Show J agricultural notes note J alfalfa la Is a superior feed tor for live stocks stock good seed of standard varieties Is at always ways in denland demand it pays to produce it it Is commonly recommended there should be one acre of alfalfa for every dairy cow 0 0 half of the failures in getting windbreak trees to grow and thrive can be laid directly to faulty preparation of the sot soil high producing cows need grain even when on good pasture early pasture grass Is high in protein so 0 o grain mixtures should not contain more than 15 per cent protein for best results 0 0 0 to assure milk of pleasing flavor the dairyman should not give hla his cows any feed likely to taint milk until just after milking he should then follow this practice with aeration of the ta milk against flavors or odors 0 it in ordinary seasons sweet clover will furnish about 50 per cent more grazing grating than bluegrass on soils suitable for its use and in many instances twice the grazing has been produced even greater advantage Is observed in dry dr y seasons 6 9 0 hages are usually the cheapest part of the dairy ration but their value Is very largely dependent on quality early cut well cured hay Is vastly better than ban overripe poorly cured hay bay the herd bull should not be confined to a small stall but should have ba ve room to exercise whenever he wishes ile he may be kept in a lot that will be large enough to furnish grasa during the pasture season on soils coata containing ining sufficient lime the most productive grazing crop known today Is sweet clover the home gardener may efte extend ad 11 1 grow growing ing season in the fau fall b by y thi in of hotbeds and cold frames frame jd L |