Show I 1 LI r OCK METHODS TO PREVENT SWEET GLOVER CLOVER BLOAT best plan to feed well before pasturing town iowa farmers suffer many losses from bloat that might be Timm believes F S wilkins ahlet in forage crop investigations at iowa state college with the increased use of sweet clover pasture the possibility of bloat in cattle has increased and care must be taken not to turn the cattle onto the pasture too soon the most severe losses are found during the seasons of heaviest rainfall and precaution must be taken in turning stock onto wet fields among the best methods to prevent bloat in pasturing sweet clover closer and other legumes Is to see that stock are well fed before they ire turned onto the pasture some good dry roughage will aid materially in decreasing the danger of bloat plenty of water should always be available ilece thirsty stock are likely to drink too much when they have an opportunity and this increases daig r from bloat it Is a good practice to keep air slaked firne in the water and to keep a mixture of equal parts 4 salt and air slaked lime ilme fore the stock nt at all times after the animals have become accustomed to the pasture they should be kepf there continuously otherwise they will have to be carefully watched each time they are turned in to prevent bloat |