274 PRINCIPLES OF FEEDING FARM ANntALS 



Crimson clover is much better for pasture than for ha5^ 

 owing to danger from the barbed hairs on the cured blossoms. 

 For pasture it is equal to red clover in feeding value, but it is 

 not as good a yielder in the corn-belt. It can })e pastured in 

 the spring al)out two weeks earlier than red clover. 



Japan clover, or lespedeza is valuable as a pasture for 

 all classes of farm animals. Though they usually do not 

 like it at first, they soon learn to relish it. It is considered 

 to be the best pasture crop for the poor, clay soils of the 

 South. It is equal to red clover in feeding value. It does 

 not cause bloat. It will withstand heavy pasturing and 

 will maintain itself indefinitely if not pastured too heavily. 



Velvet beans are used sometimes for pasture in the extreme 

 South. Owing to the viny nature of the plants, they are 

 usually grown with corn, millet, or sorghum to support 

 the vine. They are pastured after the pods have matured in 

 the fall. They are quite valuable and furnish an enormous 

 amount of roughage. It has been said that they cause 

 abortion in cattle and hogs and blind staggers in horses, but 

 this is not true. 



Peanuts make an especially. valuable forage in the South 

 for hogs. The hogs are turned in and allowed to root up the 

 peanuts. The tops of the plants are also valuable for other 

 classes of live stock. 



Beggar weed is sometimes grown in the extreme South 

 for pasture. It is well liked by stock. 



Canada field peas are often grown in Canada and northern 

 United States for pasture and for soiUng. They are some- 

 times grown with oats and sometimes grown alone. They 

 are especially valuable for sheep- and hog-pasture. Hogs 

 are turned in when the peas are full-sized, while they are 



