Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-08-12
Aqti tural.
Hay and Grain Caps.


These agricultural appliances consist OF
square pieces oil cloth OF some sort, to be
spread over cops oil hay or shocks OF grain,
to shed the rain during showers. ln wet
and loWery weather caps by protecting hay
or grain from damage incident to exposure
to storms, Will often save more than their
cash value. Inc most enterprlslng tillers
OF the soil who are ambitious to secure
tnolr crops III an oAVo''ent condition, appre-
cla'e inc Va'ue OF caps, as they not only
keep nay or gram ury curing drenching
ram, mus saving theih IRON damage, but all
the labor oil spreading cut the wet hay or
gram ana turning inc cops over after the
shower mas passeu VIII DC avoided
Inc prlnclphi reaS9n Tor not providing
large NUMBER 81 caps Is their great ex'
pense when purchaseu ready Tor use. But
by managing economically one can obtain
supply az cohpaT'uVe'y cheap rate
Jew Gays s'uee zoe writer went 10 several
faces III we" otA Guy Fnere army man
KEYS sheets ana pieces oil tent are sold
'lunureus OF par'S OF tents ABOUT u'e iee'
square "hlch were Just inc arucics lor
gram caps were oHereu Tor SAFE at thirty
hve 10 slN'y-hVe cents each. But many
were padIy torn' an1 many others were nan
rotten win lhHur"' Inc conclusion was
that IL "ou'u COS, more 10 memo inc ren's
ana oul'e'-hoIes' 'nan 'he Iaoor oil making
ne" ones licences, piece oil good muslin
ABOUT nVe leet 10 %idth was purchased cut
ih'o pieces h'e leet square each corner
turned Gown ABOUT three incnes' au1 'ne
raw edges hemmcd on sewing machine.
Near each corner the cloth was stitched
aoou' an men SQUARE 'nsn a noio was uu'
cnrougn inc centre ol eac, su,cuing' III .no
,otu OF " cross mus V ny "9'c" a pu'.On
no'o Us 'naue Az 'Nory oylu. I iOr Ie'oI' :
'ue "oouen Plus lna' no'u 'no o,ps ou .1'
cops ol nay OF SHOCKS o' eIa'1' iuc "'uu
muslin cost tWenty''hree ana a nan cents
per yard ABOUT one ana na" yar1'
were r'qu'!!vu 'or eaVn cap 10y 'uau'
'ne caps WIN sowing u,'Vu'nu at "iv 'a''
oil SIX caps per houf' mAN'ns Tue Vasn eA'
pense ABOUT thlr'y,,eignI Genus eaVu '0 w. ne"
caps Of strong unoleaGuel muS''u' mes,
were u'ppeu IN 'n'u cVai 'u'' @"u "Iuug VI,
as ury as tney cou'u oe' 'u' "e,o splea0
out 70 lry lor le" uays "neu tney were
ready Tor use some "luc Oeu ''cNIng o.
hrmer qual''y 'nan inc m .l,., was iOun s
al a large "no'osa'e s'o'u ""'G" '" c lnu.'
better caps at an expense 81 Ie" ce ,,'
, less per cap; Wiue peu uSN'ns VI W,u'
! muslin may De oo'a'neu 10 a'lnost uuy Guy
treated win llgnt dressing OF coai Jar
5 the cloth VIII shed 'he water curing aul
c storm ana tne caps win no, oe sun I'M
{ oil cloth. Oll VIII renuer eloth tenuer an'
$ almost ro'teu' "ni'o coA' TAT seems u III
e crease It's strength
-Four wooden pms eacn ABOUT e,gn'ee
: inches IN length are required TO ho'u eaeI
c cap on cop OF hay Sach pms would D
c neatcr If they we're turned about nan a
Q inch in diameter, pointed at one end with
}. knob on the other end. But we split gu
C some pieces OF timber about one inch square
Il and shaved the pins to the desired IL. loru
n leaving rude knob at one end Ines
st answered satisfactory purpose, coStin
about one cent each. AT chair iaetor
1t one could probably procure supply
d pms Tor about nail cent each'