The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-22
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tt1'R Gazette apr0pos of the bad hayinI
season, to call attention of farmers to {
plan adopted by the farmers of Norway
Tor the purpose of protecting their grass
when cut, from rain. It is not at All
unusual there for the grass 10 lie out for
two months, or even more, and of its
quality, when it has been so treated, ex-
perlence speaks very favorably.
The plan is this: Stakes about six feet
long are put up in sets of four or five in
a line, in every part of the field, the lines
running in a direction about east and
west. Across these, and about IS or rs
inches apart, are dashed thin cross-poles
made from the waste of wood clearings
and untrimmed. When the hay is cut,
the men, women, and children go out
into the fields, and in whatever condi-
ton the grass is, whether wet or dry,
hang it over these cross bars. To do this,
a good large handful of grass is taken,
one end thrust between the bars, and
] then the two ends, on different sides of
the bar, are bent down so as TO hang
across IT like clothes on a line. In this
way the grass is piled up all along the
bars and handful above handful within a
few inches from the bar next above.
That is next taken, and in this way the
hay is packed up into what appear like
grass walls, and by this means II stands
ont detying the worst weather of a eli
mate SO wet as that of western Norway.
The spaces serve for ventilation, the
thickness is not sufficient for heating,
and 1T Is raised above the wet and steam
ing earth, so that sun and wind when
they come have their full effect upon the
mass and speedily dry it; while the pro-
lection afforded from the rain is quite re-
markable for such a simple system.
STORING SEED CORN.
A correspondent of The Country Gen
tleman writes: Seed corn should be
gathered before we have any heavy, corn
killing frosts in the fall, and IL should be
stored away in some dry, well-ventilated
place, such as loft of a granary, house,
or barn. l have made it a practice for
several years past to go into my corn
field just as the husks Of the early ears
are getting dry, and TO pick the earliest
and finest ears, and by 80 doing / have
had no trouble about getting good stand
of corn. do not have towait until late
in the spring, or till the weather comes
very fine, before l plant, but when the
complaining season comes j plant,
grow, even in cold weather. If farmers
generally would make practice of saving
seed before the frost injuries il. there
would be thousands of bushels Of corn
saved to the corn-growing section of the
United States annually, and without any
extra labor. Half or two-thirds of
stand requires Just as much labor as
good stand.
VARIETY FOR PAsTURING.
An observing herdsman writes: The
brute creation are like the human in the
respect that they like variety in their
food, and will put themselves TO some
trouble to procure it. | once had Occas
sion to observe the movements of cattle
that had a range of pasture including
bluegrass, upland, and clover bottom.
All ohe morning, and until the middle Of
the afternoon, they contented themselves
with the bluegrass, but regularly about
or O'Clock they would begin to move
toward the lOwlands, where they would
end the day with relish of the coarse
sedge and bunch grass that grew about
the wet and marshy land. The following
morning would find them on the upland
again and this programme they repeated
daily. The grazier will find it prOfita-
BILE 10 allow his animals a variety of
pasturage, for they will greatly appreciate
the favor, return il by many additional
pounds of excellent beef.
WHERE TO PUT FAPM BUILDINGS.
The Germantown Telegraph, in an ar
ticle on this subject says In view of the
that has been made in the
social condition of farmers, that there is
40 reason why in locating buildings the
spot chosen might not be especially in
view to it contiguity to neighborhood
IS not. A dozen farmers of a hundred
acres or more each could be 80 arranged
hat the dwellings might all be within
yunshot of one another. Even though
here were some disadvantages from the
abor point of view, the nearness to 30
,iety would generally compensate II.
Farmers, rs well rs other classes, have
earned that there are many ways in
which they can cooperate to mutual adj.
vantage, and this may just rs well he
Dorne in mind when arranging the farm
as not
HUNGARIAN GRASS FOR COWS.
The following is the testimony of DIR.
-Oring respecting Hungarian grass: Il
,elieye that can make more milk with
his grass, cut and mixed with corn-meal
,tby hay cut and mixed in the same
manner. And when you remember that
you can raise on ordinary land, by SOW
ng the seed of Hungarian grass late in
June from two and a half TO three and a
half tons of good fodder TO the acre, and
that this crop can be sown after we have
lscertained whether we are TO have
good crop of hay or not, you will see the
value of this grass. have such high
opinion of it that on my own farm ] have
this year and last year raised from 20 TO
100 tons of it for the purpose of feeding
TO nv mich cows during the winter"
A Poor SUBJECT" This is the deaf
man, ell ?" inquired the court as the last
prisoner came out. Then, raising his
voice, he asked:
equity or not guilty?"
The man held his hand to his ear and
replied: ,y
Guilty or not " yelled the court.
"You'll have to speak up!" replied the