The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-07-24

same amount OF our natural crop. "
We here have one OF the secrets OF
this gentleman's success. Hit Is de.
sired TO obtain a good supply OF but.
tor and OF the first quality, the grass
must be cut while Il is grass; IL will
not do to wait till It has matu' ed its
seed. It were better to cut It before
It blossoms, for then a larger per.
centage OF butter can be obtained,
and then It will have the aroma of
June butter, though made 10 JaDu.
airy. This cutting two crops. II no
more IL obtained In weight than
when only one crop is harvested, has
q decided advantage, for 1t contains
q larger percentage Of digestible
matter, which Is more valuable than
that produced from the older cut hay,
because OF the larger amount OF but.
ter 1t contains, and of the essentials
for making a first.class article,
The cutting Of grass while 1t Is
grass gives this leading Vermont
dairyman an average OF 4l3 pounds
per COW OF flrst.class butter, while
the average production Of the State
ts only SO pounds per COW, and only
5 per cent. OF this is ranked az first.
class. Again. II the increase OF the
average quantity and also the 10.
creaee Of the percentage Of first.
quality butter ls desired, before We
begin TO consider the propriety Of
purchasing improved utensils for
setting the milk and churnin0. We
must commence with the feed. and
the first essential is to cut the grass
while II u grass, even II We cut it
three times . year, and then only
obtain tho same weight that others
do who cut but once year. There
Ia little doubt, however, but that a
larger weight Of hay will be obtained
where It Is cut twice than where It is
cut but once. In dry seasons like
the present the general idea IL to let
the grass stand to fill up, particular
ly II there IS an appearance Of rain,
and there IL no doubt there is q
filling up after a rain comes. in
June, and even later, but that which
fills up is new grass, and while We
are waiting for it the matured grass
is becoming every day OF less and less
value.
The most profitable way Is to cut
the first, though light, while In
bloom and before rather than after:
then cut that which would Ill 10 II
waited for, and thus obtain two crops.
which would make flrst.clsss butter
In place Of one. The half Of two.
thirds OF this would do little more
than sustain life, while it would be
the latter growth that would make
the small amount OF butter obtained.
Orchard and June grass and clover
are coming forward rapidly, and will
be ready to cut the first week ia June.
Wherever these grasses are cultiya.
ted they afford the farmer an ODpor.
tunity Of getting bis hay while In thu
best condition, for where timothy
and red.tOp are the only varieties
grown, some will, az q consequence.
be Over.ripe before It can be Gu. bu,
when part Of the hay crop consists
OF these early grasses they can be se.
cured before the latter are ready TO
cut, and SO the farmer can harvest a
whole crop OF hay, every part OF
which will make first class butter.
Glover sOwn with Timothy and
red-top Is almost worthless be.
fore the grasses are headed out.
II II 10 desired to secure good bay
for butter. it would be better to cut
even the timothy and red.tOp while
the clover Is in bloom, than waste
the clover by waiting for the grass.
Where the hay crop is to be sold. the
grower will no doubt consult bis own
interests 10 preference to that OF the
purchaser. but even In this case he
might cut early and secure a good
second crop, which would be excel.
lent for his milch cows.-[Americsn
OultivatOr.