HAY PRODUCTION. 47 



When the good time shall come in which our farmers shall 

 have their acres covered with red clover, cut early and cured 

 with as little handling as possible, put in their barns rapidly and 

 as compactly as may be, with every leaf and blossom upon it, 

 then they will have secured for their herds and flocks the nearest 

 to a perfect food and balanced ration that the farm is capable of 

 producing in any crop which can be raised upon it. 



Remember also, that in growing clover you are raising the best 

 food for your stock and the richest fertilizer for your farm. It 

 is well to remember that if clover is allowed to ripen its seed it 

 not only deteriorates in food value but in most instances the plant 

 itself will be destroyed. Cut in early blossom, clover will make 

 a good stand for two years on Vermont soil. 



More and better hay is but another step toward better profits, 

 brighter visions and happier days. Will you take the step ? 



