The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-11-30


F. D. Linheld. OF the Utah Erpen
nent Station. has the following to sp
II their experiences with bloat. VIVA
eedlng COWS on alfalfa tlucern)'
A very great drawback to pasture
,eedlng In this state is the trount
With bloat when there is any lueen
n the pasture. have seen something
" the trouble with bloat in the can
where clover was pastured, yet u eaa
told no comparison with the DANCE
rom loss on alfalfa or lucern. pre-
sumo there are thousands Of dollan
lost in the state every year from TINS
trouble. and with very many farmer
lucern is discarded entirely as a pas
turo fodder. because OF the danger 10
COWS or sheep from feeding upon II.
II might be OF value to others 70
record here a little OF our experience
with bloat during the past ave or s1
years. Our practice in feeding has
been TO let the pasture get good stan
in the spring before the cows are
turned upon II. II must not be ior'
gotten that the pasture ls made up Ct
quite a variety Of grasses. so that me
cows have q large number to select
from when turned out. The COWS are
always we'll filled up on dry hay before
being turned on the pasture. and ioi
the first two or three days man Is
kept with them continually. provided
with a stlmulant. and with a upeaf
and canula. The stlmulant we nave
used TO advantage in the early stages
OF bloat is a tablespoonful of turpen'
tine in a quart OF llnseed oil. When
once started ON the pasture the COWS
are kept on II continuously might and
day. and they have the run OF tue
whole pasture. An irrigation stream
ia constantly running through the paa
ture. SO that the cows never have 70
leave the field except for a short time
twice day. when they are driven
into the corrals 10 DO MIXED.
Under the management above de-
scribed we have had animals bloai
slightly. but have lost but one from
this cause In six years. and that re
suited from a transgresslon OF our
usual practice. There Ia considerable
lucern In the pasture. cannot say
that like favorable results will Away
follow from the management describes
above. but at least the results are eu'
couraging. want in this connectlor
TO note an exception. There was one
COW in tho herd that we could not
safely pasture. Whether she had bee
In the habit OF bloating before w
purchased her l do not know. though
l am inclined TO think she had. W.
tried her on the pasture for a few
months. but finally had to take her Of
and feed her In the stable on greer
soillng crops. generally lucern. Whei
fed In the stable on the green. thougl
slightly wllted lucern. we had no irou
Bile with the COW till In the fall aftc
the lucern was frozen.
II would seem that we would be Jus
tlfled In drawing the conclusion: FIRST
that as some cows are more supJo'lo
bloat than others. therefore the oadi-
ton OF the digestive apparatus the
COW has some relation to the cau OF
the trouble. In the second place. toah
lucern. In the field. seems to Be more
dangerous than that which Is prtly
wilted. The difference in its ssscts,
however. may be due to the fad that
tho lucern which was cut and ~ In
the stable was more maturcd than that
in the pasture. When the cow have
the run OF the mixed grass paFare,
with an abundant water supply avayu
available. and the cows are kept on
the pasture continuously. might and
day, the danger OF bloat seems 10 be
reduced to minimum II care u ex-
ereifed In starting them on The pas.
ure In the spring.