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a little salt spread over it, will not only assist in pre- 

 serving it, but will make it palatable to the stock. 

 The straw used in packing, is flavored by contact 

 with the clover, and stock will eat it almost as well 

 as the hay. 



The pea- vine hay, spoken of in a former chapter, 

 may be cured by a similar process as the above, and, 

 perhaps, to better advantage than by any other 

 method. 



Gathering Seed. The second crop is generally best 

 for seed ; because, in the first place, the heads are 

 usually better filled than those of the first crop, and 

 because it is more clear of weeds and foreign plants. 

 A plan for gathering only the heads of clover, which 

 is very effectual, is to have a light, but capacious box, 

 swung to the axle of a pair of wheels, so that the 

 bottom of the box shall be about six or eight inches 

 from the ground. On the lower edge of the box, to- 

 ward the horse, have a set of fingers (like a coarse 

 comb), about the fourth of an inch apart. Let a 

 careful hand tilt the box, so that the comb will run 

 two or three inches from the surface of the ground, 

 all the heads will be pulled off and forced back into 

 the box. 



GRASSES. 



We have no room for the specific directions for the 

 cultivation of all the grasses used in hay-making. 

 Some general remarks on the grasses, will have to 

 serve our purpose. 



Timothy. This is sometimes called "cat's tail," and 

 in some of the Northern States, "Herd's grass." It 

 is a perennial, and makes hay of fine quality, when 



