.
il the soreness is not gone in half an
hour. srAranklit