CANTERBURY CONDITIONS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1407, 6 April 1912, Page 8

CANTERBURY CONDITIONS.

PLENTY OF FEED. '' '"Eustious,"writing in the "Lyttelton Times" says :— Thoro ie now a good deal of grass everywhere; and feed for stock is consequently very plentiful. It must be remembered, however,- that it is not wise to leave stoi'k ipr too long a time in ono paddock, even when there appears to bo plenty ot f""'. A i'remiE-nt change from one paddock to another is better for tho stock ami tectsr for tho-grass-than a long spell in ono paddock. If sheep are spread thinly over tho paddocks they will pick and choose their diet in such a way that tho coarser grasses arc left ' untouched. These grow away from the better grasses, ami crowd them out. -They also seed well, and stand a very good clianco oi spreading by that means unless they aro kept down. "If possible it is best to feed ono paddock down and then move tho Gtockbn'to the next paddock of grass. The paddocks nr= then well manured in turn, and this manuro fertilises the roots 'of tho grass, particularly when rain comes." The feed has then a chnnco to get fresh and.clean..before its turn to be stocked -comes round again.. A greater quantity 'of'feed will-bo produced in this way, than by stocking the land cpnhnui otiily. There' can be no doubt that by this method of alternate feeding down and spelling, the most is got out of the grass, and ttio sheep are given a better chance- of doing'well."" '' .-'■"-' v : - ; "-; —■■