The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-06-29
GROWING GRASS .
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Every dairymau knows that greer
grass Is the cheapest ~ well a. the best
food that can be used for producing
milk. Most persons prefer butter and
cheese that are made while COWS feed
entirely on sweet and tender grasseA
They think that they have . more
agreeable flavor. Grass is % much
cheaper than any other food given &c
cows. that dairying can not be profit.
ably carried on outside of good graz
ing district England. Holland and
Denmark are the best dairying coun-
tries in the world. chiefly for the rea-
SON that the climate and soil fdxel
adapted to the growth of gre$ n
parts ofthc world where the rAia-AlI
is limited 70 few months in To Sear.
tho grass ceases to grow during the
dry season. when the supply of milk
Immediately begins to fall of. The
northern States have great advantages
over the southern ones in the produe-
ton Of milk. for the simple reason that
they produce more and better grasseA
Cows will give milk If they are fed on
dried forage plants and grain. but It j:
not likely that it will sell for enough to
pay for the food consumed
Every sheep-raiser knows that green
grass is the cheapest food for produc-
ing wool The best grazing districts
are the most favored ones for the pro-
duction of wool. There is much profit
on that part of the fleece. -ths,
grows while sheep are in the pas
ture. but very little if any in the part
that grows while sheep are kept in pens
and are fed ON food that has been har.
vested. Hay and grain will make wool.
but the chances are that il will not sell
for enough to pay for the food that the
sheep have consumed.
Grass is the cheapest rs we'll as the
best food for producing flesh on eattle.
sheep and borsea Most far1nsrs sfe
aware of this fact but in practice they
appear to forget it. They keep these
animals in poor OF. closely fed pastures
during the summer. where they gain
but very little. On the approach OF
cold weather they remove them tc
stables or yards and give them all that
they will eat The fall and early par;
of the winter are the times when most
farmers expect to put their stock in
good condition for the market. They
spend the entire season of warm
weather in raising crops to feed the
animals after. the cool weather COM
mences. They neglect them in sum-
mer. but seek to make amends for it by
giving them most excellent attention
during the winter Cows, steers and
young cattle that Jared poorly In the
pasture now fare stump: uously in the
stable. They receive hay from the
NOW and corn from the crib. Young
horses have their managers full Of
cured timothy cut and the boxes are
supplied with thrashed oats.
The best time to make flesh is while
the grass is growing. It Is then sweet
and tender. and animals will derive
more benefit from it than they will
after it had attained a larger growth
and has been cut. cured and put in
stock. Green grass is as valuable. for
making flesh and fat as for making
milk and wool. The farmers who
know the best pastures make beef.
mutton and horse-desh at the smallest
cost They aim to add to the weight
of their animals while the grass grows
and the weather is comfortable. They
do not keep their pastures overlooked.
II protracted drought occurs they
cut grass in meadows, oats or corn.
and feed them to their stock. They
aim to have their animals in fine con-
dition at the end of the grazing season.
II the season is favorable they expect
to have some steers that are grass-fat-
tened. These will be the animals on
which they will make the most money.
Next to them in profit will be those
that will require but a small amount OF
corn and hay. Both lots can be dis
posed of before the snow falls. When
this is done there is great saving in
stable room. labor and food. Chicago
Times.