. Grasses and clovers, field roots, forage and fodder plants [microform]. Forage plants; Grasses; Plantes fourragères; Graminées. M Grtu$ft, Ctovtrs, Fitid KocH^ Fodder Plamti. ihe sheep before pasturing benlns. A crop of corn thus depastured would lurnbh many tons of Kreen food per acre. Experience In uslnu corn as i forage crop Is almost entirely lack* ing. With the exception of his own experience, extending over but one season, the writer Is unable to furnish that of any other. The datn upon which to base anv positive conclusion Is therefore Insufficient. But there Is no good reason apparen
. Grasses and clovers, field roots, forage and fodder plants [microform]. Forage plants; Grasses; Plantes fourragères; Graminées. M Grtu$ft, Ctovtrs, Fitid KocH^ Fodder Plamti. ihe sheep before pasturing benlns. A crop of corn thus depastured would lurnbh many tons of Kreen food per acre. Experience In uslnu corn as i forage crop Is almost entirely lack* ing. With the exception of his own experience, extending over but one season, the writer Is unable to furnish that of any other. The datn upon which to base anv positive conclusion Is therefore Insufficient. But there Is no good reason apparent why corn should not be thus used with great advantage In providing succulent forage for sheep at a season of the year when It Is much needed. v \ »*. And here It may be well to add, even at the risk of digressing, that In the judgment of the writer wide areas In the Northwest are admir- ably adapted to the growing of sheep. The winters are all that could be desired for this purpose In a country of low temperatures. The only serious difficulty to be confronted arising from conditions which relate to soil and climate is the lack of succulent fodder during the late sum- mer and the autumn months. It is highly Important, therefore, that. 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 Shaw, Thomas, 1843-1918. Minneapolis, Minn. : Northrup, Braslan, Goodwin
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