The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-02-01
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pori.bi asld on The tsrm. sad the tstnef
sbo attempts 10 farm without . p1tars
ell be 81 . dssdssttsse II 3, lrne
that the pasture becomes ,rsupled doe o
uniil the .roaea /, very bard, sod II my
deteriotsts until bet sesniy hefb.ss is
secured. bat .. Ions - II provide. sreen
and speenlsni food the farmer sill rslsln
IL, btespss be eonsia,rait peeesssry "a
june, 10 the keeping Of live ,ioek. Tore
10 90 mode OF esiin stins the eoree. rslus
OF . ps,tare Tbe farmer kutss that be
land BE-. improved 10 fertility by tensin
ina 10 foj. but act bou much hss heen
tstea away from the lsud. OF the qu,nl
y OF m.uate sddsd by the snims., IL
diaiealt to le.rn. Bet the farmer sees
the miik and butter soins 20 nsrktt, and
be knows that be csnpoi Gu, crop 81
hsy from tue pasture land ibe eoss ate
deriving . poritn Of their Subsistence
thereirom and the land IL giving re
turn. crop Of cora or sbes, on The pss
tore land would DO doubt pay shen The
! pasture fslis n, but there Is The green
food a, rived BY the stock from the pss
tore land. wb cb is an indispensable oeces
atty 10 summer. for the variety OF ito's
derived from the pasture not only IL 10
ance the Yields OF milk sud butter. bot
tue hesl,h Of the spimsls is also improved.
Selling may be . subsnt iie for the p.s
ture, Bat soilins means more labor, which
busy farmers will not tsstow a long IS
he snimsls cen seek spd select the food
fjr themselves. Experience hs sl,o
taught farmers that when COWS are ca
pasture land they increase in the yields I
meat milk and butter, and youns sock
also thrive at lees cost than when fed the
year round Of the bs.nysrd,
Pastures can net last always. and mus,
be renewed. How 10 discard the old pas
ture and make . new one without lots OF
time depends upon circumstances. such ss
soil. climate aud the particular kind o
grasses b, ST sui'ed for the region 10 which
the farm is located. II the old pasture is
plowed and planted to corn the land
hould not only be turned over but also
subsoiled, and the crop should be cultivat
cd thoroughly. On some soils grass
.rows 90 rapidly after the land 10 ploved
that the yonng corn is crowded out and
the cnltivator cannot reduce the sod. 10
such cases the land 10 plowed 10 Msy and
then seeded TO Hungarian grass, followed
by rye in the fall and corn the next
| spring. II is seldom, however, when .
pasture is worn ont that the erase gets
ahead OF the corn, for sbou ID such happen
II would only be necessary to leave the
grsss and Thus secure new pasture with
,ut further difficulty. The feet is. howev
or, that it pays to rotate pastures, % =
change from one location to another bene
dts the land and enables the fsrmer not
only to secure better psstursge, but also
larger yields Of grain. 10 considering
what IL termed pasture the GLOVER field is
not included, as clover does not mske
permanent pasture. Ordinary pastures
contsin mixed grasses which sre desire
BILE for stock. the chief value Of clover
being for bay. Sod ground should be
plowed 10 the fall and then lined, bot
there sre farmers who believe it unwise to
allow the lsld to remain naked during the
win or, and they prefer TO pillow 10 spriDe
and work the land with corn or potatoes.
New pastures should be seeded to
great many vsrieties OF grasses, for the
reason that some kinds will be found
indigenous to the soil and will hold N ucb
longer than Others. Again. II the land is
slightly low it may be adapted to varieties
hat will not thrive on other locations
II lie very difficult to select the desired
vsrieties, and only the use Of many kinds
will be satisfactory later on. The new pes
lure land should be deeply plowed and
sorked down fne with the barrow, ther
seeded and rolled. II the seed is left Oh
the surface, DO matter bow evenly it Is
,own. Winds will change the positions OF
the lighter kinds not covered by carrying
them across the fields Birds will also Sc
cure their share. end when the field is GOV
red with young Rrsss II may be OIL,
,psrsely filled in some places. The great
est temptation to ftrmtrs, when they have
. good stand OF young grass, Is TO tu'n th'
stock 90. the claim being that by grazing
It the grass will stool better. II there j.
any cutting OF the grass necessary j.
should be done with ibe mower The
feet OF the snimsls will do more harm the
irst year than all other csuses combined
Give the gross the first year to grow snc
become we'll established, sud it will last
several yeats longer than IL cattle are 81
lowed on The held has been we'll mspured
and weeds appear. cot them of WITH tbs
mower, and do not cat low enough 10 cni
the grass bnt little. The indigenous
srssfes will, 10 ytsr or two. secure .
trone hold and crowi opt weeds and oil
ther intruders. n
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