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Show Ml PASnBE IN FIELDS- ; Po-lbllltlcs lH'ii to farmers In I'tll-i Ilug 'llii'lr (loiiinl. At this season of the )ear ll stoik farmers have powlldlltlca "pen to them In the way of utllliliiK or wasting much feed. Pruetlmll) nil crops, ln hiding hay, have been tenth ' ered, leaving the fields Ure. At tilt same time, wlisolutely clean harvest lug Is so difficult that most fields contain considerable feed which inn bo UtIIUcd by most classes or live stock. If live slmk nre not nvallabh or If they are not turned Into the fields, the feed left Is wasted I'or u month or six weeks now It will be possible to run the dairy herd or dry stuck and joung animals In these fields. The nmount of fc d othciwlee consumed during Unit time Is an Item well worth considering If J the third crop of nirulfu has been tut' for Mime time uml n new growth of several Inches has taken place, It will probubly he snrer to clip the )oung alhilfii and let It dry u day or two bej rore turning the cattle In. Thev vvlll then eat thu dry hay and will be nlde to keep the new growth down surf I i lent to eliminate danger from bloat Ing The feed consumed In this manner man-ner Is very largely returned to the oll as manure It Is well scattered so that the land rei elves the maximum ! benefit from It. Pasturing In the full Is. In case of ; many ciops. helpful to the noxt sea-1 sea-1 son's cullK Uon, us tho animals ron-I ron-I sunte most oi tho grain unit seeds that have been left In tho field. |