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pasture, to feed every thing off close, and they may remain 

 there until the heavy frosts check the Slobber Grass and 

 leave the wholesome grass feed, young and tender, and in 

 good order for the Fall Pasture of the cow. The working 

 horse, at the same time, should be housed, at least, during 

 the night, and carefully prepared for the winter service. 



6th. It may here be observed, that the aftergrowth of 

 clover simjrty, should be carefully avoided, because it is 

 liable to be mixed up with the Slobber Grass. Clear clover 

 does not form a fairly combined sward, nor a perfect shade, 

 and therefore the bad grass will creap in, and taint the feed. 

 It has been known to be so heavily mixed with clover 

 rowen as to inflict the Slobbers in the dead of winter. 

 S. Here we will also remark, that herds-grass is sometimes 

 called timothy, as well as fox-tail ; and in some places it 

 appears to be confounded with red-top ; but this latter is a 

 totally different species of grass, it thrives best in low, moist 

 ground, where it comes to maturity rather late in the season. 



Now, the Slobber Grass will not thrive with heavily stock- 

 ed timothy, or red-top ; nor will it grow freely with clover, 

 springing from a thick herds-grass sward. 



This poison grass, in order to reach its greatest perfection, 

 demands the sun-light in rich perfusion, and a rich cultiva- 

 ted soil. This fact gives the farmer a partial control over 

 its effects upon his stock by carefully adopting and carrying 

 out the plan of pasturing which is above described. 



This plan has been fully tested and successfully followed 

 for the last three or four years, and is, without doubt, the 

 safest course so long as the poison grass is suffered to grow. 



