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belt of western States, to hold some pasture area unfed, or practi- 

 cally unfed, until fall, or even well along towards winter, and to 

 save some grass over for an early spring bite. Under some con- 

 ditions this is not a bad practice. Hy this practice, or by under- 

 stocking, cattle can be grazed later in the fall and earlier in the 

 spring. In intensive farming this may not be the best method, 

 but under some conditions is advantageous. My earliest beef has 

 been, made in a pasture where a heavy growth was left over and 

 utilized for an April pasture. The mixture of the green grass of 

 spring with that wintered over kept the bowels in good order, and 

 growth was continuous from the start. 



Where Kentucky blue grass thrives it makes the best of winter 

 grass. I have seen it under snow green and inviting to cattle. 

 On places to which it is adapted it should be sown for late and 

 early grazing. 



In recapitulation as at present advised I would clear all pasture 

 ground incapable of tillage of weeds and bushes, sow the ground 

 to mixed varieties of grass seed and to chemicals, and at least for 

 a time partly barn feed. All land suitable for tillage should be 

 taken into a rotation with fields and made very productive. 



Other and less effective systems may be adopted, some of them 

 incorporated as partial modifications of either of the above sys- 

 tems. It is imperative that some system of improvement that is 

 comparatively quick in action be taken up at once. 



