PROGRESSIVE SHEEP RAISING 



For late spring and early summer 

 Alfalfa grazing, oats and alfalfa are good. 



and Oats Sow these crops on good soil and 



fertilize well if you would get good 

 results. Sow them early and use liberal quantities of 

 seed, about two bushels of oats and fifteen to twenty 

 pounds of alfalfa seed to the acre. 



To graze these crops successfully, let the sheep run 

 on them until eaten down close, then turn into other 

 pastures or rotate with movable fences until a growth 

 of oats and alfalfa gets started again. This can be 

 repeated as often as the pasture is suitable for grazing. 



The clovers are among the best pas- 



Clovers ture cr P Sj ^ rst ^ >QCaus& tnev are ricri in 



food value for sheep and second, because 



they enrich the soil they grow on. Sheep that have these 



for the annual pasture are also less troubled with diseases. 



They nibble off the upper leaves, and get cleaner food. 



These plants, however, are rich in protein and would 



be too rich if grazed alone. When sown for pasture, 



orchard grass should be mixed with them. If grasses 



are to be had the animals will not overeat the richer foods. 



~ . r n Wing observes that pasturing on 



UoJMotUraze clover is never acutely safe, but 



Clover Too the observance of a few simple rules 



Young will go far to insure safety. Do not 



graze young clover plants. Wait until 

 they are almost to the blossoming stage. Do not graze 

 hungry sheep on clover. Allow them to get almost 

 filled up on other feeds before putting them into the 

 cloverfield. Give them salt as soon as they are put upon 

 pasture. 



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