The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-07-28

the son, but also for winter or early
spring pasturage, for cutting and feed
Ing when green, for use as ensi1age
or az hay. The largest acreage s0Wn as
vet Is pl0Wed under as means Of en-
riching the>soil. 1t is especially recon-
mended for use IN orchards It is sOWn
In these after the last cultivation. It
Is often sOwn in sanding corn after the
last cultivation, except that it is some
times narrowed in. It has been sue
ceSSfully grown on wheat or oats stub
bic. Sometimes buckwheat or millet is
soWn with 1t. In the South it is some
times sown with COW peas. From five
to fifteen pounds of seed are SOwn per
acre. The seed can be obtained from
almost any reputable scotsman. In
small quantities it will probably cost
IL to 15 cents per pound
WEAVING Lambs.
When lambs are to be weaned they
should be given extra care that they
may be kept growing. and it will be
necessary to give them some additional
feed If this is accomplished. We have
never found anything better than a
good clover pasture to turn them into
at the time they are to be weaned, and
this is usually available, for the second
crop Of the clover meadows will be in
good condition by that time. A small
ration of bran and shorts each day
Will be of value and it will pay very
f0ys II, L k~Y~
1t. With the mutton breeds this extra
care Is OF great Importance, and we
think it Is quite important with meri-
nos also, for while the merino is some
Wnat slow to mature, well grown
lamb Will make larger sheep than
one that gets set back at weaving
time. Lambs may be taught to eat
bran and shorts or any other ground
feed before they are weaned by hav-
ing in the field, where they run with
the ewes, a pen which has a creeping
place In it large enough to let the lambs
in and keep the ewes out. 1t is not
good policy to feed the ewes grain
ration at this time, for the flow of milk
should be discouraged in order that
no injury may result : to them in the
shape of spoiled udders when the lambs
are taken away. If the lambs have
learned to eat grain or ground feed
they will not fall off in the least when
taken away from the ewes.
The Horse-Breaing Industry.
The horse-breeding industry of the
whole world is having hard time of
1t. In distant Australia, on the Ameri-
can continent, in Canada and in this
country the same story is told. The
causes, of course, vary in the different
places but the over-production Of low
grade stock IS factor in all 81 them.
In parts Of Australia such horses are
not worth their pasture. Their unsafe
ableness has not obliged breeders in
that country to boil them down as the
only means to realize anything from
them. The product goes to the English
market in the shape Of hide, hair, glue.
bone cut meat and oil. The owners re-
gard themselves as fortunate if car
casses nets them $3.50 each. This is an
exceedingly small price for horse,
but the disappearance of the grade
that nobody wants must ultimately re-
suit in a broader inquiry for the better
class Of sock. If the Canadian and
American breeder would follow the
boiling down example Of their Austria
Ian contemporary, the future outlook
Of the horse industry would be very
much brighter.