Show Permanent Pastures Are I Rich Source of Protein I 1 Permanent pastures may be made a 8 arich arich rich source of valuable protein If Il a afew afew few simple practices are followed according according ac ac- cording to soil extension specialists at atthe the Ohio State university The average pasture they point out returns from GO CO to pounds of beet per acre This at 10 cents a pound equals SO SG to 10 per acre less taxes fences miscellaneous cost and cost of wintering Under such conditions th that permanent pasture does little more than meet expenses i ll However tests In Ohio Wisconsin Vermont Yermont and New Jersey nil all show that with a small Investment In ImprovIng Improving Im lm- proving pastures they may be made one of the most profitable pieces of bland land on the farm tarm In an Ohio test 80 pounds of protein were prod produced u ed edon on one acre acie ocre of jon Improved pasture which is equivalent to 78 worth of ot idairy dalry feed teed calculated on the basis of ot 24 per cent dairy feed at 48 per ton In Wisconsin pounds of ot protein If valued at per acre were prod produced pro pro- produced d fed In a J series of tests |