watery grass to maintain their nor mal growth rate without at least some kind of dry feed. There is another important reason why animals should be conditioned gradually to pasture. Ellmore says. If the crop is predominately ladino clover, there is danger of bloat. A full feed of dry hay or a full feed of the winter ration before turning the cows on ladino will materially lessen the chance of bloat. Young Farmers [.and Judging At Powhatan Next Week The fifth annual young farmers land judging contest will be held near Powhatan Thursday. April 23. according to Jimmie Dodd, of Louisa county, president of the Young Farmers Association of Vir ginia. The number of Young Farm ers competing in the contest will be limited to 12 individuals from each of the six sections of the state. Cash awards totalling $250 con tributed by the Smith Douglass Fertilizer Company of Norfolk will be presented to the ten high indi viduals and the members of the two high s coring land judging teams. Contestants will be scored on tin .: ability to select the soil conserva tion practices needed to conserve the soil and improve its producti bility, m five different fields The contestants will also classify the different fields as to their land capability, erosion, slope, drainage, permeability, depth, subsoil cons: -

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