THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



dinary hay-mower, and reaping with the sickle 

 is such a tedious labor. But now there is a 

 special cutter made in Canada, with guards in 

 front to lift the vines out of the way and allow 

 the knives to cut cleanly. It can be attached 

 to any ordinary field mower. Ours was bought 

 at a sale for $3, so I do not know the original 

 price, but it can't be very much. 



Millet should be cut as the heads appear. 

 Clover, when in full bloom, but before the 

 heads commence to die down. Green clover 

 may be siloed whole or cut, but the latter 

 method is to be recommended. The clover 

 should not be left to wilt between cutting and 

 siloing, and the silo should be filled rapidly, 

 so as not to cause unnecessary losses by fer- 

 mentation. 



The different species of clover will prove 

 satisfactory silo crops; ordinary red or me- 

 dium clover is most used in Northwestern 

 States, along with mammoth clover; the latter 

 matures later than medium or red clover, and 

 may therefore be siloed later than these. 



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