. Agriculture for the Kansas common schools. Agriculture. HORSE PRODUCTION 235 fully, it must be cut at the proper time, and must be fed as a concentrate rather than as a roughage. It is often said that the proper time to begin cutting alfalfa hay is when the field is about one-tenth in bloom. Cutting at. A two-year-old Percheron fill.\ such a time makes very good hay for cattle, but such hay is too "washy" for horses at hard work. To make hay suitable for horses at hard work, the alfalfa must be al- lowed to get rather mature before cutting. In fact, the field should be in full bloo
. Agriculture for the Kansas common schools. Agriculture. HORSE PRODUCTION 235 fully, it must be cut at the proper time, and must be fed as a concentrate rather than as a roughage. It is often said that the proper time to begin cutting alfalfa hay is when the field is about one-tenth in bloom. Cutting at. A two-year-old Percheron fill.\ such a time makes very good hay for cattle, but such hay is too "washy" for horses at hard work. To make hay suitable for horses at hard work, the alfalfa must be al- lowed to get rather mature before cutting. In fact, the field should be in full bloom before the mower is started. After the hay has been cut at the right time and prop- erly cared for, the next consideration is the amount to be fed daily. Probably the most important cause of so much trouble in feeding alfalfa hay has been Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Call, Leland Everett, 1881- [from old catalog] comp; Kent, Harry Llewellyn, [from old catalog] joint comp. Topeka, The State of Kansas state printing plant
Size: 1727px × 1448px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectagriculture, bookyear
