Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-07-07


Farmers should not overlook the matter
% groslrg those wcil-knoSn sun,utaics
for hay that mAilrc gg.ckJ ani yleli sei.
-such A. oats. foiier corn, millci, AL
even pcas Ia mentioniug oats ~ = not
lntsudsd % suggest TIE sowing oi ne SEED
f,r The p1rpose % securing JED OF grAiu
but to coz tie crop when 70 i only 10 TIE
mIky s.ats. or jasi previous % rlPening
Of course, some farmers VII Object 70
shat they rtgari ks = method that cniAils
th, los. % tie graln; BAT on fertile itfms
tbsrv wiii generally b. q fair crop Of hay,
Vile ou ug gat soiis he farmer must resort
"a such sabsttutcs a. vii give TIE best
results Oat.. u cut ilsi oeforc the time
m r.penlng. Yield 4 crop of straw uch 10
rutr'ti1u. matter. tender, keeping grecn,
49, wsieh all be reiished BY The cattle
Al $50. The mode % fcsdiog 4 Is %
a. tss bundles % oats ani pass them
throesh a cutter. chopplng straw AMI
br,fs tarether. the whole oeing = mas OF
.um.turv xrain ant straw. small qaan-
t'tv IN GROUND grain II Attct - the eat
a.. .uf f,.i - ne stock. The AdNAntAse
of thas harvesting sni preparing oAs =
IA, the shols % me strss eau Dc uullteu
usils The time required f0r growth = shoft-
enet. Even on rich, heavy land this mole
of harvestlog l. q good one where d.nlesl.
N throaga ihe crop loiging Is annaAiS
enc0unterct.
Corp IL another excellent fodder crop,
-, 49,. - flsiier Is that consisting OF
anal. tender stalks. Which are usaay
I,Icv suf succuleut in order 70 aid W
~. eu.U;v. The fodder should oe sosn
teirk'v ln ro.. And cot while IL i g1ite
gr.~p Sone prefer ~ ca; corn io1ieI
-, the corn l. 10 tAssel, and others A.
he tlme the yoaug corn begins 70 nll oar
- hi I. egred. stored AMI fed. after DC
iug cut into small lengths u u suggesssp,
S-..x,r that corn BE- cut when u -
800 three feet high AMI Tied In bundles.
II. Advantage OF this method = thAt w
IONS nav be grown The same season.,
80 m properiy cured and stored II aoes
-, rr,nsis % readily. IL Il an excellent
els,n aood for horses. and may oe iei ~
49,. esn.fl. OF in The manner mentioned TOT
oats. ,-t. A.. ....oo
"a 40. .uitsble for cattle and sheep
Thex are usually sown with oats, sno iel
sir~e,Iv from the aeli 10 the stock 10 the
v.rf.. under the sOiiing method; eeen
. crop nav os FED snd Got oat OF we Nv
f,r A AZ coru-foider crop, OF Tor tarhlps-
n, ,t,emptlng 70 grow two crops on 'ne
s.me location. however, The land ness os
m.nured heavily. of VII oe ihleIoo.
tAoaxh The exhaustion vii not oe SO go
a. when saeh crops are allowed 70 m.'s's
spd prodacs seed
Anour other crops that may be men
,io,~s are millet and Haugsrisn grsss,
.hich though properly elAssed a. nay
rroo.- Ar, aisO fodder crops Iney ma
tare verv quickly. and may Be sosn IN ,ns
SIMMER sorghum, nov coming inio US.
\. - an excellent fodder crop, me seq
belnx small and the plants easily efo"'su
.nd crown IN q short Interval
mere are several reasons tor growing
foSder crops. They an q want 10 some
..r,lons. can be grown In short ume,
.nd ar, . tefence against An inssmelen.
h.y crop. Such crops. however. snoel.
- eut AZ the proper time. and snoeio 10
n. Allowed % remain on The neiu su.y
lonwer than u necessary. 10 the eSe y.
80 The grain must not become hAru NOT
,e. .trxr turn yellow. The srsen condl-
ton OF the straw Il lmportAns IN. :. ~.
ssr 10 secure 10 In the best eonaiuon s.s
ssIa .Aoald Be examined daily. II ,hfess
80 nth drooth cut 90 AL events ~, 49,
49, al The crop before IL 10 In lurcd, NJ,
=. 80 uanssrisn grass are oftsn allowed
:. -. AZ. .eet- heads. THIS should oe
~..s,,ss ss.in.t. a. the hsv ron tns
,-.-.- A. xrrx pslatabls n the crop 70 ea'
-, ,he All slxn OF heading spPesfs'