258 THE MANAGEMENT AND FEEDING OF CATTLE 



of sufficient forethought, but the third cannot, as it is the 

 result of weather conditions. Their power to produce is 

 increased by the lack of close grazing, by trimming down 

 weeds and grass that have reached the heading stage with 

 scythe and mower, and by dressing with fertilizers, com- 

 mercial or home-made, or with both. The most pro- 

 ductive fertilizers on such pastures are those which act 

 both as a mulch and a fertilizer. This, in one of its best 

 forms, is found in fresh farmyard manure applied in the 

 autumn or winter. 



