26 FORAGE CROPS 
Clover should be cut in the morning, tedded 
thoroughly, and if possible raked into windrows 
the afternoon of the same day. If the day 
following is clear, the windrows may be thrown 
open and tedded in the morning early, then raked 
together and put in small cocks and allowed to 
stand over night; the following day they may 
be opened to the air, and dried further, and the 
crop housed. By this method, there is little dan- 
ger of loss of leaves by handling, or of deteriora- 
tion in quality, because of being exposed to sun 
and dew. 
The hay made from grasses, when cut at the 
proper time, and well cured, is especially suitable 
for horses and cattle, and may be used as the 
main source of roughage for these animals. For 
dairy cows, fattening stock, sheep, swine and 
young stock of all kinds, the clovers or other 
legumes are much better adapted for growth and 
development than the grasses, as they contain a 
higher content of protein and mineral matter, in 
digestible forms. 
A judicious introduction of the different crops 
into the various rotations, as outlined, will not 
only increase the possibilities for hay-growing, 
but will be an important factor in maintaining 
the fertility of soils, now so carelessly and 
wastefully managed. 
