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The tedder is thought by many to be indispensable in saving good 

 clover hay. Unquestionably it is of great service, and the hay 

 made by the use of the tedder in dry, hot weather is superior to 

 that made without; but good hay can be and is made by many 

 farmers who never saw a tedder. Clover hay is more difficult to 

 cure than hay from any of the real grasses, and this arises from the 

 fact that it contains more water than other grasses in the proportion 

 of eight to seven. For this reason, also, it is more difficult to 

 keep, being more liable to heat in the mow. It will not bear hand- 

 ling or transportation, and while it will always be a favorite hay 

 for home consumption, it will never be valuable for market pur- 

 poses. For horses good grass hay is probably better than clover, 

 because it it more digestible, and is not so liable to produce colic. 

 On the other hand, clover is a superior hay for cattle, producing in 

 milk cows a fine flow of milk. 



The following table, compiled from analyses made by Wolff, 

 Knop and Way, will exhibit the comparative value of clover and 



grass hays: 



SAVING CLOVER SEED. 



It has often been a matter of surprise that Tennessee farmers 

 have not more generally saved their clover seed. The amount of 

 money yearly paid out, for an article which is now considered a 

 prime necessity to good farming, is erroneous. Were the lands of 

 Tennessee incapable of producing clover seed, there would be reason 

 for this expenditure. In point of fact, however, no section of the 

 Union will produce, acre for acre, a larger quantity of clover seed. 



