| Show hanth for bield this nil alie northern Sta tesia the haying month andin the first daya of june it is timely to turn our thoughts to tho farat of the harvests A good deal has been learned about hay we know that the earliest mado hay is the best we know abo that tho hay is made the least exposure to tho suu asfar better than that aluch ia dried by the heat andi alie win until it break sinto dust under tb boot thousands of farmers wha first read of hay caps in thes columna years ago have learned that they will save cost every year if properly used experience has taught this leson A few shorthand pithy rules bof making the bast of hay might just now be repeated as follows get the mowers antl good condition adaya nd aya unavoidable delay watch the grass closely and cut it before he seed is formed just when the blossom ia facings auf it as soon as the dew is off but not while it is damp evening dew falls upon it rake it up and put it in cocks holding about three hundred pounds each if rain threaten cover the cocks safi ly with hay caps take inno hay until all has been cut and cocked the hay will cure in the best man nerin the cock and it may stay a week without harm if covered with ithe caps when ready to draw t the barn uncover the cocks and throw them over aad open them have onti person doing this while the others areo abreo abing ading and drawing jn do not stack it but place it udder a tight roof if it is only a at the sides uncover only what can be drawn in one day As soon as the field give ito top dressing of compost or some artificial fertilizer but do not turn the cows upon it it would pay better to buy some hay from a neighbor this last rule applies to the next year s crop ly placed here because next year would be too late to use it it is of the greatest importance and should by no means be omitted finally bather the hay caps together dry them if necessary lay evenly one upon another roll them up bind them in the roll and etora them in a dry place where no mice can gnaw holes in them it would beon excellent thing to steep them in a eo lulion of alum and sug arof lead to preserve and make them waterproof |
