The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-05-14


Ialursous E0sct 81 Trr.s.~ ss.~k -.
4 Thsn Whes Ornss q Coming d.
| Farm stccL ~ a, Una. h..o,o. ia
49, .-.- y. - 49,
~ -" '.s"r T" 80 'I'i"S -
tne year ana desire 20 escape from the
restraints 81 the farm yard. that IL
likely 70 be- wet, dirty and uncomfort-
able. Espccially a this the case with
sheec T;hcv s;cht ~ a., c~.ss 49,.
.s. y. 49, w .,,-s 49, 800
naA.s - appearances a"o SEEK 70 reach
H. They VIII travel mile 70 get .
taste Of green grass in the spring.
| They are likely 70 waste much Of the
dried food that n o,ven th.m ~ ~.
1900. - 49, 49, r.- -
. Y. .'o -. o.1"
impatient 70 81 tneir STOCK on their
hands rs soon ~ there Is an opportuni-
| ~ to engage In spring work in the field
and garden. They have become tired
~ feeding animals. and have lttle
time "a attend "a their wants nv III.
lowing them "a 90 into the pasturea
when thew desire 20 20 they are saved
considerable trouble. In not a few
eases farmers are short OF hay In
(. spring. They want 10 keep their best
hay for their work-horses, and their
cattle. sheep and young stock will not
I eat that which Is Inferior. They have
4, no money to buy hay, and the roads
are i'm SO bad condition that il is very
difficult to haul heavy loads over them.
! There are no roots or ensilage on the
place, and the supply Of corn and small
! grains Is likely to be quite small.
4 -
mails into the pasture very early are
many and strong. Still. farmers
should hesitate about doing il unless
| the surface of their grazing land is
quite high and dry and the sod is firm
and strong. Much sod is injured by
having animals walk over it when II Is
soft and filled with water. The feet Of
cattle and horses sink into it. expose
the roots Of red clover and many Of the
best grasses. press many fodder plants
50 far into the ground that they die.
and leave the surface OF the ground in
a very uneven condition. A sod treat
"a IN this way will never afford &C cd
pasturace AGAIN. MANY acres Of fine
pasture Land are almoet completely
rn;ned nv having animals turned mon
n early n tho sor;:.o. The condition
n All FORAGE nlants Il Greatly injured
~ he;ng fed aA varv esrlv II tia ga.
sop Tbe matter Stored IN n the roots
~ grass and clov.r dur;nr The winter
.1rcrJs the material fcr forming ia
s;rst leaves u snr;nc These leaves
ara necess.rv ~ ass;.t the nlants h
tbe;r frturs gro,vth Tbav haIn restore
he roots m Z growing condition
a. ! rule animals ara injured bv
bcino turned into pastures yervfe carly IN
M snr;n~ A. ION ~ tbcv III ! taste
~ vrass t1.;r annet;to for bav straw
and corn-fodd.r i destroved The
t;rs, rrowtb n gra y contains very l;ttIe
nutr;ment IT 4 cb;eav comnosed ~
water n contains scarcely INV drv
material 4 HUNDRED rcnnds ~ X c,t
and dr;od xxanld ,,rod,ca I'M = faw
wounds ~ hav n IS nu;,. AZ iaxat;ve
e hc eaten ~ animals that have bad
i;t,le I'M dry food nv several months
II will not make mnch hone fat ~
muscle. II not infrenuently happcns
that animals lose in weight and fail of
n general condition after they have
been turned into the pasture n the
spring. A the feed Is scantv they
travel long distances "a obtain Il. and
4 does NOT satisfy their hunger. Tho
fatigue in waking over turf that
breaks beneath their feet At every step
makes them weak. Sheep thrive better
than cattle when turned into 4 pasture IN
sprinc. a. they disturb the sod less.
while thev generally eat some Of the
grass ~ last seasons Growth. sheen
Ike 4 change Of food. and unless thew
obtain 4 ~ The proper time thew are
likely 10 lose their appctites and to be.
come restless and uneasy.
II i better for the animals and much
better for the crop Of grass to keep