Show farmers cautioned I 1 to keep cows away from green alfalfa 1 oe leport canie came ca me to us w was as ot of a I 1 farmer tarm er losing four cows on green alfalfa bloat this spring another report concerning the same farmer waa that he lost five cows cowa last spring 1 we have noticed many livestock in many alfalfa this spring W we are strongly 0 of the opinion that I 1 lu lia no section of the uintah basin has the grass grown or the alfalfa I 1 either sufficient for or livestock to be turned into it we believe that the livestock eStOck should not be in the field j under any until after the alth of may this year it they arle are in the field before that time when everything Is con Bl dered the pasture is very expensive one farmer said 1 I will tui luna my cows ta ia the alfalfa until they start to bloat and then will take them out the first on that I 1 bloated died rather expensive pasture dont you think furthermore other things being equal plants pla grow ii it tion lion to their leaf surface it the alfalfa Is kept cl alt ely ay iy cropped in I 1 the F itz its growt grawi is sev severely rely I 1 retarded and we a q consequently consequent lyl doln doing dama damage e beu we think we at a t gelting a little extra dextral feed by 01 av birly spring pasturing again we say we are strongly of the opinion that cattle should jot be in the pasture until after may ath wad aad it the fields are ready at that time we will certainly need tome come warm weather between april 18 and may 6 we noticed in our travel about the county that many farmers ra still C V to plow their ground with out darrowl har harrowing rowl to conserve moisture and mulch tn ach the seed bed this should be done one every halt half day it may seem a little extra eitra bother to unhook hoax from the plow and hook on to the harrow twice a day in some cases it nay may be necessary to evea change the double trees even so with the spring winds drying out as they do and the ground mak lff g thorough seed bed difficult we believe it will pay to go to the extra trouble necessary y |