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being grazed loss from bloating is sometimes incurred. 

 2. When cattle are being grazed on sorghum and Kaffir 

 corn, particularly of the second growth, animals some- 

 times die suddenly while grazing on the same. 3. 

 When cattle graze on cornstalks in the late autumn and 

 winter, they frequently die in considerable numbers. 

 To meet the first danger the animals should be grad- 

 ually accustomed to the pasture. They should not be 

 turned on the same when hungry, and but cautiously 

 when the plants are wet. As the cause of hazard from 

 the second source is not certainly known, it cannot be 

 fully met, but it has been noticed that the danger is 

 greatest when the growth of the plants has become 

 stunted from drought. The cause of the hazard from 

 the third source is likewise not known, but the incurred 

 loss can certainly be avoided by harvesting the corn 

 at the proper season as it should be harvested, and then 

 feeding it to the live stock. The question of grazing 

 is discussed at some length in the book, ^Torage Crops 

 Other than Grasses,^' referred to above. 



Fertilizing and Renewing. — It is not usual to apply 

 commercial fertilizers to stimulate the growth of pas- 

 tures of short duration. These are more commonly 

 applied when preparing the land, wdien sowing the seed 

 or while the grasses sown are to be used in producing 

 hay and before they are to be used as pastures. But 

 where it is desired so to use them there can be no 

 objection to such action, providing they are used with 

 discretion and judgment. When used, tlio kinds to 

 apply, the respective amounts, and the methods of ap- 

 plying them will be the same as those submitted for 



