Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-01-19
Country ceniiemAn.
crRING CLOVER nay.

81 CouHiy GsHfismla.
Ilrrr,oforr have read With Interest AMI
some prudt thr contributions % Nr. I. H.
Terry 10 Jour valuaoe paper.
ILL., last article. "Cafiug Clover Hay.
which appeared Ia yo1r Issue ot Nov. u
10 Oh sdtocsies = method 80 different
ffou nv experience Ani Observation, that
I venture a fcs suggcsiions lie says IN
substance TIA, he commences - now NJ.
clover Aboat srN, he Alloss ii 10 lie
the rs, OF that day. The following uisni
ani ihe next DAY uniil In The Afternoon
h. then put. u into winirows, the rsti
mofuiug b. opchs The Windows, ani lrts
lt .un untl afternoon, thvu put u luto
cnck.. Ani u The weather coatnues TAR,
h.ui. them ln siter sunnirg two of three
more days By this msihOi the same nav
/. handled rvc times before reaching TIE
barn. 4. suuuvd In an oprn condition Two
s.y-. with two or three days more sun'
ming In The cock. 1. not this too much
h.nillrg ani too much sun Tor clorsr hayl
Tai. character of hay should be- hanilei
A. little A. possible N you Wish - pre-
.erve the leaves and blossoms, which are
he b.st portions OF 10 Mr.. I Aloss The
h.v u D. exposed 90 the dew OF two
nishts. one night In the condition the
mower leit 10, tue other in the windroW.
Thi. viii. of course. blacksu the hsy. and
render In unmarkriAble. n 10 DOES not dam.
ag- it, quality ~ destroying the aroma.
Tso fali days of summing clover hay Ia
this climate would literally l'urn upAll TIE
ufr.eiviug pfopertis. In II, and, aud added
In this. The handling recommended by Nj.
+ would leave u.. when stored away, III
n. more than LOT of black. dry stems,
wi,h LITTLE or no nOurlshmeut 10 them
The great Alm In sAviug clover hay,
should be 10 preserve Ia IL. As Tar A. pos
slblr. at the elements that compose the
green clover excepting The water. By sn'
alysls II has been demonstrated that 'hese
element. ATE Al .heir maximum when The
clover 4. In fall bloom this, then, should
bs The time for cutting. By proper handl'
ing. the water may De distracted, aud the
ufe.giylug elements In large measure re-
t.iu~f; while by TOO much haudling and
exposure 20 The SUI. they may all DC lost,
abd nothing len bat crude nore.
There are three methods, either one OF
which | think preferable 10 that recon-
mrnded by Mr. Terry
One 4. 10 start the mower a. soon S
th- des l. od. by o'clock the bay i
wllted, and then start the rake, puitlng
the hay into small windows, so that TIE
.un And air may siill come la contact Win
=. much OF II As possible; by O'Clock !
commence putting IL Into small COCKS
with their sides a. near Pefpendleu az -
possible. Amer two days OF bright wes-
iber. The bay may be stored with no dan
ger OF damsge. BY this method the nsnnl.
log l. done ~ time when the leaves VIII
not shsiisr. aud being mainly cured by The
operation OF the air. the hay preserves Us
green color AMI richness. =,
Another m-thoi. With silll less h,nil'
Ing. 4. q haul the hay up 80 soon a. II
willis, which IL will do la three or four
hours AFTER cutting (lf II l. bright d'y).
Spread Il over the nOOr in layers OF .boat
oae foot thick, sprinkllng upon each isyer
salt la the proportion OF half ou.hel 10
The ton of hay. Ia this way rapid Ter.
men,stiou l. produced; the eloyed is cured
by the heat Of TIE fermentation, while the
salt acts A. prvserva,ive.
Sull another method. and one L muen
prefer and always sdopt N In my power,
i. iu place OF the salt. 10 use alternate
layer. OF wheat or ost straw. The clover
D.in, stored whsn In . green state. under
goes fermentation. the straw sosoros the
moisture aud gases that come from II, ana
thu. takes on the 1vor aud aroma OF the
clover. Necessity compelled me u Try
mi. methoi for the frst time several yesfs
.go. Nv Weld OF clover Was very light,
NOT nearly suf,clent FOR the cattle had on
hand. cot Il when in full bloom, aud a.
.oon a. IL hal wilted. began storing u
away. nrst spread over the noor thick
LAYER OF straw, then . thin layer OF ths
clover. then tnlck one OF straw. and 30
ON until the barn was full. When winter
came. 4 passed IL through cutter, snd
FED 10 my cattle. Tney ate II, all Anks,
with q relish. thrived upon H. snd 4 90
not think have ever hsd better foasnness
FOR them.
or course. clover saved 10 teis wsy
xoald not be marketable hay, and may
also add thst do no, think clover hay