The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-05-28

tits an excellent one. His machine, the Eureka,
cuts it and leaves 1t in half standing position so
that the air can get through II. II should be cured
sometimes an advantage by turning il quickly,
especially where you have clover and timothy
Would cut when one-half the heads were brown.
s. B. Silver sud he was guided In cutting clover
by the same rule as the majority of the members
IL should be cooked up TO exclude II from the sum-
while the air can get through it, lie had always
put II away too green, us he thought, but ii came
out bright and nice. Salt Is good thing to use
with 1t and straw is also Of advantage. VIII put
his hay in cocks this year to get it
II he can.
Messrs. Ii. Silver, Hays, Archer, Rogers and Jas
Lee remarked that itwonld not pay to cock clover
hay.
the first year, mixed timothy and clover. Cuts in
the morning, uses hay tedder and hauls In I'm. the
afternoon. 1t generally comes out all right He
thought mixed hay better than pure clover, not
| only for horses but also for cattle. Sheep will
probably do better on pure clover. Mr.. s. b. Silver
| thought mixed hay the best for sheep.
w. d. Lee cuts clover when one-half the heads
are brown. He prefers putting up too dry rather
than too green. When burnt In the NOW IL is poor
feed. Glover should be well cured before taking
it in. Mr.. Lee objected to Judge Waters plan Of
putting in stacks on account of the labor of talk
ing the stacks down after allowing them to stand.
Geo. }. Finney said he had raised clover and
timothy mixed. Never cut To suit the clover but
waited to suit the timothy. He regarded mixed
hay as better than cloveraone When the weather
was favorable and the ground dry he has frequent
ly cut IN the morning and taken in in the after
| noon. Never had any hay mow-burned. Has
quit moving, however, and uses oat straw for hay.
William Webster.-The greatest mistake farm
ers make is putting off the cutting of clover too
long. Never cut when the dew is on it. Handle
II as soon as 1t begins to wilt IT cut In the morn
ing of aclear day It may be hauled in in the after
| noon. Last year he cut in the morning, horse
raked it and hauled in the aftenoon-putting
straw with it and some salt; Had good hay
Would rather have 1t housed than exposed to rain
or sun. A man with horse rake will do as much
work as four men with forks. 1t is impossible to
cure hay when rain has fallen on it, The natural
clover heavy m
be cut earlier, and you will then get another crop.
John Moores:-one great fault in harvesting
clover is that farmers endeavor to cut too much
down at one time. Two or three acres are enough.
It's very important to get it up without rain
next day it should be raked as it will rake
| nicely. If the weather is good put it in small
cocks and let it stand until the following day
Fermenting or heating Injuries it materi ally. Rain
upon before it is cured will not hurt it, but after
being cured rain will iujure it, He has three or
four mows, in which the hay is loosely scattered
times it fermented and sometimes it came out all
right. little fine table salt is beneficial. 1t is
best to euro 1t in cocks If you cam Moving il will
dry it enough. More hay is injured from over fer
mentaton than from putting it up too dry. Mr..
Moores had not much faith in using straw with ii,
as II will njure the sale of the hay. Dry hay will
do very well.
h. John Rogers said everything had been said
on the subject that he could think about. A good
criterion as to when ii is fit to rake Ia when il will
not hang on the teeth of the rake. More hay is
mow-burned by putting i away too soon, than
With heavy cropof any kind of hay it is necessa-
ny to turn it repeatedly. Tedders are useful in
saving hay.
VIM. +, Hays cuts clover when one-half the
heads are brown and rakcs up as soon ms the rake
will take it up well. Has been mixing straw with
it, from necessity, in order to make something 10
feed on. Ii a hay tedder is used, ii should he as
soon as possible after the mower. One-thirl clover
and the remainder timothy makes a better and
more saleable hay than pure timothy.
George Gorre said clover hay can be put in the
NOV green and will not spoil When left ont too
long il becomes too dry and breaksnp good deal
in feeding. 1t is good for sheep and cattle as well
as for horses, when cured nicely.
b. Silver, Jr said that curing clover hay depends
upon the weather. If there is an appearance OF
rain, you should use tedder and get il up soon
as possible. If the weather is dry 1t may remain
out two or three days. 1t should be turned over
before hauling it in. 1t is of advantage to salt it.
Has put il in green, and it became very hot, but
never had any to spoil. A gallon and a-hnlf of
salt Ia enough for a load of hay.
James Lee said lie would cut in the morning,
rake in windrows in the afternoon and leave ii
until hauling it in.
| Adjourned to meet at Judge Waters, on the
18th Of June. Subject" Farm IabOr-how much
to employ how to employ it, ana how to manage
| it,