Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-25
PASTURES.
Press Bulletin Of the Utah Expert
mcnt Station. Logan.

Observations made on recent trip
but confirm those previously made by
the writer. VIA. that too few Of our
farmers have made a study OF the
proper care OF our paaturcai or. at
least. have not put the results OF such
study into practice. During the frft
week In April ! noticed cattle running
ON pastures that were 10 soft that the
sod was seriously cut up by the feet of
the cows. The surface OF tho ground
was brown. ana the cOwr could Ect
nothing Ia eat except the dead and In
dlHCAtiblo grnsn that hnd been under
the snow all winter, An animal might
maintain life on this dict. but II could
not be expected 90 gain In live weight.
or 90 produce milk.
PROFITS OF a GOOD PASTURE.
The possibilities Of good pasture
under nm irrigation system are certain
~ remarkably greati hut the pasture
must be made right and property cared
for. ON one acre of land ON the col
lcEe farm We have paHtured two cows
for four months during the summer
from June LIST to october lat--and have
obtained thercfrom sai pounds OF but
ter fat. worth at average prices $50,
This II ns large "a return. perhaps. nH
could be obtained from any other farm
crop, IA proportion 10 tho labor boz
slowed upon II.
BEST COMBINATION OF GRASSES.
To get such a pasture requires care
ful preparation OF the land. which
should be seeded with n variety ~
grasses. An excellent combination IN
made IN as follows; Luocrn, pounds;
rrd clover pounds; nlaike clover. .
pounds; orchard grass, poundHi tai
oat grass. = pounds; meadow foNtnil, .
pounds blue grass, poundsi timothy,
. pounds. bronze grass pounds, This
combination OF grasses VIII give a iirm
fod, which IN not easily cut up by
trnmpinR. II gives, too, a combine
tinn ~ grasses and cloycra. many OF
which come up early In the spring and
grow rapidly, while others mature
later, 20 that the growth IN good all the
season, II land In properly Irrigated.
EARLY CROPPING INJURIOUS.
To got the most from u pasture. the
grasses should be permitted 10 gct a
good start In the spring. All plants
got the most 81 their nntrlmont from
the air through their leaves. The long
winter. In u measure, lmpalra tho vital
ity OF the root. and " pasturcd close
from the time II starts 10 grow the root
has M chance 20 develop ana 10 gives
a minimum ~ growth. n, however.
the plant N allowed 10 get "a fair start
before being eaten down, the root ~
fOrcngthcncd, and nm Increased nmount
of pasture N the result. II IL mucn
hettcr both for the cattle ana the pas.
turc To feed IN the pasture sets good
start. The returns from both viii
thereby be much Increased.
IRRIGATE FREQUENTLY.
a pasture should be- irrigated fire.
duently enough TO keep the growth
fresh and green and In a thrifty condi-
ton an the aouson, The amount OF r.
rlgntion Will. n course, vary with the
nature % the suhsoll, and perhapa with
the lay 81 the land. Experience Is the
only safe teacher. once the cows arc
started ON the pasture In the Spring,
they should be Kept there day ANA
night This IA particularly important
when there " lucern In the pasture. II
nt all possible thcro should be supply
| OF good water In the pasture 50 that
] the cattle may have access. TO II AZ all
/ times.
n there nre any dry ridges In tho
| pasture. they should receive a good
dressing Of well rotted manure occh'
sionally, TO keep up thcir fertility
| Sometimes there In a tendency on GER
tain soils for few grasses 10 form o
very stlfi sod and 60 crowd out th'
others. II such a sod Is cut with. dis,
| harrow trun straigiiO and fresh seet
sown, the pasture will be Improved.
II. II. LlNFiElD.
Agricultural College.