The Dickinson press., 1896-06-20
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he Sure to Cut Glover Early
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Ne sure to Cut Glover Early
Enough.
The dry weather, in many places. has
caused the clover crop to ripen rather
p%rematurely this season: and some
fields r so short that 1t has been
deemed advisable to pasture them in
stead Of harvesting. In harvesting
the clover crop he sure that you CT
early enough. If you have consider
able to care for, begin cutting while it
is a little too green, as 1t Is most GER
tain to get Over-ripe before you finish.
When tine heads are browning nicely IT
Is time to start the mower. Min ta,r
weather it is a very easy Job to make
nice clover hay. ! want my newer to
do its work OF evenings. If the ground
is dry, 1 start the Eureka seven-foot
cut about 4 o'clock, and NOW until l
have rs much clover hay down as my
force can get in the next day. l prefer
evening to morning to do my cutting,
for the reason that the grass Is dry
and the machine runs better. and 1t IL
ready to take III sooner the next morn
ing than il cut when the dew is on ! n
the morning.
I don't wait until the hay Is cured Mt
all, but as o as 1t ia free from
moisture I start the loader. taking the
hay right out of the swath. l use the
keystone loader, for the reason that II
Is the hest swath-loader that l nave
ever seen work, and no dust or trash Is
taken IN with the hay. Towards even
ing I load all my wagons and take
them to the barn, so they can be un-
loaded the next morning. while
dew is drying of, and then all and
are kent busy and M time lost.
like light now and want the nay
! nut in close and snug. without salt or
lime. as is often used. The hay be-
comes very warm, but after 1t passes
through the sweat 1t comes out nice
and brown, with no dust or mould. In
this shape it is the very best kind OF
feed for all kinds of stock, not except
ing the swine and poultry.
If the weather is unfavorable, hot
and showery, it next to impossible to
make good clover hay. While the soil
is wet let the clover stand. 1t will be
better to let it rot in the field than in
the now. 1t saves lots of hard labor
to leave it in the field. and mouldy
clover hay is fit for nothing but ma
uuIt.. lIH OulN way ONSA
in making fair clover hay when the
weather was unfavorable, was to NOW
1t away with wheat straw. putting IN
a load of clover and then a load Of
straw. This dry straw absorbs much
of the surplus moisture in the hay, and
cures it up in fair shape. Stock will
eat considerable of this straw when 1t
is fed to them with the hay.
1 always SOW the mammoth or sap
ling clover with my timothy. but wen
q field is to be all clover 1 sow the
common red. I have tried alsike, but
it is too small. The sapling clover rip
ems with the timothy, and does not
grow so rank but what it makes an
excellent quality IF hay with the timo.
thy.
Glover. %ripening, as it does, at n very
busy season, is apt to be neglected and
let stand until it is over-ripe, when
there is little left of it but stem and
head. Pettcr neglect the corn crop a
little than the clover field, If both can
not be cared for in the very best posi-
BILE manner. We never want any tim
othy hay when we can get good clover.
The timothy will do to sell to those
who do not know a good thing when
they see it.-Warder, In Journal of Ag-
riculture.