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Vol. XXXII No. 23
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SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1917
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PASTURE FH03LELIS
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A Discussion f & Esaantlal r
T tort V la Gttlaf - and ICepla
. Qood Paatur
'horse; nor so far as we can find does
any one else know this. We do know:
-that some other animalsf particularly
the pig, is sometimes poisoned when;,
cottonseed meal is fed -for considera-'
ble periods, and, . presumably, the :
THE latest;ecprd made 'on.- Missis t f or' a'day or two and when" he shows "horse might also be injured . by feed :
1 hppf cattle att the National ' that his appetite has improved the. ing a large quantity, just as cattle are
Stock Yards, HI., lis $11.35 a hundred -quah County,
oounds or 10 cents ai hundred above rptue, ana a week. or ten days, or long- - leeding or this reeding stutt. . But sut- Aia.,, says he has six acres of rich
.currea to enaoie anyone, so xar as we . seed-to pasture-to remain tor three
st how much cotton- or four -years -He contemplates sow
be . fed to poison a infe orchard grass, herds grass; (red
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pounds each.
good appetizer and as much should be -; horsed Moreover,Jwe . are not partic-tVtoo) and a "sprinkling, of white clo
"is alfalfa it : W A "ttle care along this line -will 'standpoint: in. 'this question; . we-are ; do : well and how much, seed will .be- - I
r the'lroff this ' uuailJ &CL uuiac uti.i4. .uu uis iccu uut- ucicsicu m aujf . sit awuv requireu .ror ine six acres r ; r '-'- i
AiiAiaia, ui v.u- . 0rc.-:a lace. ' .rtMacv.- 4-W.;- ;iV.o -lirtreA" -r.fitA ''wifViSii-"'-'-J ' --. -u.-.u .1 ii Ti-Jii v , f
betgiven-we ;hav found economy tnigoo i
of :flHid:extract6fihux!p : , :r,!j
" -T'-f .-T J- T -r-..."TC Ti : Illi idl LCI r LIIC tSUllIIK .: 111UIIL11!. ' A UB-,W-iViw-a t
-.rat
II 7HEREVER there
VV should be used for
summer and where no
ver is available fexrops "i
grown -a awit o t.v rv: cine must
the pastures;prgums part
Desi nog.; uuj ui,;h; 6u "ieaand
and is much netxer tnan green 'o,gentkn a; good .titter tontc andlamplejc
'tlu v. " r - suniuiani ejappem
THE turning under ot green yegeta,-: teaspoontuls:- may : be given : two : or,-the horse, or mule.- furthermore, we. these, we. would sow some- lesotdezai
ble matter ,will not "sour : the soil, three. times a day. ; it should be piac-; :Know that ; the : leeding : ot a ; jhjs may be sowed next March withi
!niisure,!"f; any jnjurytoedins . -x . ;. (
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Weeds, legumes, or bther pUnts m 1VtqttanUty," to balance -a ration, is; not-
be turned under without fear of such v given an hour beforehe te fed
iniUriOUS aCHOIlt VtUU 111JLU1 C5 lUUUW W- ICVl. 'ia "Jl yuaui,. UtVk'i Vii tuuiiV ,7 o.1" swyiiuuiivoi ty
the turning - unoer, 0!
sometimes, but they a
other practices When-
after a green' cropi'
under, the failure.may'
of moisture or a failure
green material and ,
SOU, DUC U IS not UUC .. IO . souiiug - ui l-iuic. , uu- . mtu r- v. iuau a , . 12 Ibg., corn, ..110.84 ttTn.o lbs
out coveririg or: disturbing the other
plants Csowed: this fall - :;
For ay good seeding of six acres ;
the land. The acidsttormed
cay of the green
quickly with materials
cause a sour soil
comparatively ;slow; decay
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careen .k cropsiue, dux n:rnis lsnox. wnyenienj gjvc w, ict. u5j ouipdi c : uic, uiBwiu. ,sometj,ing like the following amounts r - i
lso follow many.: after he has eaten. If given, just be?; nutriejits- in 2 the ration suggested : Qf see(i will be rautred'"::' --i-v v,- v ; v .-Mr
the rrnr fail : fnre fperlintr it mav interfere :with hlS;H With those in m
has Jbeen turned ..desire fori feed, because it is very bit-; sta"rrdafd for a 1,000-pound, horse db- Herdarrasa (RedtQpi.x-"& pounda I : i 1 1
be due: to lack Cten- But:the besrmethod of sharpen : ing moderately hard; work: ;
to-cut up,the'ing:the;appetite"of aji ril
niixiitwith:vthe':s6meexercise;1"W r?4 ':tl0liii;il
!,!, " r "i; " f Matter ' i rrorein-1 nyarw8i - ni
manures unite too r- v'-, . r; i'KJf viki. silSirC!
oTesuitistfxox trwt:i22---ur-:,i'-ac,J.J . t :.. .. 1 . , ., .1
oE orcafticMI-tticai hi, uci.lia uavnsmm MooSd fM? 1:
26.00 lbs.
2.50 lb 9
8.14 lbs.) .55
a if
matterwhicVtacia
this sort, which: has been so generally ItX u h d t Mk . , .. fa"d wk'
accepted by rlarmers.if of, sojb :It will be seen' that the ration pro- only extra good .cows-, can m
: Fw ' Southern 4airrmeni have pas
tores good enough to allow them to
cease jiee ding i grain " when; the cow
'goon-grassM
the. quantity of concentrates, but find
it nrofttable inaaltinoft anme coticen
tratcshrd&hojatthe'' sttmmer-It-iii " n
iSOIbl. (,nAl..1 (.ill1 1iA.ra ,,' tkn k V i '. 11' ii
iime, is nara to correct j dui we.,may thm -rt
as well shake vthisgtime,hcw
ianacy aDOUt tne ; turning unaer 01 ' a "f,ftrtA ? What
green crops souring the -landIth rlnir 1 auired and it is ouite probable that 1 question but; the cheapest milk and
done enough harm "already and now- .-..jj .i. .- ; ;, - "pound of cottonseed meal instead of the most profitable is. produced, from ;
iuti we KHowinat--ii;is' very ;sciuoui'Kyr,v;fv ai
about as well and; cows on good pasture. So certain' is
or never truershould be-dismissedfe Smith - . . .
and forgotten. ",;;,:r '-la pounds oy tay-?;;; r?;, Vnot.iieed the extra. half pound of cot-, ought to ;give;more:;attention 'to;their ; -' I;1
- :- .' ''.'iD'vffliSiAhhoawe : have : been consttryvtonseed meaf it is ' wasted and should .pastures.- Erett :;bur best lands -are-m I
U:hH'Mi'fV-Z itf' comparatively cheaprt .-and ;.1f:Tiiijlkvc;rlifi
A mU A-TT am - fc , , - a . - - ar I - ,. . , . .v . . C3 ' j -
nr "mnfc j. we Irave mererr4eeTi ahle tn t f eedincr a balanced ration ; is to avoid and - butter are; to; be ' produced eco-- f '-h" "a-.! t
A HORSE is fori -his" f eed- and., his nd a single xase whereja- reasonable waste. : " ; , , : - r, ; ; V ; Vhomically iome of our good lands '
pwner.wants to know hbw lie can V: 01 !
increase his appetite" Xjivmi pbunds a dayhas ever. injured afolfowing fule:.for feeding cottonseed cows. W4?en cows are on dryed, o ..iu
when a horse refuses toat the ushonean aiiyayH
ual allowance- of feed he may. do so ceived legume hay and a grain ration work and weighing 1,000 pounds irpj'- tice Is. to give one pound of grain for 1 2
because he is:sicic or because) offd
ease, or he nia nbt; lflce theeed
fered hira.- ilf tie
remedv - he nfiinv advantage
Jhust be fitted tx the disease Iro
which he is suffeririollie loss.of ap but with reasonabieorcomnioas a day if the roughage is , should be more nearly correct, owing pptpii;M 'i
ic m laai , CrtSC IS : nOi'ne trOUDie leeding COlXOllSCCMi'MicaJ uuw uut?iu ; uu u Jt.vuw v e ; -'-'-...V-v iuku iccuw iudc ui inc iucai.
but merely a symptom of sign of theKjure
real trouble If however, the refusal 'horse, and when thr ration is largely rV; '
" of feed is -due to his' dislike of ;thev corn-or corn and grass- hay it iis a rer
CURE; OF MfWrr1-
mher . nnrA. " v- Vtii'sl - Prof ftaaor
Particular edoteed;nwo courses; bstle
you
yourself
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Wa f 'VnnW h n W mtich . cotton-" v "The plumber hook his head ana twerea.
r j t v, - 'Tba.t will cure tou." He said, -oroviaea
Course , is followed - hard work shhtild
,t. j . ; ... T . ' . . 4 '- - - ibh WJU . cure ,uu, . uo omiui i
oe discontinued 'until - the animal has ? : seed malr it wWill ,. take to poison a yw trm away with the gin." Tatiet.
learned to eat a full ration of the feed
given. It is i a poor, policy to .try to' ;
. force a horse that is doing hard work -to
eat feed he does not like,- -But
when aiorje is said tb be "off;
4US f,ee1" is generally .understood
that he simply refuses to eat; the usual
amount ; of vfee.ds which he: formerly':
relished. i:Tb-get;-such a horse backf
to his former, condition- of eating a "
full ration the best plants to' reduced
the .quan)ity ato ; less ithan : he would!
consume, no matter how- small that
Entity may be.If it. becomes nec
essary, all feed may be withheld untU:
he shpws' a : return . of his i desire - for;
jeed. In any case, he should be; fed,,
'ess than he would.be -glad to con-
sume. If;such. a' horse-refuses to eatV
his regular feed of say 10 cars of corn,:
but would'eat four, or five ears, then'
he should be fed only two or three.
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Cottonseecl Meal; Rig Horses 3
Crops' 'for .ttmSOtcHard i -
Ume: 'Different Irms aftd Whfch to Buy: . V;;&7
Better 'Markets f or : Southern Livestock ; ; ; 3 y . v . P
How the South May Increass the Beef Supply. rtZlVhiiWi
:Lest::'WeFcriet''&
;RemoveVthe;:: Skeletci' : r;.-
Some -Lessen From This lYcar Experience With the
TheDiuV cb"the TOnj;; ; iP j;.;;'. ; :V:0
Government iVice-fixina pi V. h . . ; -V 'All.
'Mflk a; Great Food P ' ,:v Xp::y:;P:;: pPPi : 12;
iTI,ltm' Rr-flei : . P-P: '.'. P 1'P 'P- PPPP . SpPPl2
For cows on good pasture Eckles
suggests the following ;rule : P;PP.
:pJ'.-'.i' Tor 'Jerseys and QueniwP -,pp-"
!' 20 pounds mllfc dally.;.. 3 pounds grain. . : P''.
T ; "25 pounds milk dally.. . 4 pounds grain. - '; "
- ; SO pounds milk daily.. 64 pound grata. . '
85 pounds milk dally.. 4 1 pounds grain. ' : .
"-:-4 0. pounds milk dally...'.; 8 peunds grain, 'p ,
P For Holstelat, Bhorthorna mad Ayrshire P P
,11 pounds mQk daily... 3 pounda grain. ' .
tQ pounds milk dally... 4 pounda grain. - :
-1.S5 pounds milk dally.. 5' pounds grain. t. ;'t
'- 40 peunds milk daily... 7 pounds grain. .' , .
60 pounds mUk daily.. 9 pounds grain., ;
As a general rule! it is doubtful if .a .. :
: cow giving less than 20 pounds of
' raillc daily should receive raore than P
a pound or two of grain a r'day when
' On good pasture.- This grain shouldV
be cottonseed meal in the case of the
' Southern "dairymanJ; p'P:'P--P:
& There is; however one other im-Pj
- portant point which" should; fieceive
s o m e consideration, ' Experiments 7.
seem" to indicate clearly that , cows
fed. grain during the summer do bet
; ter or hold their flow; better when P
put on the usual winter ratidijs of P
dry feed, or' silage and dry "feed., '.
-. Southern dairymen must give more
attention to ' good pastures as. a
means of reducing grain feeding and
lowering the cost of milk productioa.7:
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