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THE GKASSES OP TENNESSEE. 



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 8 to 7. For this reason also, it is more 

 difficult to keep, being more liable to heat in the mow. 

 It will not bear handling or transportation, and while it 

 will always be a favorite hay for home consumption, it will 

 never be valuable for market purposes. For horses, good 

 grass hay Is probably better than clover, because it is 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 : 



SUBSTANCE. 



Red Clover, in bloom 

 " " ripe... 



White " 



Alsike •' in bloom 

 " *' ripe .... 



Orchard grass 



Timothy 



Kentucky blue grass 



3.2 

 2.0 

 35 

 3.3 

 2.5 

 2.7 

 3.0 

 3.1 



SAVING CLOVEK 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, has 

 been estimated to be more than $250,000 annually. Were 

 the lands of Tennessee incapable of producing clover seed, 



