. 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. use a half gallon ofquicklime instead of the salt. The salt or lime absorbsmoisture from the haj, and thus aids the curing proc-ess. Hay stored before drying generally turns brown,or even black, in curing, but it is readily eaten bystock. The writer has never pradticed this method ofbulk-curing, though it is frequently reported in theagricultural papers. Hay cured
. 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. use a half gallon ofquicklime instead of the salt. The salt or lime absorbsmoisture from the haj, and thus aids the curing proc-ess. Hay stored before drying generally turns brown,or even black, in curing, but it is readily eaten bystock. The writer has never pradticed this method ofbulk-curing, though it is frequently reported in theagricultural papers. Hay cured this way is close kinto silage. The method of curing hay (timothy and clover)used by the Rev. J. D. Detrich, formerly of Flour-town, Pa., who probably raises the largest crops of hayof any farmer in this countrj^ is given in his own words,as follows : The grass is cut in the afternoon. Thefirst nights dew never hurts it. The next day it is MEADOWS AND PASTURES 37 left to lie until noon. It is then put into curing cocks,?which are made flat. The cocks are upset the nextmorning, and in the afternoon four of them are madeinto one weathering cock. Thus it is allowed to re-main for one day, and then hauled to the barn or ?oifj^^tjte u FIG. 5—RAKE FOR MOVING HAY-COCKS TO STACK This gives three days from cutting to hauling. Thequality of this hay is unsurpassed. STACKING AND BAILING In stacking hay, especially if it is to remain long inthe stack, it is important to place the hay so that it willsettle evenly, and more so near the margins than atthe centre. This is accomplished by dumping theforkful in the centre of the stack, and then distribut-ing it evenly, keeping the middle a little high. Ifthe rick form is used the fork should be dumped along 38 FARM GRASSES OF THE UNITED STATES the middle, and care should be used to distribute thehay so that the whole central line of the rick isequally compressed. Negledl of this precaution willcause the centre to sag in places and leak
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