1907. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
429 
REMEMBER WADSWORTH. 
The following members of the New 
York Senate voted against Governor 
Hughes in his efforts to remove the Su¬ 
perintendent of Insurance. They repre¬ 
sent agricultural counties, where farmers 
are in a majority. Every one of them 
merits defeat, and should be plowed un¬ 
der by the votes of farmers. Send them 
to the political graveyard at the first op¬ 
portunity : 
JOTHAM P. ALLDS, .... Norwich, N. Y. 
ALBERT T. FANCHER, . . Salamanca, N. Y. 
S. P. FRANCHOT, . . . Niagara Falls, N. Y. 
S. PERCY HOOKER,.LeRoy, N. Y. 
JOHN RAINES, .... Canandaigua, N. Y. 
SANFORD W. SMITH, . . . Chatham, N. Y. 
WM. J. TULLY,.Corning, N. Y. 
HORACE WHITE.Syracuse, N. Y. 
BENJ. M. WILCOX, .... Auburn. N. Y. 
JOSEPH ACKROYD.Utica, N. Y. 
FRANK M. BOYCE, . . East Schodack, N. Y. 
MAKING HAY IN WET WEATHER. 
It is possible for a close observer to di¬ 
agnose the weather for at least 24 hours with 
considerable accuracy, and the importance of 
having good weather for hay-making should 
animate the farmer to watch the indications 
with utmost care. Be ready if weather be 
right to strike a little in advance, as soon as 
or a little before the grass has reached its 
maximum. Better this than be caught in a 
streak of leaky weather and be held back un¬ 
til the grass has long passed its best, for if 
thus caught the work will of necessity go 
slow. Progress, however, in hay-making can 
be made in almost any kind of weather that 
comes along here in Pennsylvania, if proper 
energy is present. Having taken time by the 
forelock, other work is well out of the way, 
and we will commence, but not in the morn¬ 
ing; we shall have something else to do until 
the grass is dry and dew off. Then cut what 
can be handled according to the weather in 
prospect. If the sun l>e bright and indica¬ 
tions toward night point to probable rain, 
shock up all that is fairly wilted in neat 
bunches that will shed rain. That which is 
not wilted will take little injury. Should it 
rain cut no more, but proceed to get the 
water out of that not raked at the earliest 
moment. This in process of drying, wo will 
turn our attention to that bunched. If as¬ 
sured of a few hours of sun, spread it out 
carefully, shaking the water from il. Use all 
diligence in getting tills in, remembering that 
the water must all be out of it. If dew and 
rain are all out hay can be housed when 
comparatively green and heavy, and not spoil. 
It will heat and become somewhat brown, 
perhaps, but will not mold ; there is a vast 
difference in hay that is heavy from its own 
juices and that which is heavy from dew or 
rain. A large quantity put in may have a 
layer on top spoil some, but this, too, may 
lie obviated by those who may have In the 
barn some dry straw. After putting in the 
hay level it down, pack evenly, then cover 
with an even layer of bright straw. This 
will take up the moisture arl dug from the 
heating of the hay. If catchy weather con¬ 
tinues put another layer on of same char¬ 
acter, and repeat the straw covering. In 
feeding out, the straw will be eaten almost 
as readily as the hay. In this way progress 
may be made in hay-making even in wet 
weather, and the farm force be saved from 
having the hay to make when other season¬ 
able work is demanding attention, or after 
the grass has advanced to a stage when it 
will no longer make good hay. 
Columbia Co., Ta. a. p. young. 
Many farmers try to get their hay too dry 
before drawing to the barn, thereby losing 
much, especially if it is a wet season. The 
two important factors in the rapid handling 
of hay are a good hay tedder and a tight, 
well-matched barn in which to put the hay. 
In the morning ted at 10 o'clock, and at 4 
P. M., if the day has been good, rake and 
draw, or, better, if the weather is not too 
catching, bunch and let stand over night, 
opening the bunches an hour or two before 
drawing. By this method, if there has been 
no rain on the hay, and it has been put in a 
tight barn, it will keep perfectly. This does 
not apply to immature grass or to Alfalfa, 
which will need much more drying. 
Ontario Co., N. Y. ealpii m. simmons. 
There are two things that help a man in 
wet weather. One is to be a good judge of 
the weather, and the other is not to be afraid 
to take some chances. There are generally 
two good days in a week, and I make them 
count. If In the morning there is any show 
for a good day I cut down quite a chunk, 
then aim to keep the tedder going. If it is 
heavy clover and will not cure in one day, 
If it looks likely to rain before morning I 
cock it up. Sometimes when I cock it up 
I let it finish curing in the cock. The fore 
part of last season was rainy here, but I 
only had one little lot wet, while some of my 
neighbors watched me and held their breath. 
After I had finished I helped them do theirs. 
Each farmer has to be governed by his own 
conditions. Have plenty of help and the best 
of tools, and then hustle. e. p. t. 
Smyrna, N. Y. 
For a wet time only, between showers I 
would have the machine cutting down hay up 
to the amount that I could haul in with all 
the help I had at hand in not more than one 
good day; then as soon as a fair morning 
came I would start the tedder very early, 
even before the top of the swath was dry, 
for the shaking up that the tedder would 
give would shake more or less of the water 
to the ground, and would allow the sun and 
air to get at much more of the bay than 
would be possible if it was not run over by 
the tedder, or very soon after at least, I 
would again go over it, and then still again, 
making the third time; then if it was a fair¬ 
ly good hay day, and the hay had but little 
clover in it, it would be safe and well to 
start the rake soon after noon. In this way 
quite a share of this hay could go to the barn 
this same day, and the remainder could go 
into the cock, or still better, get the neigh¬ 
bor who did not have his hay ready to haul 
in, turn in his help and get it all into the 
barn this same day. Timothy, Ited-top or a 
mixture of the two with some Alsike clover 
would have to have more time to cure. By 
this method I have many times been hauling 
in hay when my neighl>or was cutting down 
a nice piece of hay just in time to get caught 
with the rain of the following day. The 
above is only for a wet time, for as a rule 
I would never cut down hay wet, not even 
with a dew on it. datus clark. 
Tompkins Co., N. Y. 
I always consult a barometer a great deal 
in haying, and usually cut a big lot down 
after a rain, on a rising barometer. The 
weather is generally cool and breezy, often 
quite high wind, and the grass does not cure 
very fast, and sometimes will lie 24 hours. 
If very heavy use tedder, and when two- 
thirds cured rake and always cock. Never 
open the cocks unless caught in heavy shower, 
but usually turn the cock bottom up, ahead 
of the hauling teams, to dry the moisture 
taken up from the ground. By following the 
above plan if the weather at haying time Is 
what we call “yellow,” very hot and the sun 
burning, and a bad time to cut, the grass will 
wilt too fast, especially with clover, and the 
leaves will be apt to drop off. I like to have 
the hay in cock at least 48 hours. The above 
applies to clover and early-cut Timothy. I 
have secured Timothy hay when the weather 
is dry, and settled by mowing all two ma¬ 
chines can cut from eight o'clock until 11 :30 
and about 1:30 use tedder; about three 
o'clock begin raking and get in cock by six 
o’clock. The next afternoon draw aud cut 
and get the same amount ready for the fol¬ 
lowing day. This requires a force of six 
men and six horses. In case of indications 
of rain or falling barometer omit cutting, 
and if it does rain there will be only one 
day’s cutting out, and that cocked up, and 
Timothy hay well cocked will take very little 
harm. I am in favor of cutting hay early ; 
clover when the brown heads begin to appear, 
and Timothy from first to tenth of July. 
Genesee Co., N. Y. J. w. burke. 
Borgeat Quince. —-Will some one who has 
grown the Borgeat quince extensively tell me 
of its relative merit compared with the 
Orange and Champion quinces? In setting 
a number of acres would it be advisable to 
set tli(> Borgeat? Most fruit growers here 
raise the Orange. I know of no orchard of 
pear quinces, and they are seldom worth 
harvesting, and I wish to be sure. 
Ilulberton, N. Y. a. h. p. 
That Canada Vineyard. —In reply to S. 
R„ Ontario, Can., page 351, it is probable 
that if his grapes grow enough to be profit¬ 
able he will find 10 feet apart in the row 
entirely satisfactory. There are hundreds of 
acres of Concords here in the Lake Keuka re¬ 
gion set 7x7, but I believe that strong¬ 
growing varieties need much more room on 
the wire. The only objection to narrow rows 
is the difficulty of using two-horse imple¬ 
ments. I would not fill in, but leave the 
vines 10 feet apart; one vineyard here set 
7 x 5 is very unsatisfactory as to yield, the 
bunches and berries being small, while we 
have picked 30 pounds from one vine in a 
block of Concords set 9x7. lie should of 
course tie the canes to the bottom wire if 
he can get help to straw tie and with the 
Niagara and Concord, which have a tendency 
to grow the outer buds best, he should leave 
one short cane on each side of the stock and 
another on the second-year wood to begin 
at the end of the first cane, and continue 
out as far as necessary. He will need to be 
careful in trimming this way, and plan on 
spurs and constant renewal from the root. 
Penn Yan, N. Y. h. s. 
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