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jOURNM &f or BE FAR1 VOL. .LXVI INDIANAPOLIS, JUNE 24, 1911. NO. 25 SECVRIX- THE HAY CROP. Editors Indiana Fanner: In the middle-western states the first cutting of clover and alfalfa seldom escapes more or less rainy weather. ■ It requires the mind of a master farmer to keep his help busy and secure these crops during catchy weather. There Is no escape from labor in handling early iiithay that must lie in the cock two or more days before it can be hauled to ihe mow. One practice I have always found safe is to cut only what can be handled the same day. Cut in the morning and shake out with the tedder in the afternoon and rake and put in cocks before the dew gathers in the evening. If it is protected In this manner, the leaves being comparatively dry when the hay Is put into cocks, escape drying and breaking oft from the stems. Opened up in the morning of the third day the moisture having gone from the stems to the leaves during the sweating process quickly evaporates and the hay is In good condition to haul to the barn Immediately after noon. Hay cocks and covers are essential [to the proper curing of the first cut- I tings o£ clover and alfalfa. Clover and laltaUa properly cocked and covered 1 with oiled cloth covers, so far as im- Jmun/ty from water soaking is concern- led, has a great advantage, but the reason so many farmers object to this method is because it precludes the use of the hay-loader. The aditional expense of curing the crop in the cock will amount to nearly seventy-five cents a ton, but it Is easy to see that much difference between bright, clean hay with the leaves on and a mass of bleached, naked stems. Clover and alfalfa leaves are nearly as valuable I Pound for pound as wheat bran, consequently every effort should be made to I ave them in a palatable and nutritious I form. Deterioration from exposure and the risk of the hay heating in the 1 mow will more than repay the cost of I the hay covers the first season they are |oied. The hay tedder improves the quality l«t the hay when the yield is heavy- It I'aitens the curing and enables us to |ave many tons that would otherwise ** left out in the field exposed to the l*ater and sun. The tedding of clover I "id alfalfa must be stopped before the ||'aves get dry and the hay is thrown '"to windrows. After going over these ltroPa once with the tedder it is best to ''Irn the windrows with a side delivery ralce. simply rolling them over and exposing all sides to the free circulation p the air and sunshine. This reduces |">e loss of leaves and the hay ls rapid- II cured. . Por years the rule was to cut alfalfa "*n about one-tenth of the field was 'lissom. Now experienced growers ' er to begin cutting when the crown I'!»*"" to thfow out new shoots about L' ineh long. The best time to begin .* cl°ver harveat is just before the I _ is In full bloom. At this time ^ '"Mains more juice, fat and nour- m<"nt; these are the substances that ,\° 80od hay and without them there . "'tie left except wood. Another w,"1!*8* of cutting clover early is the a vigorous second growth '* thUP rapld,y- Many farmer? sacri- *al value of their hay for the ■'« ha*10" "* cuttin& and hauling to arn the same day. Others go to the other extreme and cut it when its chief asset is water and an expanding root system capable of gathering great quantities of animal food if allowed to stand a few days longer. If we have a large acreage we must begin cutting early before the grass is just right to cut but it is wrong to cut half grown clover and alfalfa. The drier air and soil of late summer makes the harvesting of timothy less hazardous. The handling of timothy or mixed hay is less difficult, for the hay is ready to go into the mow in a short time if the days are hot and the sun shines brightly. Timothy had best be cut when in full bloom; the best is this to be accounted for? Not because the grass contains more protein or that is a better balanced feed. It is due to its better mechanical condition, which enables the animals to get more nourishment from it. It ls green and succulent and easier to digest and assimilate. Grass is nature's stock food and the more nearly we can approach to saving it in its natural condition the nearer we will come to having an ideal feed for our stock. If we preserve that rich succulence that nature puts Into our grasses we will secure the highest development that our animals are capable of reaching. I_. J. Meredith. Momence, 111. Driving Geese to Market. time to cut is in the afternoon when the planta contain less moisture than at any time during the day. When it is cut in the afternoon a rain the same night will not do any serious damage, especially if the tedder can be started early the following day. The sooner we loosen the swath and allow the air to dry it the sooner it will be ready for the mow. After it is tedded a few times it may be raked into windrows and tedded two or three times. If the weather is right it should be ready for the mow the next afternoon after it is cut. It should not be cocked in the field when the weather is favorable. When placed in the mow care must be taken to keep it well spread and tramped down, especially when a horse fork is used in unloading. The time for cutting timothy should be governed largely by the animals that are being fed and the uses made of it Cows that are giving milk will thrive best on early cut hay. Horses that are being worked hard will thrive fully as well if not better, on hay that is cut a little out of bloom. Thus the first cutting will make better cow hay and the later cutting good horse hay. Many still cling to the Idea that be- cause late cut hay will analyze better than early cut hay it has a higher feeding value, but it is wrong to view the matter from that standpoint. If we feed late cut hay to young stock ln the winter they will become thin; then turn .them out to pasture and they will shed off their old hair and begin to look sleek and sappy. How "SHOES" FOR THE GEESE. Editor! Indiana Farmer: Round about Maysville, in Kentucky, every autumn, there are still conducted the great "geese drives," similar to the turkey drives for which Kentucky was famous before the Rhode Island gobbler came and took away her title to the prize. For these "drives" the drover will arrange months ahead, often even in the spring time, going over the turnpikes and finding, from each farmer, how many geese he will expect to sell in the fall. For these he bargains at so much per pound, or per head. When, then, the due season comes, the drover begins at the farthest point up the road. The geese, counted and paid for, are driven into the highway. Boys, hired for the work, drive them by easy stages to the next farm. Meanwhile the buyer has gone ahead, done his weighing and reckoning, and per haps helped to chase the geese to the gate, awaiting the flock. Then they are admitted into the highway to Join these. And so it goes on and on, the white mass of birds gaining in size like an on-coming snow-ball. In sections the continental custom of "shoeing the geese" Is still preserved. That is to say, as these marches may consume days, the geese's feet will wear down, the fowls suffer, and they lose In plumpness and value. In proportion. So, before starting, a bed of tar is prepared, ln the farm-yard, and Just beyond It, a bed of fine gravel. The geese aro driven first through the tar. which adheres to their feet, and then through tho gravel, which sticks to the tar. Hack again then, through the tar for more of lt, and then through the sand or the pebbles. In this way a "shoe" or casing forms, which protects the more delicate web of the foot, while on the cruel roads. / Ohio. Felix J. Koch. FARM POWER. Editor* Indiana Farmer: Gas may have a place In farm economy but such a place is limited to large farms. A neighbor sold an old blind horse for $75. This horse should have been given the freedom of the pasture for he is old worn and blind, but the demands for "horse" help is so great that he must "toil on." The man who bought him farms many acres of fertile soil. He has ample resources for raising horses, mules or oxen, but seems content to use blind animals in preference. Years past almost every farm had its brood mares, and colts were common, but they are as rare now as they were common then. Why? Will gas take their place in the run of farm work? There is even a scarcity of horses for ordinary team laljor. Public work calls for these teams, and the old worn, blind horse hardly answers for this purpose. At every public sale held last spring, anything In the shape of a horse brought a fair price. That there Is profit in colts is shown by this incident. Our next door neighbor owns a brood mare. Last spring she foaled and that colt, now one year old, will bring $175 any day the owner asks It and today he has another five weeks old, that Is growing into good money every hour. Once or twice a year some dealer brings" in a lot of "used up" horses procured in the cities where they are no longer useful, and they are sold at figures that puzzle one to know Just how: little our people reason between the cost of production and that of purchasing. Any farmer could have one or two teams of young healthy horses at a much less cost than to purchase these worn out animals. J. H. Edlton Indiana Farmer: Will wild parsnips kill sheep if they are allowed to feed In fields where they grow? J. R. Gross. Answer: We recall no cases of sheep poisoning from eating wild parsnips, but It is well known that human beings are often poisoned by them, and It would not be safe to pasture sheep In fields infested with them, as sheep eat almost anything within reach. Better mow them. If you do this carefully they will perl3h after tho second year. Cut them down now, before the seed matures. . m . Edlton Indiana Fanner: I have a piece of ground that is alive with Morning Glory vines; would like to know a remedy to get rid of them. Will the seed lie ln the ground over one year and then come up the next year? Would like to hear through the Farmer how to get rid of them. F. O. H. Answer: Yes, Indeed the seed He ln the ground, and you will find they are sprouting all over the fleld. We do. They can be killed out by frequent, shallow cultivation. That's the only way we know of. Don't let any vines eo to seed.
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1911, v. 66, no. 25 (June 24) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA6625 |
Date of Original | 1911 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | United States - Indiana |
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Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Title | Page 1 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
Rights Statement | Content in the Indiana Farmer Collection is in the public domain (published before 1923) or lacks a known copyright holder. Digital images in the collection may be used for educational, non-commercial, or non-for-profit purposes. |
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Transcript | jOURNM &f or BE FAR1 VOL. .LXVI INDIANAPOLIS, JUNE 24, 1911. NO. 25 SECVRIX- THE HAY CROP. Editors Indiana Fanner: In the middle-western states the first cutting of clover and alfalfa seldom escapes more or less rainy weather. ■ It requires the mind of a master farmer to keep his help busy and secure these crops during catchy weather. There Is no escape from labor in handling early iiithay that must lie in the cock two or more days before it can be hauled to ihe mow. One practice I have always found safe is to cut only what can be handled the same day. Cut in the morning and shake out with the tedder in the afternoon and rake and put in cocks before the dew gathers in the evening. If it is protected In this manner, the leaves being comparatively dry when the hay Is put into cocks, escape drying and breaking oft from the stems. Opened up in the morning of the third day the moisture having gone from the stems to the leaves during the sweating process quickly evaporates and the hay is In good condition to haul to the barn Immediately after noon. Hay cocks and covers are essential [to the proper curing of the first cut- I tings o£ clover and alfalfa. Clover and laltaUa properly cocked and covered 1 with oiled cloth covers, so far as im- Jmun/ty from water soaking is concern- led, has a great advantage, but the reason so many farmers object to this method is because it precludes the use of the hay-loader. The aditional expense of curing the crop in the cock will amount to nearly seventy-five cents a ton, but it Is easy to see that much difference between bright, clean hay with the leaves on and a mass of bleached, naked stems. Clover and alfalfa leaves are nearly as valuable I Pound for pound as wheat bran, consequently every effort should be made to I ave them in a palatable and nutritious I form. Deterioration from exposure and the risk of the hay heating in the 1 mow will more than repay the cost of I the hay covers the first season they are |oied. The hay tedder improves the quality l«t the hay when the yield is heavy- It I'aitens the curing and enables us to |ave many tons that would otherwise ** left out in the field exposed to the l*ater and sun. The tedding of clover I "id alfalfa must be stopped before the ||'aves get dry and the hay is thrown '"to windrows. After going over these ltroPa once with the tedder it is best to ''Irn the windrows with a side delivery ralce. simply rolling them over and exposing all sides to the free circulation p the air and sunshine. This reduces |">e loss of leaves and the hay ls rapid- II cured. . Por years the rule was to cut alfalfa "*n about one-tenth of the field was 'lissom. Now experienced growers ' er to begin cutting when the crown I'!»*"" to thfow out new shoots about L' ineh long. The best time to begin .* cl°ver harveat is just before the I _ is In full bloom. At this time ^ '"Mains more juice, fat and nour- m<"nt; these are the substances that ,\° 80od hay and without them there . "'tie left except wood. Another w,"1!*8* of cutting clover early is the a vigorous second growth '* thUP rapld,y- Many farmer? sacri- *al value of their hay for the ■'« ha*10" "* cuttin& and hauling to arn the same day. Others go to the other extreme and cut it when its chief asset is water and an expanding root system capable of gathering great quantities of animal food if allowed to stand a few days longer. If we have a large acreage we must begin cutting early before the grass is just right to cut but it is wrong to cut half grown clover and alfalfa. The drier air and soil of late summer makes the harvesting of timothy less hazardous. The handling of timothy or mixed hay is less difficult, for the hay is ready to go into the mow in a short time if the days are hot and the sun shines brightly. Timothy had best be cut when in full bloom; the best is this to be accounted for? Not because the grass contains more protein or that is a better balanced feed. It is due to its better mechanical condition, which enables the animals to get more nourishment from it. It ls green and succulent and easier to digest and assimilate. Grass is nature's stock food and the more nearly we can approach to saving it in its natural condition the nearer we will come to having an ideal feed for our stock. If we preserve that rich succulence that nature puts Into our grasses we will secure the highest development that our animals are capable of reaching. I_. J. Meredith. Momence, 111. Driving Geese to Market. time to cut is in the afternoon when the planta contain less moisture than at any time during the day. When it is cut in the afternoon a rain the same night will not do any serious damage, especially if the tedder can be started early the following day. The sooner we loosen the swath and allow the air to dry it the sooner it will be ready for the mow. After it is tedded a few times it may be raked into windrows and tedded two or three times. If the weather is right it should be ready for the mow the next afternoon after it is cut. It should not be cocked in the field when the weather is favorable. When placed in the mow care must be taken to keep it well spread and tramped down, especially when a horse fork is used in unloading. The time for cutting timothy should be governed largely by the animals that are being fed and the uses made of it Cows that are giving milk will thrive best on early cut hay. Horses that are being worked hard will thrive fully as well if not better, on hay that is cut a little out of bloom. Thus the first cutting will make better cow hay and the later cutting good horse hay. Many still cling to the Idea that be- cause late cut hay will analyze better than early cut hay it has a higher feeding value, but it is wrong to view the matter from that standpoint. If we feed late cut hay to young stock ln the winter they will become thin; then turn .them out to pasture and they will shed off their old hair and begin to look sleek and sappy. How "SHOES" FOR THE GEESE. Editor! Indiana Farmer: Round about Maysville, in Kentucky, every autumn, there are still conducted the great "geese drives," similar to the turkey drives for which Kentucky was famous before the Rhode Island gobbler came and took away her title to the prize. For these "drives" the drover will arrange months ahead, often even in the spring time, going over the turnpikes and finding, from each farmer, how many geese he will expect to sell in the fall. For these he bargains at so much per pound, or per head. When, then, the due season comes, the drover begins at the farthest point up the road. The geese, counted and paid for, are driven into the highway. Boys, hired for the work, drive them by easy stages to the next farm. Meanwhile the buyer has gone ahead, done his weighing and reckoning, and per haps helped to chase the geese to the gate, awaiting the flock. Then they are admitted into the highway to Join these. And so it goes on and on, the white mass of birds gaining in size like an on-coming snow-ball. In sections the continental custom of "shoeing the geese" Is still preserved. That is to say, as these marches may consume days, the geese's feet will wear down, the fowls suffer, and they lose In plumpness and value. In proportion. So, before starting, a bed of tar is prepared, ln the farm-yard, and Just beyond It, a bed of fine gravel. The geese aro driven first through the tar. which adheres to their feet, and then through tho gravel, which sticks to the tar. Hack again then, through the tar for more of lt, and then through the sand or the pebbles. In this way a "shoe" or casing forms, which protects the more delicate web of the foot, while on the cruel roads. / Ohio. Felix J. Koch. FARM POWER. Editor* Indiana Farmer: Gas may have a place In farm economy but such a place is limited to large farms. A neighbor sold an old blind horse for $75. This horse should have been given the freedom of the pasture for he is old worn and blind, but the demands for "horse" help is so great that he must "toil on." The man who bought him farms many acres of fertile soil. He has ample resources for raising horses, mules or oxen, but seems content to use blind animals in preference. Years past almost every farm had its brood mares, and colts were common, but they are as rare now as they were common then. Why? Will gas take their place in the run of farm work? There is even a scarcity of horses for ordinary team laljor. Public work calls for these teams, and the old worn, blind horse hardly answers for this purpose. At every public sale held last spring, anything In the shape of a horse brought a fair price. That there Is profit in colts is shown by this incident. Our next door neighbor owns a brood mare. Last spring she foaled and that colt, now one year old, will bring $175 any day the owner asks It and today he has another five weeks old, that Is growing into good money every hour. Once or twice a year some dealer brings" in a lot of "used up" horses procured in the cities where they are no longer useful, and they are sold at figures that puzzle one to know Just how: little our people reason between the cost of production and that of purchasing. Any farmer could have one or two teams of young healthy horses at a much less cost than to purchase these worn out animals. J. H. Edlton Indiana Farmer: Will wild parsnips kill sheep if they are allowed to feed In fields where they grow? J. R. Gross. Answer: We recall no cases of sheep poisoning from eating wild parsnips, but It is well known that human beings are often poisoned by them, and It would not be safe to pasture sheep In fields infested with them, as sheep eat almost anything within reach. Better mow them. If you do this carefully they will perl3h after tho second year. Cut them down now, before the seed matures. . m . Edlton Indiana Fanner: I have a piece of ground that is alive with Morning Glory vines; would like to know a remedy to get rid of them. Will the seed lie ln the ground over one year and then come up the next year? Would like to hear through the Farmer how to get rid of them. F. O. H. Answer: Yes, Indeed the seed He ln the ground, and you will find they are sprouting all over the fleld. We do. They can be killed out by frequent, shallow cultivation. That's the only way we know of. Don't let any vines eo to seed. |
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