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Show WASTE PLACES ON THE FARM Progressive Farmers Are Making First-Class First-Class Hog Pastures of Land Once Thought Worthless. Most of the large and many of the umall farms in the arid West have more or less poor land. Some of this is rocky hilly country, some damp alkaline soils and other sections are cut up with washes and ditches Most of these are not being utilized. What can we do to help in a practical way? A number of progressive farmers hav made first-class hog pastures of these formerly waste places by sowing common sweet clover. They say hogs relish it and make about as good gains as on alfalfa if pastured young. Others Oth-ers have planted sweet clover for sheep pasture, taking care of the few farm sheep which are always a source of profit on such farms. Some have been utilizing these places for dairy calves, colts or any other animal available. avail-able. This is worth trying out. If the farmer farm-er wants to grow sweet clover and does not want to pasture it, then he may cut it young for hay or produce-seed produce-seed which at present is bringing a big price on the market r |