Written by George Mason, and adopted by the Virginia Constitutional Convention on June 12, 1776. The Virginia Declaration of Rights is a document drafted in 1776 to proclaim the inherent rights of men, including the right to reform or abolish inadequate government.
Hay is grass, legumes, or other herbaceous plants that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for grazing animals such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay is also fed to smaller animals such as rabbits and guinea pigs.
This means that most grass pastures are managed intensively to produce the best crop of grass possible, either for direct grazing, or for the production of the winter feed known as silage. Intensive cultivation of grasslands has allowed farmers to improve their grass yields from about 1 tonne an acre to 15 tonnes.