The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-06-18
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CLOVER.
DC Sure to Cut Clover Early


Enough.
The dry weather, in many places, has
caused the clover CTCp To ripen rather
prcmaturely this season and some
fields are SO short that il has been
deemed advisable to pasture them in
stead of harvesting, In harvesting
II clover crop be sur that q cut
early enough. If you have consider
able To care for, begin cutting while it
is a little too green, rs II is most GER
tain to get OYcr-Tipe before you finish.
When the heads are browning nicely It
is time to start the lower W it'll fair
weather il is Il very easy job 10 make
nice clover hay. ! want my mower 70
do its work OF evenings. II the ground
is dry. | start the Eureka S~evcn-fOOt
cut about 1 O'Clock, and NOW until L
have as much clover hay down as my
force can get in the neXt day. | prefer
evening to morning to do my cutting,
for the reason hat the grass is dry
| and the machine runs better. and it ~
ready 10 take up sooner The next morn
| ing than If cut when the dew Is on in
the morning.
I don't wait until the hay is curp,l at
oil, but IS soon rs II Is fr"e from
moisture | start the loader, taking the.
| nHV TlgilI OUT o. lIlt SNilu. 4 hN' NV
keystone loader. for the reason that it
Is the hest swath-loadcr that | have
ever Seen work. and no dust or trash Is
taken up with the hay. Towards even
ing | load all my wagons and take
them TO the barn. 50 they can be UNI
loaded the next morning. while M
dew is drying off. and then all hands
are kept busy and no line E'~t.
n HI - Is-N > 800 ~ ,.Ea. ~ slNn Inc -
put in close and snug. without salt or
lime. as is often used. The hay be
comes very warm. but after il passes
through the sweat it 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. IL next to impossible TO
make good clover hay. While the soil
is wet let the clover stand. II will he
better TO let it rot in the field than in
the NOW. 1t saves lots Of hard labor
to leave il in the field, AMI mOufdy
clover, hay is tit for nothing but ma
nurc. The only way 7 ever succeeded
in making fair clover hay when the
weather WAS unfavOrable, was to NOW
II away Win wheat straw. putting III
a load of clover AMI then Il load of
straw. This dry straw abSOrbS much
of the surplus m0iStur" in the hay, and
cures il up in fair shape. Stock will
eat considerable of this straw when ii
is fed to them with the hay.
l always SOW the mammoth or sap
ling clover with my timothy. but weI
q field is to be all clover | SOW the
OmmOn red. / have tried alSik". buI
1t is too small. The Sapling clover rip
ems with the timothy. and does moi
grow so rank but what it makes an
excellent quality If hay with the timo
thy.
Glover, ~ripening. rs il does. At 4 very
busy season. is apt 10 be neglected ant
let stand until it is Ovcr-ripr. when
there is little left of Il but stem and
head. Better neglect the corn crop 4
little than the clover field. II both cal
not be- cared for in the very best posi-
bic mannc We never want any tim
otly hay when we can get good clover
The timothy will do to sell 10 those
who do not know Il good thing wlief
they see it.-Warder, in Journal Of AZ
riculture.