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Securing The Grass Crop

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Parent Issue
Day
6
Month
August
Year
1880
Copyright
Public Domain
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Tlin hi 1 i;i t ious are llmt tho orop of rnss and other fornge planta will bc very lijtht t.liis soonon ovw a lar#e etcnt of territory. Tho abteuue pf snaw last wiuter was unfayorable to grasa and niany ofthe more tender vnrietics ot' grass, and a soaroity of hay will bo the resul t mi leus there aro immcdlfttc rains. ín niaiiy oases the eariy spring was unusually dry and the growth of lii'iiss au.l clovcr was smull. The secenthot weathercatiseil tlicin to advaneo toward matu'rity very rnpidly. In view o! u smill yield of tho most valuable ci) in i hu country U is important lint I'. i iMü'rs ïoonre it witii tho lengt wasto iwi l in the best nmiiuer lossiiilo. N i pains shoulit be spai'od U cut it when woi'tli tlio most tbr tecdiiu purpiwes and secura it ayaiu.st daniae by weathei'. No ran niaku tllu most possiblu out of liis erop ot grass and dover who iloe.s uot uso tho Hand scyiho to a considera. j1(ï oxtont. It should bocmployo l to out tho_;rass that grows bosilo felices, in tho orohaivls and on tho and borderiug on the liclds ot gram and cullivatod crops, as cora and potatoos. lt,s:iou.d ue usei also to cut both jeras: and clovor tliat liavo been loUo)i or bi'okon by thu wind to surfn au exteut that tho íiiowin macliino can not be oinploye.l witli proflt or satoty. In uiany cases lttvge qutintities ot jrass au l clovor go to waste boOWise thoy cannot bo cut witli a machine, and l'annei's ilo not like to use the nuil soytlie. In otlier caaos inany machines aro l'uinod by USÍ114' tliein on land that coiiliuus impudimoiits ill the íbrin oí trees, Dushes, stumps, stones, or lodyQ i gruss and ciovor. Atsiko an.i red lover as welftis most of tlio ou tivated jrassea should bo cut as sooii as ihcy are in full blossom. 'üuéf illay yioid moro pounda of hay il allowed to remaní uncuta fevy days louter, bilt will be.ot inferior qualitv. Early-cut grass and clovor will mane more milk and flest) than whon they are allowed to remain in the field till the soods are noarly or t'ully ripc. WJien grass and other forage plauts are yet tender, and properly cured, a vory iarge proportion of thein will be digvsted. it tnoy are allowed togrow tilt tho stalks booonio hard they are of conipiralively litllo vahie as tbod, and especiall y is this the oase wlieii tliey are :ed to aniaials quito youug. Very rank grass and clover should 1)0 cut beton: daugcr i'rom lodging ocours. Al most aiiy ibrag'e erop is inju red very gre.uly by in contact witli the ground. Tlio labor of cutlin them wmle iu this situatiou is also very reilt, and thoir value as lbod coinparaüvoiy small. By cuttingrank jfKuu and clover early dangor ui miury by lodífinit isavoi.ied ana the prospect oí gpttittg a second erop mcreas d. Il is uusier to ent and euro tvvo cropB oi' grass and dover tliat stands ereet tb.au one tliat is lodguu. liovven or afteriiatü. is most excellent iood lor col is. calves, au i lamba. Reeen il y the secoud erop o t' clover, wlucli consists ehielly of toliage, lias buen reoonnnendeJ as lood lor pigs duriiig tne vvimer. Tliey preier it to a constant dioL ot' dry coni. W'hcn tliere is insuffloient room in barns lor storing all tne io.ldor crops raised on thu farm, sound judg-ineiit sliould bc exercised in deciding wliich snould be placed iu stacks. iJrairie hay an.l straw will reoeive little injury if pi iced in stacks properly made; but clover, timotliy, and most other kinds ot' cultivated grasses sliould be stored under a root'. Much valuable lodder is lost evoiy year in Btacks or ricks tliat are iinproperly c.onstructed. títill.niore is lost by building tliem on poor loundalious or directly on tlie ground. The practico which is general in Lngland olhaving wlVich rro'e,!1!. ÍOV,.kí; l'rom the suriace of tlio groumi. siiouTd be iutroduceil intu this counlry. Not unfrcquently a ton of hay iu the buLtom 01 a stock is ruined by water or by verinin.

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Ann Arbor Argus