. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . last cutting. Alfalfa grows more rap-idly than clover and it is cut when less mature. Forthese reasons it is possible to cut the crop four timesduring the year. Sometimes only the last, or fourth,cutting is pastured, and sometimes both third andfourth. If lambs are bought early in September, thethird cutting would be used. Alfalfa and clover be-long to the same family and are similar in composi-tion, with a slight advantage in favor of alfalfa for FATTENING LAMBS IN THE FALL. 211 its greater richness in protein. Lambs are extremelyfond of alf
. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . last cutting. Alfalfa grows more rap-idly than clover and it is cut when less mature. Forthese reasons it is possible to cut the crop four timesduring the year. Sometimes only the last, or fourth,cutting is pastured, and sometimes both third andfourth. If lambs are bought early in September, thethird cutting would be used. Alfalfa and clover be-long to the same family and are similar in composi-tion, with a slight advantage in favor of alfalfa for FATTENING LAMBS IN THE FALL. 211 its greater richness in protein. Lambs are extremelyfond of alfalfa, eating it with great relish. Likeclover it may be pastured during the fall withoutgrain, and good gains can be made; but if an earlywinter market is sought, corn feeding while on alfalfapasture should be practiced. Under average condi-tions lambs can be made to produce cheaper gains onalfalfa pasture and corn than on any other feed. Cornshould be fed with moderation at first, say one-fourthof a pound each day, gradually increasing until from. Woodland Farm Scene. Joseph E. Wing, Mechanicsburg, Ohio. three-fourths to one pound each is being fed. Themost economical proportion of corn to feed witheither alfalfa or clover depends entirely upon currentprices. If corn is high it will be cheaper to feed none;if comparatively low in price it will be economical tofeed a fairly good ration of this grain. In that part ofthe corn belt west of the Missouri River, snow doesnot usually fall until some time in December, whichmakes it possible to pasture alfalfa until late, provid 212 PROFITABLE STOCK FEEDING. ing the feed is abundant. As with clover, overpas-turing should be avoided. Bloat.—Sheep are more likely to bloat on alfalfathan on clover. However, if they are first turned intothe field toward the middle of the day, after they arepartly filled with dry feed, and then left permanentlyin the field, there will be few, if any, losses. Lambsare much less greedy than old sheep, and se
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