Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-03-10
THE FARM AND HOME.
THE NEED OF PERMANENT PAS
TURES IN THE WEST
Regarded as Indispensable by Progress
sive Farmers-Every Farmer should
Keep Bsss-Farm Notes and
Home Hints.


There is little doubt but that farm
ing In the West is made much more
luborious to the owners by the Guilt
walton OF plowed crops so generally in
vogue, and at tho same time less
profitable from tho fact that heavy
surplus is the result Farmers are
compelled TO dispose OF so much OF
their produce in its original form us
corn, wheat oats hay etc, and TO
| food the markets herewith in order
| TO realize money 10 meet obligations
thus deprociating values limiting
| profits and adding TO rather than re-
| lioving the burdens which they are
called upon to bear. With stock farm
ing II is different for the reason that
there is less labor, the farm is kept
more productive and the variety of
stock available for marketing nearly
every month In tho year when tho
market is not over satiated or gluttcd.
Tho Industrial American having this
in mind. directs attention TO the man
ner and method Of supplying perman-
ent pastures us follows:
"Permunont pasture and meadow
grass lands arc regarded by progress
sive farmers rs indispensable in the
successful raising Of stock. Since
their necessity is rcali Cd it only re.
mains 10 discover the quality Of seed
nutritiousnesS and udaptability TO the
climate and soil in order to succeed
Any land that will bring good wheat
will bring good clover and any land
that will bring good oats will bring
good grass, This is simple rule
and IL followed will save much
troublesome speculation. So many
are discouraged in their early efforts
by the aduteration OF seeds that we
would urge great caro- bong taken in
their selection.
livery section OF our country do
mauds good permanent pasture and
meadow grass lands. Winter feeding
is now necessary in West and South as
IL has long been regarded in the
North and East The " est since tho
abandonment OF the free range sys.
ten nds 1t absolutely necessary TO
prepare winter feed either OF domes.
tic or wild grasses Cattle there are
confined within limits and in severe
weather, their ancient privilege OF
rust ing at large is nov denied thom.
The South finds II TO her interest to in
vestigate and adopt the most nutritl.
Gus grasses. II she would not lose In
composition with winter fed stock
brou Lht TO her markets from more
Northern states
Good, rich meadow grasses moi
only make the sweetest and mosl
brilliant hay but the cheapest feed in
tho world. The inexperienced farmer
has 81 cred many disappointments IN
obtaining good pasture and meadow
lands and this has been attributed To
various causes We cannot too strong.
b ~ recommend to those interested il
, tho bost development OF their stock
, and soil that they supply themselves
with books OF I'm ucstloned authority
. on the sub ect OF grasses and. in fact,
on every subject pertaining TO thell
vocation. Too much reliance OF
crude ideas may provo in the end d
costly investigation. Husbandry i
US much a scicncs ms medicine or en-
ginocring. yet many farmers scarcely
be love it. Rather are they inc inc,
to regard as supernuous any study o
the subject at all, and elect TO blundo
along in the old rut or in the ruinou
experiment. II thoir profits are smal
and mode of procedure burdensome
It may at least arouse them TO tn,
necessity OF n change aud to the con
I viction that IL is quito rs essential fo
: tho farmer TO seek tho assistance o
J competent authorities as IL ID Tor tn
/ medical man or engineer who desire
success in his respective calling