The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-03
ing to NEAR much to the farmers OF
those states.

ing to mean much to the of
those states.
Here then is an opportunity such as
seldom comes to the farmers of the
west. May they improve it to the ut
most. That hay should all be cut and
cured where it is at all possible to ac-
complish this end. 1t is an opportuni-
" that seldom m and it ought to
be improved to the utmost. The hay
that is thus furnished nay be kept for
two or three years should the surplus
not be wanted the coming winter.
next season may be dry. The growth
may be as far short of normal as it
is above normal the present season.
When should this hay be cut? 1t
cannot be cut too soon. That which
is cut before harvest will be the best
hay as far as quality is concerned.
Therefore every effort should be made
to cut the crop at M and to store it
With care. But should the ranchman
not be ble to harvest all this crop
before the grain harvest is ready, they
should go o n harvest it at a later
period. The harvesting of this hay
may continue on until the late au-
tumn, although the quality of the hay
becomes of increasing woodiness de-
teriorates with the advance of the
season after h usual time for har-
vestins grain. Every effort therefore
should be made to harvest this hay
because Of the service it may render
within the next year or two.
This hay should be harvested with
care. 1t Should not be allowed to
cure too far before it is raked. 1t
should not be allowed to lie in win
rows or even in punches for days and
even weeks after it has been raked. 1t
should not be stacked in a careless
shipshod ann such as will not re-
sist the advent of rain. The prairie
hay resists rain much more perfectly
than nearly all kinds Of cultivated
hay, hence if it is properly stacked.
the loss from rain or melted snow will
not be very great, M yet oftentimes
it is very considerable because of the
careless way in which the stacking is
done. Just a little more pains in
keeping the center of the stacks high.
in keeping the stack equally we'll
tra in the process of erection and
especially in topping out the stack.
may. make the difference between
much loss and practically no loss at
all, Those Who put up hay should
no Crude h small additional cost Of
putting it up properly as compared
with putting it up in a careless fash
ion which is SO frequently done. None
of this hay should be allowed to go to
waste.
The pasture that is not cut for hay
may also be made to serve a good pur-
pose. 1t will enable the ranchman to
carry over such stool as they may
have without difficulty. The unusual
growth Of his year will make good
grazing this season and what is not
eaten will also answer for next year.
This follows from the fact that the
western grasses may cur upon the
ground in which they grow. This ex-
plains how it is possible sometimes to
make hay one season largely compos-
ed of grasses that grew the previous
season. Ranchmen should aim to car
ry over their stocks of cattle as far as
this may be possible and especially in
the line Of females. Such animals
will be in great demand in the near
future, to supply the farms Of the
ranchmen. They are now being ship