Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-27
The hiaine HAY Crcp.

As the time OF haying draws near.
the outloofl for a good crop in this part
of the State is growing better ana bet
ter all of the time and the indications
now are that the crop will be- larger
this season than it has been for many
years. also that the hay will be Of bet
ter quality.
The Bangor Daily News man had 4
talk With u. NJ. Parks, Of the firm Of
Parks brothers. who are the heaviest
shippers Of hay in this State. ana from
that gentleman learned the facts before
mentioned.
For a good while Mr.. Parks has been
trying to get the farmers about here
to get their hay into the barns in bet
ter condition ana to cut IL when it is in
the best condition to cure. In regard
t. cutting ana curing hay. Mr.. Parks
said:
Hay should always he cut early if
you want to soil il At a good price feed
it, or keep il. Follow the New York
ana western farmers system Of har-
vcsting and curing hay and you will
stand on more equal basis to compete
with them"
Their custom is to have plenty Of
machinery ana men, ana when the
timothy shows any signs of bloSSOmng
they commence. ana their limit is eight
days of good weather. whether they
have 100 or 800 tons each to cut. They
make il well. put it up in good lunches.
and cap il 50 the dew. and rain cannot
injurc ii. 1t does not want to be
shaken out 50 as to be burned up by
the hot sun. but in good weather
should be principally cured in the
bunch. and by 50 doing it retains the
leaves. keeps bright and sweet. and
when put UP hot, it will sweat and
make under the covering"
Many of our Maine, farmers will not
commence haying until after the hay
blossoms. and are two or three weeks
getting it, and then lind fault because
it has to be sold for $500 or $500 per
ton less in the mark ct
Some say it costs moro to cut hay
early, Suppose it costs soc per ton
more. and it will rot exceed that; it
brings $50 TO $500 per ton more in
any of the markets. Who is the loser,
the man who cuts l.is hay early. or the
one who cuts it late4? There is but one
answer. and that is always in favor Of
the carly cut hay
In five years, YOU can cut one-ffth
more hay from, the same piece OF
ground by cutting it early. than by
cutting it late Why? Because it does
not sap the ground SO much. it comes
up quicker after it is cut, and protects
| the roots from the scorching rays of
the sun"
! Farmers must riot think they can
cut hay any time of the year. the same
! because they cannot. Now. farmers,
we are telling YOU what to do from
what we know to lie facts because we
have been shipping hay for more than
thirty years. goint. to the markets eV-
cry two or three weeks, and know just
what the people want and what they
don't want. for hay"
Now, the hay. you want to shir
needs to be sorted. Select the coars-
est and put it in bands by itself: also
the fine. if you have any, in bands by
itself The coars e hay is better to sell
and the fine is better to feed to YOU
stock here"
IF you follow, these instructions. WI
guarantee the results will be far NOR
acceptable in every way, than the pres
ent and past system of cutting an'
curing hay Make your limit eigh
days in getting upland hay. and hee'
these instructions. and we will guaran
tee that your hay will bring enough
more in TIE market to pay for the cut
ting"