The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23
FOR THE FARMERS.
SUGGESTIONS FOR AG-
RICULTURISTs.
jome Pointers About Hny-AInking-
1t Shuts Itself-TO Make Bee
Veil-CIover for FowIs-some Farm
Notes. II 81 81

q I would cut timothy when one half
the head had gone out of bloom, for
then / would get the most available
nutriment in the stalks and leaves, and
have no seeding to shatter and waste
when feeding, says a writer in Rural
New Yorker. I would commence cut
ting when the dew had dried off in the
morning and in the afternoon rake it
into large Windrows. Next morning as
soon as the dew had dried off and the,
sun was hot / would send one man
ahead to throw the windows into
"tumbles," and tell him to be sure and
turn every part Of the hay and make
his tumbles on dry ground, not ON the
ground that had been covered by the
windroWs. These tumbles should be
made in two rows, separated just
enough for the wagon to pass between
| them, and by the time the man making
them had got good start the wagon
would follow with two pitchers and one
loader and take up the hay. .
| This seems simple enough and it is
simple, but the trouble lies IN getting
men to make the tumbles right; they
will begin at one end Of the windrow
and roll the hay to the place where
| they wish to make the tumble, and
leave it in such tangled state that the
pitchers have to tear it all to pieces
in order to fork it to the loader. More
over, the bottom Of the tumble has not
been disturbed at all, and as it has been
| absorbing dampness from the ground
all night, will be hardly fit to go into
the NOW. If man will stand along,
side the windrow, he can take at one
forkful a width of hay as it was left
by the hay rake, and by using little
skill he can manage so as to turn the
top Of the windrow down and leave
the whole light and loose; then by tax
ing two steps he can get another hay
rake width of windrow and lay it light
~ on the first; four steps will bring hin
to the third lot, which will be enough
to make the tumble. Then he goes tt
the other row, and, after making tina
tumble, proceeds to the next wind
row. One man can easily keep tWt
pitchers at. work if he knows how tt
save steps and work to advantage
If the pitchers understand their bust
ness they will not jam their forks int
the top of the tumble and strain them
selves by trying to lift the whole at on
| Notwithstanding a good part OF !
on the ground and sides of the load
but will take it off in the order in whic]
it was put up and deliver it to tn
leader in such shape that he can plac
it with the least expenditure of muscle
I have. never used hay-loader 0
teGder The tedder is u useful nipple
ment, particularly in catchy weathe
and in curing clover hay.
Later in the season, when timoth
has gone out OF bloom, the seed Ia
| formed and the sun is hotter, it may
cut and moved away the same day
band will make very good hay, but nc
as good as when cut earlier. Cut bt
fore the whole head goes out of bloo1
and cured as i have described, the ha
win be of a green color, fragrant, an
will weigh well if it is to be sold. On
object sought in putting hay in tumble
in the way I recommend is that til
hay gets a good airing with the lea:
exposure to the sun and there will +
no damp punches to make it mold
the NOW. Hay made in this manne
| costs about as little, for hand labor {
| any I have tried, and it is a sure wa
; to make good hay when the Weathe
conditions are favorable.