SMALL PADDOCKS AND GOOD FENCES

Shannon News, 26 April 1927, Page 1

SMALL PADDOCKS AND GOOD FENCES

increasing carrying The pasture and its stock-carrying capacity, is greatly improved when worked in small .paddocks, and regularly spelled, by reason of the fact that the more nourishing and t&sty grasses are given a chance to sur-.. Vive which they do "not ‘ get •* when sheep are continually depasturing'on the land. Cattle can be grazed ahead? of, instead of with r the sheep ! with greater profit to both cattle and. pasture. Shady faces ca!h Ve coped with in small paddocks and kept in a sweet condition, attractive to stock. The land can be more heavily grazed in short spells and yet does not become sheep sick. Breeding, fattening, lambing, mustering, top-dressing, cultivation—all can be more easily and expeditiously attended to in a small paddock than' in a large block, and the greatest advantage of all,, the carrying capacity of the country is very considerably increased. Prom practical experience the/writer is con-. vinced that abundant small paddocks and good fencing are of the first'importance in successful sheep farming. The planting of shelter belts with suitable timber-producing trees must not 5 be overlooked during'the winter, for, apart' from the direct benefit to stock having comfortable shelter, the timber will ultimately prove a valuable asset. Before planting, thorough riquiry should oe made ; from - the , Government Forestry Department regarding the best varieties to plant but.