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Orchard Grass With
Ladino Makes High
Protein Pasture Mix
A mixture of Ladino clover and ore.iard grass will produce more nig-h-pi oU*in. succulent grazing per aci <• tliar. any other combination ,if gras-es and clovers now used in Virgin a. It contains about 20 to lib percent protein, and is i i_rh n niino.fThe high carrying capacity of Ladino clover and orchard era s v. ill enable farmers to l'i (iv a b I s' eo 1 pa * t D of the protein and minerals needed for rattle, hog sheen and pclilMy t ■ iduct ion. ll-nnegi . an p" 'ti»"i w i: i 1 iec ■, a i e mote and m o re important in lowei in' production costs. Therefore, no iiv--.sti.cl , dairy, oi poultry faimer -d.ou’d ovei look 11i-o possibility of prod cing cheap protein with rood Lad.no clover pastui e.
Ladino clover is a giant type of common white clover. It is a perennial plant which sends up large leaves on long stems orig- mating from heavy, fleshy runners which root' at the nodes or points. Its culture and soil requirement-- are more exact rig than those of common w h i t e clov er, but tluo e are stand- ot Ladino clover and orchard >gra = - * in Virginia that arc over 10 years ..id and still provide grazing for o or more animal units per acre. Adaptation
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