Show I Pasture Plays Big Role in Management of Farm Pastures are receiving more consideration consideration con con- sl in recent years ears than formerly formerly for for- merl merly said sail G G. G E. E Young Toning toun farm management management man man- specialist of Indiana This increasing Importance of or pasture in our farming system has back of It a n number of Important economic Influences influences influences First the Importance of pastures In a n rotation to maintain soil fertility an and to prevent soil erosion Second the Importance of ot productive productive productive tive pastures In economical live e stock production Third the Importance of or pastures in offering economic utilization for thousands s of acres of or land laud not well enough adapted to efficient crop production production production pro pro- to compete successfully for that purpose with better gra grades es of land The file gradual chan changing of our farmIng farmIng farming farm- farm Ing to a n commercial basis has placed an nn Increasing premium of greater efficiency effi em- on the use of the land labor and capital resources at the command of each farmer Our present type of agriculture forces on each cach farmer the problem of or how much labor and how I much Investment to each cach acre of land will yield 1111 the greatest return for forages forI wages ages un and interest |