The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-10-10
MoEE ABouT Pastures

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lures got stocked with more cattle thar
than they could conveniently carry
There was strife between the herdsmen o
Abrahsm's cattle and the herdsmen o
Lot's cattle, and to prevent fighting th'
two pstrisrchs had TO divide the cour
try between them. There has been strii'
between the ranches on the Western prs
ries and the cowboys, and sheep herderl
have tonight for the possession Of the pal
turage,
Keeping cattle is necessary to successin
farming, bnt is difficult 10 simmer sc
many as can be easily wintered, without
supplement the pastures with somt
kind Of forage, Pastures could support
more cattle than they now do. and sur
port them we'll. il they received better
treatment. They seldom receive any fel
.ilizstion except the droppipss OF the AM
mails qusrtered on them.
Formerly we sowed plaster on our pas
lures every spring with good effect; bu,
now, for some unknown reason, it seems to
do but little good. and not much is used
in this part OF Pennsylvania. Professor
Voelker, after repeated experiments With
lime, salt, bonemesl. superphosphstes and
Germsn potash salts on pastures, found,
as Q rule. that no artificial manure gives
80 favorable return Us isrmyard manure.
Pastures soon begin to isil after seed
ing, not so much from the loss OF fertili
ty (for the loss is slower than from cult
vated felds). and not so much from the
trampling OF stock. as from neglect to e1
terminate the worthless weeds which soon
creep 10. and which cattle will not eat.
These are generally deep rooted. like
docks and wild carrot, and will continue
to grow during Q drouth, while the value
BILE grasses are standing still. or giving up
the ghost. II 10 then the vile weeds take
advantage OF the situation and crowd the
goo grasses out, How many farmers ev
er dig ont these land pests with spud, or
even NOV them of With selthe2
So far as known, the best grasses -four
ish on land which is neither too wet nor
too day. John s, Gould OF the State OF
New York, counted the grasses in great
uumber o: meadows, with the following
results: 10 wet mesdows, our Of thirty
plants, four we're useful and twentyisi1
worthless in dry meadows sand and gray
ELY soi). out OF thirty eight plants, eight
we're useful and thirty vslueless; 10 moist
meadows. neither too wet nor too dry, ont
Of iorty-two plants seventeen were useful
spd twenty five worthless.
Good water is needed in every pasture
Geld. II II is not there the csttle should
taken ont and watered at noop, and again
at night. common sized COW will drink
eighty one pounds OF water 10 day when
on pasture in dry weather, notwithstsnd
ing the large amount OF water in the grass.
Too many pasture fields contain for wal
ering purposes only 3 pond hole contain
mated with excrement and mud. from
which the poor animals must drink or
choke with thirst. That cows milk can
be contaminated by foul food and water 10
evident from the fact that when fed large
y on turnips their milk tastes like turn |
Ips.
II is not always possible to have sufiic
eht help Oh the farm to cut and convey
sorting crops to the cattle during the
prevalence OF the drouthy season, and the
OF the permanent pastures, and |
10 the Middle West and some parts OF the
South the practice OF growing supplement
Try pastures hiss become common. and |
might be adopted by the whole country
With advantage. Among the crops grown
Tor this purpose are rye, turi oats, sore
hum, rape. vetcbes. millet aud burr cloy
~ Into these temporary pastures the cat
lie can lnxuriste with profit TO their own
'rs. while the permanent pastures. reieas
ID for time, are recupersting OF course
be pasture does not last so long when eat
10 of by the cattle a. when mown aud
isnled to them .. the barn. Int saves
,rest deal OF lab .. and where land is 20:
Ugh priced is no doubt the most prof.s
lie method.
Many OF these crops Tor temporary pas
ures can be usually grown 10 snch msp
er o. not to interfere 10 any way With the
seulsr rotation OF grain crops, end even
Q . great bepea. TO them by improving
Re fertility Of the sell. This lie especial
true OF snch lesnminous crops Is clov
!. vetches aud coz peas. There is 10
snger Of loss 10 providing too much OF
iese crops. II is 20 msi,er il some should
} left ever. The supply shoaid be ample,
here dsi'ying Ia carried 90, and II We
% 10 grow shout tsice 50 much u We
pee, TO use. The supply will be sbop,
shi.
Large profits iron farming 10 Alaks
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