The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-07-26

clover niost.
The time has nearly arrived for cat
tie 10 blOat when turned on rank clover
pasture. writes G. T. Goodrich IN
Michigan Farmer. Soon farmers
stockmcn and dalrymcn-wi.l be
asking through the agricultural
papers what TO do with their cattle
when they bloat on clover know this
will be 80 for Il Is 80 every year. In
places In Wisconsin last year Tiers
were serious losses from this cause. At
one farmers institute gentleman
read an excellent paper on dairying In
which he mentioned this trouble and
said he would give $500 to be assured
against loss by II In the future. II Is
all right to advise using the trocar to
bring relief In such cases. but frequent
ly the trouble Ii not discovered or the
remedy IL not applied In time and fatal
results follow.
told this gentleman and the audi
ence Of sure preventive. but do not
suppose | will ever get that $500 for he
claims he has the whole future TO
prove whether or not am right, and
that is long time TO wait. BE that az
II may. | will tell my way to the read
ers Of the Farmer gratis.
When I first turn my cows out in the
spring, and that IN after the clover In
the pasture has got a good start. they
are given their regular feed OF cnsilage.
clover hay. bran and meal first Then
when they 10 out they are not hungry,
and they eat but little OF the green
clover and that not grecdily. AZ night
they are put In the stable and fed good
clover hay and small grain feed again.
II the weather IL warm they are turned
out again for the night. but II cool they
are kept In during the night. and after
being fed turned out In the morning
My cows are always put In the stable
and fed some nice early cut well cured
clover hay and small grain ration,
twice every day all summer, no matter
what the pasture H. They always eat
some. Since commenced this practice
many years ago I have never had the
least symptom OF clover hloat. while
my nelghbors who give their cows moth
ing but pasture have ut times suffered
badly from bloat. My cows do better
In giving milk on account Of the feed
they get In the stable. Il II also econ.
omy. l think. for. with land worth from
$50 TO 500 an acre. pasture IL dcaror
feed than feeding IN the stable.
II one has young cattle he does not
want to take out Of the pasture and put
In the stable 10 feed. good way TO do
Is to have stack Of clover hay In the
field where they can have free access
TO II. one viii be- surprised TO see the
cattle leave the rank green clover two
or three times day and eat gretdily
few minutes from the stack. Cattle
know something. frequently much
more than we give them credit for. and
will take care 81 themselves pretty well
n given a chance.
Even a straw stack where they can
come from the green clover and gct at
Il, will help some. II the pasture has
u variety Of grasses. such aa timothy.
blue grass. Wild grass. etc. aside from
the clover. and these In abundance.
there viii rarely be any trouble from
| blont.
wish TO say ngain that sure pro
vcntlve OF bloat az may or may not be
/ the only sure onol ~ to put the cattle
/ In the stable twice day and feed
them all the good dry hay preferably
clover hay-thcy will eat. DO this and
| You can turn them into clover nj any
time at any stage with perfect safety