The Red Cloud chief., 1880-06-21
Requisites Of Q Coed f.slar.


Lt<r svffHvfe IN rrrSfor~ Sfss IS
grass il the first essential. IL !, nos
necessary that 10 - smooth. or free
from stones and raviues or that TIE ~os!
be q! uniform character and Richness.
Broken and uneven land oi,en makes
very excellent pasture. All the Hand n
n pasture need no; be high and DRY
For asoriing food during prufractsd
drouihs some low land - desirable. II
the low land can Oe separated from the
high by division fence. STICK NAV D.
KEEP, from the former AZ times when IN.
~od would receive injury from the feet
a: cattle. IL \ portion IL n pasture 9.
high and \ portion IOw ! gryG supply
of feed mas b. secured from the tJtu"
the frus, leave. the sal in the -pnnE
t,Il il enters il in the fall. Pastures oi
nearly uniform ~sgrfar. generally TAI -
Afford 4 supply OF grass during the en-
tirc grazing season.
A variety Of grasses and other fodder
plants is essential Ia a good pastarc
The greater the variety b larger Viii
be the amount Il food produced. while
the supply viii be- more neatly uniform
during the season IL J. wanted. Some
grasses are in their best estate very
early in the spring. some IN the middle
of ummer. and others quite late in the
fall. The varieties that spring zap nr>i
are generally the hrst To fail. Timothy
: a good pasture grass IN June. but l.
II little value IN July and August.
MANY Of the grasses affori a very large
amount OF food during afew weeks. but
At the end Of that time afford very little
Orchard and blue grass viii supply feed
longer than most varieties, but they
viii not produce al abundance n any
n time. In seeding u pasture the OBJ
iect should be To insure i large amount
If feed a, all seasons.
IL is much easier To keep a supply Of
grass and clover in "A pasture thu, has
m uneven surface than in n where
the land is nearly uniform a. respects
elevation and moisture. Red top pro
duccs feed abundant in quantity and
excellent in quality in land that II t0lcr-
ably moist. but the contrary i the case
when it grows On high. dry soils
White clover does It's best on dry knobs
and hill sides, but does not flourish on
lands that are moist. Red clover thriyes
on loamy soils that are neither very
moist nor very dry. Al,ike or Swedish
clover will grow on land that - quite
moist during u large part of the year.
Red clover and timothy 10 poorly in a
partial shade, but while clover and
orchard grass flourish finely in groves
thst have been cleared of under brush,
foul meadow and bluc-joint delight in
swampy places where many grasses will
not grow nj all.
A constant supply Of pure and tolera-
bly, cool water is essential 10 a good
pasture. The value of Il good spring
or a spring brook is hardly Ia be csti-
mated in gold. Its price is above all
wells, pumps and windmills. By mean
Of a spring a trough or reservoir may
he kept full at all times without trouble
or expense. A large pasture should be
supplied with several troughs or pools
where stock can drink. Daring very
not weather animals will suffer with
thirst rather than 90 long distances Ia
obtain water to drink. If there is but
one place in Il pasture where water can
be obtained animals will quarrel to see
which shall have the first chance. and
the Younger and mere feeble will he
likely To receive injuries. A liberal
supply of pure water is essential t. the
production of a large yield of good
milk. and il is equally important for the
formation of fat and muscle.
Every pasture should contain some
shelter. which is As grateful TO beasts ~
tn men. II there are no native trees no
time should be lost in planting trees
that will afford shade. Linden and cot
tonwood grow very rapidly in prairie
soil and soOn furnish Il dense shade.
Many other hardy trees do well on diff
ferent soils. Trees planted in clusters
10 much to beautifv u pasture. besides
furnishing stock places of shelter from
the blazing sun. Wind-breaks are no
less useful than ornamental. They pro-
tect grass as well rs stock. A wind
break of European larch trees will or
lament a farm As nothing else car.
while il will protect the grass for a long
distance and furnish a delightful shade.
\ few open sheds formed Of cheap ma
terial are very valuable for ailording
protection in time of Storm. The sup
ports may be posts in the ground while
the roof NAV be covered with thatch.
The pasture, like all other portions
If the farm, requires constant care. As
grasses disappear from any cause seed
should be sOwn that the full amount of
feed may be supplied. The hand
scythe or moving machine should be
used to cut weeds and tall grass that
run up to seed. The droppings of cat
tie should be broken up and scattered
over the ground. Most pastures re-
quire a top-dreSSing of manure every
third or fourth year. Well-rotted and
tnely-pulverized stable manure. ashes,
land-plaster and salt are all excellent
for this purpose. Stable n should
he applied late in the fall, 80 ihat il viii
be distributed bv the late rains. II will
not only afford food for the grass and
clover during the summer. but will be
of great advantage as a mulch.-Hi-
cago Times.