The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-14
FARM HINTS FOR MAY.

From the American Cultivator
 Stock should not be turned to pasture until the soil becomes reasonably dry and firm. Many will consider it necessary on account of scarcity of hay to turn out their stock early. The young animals may be turned out earlier than the cows. and especially if they can have a little hay to help along at first. If is usually bet ter to keep the cows in winter quarters until conditions are quite favorable for turning to pasture. The change from stable to pasture should be gradual in order to prevent any shrlnkage in milk The grain feed should be the last thing ta leave off, and this should not be while it is giving a good return for it's cost
 How Much Stock In Pasture?
 Usually there should be sufficient to keep the grass well fed down. Otherwise there will be a portion that will grow up and become worthless for feed But this close feeding from the first, which means a better quality of grass will most likely necessitate the early supply of soiling crops or grain in order to keep up the flow of milk. In this way more stock can be kept and the pastures will present a better appearance than when there are not animals enough to keep the grass properly fed down. Last season during a drive a, fine upland pasture was brought to notice that deserved attention.
 It was good blow land, had been seed ed to grass and turned to pasture. It was a nice clean field, closely cropped, with hardly a weed or bush to be seen. Could our pastures be of this kind. that could be plowed and re-seeded when necessary, they could be made much better and more profitable than the general run of them.
 An advantage in stocking heavily will be to keep down all undesirable growth, and where supplemental feed Is given as required. 1t should tend to an improved condition of the pastures
 Grain Crops for Fodder.
 Many farmers find 1t profitable where a considerable area is devoted to grain crops, particularly oats, to calculate for a portion to be cut at the proper stage of growth and made into hay, instead of to ripen and thresh for the grain.
 This makes an important addition to the amount and variety of the fodder of a good quality, and rightly managed saves the feeding of so much straw where this is practised, and is better for the land that is seeded to grass Whether oats or any other grain is sown for this purpose, more seed should be used in order that the growth may be thick and the straw finer. which will be found better than when coarse and large
 Oat hay makes a good addition to the feed of cows giving milk, and 1t is found that the young anlmalS Ike IL well. rms crop can be grown quite late when nec- cessary.
 Calves for Veals.
 On farms where considerable attention is paid to feeding calves for the market. to be disposed of as veals, they should be fed as literally as is consistent with good, healthy growth and maturity. As a usual thing, these calves are grown on skinned milk, and much more time is required to obtain the necessary size and condition than would be the case were new milk used. But with good care and good veals can be raised In this way. The best for the purpose will be the calves from large strong cows, that will be capable of taking and assimilating a good quantity of milk.
 They should not be fed too much at time. to avoid bowel complaints, and 1t should be given at a proper temperature. But something more than skinned milk will be found desirable to produce a calf that will sell at good prices as veal. As soon as possible some grain feed should be given along with the milk, increasing the quantity as the animal gets older. Wheat mddllngs and ground oats will be good for the purpose, as would also a small amount of oil meal
 These calves should be kept in good quarters, with plenty of bedding. and be in every way well cared for. As these