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Livestock and Dairy Pro Hems TAIT BUTLER, Editor LIVESTOCK SUGGESTIONS TOR SEPTEMBERS c; f :: 1 1 r'"-:'i vC.VT 5"f ,''"V,;T";Tf" "'7' I. Supplying Winter Grazing , . nFF.DING the crops that are' to sup- 0 Diy any green-feed the livestock will clay1 .iands the frequent rains common in winter may make 'grazing imprac ticable. The. cold, weather of our most late fall and 'winter grazing-on fairly " Because of this : need for. inoculation"- fertile land'that is-well drained. , The. all these crops are'rriore or, less uncer- h Value of .fall;beardlessbarley needs to- tain at first." Aft er'-they have been' uc niorq gcHcraiiy xciicut- ritu suns grown on a tarm ior?a ; lew i years, a it makes a rapid growthis' relished by"- becomes much easier : to obtain good the livestock and stands'the-winter, stands and they become " reliable -or . 11 Ti. -I - 1 J 1 - . - , extended use. . , t " ';-.- ine time ot seeding tnese small ,T . r w l .. . - : - . . 1 the small crams, when thev do well.- - irr'j inn Tin i i t - c in a n-v y- av-i v an art 1 -iti z j - m :-,. ... . k . .. . K an 110a f hair i a lAnriim act Vt rt a wnetner they are to be, harvested tor -- ' ;,; y u TtTl- severe winters may also interfere both the grain or seed the next summer. If mfsen xrom-ine air ana enncn ,mc,u with the growth of the -'crops and the they are, then the time, of seeding soil, but' a growth of rye is better than ,: : r i.i ti.-t u.ii A .l. u i.- .i.i . : f. . no trrowth of these leeumes. and a full ur n u in, 1 ir 11 n r iitri v n ri vnniiin tit t n t hpct' cnir n t r n t rn t". i. . . 7 t- - . t t w - - . :r rnmmnn ran nf insiiffiripnt fall and iti thp .f.'ri ,,ri,Ar f. K tt if growtn oi rye. may iumisn more graz havPe during the -late f all, winter,and winter gazing is an insufficient acre- sowed for fall and winter grazing the M,iv sorinff. and-tne saving :oi inc 6v'-'' -r- v " ' w" " yi'""? . VMU"' . v""v feedson which the livestock wUl be fed nd rye 4 are largely grown for seed them to furnish more grazing. -The rp the lines of work of;.chief interest crop, winter grazing is often provid- dates wilj vary from September 1 to tc the livestock grower-during the'riext ed m ample acreage, but when fall October l m the northern-part of the t months '""m" 1 - crops are seeded for winter cover and Cotton Belt and from October 1 to No- tw0 .' - i r-f,-l - . . " pasturage only the acreage is usually vember 15 farther South, Ihe proDiem oi ;!,upyiyiS too. small tor the number ot animals, The amount of seed 'used should be ,inn- innnor thp wintpr is a variable nj ir cn fnvitiof loc. - ' . .. . ..- ' siiiu6 -".e. . iTf;oc 'n .,w w,wy?fc.Buf"B9,' " larger wnen sowed, tor grazing than Wumes sowed on everv .LmL when sowed to produce seed or grain, gK3- thl landlndX 1 1 1 1 I I I M I I 1 1 . .T . ailU Al.V . . w V" - . I I f I II II 11 I f I '.. IVII.IIIlliri . W M l I 111 III I V n A lAnm . n . fr...U.A .. nMl . . ixui jlcss Liidii one uuaiici cum -a udii different sections, according to soils, age or the number of animals, it does moisture, and numerous , other; condi- nt nav to crraz these rroos too close- tions. Some one has j said - that ."the ly, or when the soil is too wet, except only reliable winter pasture is. a silo.. - on sandy land.- ' That is quite largely xrwc aim yet. iuc , livestock producer should,- whenever ii ;j- : practica Die, proviuc r kitccu iui$ as largely as conditions will SJ permit." In many sections fall-sowed crops are eco nomical and justified for iio other rea- III. Small Grains for Winter Grazing DECAUSEmost certain to produce cnc fdon oc tMnfr vSvr tn thp land some sort of a crop, rye is prob- ablv the best croo to sow for winter TAKING the South as a whote. c.rim dliu lUl own uuji u viuviu) uuu ij uvu iv - .j ,, .1 1 I " these reasons may be added the furn- cover and grazing on the average lands 1 son ciOVer, bur clover, and the stand or .Dartial croo of anv of these ' 1. -' . T. .1 ?... l".1l . A. - A. legumes. - ut, inereiore, ioiiows xnai the main reliance for grazing and cover crops should be the-small grains for:. the larger areas and until the legumes.-, have been grown for a 'few years and 7 should be some of one or all of these- form Pirri' farmer have each, of rye or wheat and not less than persisted In for a few years there will , two and one-half bushels of oats and e no. question as to continuing their two bushels of barley should be used. ; crAwrtti H vptt Iiorhtlv hpauicr (fpnintr will nrnh. . . i . i. - i . j t : - ' r t " -w ommea wnen one nas once leamea xo ably produce a better cover crop and grow thcm successfully. IV. Clovers and Vetch for Early Spring Grazing V. Rape for Rich Land ' WHEN the land is rich, Dwarf Essex rape, sowed between September, 1 and October 15, according to location, hinVoferee of the South-barley, wheat, and oats, vetches are the fall-seeded legumes, one, ot our best crops lor late tau ning oi green grazing or inc uvc . ' r.ru 'J-V. fc . r i rr 8. " ' and winter crrazinor. esoeciallv for oiflfS. ifTiii mr Tiirntimnar ... . --- IS ...v w..- Purina iht fall and ar better relished iw enr! m calves and sneep. uut tne land must;- eral interest, even though; the difficult during Uhrh nrZL.r Irt? "ch. It is a waste of time and seed ties of its solution may be considerable. y tne livestocK, pt rye stands wuiicr W1n furnish much fall or winter graz- . , a vprjl ia h nf ' . : r V . freezing better, is better adapted to ing. Crimson clover, if sowed early and ? ? i Pw ,i '! 2g! T n2 In snttip srtmns a lark nf moisture .oU mn frmnrfti in j;;-: r.'.L.ti. ;j ' the bOUtn.' We always DICK a rCn SDOt - difficult of - cooi weather and in the early spring, w fall and a mild winter, will furnish f?r a turn,P patch, and rape requires - in others- the heavv winter wt,:ir cne 1A Urnrr it Mnpo not r- : k.. .u- u tne same sort ot land, it will turnisn will make grazing Jmpractic- Qanff thp'hot. drv weather better and art A Kut will VZh w gazing in 50 to.oO days after seeding . much ofaheHimewher the fail if snwerf tor earlv in the fall. .nf-i thA .oenl-urhpn "-'sp" moisture conditions are neavy or stilt, and m otner ' will fand latpr seed nsr than the Mrir VAtrotirt KAcrine -miu Kou- a w ucms mc cc BruiK w will make the" problem' very'' solution, rainfall able for lands are sections of the Cotton -Belt unusually,, others, but not-earlier, but of 1 course, growth. The growth of all three, crimson cold weather may . interfere with the none will" furnish much fall or winter clover, vetch and burxlover, especially BiuwiuB ui ldu-suwcu cruys auu men ,, grazing unless sowed eany enougn xo crimson. clover and -vetch, is marvelous grazing. r : makii considerable growth before se ly; rapid from March to May, and the ,'";V"' " vere winter freezes' come. l amount, of grazing supplied by crim to be had by November 1.' the rape : must be sowed by September 1 to , 10. This is too early except in the northern , part of the cotton-growing area, unless . there is abundant moisture and -the ? weather cooler than normaL - The sow-1?; II.Preparaticn::cf.ti5:Sfiedhed Next to rye, oats are probably Jbest . son clover Wm surpass any other graZ: SSiSi cPaiuva vi ?r. , adapted to the "soils of the South. Oats mg plant known to the writer during jrUjiT u . SS Iopcrtast : - - are not as;particular as tcCthe type of that season. by the location. Rape is a- moisture. and cool weather loving plant and Which it IS beyond dOUbt tne Destvwnere U aoes rcquiu:s, large quaumy ui sccu aim aim aioiic - more sccu jhuiuu , prou real diffi-' well, but it is not so certain in all sec- then, there is not sufficient certainty of ably be used than is generally recom- ' U a la n A J ftti e "a n A " i i n d er all conditions as the a stand at first, or until the soil be- mended. ' Perhaps 10 to 12- pounds AiTPrrof . . . . . r ' . .i ' ... soil or as to a ncn son as euner wneai a n nr 4.t,AIltt t, t,: j ut. ...u ri - VVJVtriOJ HI OOtaininST- late iail. Win ? . ; , Vf . ..viJ U4.U hvj ivsumn vt mcn v vaiw xiia.n.Ms iu ucji giuwurm wnuuci aiiu ii . m wwhi hR(4k: Wu. or barlev. Of-course, oats and rye both rAn0uv . tu. xt.u- .u n : rter, and eany. spring grazme irom w - n Wrh sft:is. hut thev will .f "?":"6 A"? V"."wV-tr,"!u iail-seded croos deoends most-lareelv "v T V il r.v: ' " ' J'j.. wPaK wuuwn ciovcr is mat jviarcn ana prn irom tne spring seca- . on tne preparation otitfte seedDed and ;ic w ?ti fprtilitv than i either wheat - K 1 i " . , ' . "v-fV "f s s 'u"5. "V : the time and methods bisecting;., -v 0J 1ga1r01Wym WfrtndVdZd f?ay e k,J 0Ut?r ftheJe-? a? Sf 5'- M "T-W dn"S r jridcafs.t' or ; or Dariey. vy neat anu uaricy ucmtiiu faiiure to cret-a urood stand if planted sowed in various combinations with n 4k .Iv.'iu.i'.:..!... Vik: ....II J.xnnH ih Inltn cml ' I npv - . , . - - . . - . ' . .. - ... . me uiuiu v most iaruicr uic a wwymw . WV """V . early. Un tne otner ftand, it planted small grains and clovers. ' . s : greatest obstacle to obtaining fall and will withstand the severe ? ' freezing ton late, so that it does not iret a cmod . . v' winter grazing is'the lack -of moisture weather-of the northern part of the ro0fgrowth, it may not stand the win- 'rtlWfnn. !2h?JKl, wfS which is common during the. :f all Cotton Belt. better, than oats, unless the ter - , ' tivations may be given, but for fall and months in mn prtJrte thp Smith, winter turf or crazintr oat is used. As . - . " winter - grazing many prefer to sow Sq far as T tnnw tliptA ?c nnlv aha wav in thevariev-of rve to use the Abruzzi The weakness of bur clover is that it broadcast. fAVhen'v sowed v broadcast. io overcome this difficulty, must be admitted is often -a, cu tv. Thic ic earlv. a mnntvr rt"e;v. hpfnr" rnmninn Southern rve If the common comes well filled with seed. And even' per acre is not too much. When sow- seeding time. If this is done and the rye is used; one should be certain that then a solid or complete stand or cover, ed in drills, 4 or .5 pounds is ample and wr soil is harrowed evey-10 days or two ' it is the ? common" Southern rye Much over any considerable area, is rare. when sowed broadcast with the small weeks to keep down Weeds and save of the rye, seed sold is 'grown farther with :the vetches, seed ' 'are -high - fns"6 pounds does very wll.'-For. moisture, there will usually be' enough ; north ?and is not as satisfactory for iced ind th are difficuities in the hog pastures, especially on lands; well t ferm not. j . x.:. 'Tu xTni, iV-x- At e Wr ftiA arniinil . ' A , . v me red clover . with- the raoe. If the or graz'; furnishes teed seeded pasture and -cover cropsr but Abruzzi rye are that if has not seemed fand t 6 v' - during the late fall, ; winter and early , wunout it, failure" for lack of moisture to do well in some sections toward ine -;-,- : . . - - UIC" "Ic vcrjuruiic,; is common. When-the" preparation of - northern limits of the Cotton -Belt, and ' Crimson clover, is sometimes sowed good grazing until June. the land is delayed until seeding time, " the high cost of , seed. Perhap,the first with some one or-more of the -small - - , , , .. ' r hen the fall and winter grazing is very robiectionJs not realor is exceptional, grains,'-but this is of doubtful value - J11 i ?n SSShe " fergely dependent on the rainffl!.-affile the highcost of seed may be ov, where Mt does-well alone and - good rape and C . - . L .- ... tri ;. - - ;. ' prrrtmp flV the tarmfr rO Winid 'Ills OWll; atemua . . v- iaiiii.u, wAvvpi - . w - ' . i .... .- , Wazinor e U;r.A' ercome uyine ldUlw 8'uw ...: : rurrinnsnn r1rvr fiirnihQ a Urtre amminf- by sowine small grains 111 the cotton clean, anrf r . , , V i-UlllVdLlUUr. HdS tainbuVSth A READER wants to know the-aver--. this method of seeding I lanH " winter ' the red rust proof varieties, .fall oats - v.----:jr age weight of calves at birth; gazing is verv . m,Tcu iPtq rrtain're best1 for fall seeding top tall, and Bur clover is usually sowed alone and While earlv Ainrr u- winter grazing. For the northern bor- desirable or ' necessary- the char acterr.ol : the Cotto" .and:a. i l:. Jou nt only largely, determines T t-V." " J ? L: Z "umber 0f-a the (.. . , vtuuj ilia uv x,-. .i grazed during tho '.i . r- tu.- i.. red'. fus of 4 the Ijwpi- Qtu f winter possible,, but on the, stiff -or ,Vheat; . probably this is the preferable method. : r.V.l.TJzlu:Xi: - eas a little All of-these plants must be inoculated, - y 9&$lrrt7iZ rtrjM i :..:it. nriiiti kn. consm'. iMissoun ' and Connecticut, Ex- .j,nit. . 7...i . i.u. i n Mofir ueriment stations . .,. -iU,. i UCSl'-'lUt- :tUCC."'.CUlUU3, j V U V, WtVt j ' tnC SOU."' XI 111C V W C1I ,VVJl.WMfc O Wl" j. 4 TVi w .v :v v " '' 'tnstpro6f 'varietiesare Jikelyt to, tificiaF inoculation it? is :because.ttbe? ;vw- -vj.r.Jfwer.iw : w : . " kill.-- i- .a- ru-XVSX,. :v6articuiar bacteria which Jive, pnMOielr . r- SSilvitln - - iswelVkn
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