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times ; it means that the grass should be stirred and willed 

 as evenly as possible after being cut. It does not mean 

 that it should be left bleaching in the sun and dews two or 

 three days after cutting, until it has lost nearly all that is 

 attractive for food, and has become much as flax should be 

 for the brake. The revolving rake seen in the illustration, 

 does good work in gathering up stuff either for hay or 

 ensilage. 



Measuring Hay in the Stack. For calculation purposes 

 it is usual to estimate a cwt. of hay to the cubic yard. 

 For instance, in an oblong stack : Suppose it to measure 20 

 feet x 10 feet X 15 feet, the cubic contents are 20 X 10 X 

 15 = 3000 cubic feet. This divided by 27, the number of 

 cubic feet in a yard, will give the weight in cwts., say 111 

 1-9 cwts., or 5 tons 11 cwts. 



This feed cover is useful where open-air feeding is 



followed. It is made 

 of weatherboards 

 held in position by 

 wire stapled to the 

 boards. The arrange- 

 ment makes an excel- 

 lent cover, from 

 which the cows can 



A Handy Feed-Cover. eat &i the ends an( J 



calves at the sides with the least risk of waste.. 



XXI. GARDEN AND ORCHARD. 

 VEGETABLES F RUITS FLOWERS. 



THE HOME GARDEN. Supplies for home use are a 

 first requirement, whichever branch of agriculture we 

 enter. Fresh vegetables are at once the most healthful 

 and nourishing of food supplies, and nowhere can we 

 get them so sound and fresh as from the home garden, 

 which at once reduces the expenses of housekeeping, and 

 supplies the table with just what the agriculturist 



