. Farm grasses of the United States; a practical treatise on the grass crop, seeding and management of meadows and pastures, descriptions of the best varieties, the seed and its impurities, grasses for special conditions, etc., etc. Grasses. MEADOWS AND PASTURES 35 order to be able to know at what stage to perform the necessary operations. Only the most general rules can be laid down. In most cases, as much as possible of the curing should be done in windrows or cocks. After the hay is cocked up there is not so much need for haste, unless there is danger of rain. It is good. FIG. 4—HAYING SCEN
. Farm grasses of the United States; a practical treatise on the grass crop, seeding and management of meadows and pastures, descriptions of the best varieties, the seed and its impurities, grasses for special conditions, etc., etc. Grasses. MEADOWS AND PASTURES 35 order to be able to know at what stage to perform the necessary operations. Only the most general rules can be laid down. In most cases, as much as possible of the curing should be done in windrows or cocks. After the hay is cocked up there is not so much need for haste, unless there is danger of rain. It is good. FIG. 4—HAYING SCENE IN NOVA SCOTIA policy, however, to get hay in stack or mow as soon as it is dry enough not to mould. The color and flavor will be the better the less rain and sunshine the hay gets after it is cut. By referring to the grades of hay in the last chapter, it will be seen that color is a leading fadlor in its classification. Not that color of itself is essential, but it is the most important indica- tion of the manner in which the curing was done. As. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Spillman, W. J. (William Jasper). New York, O. Judd company
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