Early Pasturage

Catlle, espeeially ïiiiloh cdip, kept on dry food the cntiro winter and early spring (and must of our farm stock subsisls pivncipally on fodder duriiig the season when ibero is uo grass) conie out in tho spring1 looking rather rough, while tlicv natnially have not done as well, either i llesh oi" railk and butler, lor tlieir owners, as they wunld liavo done il" tod differcntly, aml on more palatableand nonri -s 1 1 i j i Lf food. Tiu liberal use of carrots, bects, lurnips, etc., in conjunct ion witli nieal and bron, belp material ly in koopiug tip a good llmv of milk, andaré a veiy goud stibstitute fora lack of grass duriüg uur ratber lunj uortliern winiet-g. Wli i Ie root erop-! al-e nor more g'onenally grown as i winter lood tor Btook tlian tliey were fonnorly, therp aro mnuy who never tliink of doing so. I'.y tiie exeroi.sool'a iulu fore.tlioiiffbt, care nul labor, very nniny farnicrs iniyht readily arrange' farms so as to aft'ord llioir cows itiucli late aa well as early paturage, thus grettly sliorteuing' tho linio ilie anihiáíg have to depend principally on tlic dry corn fodder for tlieir subsislence. All practical, vvell-uiionued farmers well know that it i.s not ood policy to lum tlieir stock on the regular pasture ñelds to early in tho spring, wcll kuowinj? huw injuriou.i such a practico would be to the LTas in inany uays; and kee ping tlie stock off im til tb ■ gi-a.s8 gets a good siart lengtUeua ihe time Liicy luxve to bc kept coiiiincd in stables an'd barhyaixls. Most farms have fair-sizod woodlots u'ithin tlieir conlincs, and riglit liere is where the late and early g-nss can be hait. 8olect the goutlterii or warm side of the woods, :ii,1 olear uj a gpod-si ed pioce. taking out enougii of the large and small tl'ee.s, and all the nnderbrnsli, to give tlie snn a chance to warm lbo soil. Itake off all the leaves, and cart ilicni tj the barnyaiil or gtablcs for bedding tbr the stock and for mun il re, and suw iho pieca well witii grass seed. .Viïer the iirst fecason there will bo a fair show of grasa, and aftor that you eau joncrally depend on haviwg quite - Kittle woods-fiuid of grass whicti will afford your cows oonsitlerable pasturaje vvbon the other lias boen killed by tlie frosis aml cold, wl.ile it will ol'tcn start lirce or tuur weeks ahead of the grass in tlie fields, tbus giving the stock an opportimity to havo green food mucli sooner than any whcro el-o. Th is is worth rernembering, and we tliink it, i.s worth putting into