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blue grass, coming at the time of year when the hot weather makes a 

 green pasture all the more necessary for success in hog raising, is one 

 of the most objectionable features about blue grass as a pasture for 

 hogs, and every farmer should prepare for this resting period of blue 

 grass by providing some other kind of pasture. 



The value of timothy as a pasture is hardly as great as that of 

 blue grass, for the reason that blue grass is suitable for pasture much 

 earlier in the spring and will last much longer in the fall, and also 

 contains white clover, which is seldom found in timothy. The timothy, 

 however, does not get as tough as the blue grass and will spring up 

 sooner after being cut, thus shortening the period of rest in mid- 



Fig. 2. THE SPIRIT THAT MAKES HOG-RAISING A SUCCESS. 



summer. Timothy, however, when it begins to joint, gets woody 

 unless cut when very green, and when managed in this way is not 

 long-lived. 



Feeding Spring Pigs on Blue Grass and Timothy. — The feeding 

 value of the two grasses as pasture are so near the same that the 

 best method of feeding on one kind will apply equally well to the 

 other kind of pasture. Both timothy and blue grass are lacking 

 in protein, which goes to form muscle and bone. Clover, however, 

 is well supplied with this material, and when mixed Avith timothy 

 or blue grass, makes a well-balanced pasture. Corn, which is also 

 lacking in protein, does not make the best feed for hogs on a pasture 

 consisting wholly of timothy or blue grass. Clover in the pasture, 

 however, furnishes the necessary nutrients for growing stock. This 



