The Mark Lane express, agricultural journal &c . J. Kenwards opinion was that sheep couldbe fed on lucerne provided they were not put uponit with empty stomachs. He contended that ifthey were put on lucerne full, they could takeit without blowing. Sheep would blow onclover if they were given it without being fed onanything else previously. The vice-chairman said there was no doubt butwhat- Mr. Kenward said was perfectly true. To bismind they should be very careful not to allow it togo forth that sheep could not be fed on lucernewithout it blowing them. At certain timesand at certain stages she
The Mark Lane express, agricultural journal &c . J. Kenwards opinion was that sheep couldbe fed on lucerne provided they were not put uponit with empty stomachs. He contended that ifthey were put on lucerne full, they could takeit without blowing. Sheep would blow onclover if they were given it without being fed onanything else previously. The vice-chairman said there was no doubt butwhat- Mr. Kenward said was perfectly true. To bismind they should be very careful not to allow it togo forth that sheep could not be fed on lucernewithout it blowing them. At certain timesand at certain stages sheep could no doubt feedupon it beneficially, but at the same time it waswell that the point should be made clear that therewas a danger in some instances to fold sheep onlucerne. The position was to his mind that theydid not want it to go forth that sheep could notbe fed on lucerne, but along with that peopleshould understand that they could not fe<d sheepon lucerne with impunity, and that if they didthey would very likely lose their Farmers and Swine Fever. A reply has been received from the Board ofAgriculture in response to a petition from farmersand others in the Spalding district, asking forthe removal of the swine fever restrictions nowin force, and under which the markets at Spald-ing, Holbeach, Long Sutton, and Donington arcat present closed. In reply, the Board regret that the existing posi-tion of the county with regard to swine feverwould not justify them in withdrawing the re-strictions at the present time, but the district wasbeing closely watched, and the restrictions wouldnot be maintained longer than was absolutelynecessary to effect the object in view—namely, toprevent the disease from spreading to other partsof the country, and to secure its eradication fromthe district itself The Board had considered representations madewith regard to the movement of swine for breedingpurposes, but they could not see their way tomake any modification of the regula
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